The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-15
THE ClTY'S AFFAIRS.
Topeka Bank Takes City Bonds
Routine Business at
the Council.

carry on the Work OF paving the twenty
nine blocks recently ordered by the
council, were awarded to the State
Savings bank of Topeka. The bid of
the State Savings bank was s104.e0 and
$11 and accrued interest The bank viii
give the city q binding contract that
during the ten years life OF these
bonds they shall cost the city Of To-
peka nothing for the customary ex-
penses, amounting to about Sa per
1000 for renting both principal and
interest to New York city. and for the
Kansas fiscal agency's commissions
This bank. OF which a. A GODDARD is
president and William Macferran cash
Ter, is to be congratulated upon its sue
cessful effort to keep this investment at
home There was lively competition
from the east Topeka will pay this in
terest to its own people.
The city engineers estimates for the
twenty mine new blocks OF paving
amount to over 500. GOO The city clerk
has been instructed to advertise Tor
bids for the contract for this work, TO
be opened at the next meeting Of the
council The bids must not exceed tie
city engineers estimates.
A cOmmendable feature of this ac-
ton is the award of the bonds to local
institution instead of sending east
There is now a great deal Of money in
the west which is idle" said a capital
ist who was at the meeting. and am
glad to see the interest on the money
kept at home. That is the way to make
your city prosperous. Keep everything
you can at home.'
The council had an unusually large
amount of routine business to transact
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the city clerk to advertise for bids for
the Santa Fe shop bonds. Bids will be
received until 5 O'Clock Monday after
noon, July l. Each bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check to the
amount Of per cent of the amount of
f1ca A-r1
d ". King, of 1903 Western avenue.
in a communication to the council
m ade complaint against the city water
works company. He charges that the
good wholesome water" and states
that he has had some trouble with the
company on that account; ne refused
to pay for the water He asks that the
council force the water company to
give him better service
James Thompson. who has a store on
the southwest corner of Jefferson and
ParamOre streets. was given permits
sion to build a platform to load and
unload from at the store.
W. NJ Forbes, IN a communicat ton TO
the council. asks that the condemnation
of the sidewalk in front Of lots Nos. 145
147 and 149 on Quincy street, belonging
to him, be suspended another year. A
new walk will cost 5000. and he said
that he would be willing to repair the
walk this year and make 1t last an
other season. when he win erect the
new walk The n after was referred to
the committee on streets and walks.
The use of the Auditorium was
granted to Mrs. Violet Butler Mccoy
on the evening of June q for an an
nual music recital
Lincoln Post was granted permission
to erect a fiagpole IN front Of the hall
at 11S East Sixth avenue
C c. Baker. of the Topeka Railway
company, in communication to the
council. expressed the qualification OF
allowing them to fill in between their
tracks with cinders until such time as
the company is able to pay for paving
on such streets as are being paved
A petition requesting the council to
create a benefit district for the opening
of Lincoln street from Euclid to FIT
teenth street was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and walks.
The request of the citizens in the |
Of the corner of Willow
street and Woodlawn avenue for an
electric light on that corner was re-
ferred to committee on gas and electric |
lights
a protest was fled with the council |
against paving Buchanan street between |
Sixteenth and Twentieth streets by a |
few citizens because they claim 1t viii |
cost more than was at first represented /
to them that it would cost, and because |
they want paving when they do get 1t /
to connect with the Thirteenth street |
paving. The protest was fled with COM
mittee on streets and walks
A. I. Wiseman of Newark. n. J., wrote |
to the council to protest against the !
paving of Fillmore between Fifth and I
Sixth where he owns two lots Protests /
Of nonresident property owners are not |
The bill of H. Y. Hinckley. civil engi- |
neer, for 81, 400 for the determination Of /
the structural value Of the city water 4
works company plant and for the Speci- /
hcatiOns and plans for new plant"
which has been pending for over a year
in the council was again brought up.
Councilman Warner said that he |
thought the bill should be paid but rec
ommended that the mayor appoint
committee of three. one to be the city
to investigate the bill and
its payment
A petition to pave Kansas avenue
ninety feet wide from Tenth avenue to
a point 100 feet south of Fourteenth ave-
nue. WIS received and referred to COM
mittee on streets and walks.
A petition was also presented praying
that the two trees in front of the prop
arty of w E. Zirkle at 1907 Kansas ave-
aue which are directly on the curb line
IF the proposed new Kansas avenue
pavement be spared provided the paving
% ordered. The request was granted.
s. H. Downs Of the park board made a
report concerning the needs of the city
parks and asked for an appropriation.
Mayor Hughes called the attention Of
he council 10 the fact that only three
plum bers in the city were qualified by
pond to make excavations for water or
Topeka He explained the ordinance
IN this point and showed how the city
AN be made liable for injuries sustained
oy any one who should be hurt in an
excavation made by some one who has
lot first given an indemnity bond
R. r. WEIGH, the attorney In whose
lands is the city's case against the water
works company for back taxes which it
s alleged are due. and which was de-
ided against the city in the Z. S. circuit
curt at ST. Paul recently in a COM
nunication to the council set forth the
tate of affairs and asked If the coun-
il wants to take another appeal to the
+ s supreme court July p is the limit
f time to take the appeal He said it
would cest about $500 more This ex-
'ense is shared by the city and the
loard Of education in shares OF 2-3 and
> respectively.