The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
MUST HAVE BONDS
City Has No Money to Repair
North Topeka Damage.
An Issue Of Bonds VIII Be
Authorized.
THAT RIVER WATER.
Must Be Turned Back from
North Side.
Mr. Spencer Says City Must DO
This at Boundary Line.

Mayor Bergundthal last night appoint
ed w f. Weber S. II. Kutz and S. A.
Swendson as committee from the city
council to confer with the Commercial
club concerning the preparation of a
special act to be presented to the legis-
1ature. authorizing the city to issue
bonds to pay for putting North Topeka
Streets alleys and sidewalks back into
the condition they We're before the
foods.
This course was recommended by both
City Attorney Spencer and by II. f.
Carver. representing the Commercial
club. Judge Carver presented the fol-
lowing resolution. which the council
adopted.
Whereas. The recent flood has re-
suited in extensive destruction Of pub
lie property in our city and has left the
streets and alleys of large portion of
the city ia such condition that it viii
uecessitate the expenditure of many
thousands of dollars to open and repair
them SO as to be in the condition they
were before the flood and,
Whereas. There are not sufficient
funds i'm the city treasury to meet even
q small percentage of the expenditure
which must be thus made, and,
wv hereas the cost of replacing and
repairing sidewalks and paved streets
which were destroyed or greatly injured
the owners of property abutting there
on and is an expense which in Justice
should be borne by the city al large;
now. therefore.
Resolved. BY the mayor and coun-
ell of the city Of Topeka, That the leg
is1arure to be convened ia special session
on the path day of this month, be asked
To enact such law as may be necessary
for the present emergency to enable this
and other cities of the state, which
have sustained damages by the recent
flood, to repair and repaVe the streets
and alleys and relay and repair side
walks in the flooded districts of the ci-
ties. to create the necessary indebted
ness therefor and issue bonds for its
payment and the payment Of amy in
dehteduess already incurred because OF
said food an such indebtedness to be
paid out of the general funds of the
city iucurriug the same and not charS-
cd against the particular properties
which may be specially affected there
by"
How large an issue of bonds win be
required is not known. According to
eu estimate made recently by the State
Journal. the total bills which the city
must pay In North Topeka are about
$4,000 This includes several large bills
which have already been paid and does
NOT include the cost of Sidewalk repairs
Under existing laws sidewalk repairs
have 90 be net 10y the ahutting property
Toueka Will be generous with the
North side. The plan is to have the
Freoial act of the lc-isla ture take all
the burden Of special repairs off the
shoulders of North Topeka people and
lay IT upon the city as a whole Judge
Carver sas4.
~Under the present law there is noth-
Ing which covers the existing emerg-
ruDy. We can't do One-fOurth Of what
ought to be done. under the existing
laws. Under the present law, side
walks must be repaired by owners OF
abutting property The decent thing TO
90. q seems TO the Commercial club, $
to- distribute this burden over the whole
CITY We owe it to the people Of the
NODDED district 1t would be great
nullen tp TAX tnese repairs against the
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