The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-16
More Annexation Ordinances
Passed by City Council.
''The Strip" is Gradually Be.
ing Eliminated.
THAT PAINT QUESTION
Question is Still Agitating the
City Fathers.
Contractors Are to Follow
Specifications.

AT the special meeting of the council
last night three more ordinances were
passed. The first was another annexa-
ton ordinance taking in about four
acres more of the strip" five tracts
being on Clay street and two on Bu-
chanan street. The second was an or
dinance levying a special assessment TO
pay the amount of cost chargeaole
against private property for the open
ing and extending an alley between
Shunganunga creek and Sixth avenue,
Parkdale street and Lake street me
third was an ordinance to levy and
assess taxes for sidewalks repaired by
the city for the year 1899 and l9OO me
walks repaired were on parts OF the
following streets: Liberty, Leland, Lo-
Gust, Lawrence, Lime, Lake, Chandler
Branner, Washington, Adams, Jefter-
son, Madison, Quincy, Kansas avenue
Jaclxsin Van Buren,, Harrison, Crane,
Sixth. Eighth. Tenth, Twelfth, Euclid,
Seventeenth, HuntOOn, Douthltt, Iyler'
Polk, Taylor, Union, Western, Fillmore
Clay, Buchanan, Lincoln, Lane, Throop
King West Garfield, Walnut, Horne,
MulVane. Arch, Morris, Spruce, Pine
Brooks, Greenwood, WoodlaWn' WIN
The city clerk will provide the coun-
ty clerk with a certified copy OF the
ordinances in order that the proper
amounts will be levied against each lot
in the regular county taxes next year
THAT PAINT QUESTION.
Mr.. Elliott for the third time asked
the council what should be done con-
corning the painting and vanishing OF
the city building. He has asked for In
structionS at each of the last three meet
ingS because he said some OF the cOun-
cilmen objected to the paint and VarnlSh
being used while other members con-
sidered it better than that called for In
the specifications. This started another
discussion in regard to the relative mer-
.s.-%r- II x--,r-V Tzf1 g
in which almost every member took a
hand. Mr.. Snattinger said that he knew
nothing of the merits of the materials
being used but thought the best way out
of the difficulty was to use the materials
called for in the specifications, and made
a motion that the painting that mad
been done should be allowed to stand,
but that the paint called for IN the spec
ificationS should be used in the future.
The motion also stated that the Varn1Sh
called for in the specifications be used
both to revarnish the work already done
and on all unfinished work The motion
was carried by a vote of three to four,
Mr.. Elliott not voting.
Mr.. Weber said he was satisfied with
the paint which had been used but OBJ
jejcted to the varnish. Mr.. Wise stated
that the varnish being used was
Murphy's coach varniSh and was better
than that called for in the specifications.
Mr.. Murgan said that Murphys Varnlsh
was used by the Santa E'e, Missouri IA
cific and Iron Mountain railroads on
their coaches and was considered as
good as any in the market.
The mayor took the floor and told the
council that he had examined the paint
and varnish in company with a man
thoroughly posted in such matters and
that in his opinion the paint was the
very best but the varnish was not good.
Mr.. Hughes agreed with the mayor, say
ing that he, too, had gone with an ex-
pert and examined the work with the
same result Incidentally, Mr.. Hughes
said that the city engineer had not been
attending to his business or he would
have reported the use of the inferior
quality of varnish.
Mr. Wise defended himself saying that
he had tested both varnish and paint
and that he was satisfied the materials
now being used We're better than those
called for in the specifications
MINOR MATTERS.
The city engineer reported that he
found that the fire bell on the old build
ing which had been sold by the city was
the property of the city, and estima ted
the cost of taking down the bell, raising
it to the roof of the new city building,
and building a proper shelter to cover it,
at 800. The report was referred to the
committee ways and means.
A petition praying for sidewalk on