The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-03

Paving fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II, S13.S9
Street opening fund .-.------.------ 56s-e o.
50. IS A
OF this amount. s12R43.1s is for cur
rent expenses of the city, which IS
about the maximum which the monthly
bills can reach and remain within the
city's income
Miscellaneous Business
Repairs not to exceed $50 were or
dered made on the roof of the city
electric light plant
The question of opening the water
way at Biddle creek was referred TO
the ways and means committee The
work will cost a good deal of money
according to some estimates.
The city engineer was instructed TO
prepare estimates on the cost of re-
building the wall of a bridge across
Biddle creek which has caved in. This
will cost about $500 It is thought
The petition for widening Crane
street from Kansas avenue to Harri-
son was rejected because of the 81. 200
expense which the city at large would
have to stand
The question of joining the county
IN building some cinder drives near
the fair grounds was referred TO the
streets and walks committee
Two resolutions granting certain con-
cessions to the semi-centennial man
agement were passed.
A resolution in regard to changing
the grades 4WGlIIn ana JaGkSOAA
streets was passed This is done at
the request of the City Railway COM
pany. who it is reported. will stand the
expense of the change.
A resolution to substitute steel L
beams for oak stringers IL the East
Eighth bridge was referred 10 the ways
and means committee with power to
act.
The Viuewood Stone company pro-
posed to supply the city with crushed
rock at 81 per cubic yard for macadarn-
izing East Tenth from the Shunganun-
ga bridge 10 the place where the city
railway crosses Tenth. The company
offered to do the matchmaking Tree
if the city would do the grading The
proposition was referred to the ways
and means committee
A petition was received asking the
city to compel the Missouri Pacific to
move its bridge about $50 feet south
of where it is now located, to give
better waterway, and also to have
Santa Fe railway to Madison street
The petition went to the streets and
walks committee
City Engineer McCabe's estimates
were as follows: Constructing wing
walls for East Eighth avenue bridge.
s5S6-76; extension of Potwin sewer,
sw90d Tss7 st{,a tgit ri ,t PiPs2
pipe extension is the one approved
by the council. Estimates for pave
ment were also approved.
The city railway protested against
the use of West Tenth avenue for
Semi purposes, because of
the frequent car service there. It was
referred to the streets and walks
committee
A protest signed by SO taxpayers
living on Van Buren, street against
the granting of a water franchise to
the Edison company was referred to
the committee on streets and walks
City Engineer McCabe'S communi-
cation in regard to the East Eighth
avenue pavement and storm water
sewer was referred to the streets and
walks committee.
The statement that the city railway
refuses to pave its abandoned right
of way on West Fourth street was
referred to the judiciary committee
The use of the Auditorium was
granted as follows: Lecture by E w.
Howe, on May 10; Democratic state
convention, August g.
The council adjourned to meet May
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