The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Water Company Gives Notice of
Recent Action.
Proposed Settlement is Ratified
by Board of Directors.
MRS. DANA'S CLAIM.
Notification Received That She
Has a Judgment.
Many Estimates of the City
Engineer Are Approved.

Engineer Are Approved.
Two important communications were
received by the council last night reia-
tive to the waterworks question One
was a letter from President Street stat
ing that the company would at once APP
point an engineer and the other was
warning from the attorneys in the Whit
ing case that there was a judgment
against the water company. The COM
munication from President Street was as
follows:
1--WE beg to advise-you that at a meet
ing of the board of directors of the To-
peka Water company, held on July 20,
the agreement made between the presl-
dent of the company and the committee
on waterworks of your city on July
was unanimously approved We propose
to at once select a disinterested and
competent engineer to meet with your
nominee in accordance with the terms OF
the agreement
TOPEKA WATER CO.,
'By c. F. STREET. Prest- !"
The communication signed by Grace
Whiting and Kate J. Dana and their at
torneys and presented to the council, was
as follows:
ITO the City of Topeka:-You are
hereby notified that the property of the
Topeka Water company stands charged
with a lien for two judgments upon
which intervening petitions are pending
in the above entitled causes, filed by
Grace Whiting, as administrators of the
estate of Catherine NJ. Whiting, deceaS-
ed, and by Kate J. Dana, which judg-
ments now amount to some $4,000 and
that said property is subject to a lien in
favor of the receiver in said causes for
over 100000 withdrawn conditionally
from the registry of said court; and you
are hereby notified and warned that,
said Topeka Water company being a
iern
property without the settlement of said
claims, said intervenerS will hold you
responsible as aiding in the defeat of
said claims, and will assert against you
any and all rights your conduct may
give Them
ESTIMATES APPROVED.
The following estimates were approved
and ordered paid:
First estimate of Baker & Bradbury
for grading Taylor street from Sixth to
Seventh, $440.44.
First estimate of Baker & Bradbury
grading King street from Western ave
nue. to Fillmore street, $143-54
First estimate of Baker & Bradbury
grading alley between Seventh and
Eighth Harrison and Topeka avenue,
1868.
Third estimate og Baker & Bradbury
grading Fillmore street from Tenth to
Huntoon, $24944.
Second estimate of o. Swanson for
cur-bing and paving Monroe street from
Sixth to Tenth, 81. 963.26.
First estimate of o. Swanson for curb
ing and paving Taylor street from Sew
enth to Eighth, $2,106.81.
First estimate of 0. Swanson for curb
ing Harrison street from Eleventh to
HuntoOn streets, $21S-70.
Second estimate of o. Swanson for
curbing and paving Eleventh street from
Harrison to Topeka avenue, $1,O35.92.
Second estimate of Wall & Hanley for
paving Harrison street from Eleventh to
Huntoon, $S1S.1O.
Second estimate of John Ritchie for
brick sidewalks, 50, PSI. so.
First and final estimate of Wall &
Hanley for grading Topeka avenue from
Fourteenth street to city limits, $176.45.
Second and final estimate of Wall &
Hanley for paving alley between Sew
enth and Eighth, Van Buren, and Har-
rison streets. 81, 211.S8.
Second estimate of John Ritchie for
paving Fillmore street from Tenth to
Huntoon, $6,662.70.
First and final estimate of John Ritch-
lie for paving alley between Twelfth and
HuntOOn, Western avenue and Fillmore
street, $1,597.08.
First and final estimate of Wall &,
Hanley for paving alley between Elev-
enth and Twelfth Topeka avenue and
Tyler street 81. 329. 25.
First and final estimate of Wall &
Hanley for grading Harrison street.
from Eleventh to Huntoon, $261-
Fifth and final estimate of John Ritch-
lie for paving Greenwood and Willow av-
enues from Grove avenue to West street,
$1,379.5O
First estimate of F. E. Ringer for adj
dition to city prison, 1856.
Third and final estimate of R. B. KEEP
ley for curbing Greenwood and Willow
avenues from Grove avenue to West
street, $292.93.
Seventh estimate Black Laird &
Blackman for city building, 81, All. 81
First and final estimate of Wall &
Hanley for grading Taylor street from
Seventh to Eighth, $552.03.
&e-k nd E,,..1
Hanley for grading alley between Elev-
enth and Twelfth, Topeka avenue and
Tyler street. 1913 16.
First estimate of Wall g. Hanley for
grading Monroe street from Sixth to
Tenth, $606.7S
Second estimate of r. P. Kepley for
paving alley between Seventh and
Eighth, Harrison and Topeka avenue
$76050.
First estimate of r. p Kepley for
curbing Woodlawn avenue from Willow
avenue to Park avenue. $4O5
Fourtn eStlnate OF r. b. kepley for
curbing Fillmore street from Tenth to
HuntoOn, $3S.15.
MRS. SWEETS TAXES.
The following resolution was offered
by Annie b Sweet and was referred to
the judicial committee with instructions
to confer with the board of park COM
missioners:
Whereas. Annie B. Sweet is the hold
er of a tax deed to block No. IL of
Martin and Dennis addition to the city
of Topeka amounting to $500, and
whereas she proposes to accept the re-
turn of 81 900 from the county of Shaw
nee, and waving any further claim for
interest, convey to the city of Topeka.
said block IL, Martin and Dennis addi-
ton; therefore. be it
Resolved, BY the mayor and city
council of the city of Topeka, that the
proposition of Annie B. Sweet as to
block IL Martin and Dennis addition to
the city of Topeka, be and hereby is ac-
sioners of Shawnee county be author
lied to charge back to the city of To-
peka, their proper proportion of $1,000
taxes, to be refunded to said Annie B.