The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-25
STATE BUILD Them
Representative Waggener's Plan
to Reconstruct Bridges.
He Proposes an Appropriation
of Sl,OOO,OOO.
TITS SOON DISPOSED OF
Motion to Strike Out Enacting
Clause Carried.
AtchisOn Man Insists That
Measure Is just.
SOON DISPOSED Oh

The first bill introduced at this morn
ing's session of the house was by Rep !
resentative Waggener, providing for the
state to declare roads and bridges state
roads and to appropriate $1,000 900 for
the rebuilding of all bridges injured by
the food and for the executive council
to have charge of the work of building
these bridges. Representative Waggen- /
er's bill was at once placed on second
reading
When the bill had been but partly
read on second reading a motion was
made to dispense with the further
reading Of the bill. Mr. Waggener said.
I think this bill should receive careful
consideration There was laugh
started but Mr.. Waggener continued:
The state of Kansas has allowed the
impression to go out that the state is
unable to meet this emergency This is
wise measure which should be-
passed The motion to dispense with
The reading carried and a motion to
strike out the enacting clause also
carried, and Mr.. Waggener's bill diea
without being entirely read
MIR. WAGGENER' BILL
Representative Waggener's house bill
No. 50 is in part as follows:
Section /. That all bridges and ap-
proaches. so injured or destroyed, are
hereby declared TO have been and We're
public state bridges and necessary for
public travel, commerce between the
different portions of this state, and for
the transportation of troops and the
movement of munitions of war. ANA
their restoration is a public necessity
and the counties in which said bridges
are located are unable to restore and
rebuild the same.
Sec >. That the state Of Kansas here
by undertakes and assumes the repair
/ ing, restoration and rebuilding OF said
bridges and approaches, all of which
/ bridges and approaches are hereby de-
clared to be the public bridges and state
roads.
Sec. 3. That fun and specific auth
orit3 is hereby confer ed OK the execsl-
tive council of the state OF Kansas to
cause said bridges and approaches and
each Of them TO be so repaired, re-
stored and rebuilt. and in the name of
the sta te of Kansas to make all neces-
sary contracts for such work and pay
for the same in the manner hereinafter
mentioned. That said executive council
is hereby authorized and empowered in
preparing proper plans and specifca-
tions and contracting for the recon-
struetiOn, restoration, repairing and re-
building of said bridges and approach
es, by this act provided, to employ and
call to its assistance skilled mechanics
and competent engineers, and to pay
such compensation therefore as herein
after provided.
Sec. 4 That the bridges and ap-
proaches rebuilt. repaired or restored
under the provisions of this act shall be
located as nearly as practice bic where
the injured or destroyed public bridges
and approaches stood and this act does
not contemplate the building of bridges
and approaches where none originally
existed.
Sec. 5. That the aggregate cost of
repairing. rebuilding and restoring OF
all bridges and approaches provided for
in this act shall not exceed the sum of
one million dollars.
Sec. g. That for the purpose of pay
! ing the cost and extraordinary expense
for the necessary public improvements
hereinbefore provided for, there is here
1 by appropriated the sum of one million
/ dollars.
Sec. Z That for the purpose of meet
ing and paying the appropriation in
( section of this act provided and made,
there shall be levied and collected, upon
all of the taxable property of this state.
In the same manner as other state taxes
are levied and collected, one and one
half mills on the dollar for the year
1903 and one and one-half mills on the
dollar for the year 1904 and all taxes
levied and collected under the provisions
I Of this act shall be used for the pur-
poses herein mentioned. and no other.
See y. llaJ all DFld2eS ana dppIodfil-
es built under the provisions of this act
shall be of sufficient height length,
width and strength to fully accommo-
date the necessary public travel over
the same a t the points where any sucn
bridges and appTOaCheS snail be located,
and the same shall be constructed of
good material and in a workmanlike
manner with proper regard TO public
safety
+1... council IndHr the DTn-
! visions of this act. over the Kansas
river in Wyandctte county, Kansas. a
bridge and approaches between Arm
strong avenue and SanduSky avenue.
extended from Third street or Ferry
street to the southeasterly bank Of the
Kansas river. in the city of Kansas
City: also one bridge and approaches
across the Kansas river in W yanaOIIe
county Kansas upon Central avenue,
in said city of Kansas City. also one
bridge and approaches across the kan
sas river in Wyandotte county upon
Kansas avenue. in said city OF Kansas
City. also one bridge and approaches
across the Kansas river in Wyandotte
county at Twelfth street, in said city
of Kansas City and connecting said
CITY of Kansas City with the south
y bank of the Kansas river. near the city
of Argentine Kansas; each of which
four last mentioned bridges and APP
proaches shall be OF sufficient size
strength and capacity to permit q streeI
railway TO be successfully and safely
operated thereon. without interfering
with the commerce and safety Of pub
lie travel and any street railway com
panv owning tracks leading 70 or con-
necfed with said bridges or approaches
/, or either OF them. or with tracks ex-
tended to or upon Third or Ferry street
? and between Armstrong avenue anc
] Sanduslxv avenue in said city of Kan
sas City, shall have the right to oper-
ate its lines Of railway over said foul
last named Bridges and approaches
which right is herein granted. subjec
TO tn. conditions hereinafter stated.
Sec. z0.-That for the right OF main
tanning and constructing its tracks OF