The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-08
To REPAvE IT.
Council Starts Movement to Fix
Up Kansas Avenue.
City Engineer Is Instructed to
Prepare Estimates.
INCLUDES FIVE BLOCKS
This Is From Fifth Street TO
Tenth Avenue.
Cost May Be Checked Up to
Property Owners.
Next Years Paving Is Limited
to 5000.

blocks, biulithic pavement, or some
other form of pavement. When these
estimates are presented, the next thing
will be to decide who shall pay the ex-
pense of the pavement.
There is reason to believe that the
city council does not expect the city at
large to pay for the resurfacinS. 1t ex-
poets to find out how much it will cost
to do the work, and then check it up
to Kansas avenue property owners for
their action. The city will have quite a
large burden to carry in the form of
paving the intersections.
Pavement in general received a good
deal of attention from the council last
night Among other things, the follow
ing very important resolution was
passed:
Resolved, That the amount of paw
ing to be done during the coming year
be limited so that the total contract
amount of paving obligations paid OFF
from the paving assessments for the
year."
The total amount of the paving debt
is about $3.50, 900, and as one-tenth is
paid off each year, 1t would limit the
amount of new paving for next year TO
$50, 900. The city engineer was instruct
ed to bring in an estimate on the total
cost of the paving already contracted
for and passed for next year, which
amounts to about 20 blocks.
Two blocks were added to the list
last night. They are on Madison street
between Eighth and Tenth. The pave
ment will be 40 feet wide. Another
paving resolution for block on
Douthitt avenue, between Western av-
enue and Fillmore was referred 10 the
streets and walks committee
Viaduct Ordinances Passed.
Two ordinances preliminary to the
proposed Branner street viaduct propo-
sition were passed by the council last
for Branner street in the manner in
which they now stand, for the purpose
of protecting the residents on that
street in case the grade is changed for
a viaduct The change in grade would
give them a claim for damages.
The other ordinance was the one pro-
viding for the erection of a viaduct I'M
der the triangular agreement with the
city railway and the Santa F'e- In
speaking on this proposition, Council
man William Green said:
Il am of the opinion that there IS no
more reason why we should assist the
Branner street than why We should
help them build their new bridge
across the river. But owing to the fact
that a sort of agreement was maze
that we would submit the viaduct pro
position to the people in case the rail-
way at once built its Kansas avenue
bridge, I shall vote to pass the ordln-
ance."
of the viaduct ordinances
1t is expected that L. E. Myers OF the
city railway will be in Topeka next
week and when he comes conference
will be held between him and the pro-
nerty owners who have claims Tor
damages. and an effort will be made to
fix the amount of the claims;
1.-The railway company will do what
is right" said Attorney T. f. Doran-
eff We find that these people want too
much damages, we will simply drop
the whole proposition, and not ask Tor
any bond election.
New York Gets the Bonds.
Albert c. Case, of New York. was
the highest bidder on the s55,oOO
Fifth ward sewer bonds. over SIX COM
petitors, and will pay the city pre-
MUM of s1,611.50 in case the issue is
exactly S55,OOO. 1t will be about $57,-
900, however, and the premium will
be proportionately larger. Cases bid
was a premium of 2.93 per cent
Albert Kleybolte, of Cincinnati, was
a close second; in fact, his bid, on its
face. was a trife larger. Kleybolte
bid a fat premium of $1,622.5O on the
SIS, 900. but as he apparently offered
no additional premium in case the is
sue was over $500 the bid OF A. I.
Case got the preference
Two Topeka bidders were after the
bonds The knights and Ladies OF Sc
curity offered premium OF 2.5o per
cent. and Geo. NJ Noble offered par
w. J. Hayes, of Cleveland, bid Il pre-
MUM of S5S3: Splitter & Co. bid
$1O1.25 premium and Fuller, Parsons
&. SNYDER of Cincinnati, offered a pre-
MUM of $275.
The brisk competition for the bonds
showed that Topeka securities are
looked upon with favor by the various
bond buying concerns
Central Avenue Bridge.
The Topeka Bridge and Iron works
got the contract for raising the Cen
trail avenue bridge across Soldier
creek There were only two bids on
this job. The Midland Bridge COM
pany bid $3.50, and the Topeka COM
pany bid $645. The city engineers es-
innate on the work was 1857, so the
Midland bid was So above the estf-
mate, and was therefore rejected.
The work of raising this bridge was
made necessary by the flood. The
plan is to increase the height of the
piers by about five feet. The expense
of the work will be borne jointly by
the city and county.
CITY CLERKS REPORT
The city clerks monthly summary fol-
lows:
General Revenue FUND TENDER 1904
From taxes .--...---.--S ~ 40
From miscellaneous 49, 18TH Is, 4309 80
Total -. .........sl .5711s s4O,757 40
General Improvement Fund ~. -
From miscelianeous -. 500 LEILA
Grand total receipts 81. es61s $64, 1909
DISBURSEMENTS
General Revenue Fund
Police dept. ....---....--. s, 500 s. $50 %
Fire dept. .-.-..-.-....-.. 1882 g 29.2I3 s.