The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08
HERE'S AN OFFER.
City Council Fixes Price on
Water Plant.
Authorizes Mayor Drew to Ten
der Company $46S, $50.
HAVE UNTIL SEPT. 1.
Given Time to Think the Cues
tiOn Over.
Chief StahI's Confirmation Is
Again Voted Down.

At the meeting of the city council last
night an ordinance was passed authorize
ing the mayor to offer the WaterWorks
company the sum Of $46S, $50 for the wa
terwOrkS plant and its properties IN ana
adjacent to the city of Topeka Recent
" two expert engineers were hired. one
by the city and one by the waterWorks
company to appraise the plant and de-
eide upon it's value There was dis
crepancy of about $250,O00 between the
reports of the two engineers, the water
works man turning in the highest estl-
mate.
The prospects of getting together on
the subject have been so visionary that
the council has authorized the mayor to
offer the above named sum of money Tor
the plant and its appurentances. The or
dinance allows until September l, 1901.
for the transfer Of the property to take
place and named February 10, 1901 as
the latest time at which the water com
pany may accept or refuse the PROPOSE
ton.
The sum offered for the plant is the
estimate put upon it by the city's expert
engineer. Tt at present seems hardly
likely that the water company will ac-
cept the offer and the next move of the
council can hardly be foretold.
FIRE BELL REVIVED.
The ways and means committee re-
ported a recommendation that the fire
bell be placed over the vault of the city
building. The report was adopted and
the city engineer instructed to prepare
plans and estimates for the erection of
the bell. The bell Will be nearly cover
ed by the roof of the building and will
not appear as an unsightly tower. The
plans for erecting the tower will be ap-
proved at the next meeting Of the coun-
ell.
SELL PAVING BONDS.
An ordinance was passed providing
for the issuance of internal improve
ment bonds, Of the city of Topeka, to
pay for the cost of special improve
rnenfG MaxOr Drew was instructed a
negotiate the deal for the bonds. The
money win be used in paying for the
grading. curbing and paving Fillmore
street from the south line of Sixth to
the north line of Tenth avenue and on
Tyler from the south line Of Fourth to
the north line Of Fifth street.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE.
An ordinance was passed appropriat-
ing the following amounts among the
various departments being the regular
routine appropriations.
General revenue fund ......-....$ 2.740. ~
Fire department fund 7S8 80
General Improvement fund.-. 4. 401. S8
Pa%lng fund ...-................ 2044-so
City hall fund .-.....-.... 1881
Opening Aistler street fund.-. 10000
Water supply fund -......... 7,250.00
Topeka flee library fund.-. 2.382- 50
Opening Garfield street fund. 285. 90
Opening Dillon street fund.-. 1000
Sidewalk fund .........-..-.... 2987.78
Total ............ ..... .s25. 2ss. 80
CITY LOSES TAXATION SUIT
r. B. WEIGH of the firm of Weleh g.
WEIGH. attorneys. appeared before the
council last night and reported the pro-
gress of their case of the city against
the board of county commissioners.
The case grew out of the fact that
the waterworks company was dfssatis-
fed with the assessment of S150,0o0 on
the waterworks and the board of coun-
ty commissioners sitting as board of
equalization reduced the assessment to
500. 000 This it seemed was satisfactory