The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-14
TURNED IT DOWN.
Topeka City Council Rejects the
Paving Bids.
One Was a Half Cent Below the
Other.
THAT SEWER QUESTION
Sixth Ward RemOnstrance Is
Officially Turned Down.
Appropriations Made to Pay Off
City Bonds.
THAT SEWER QUESTION

Thinking that it detected deep
dyed conspiracy to hold up the Guy
on the paving contract for the Norln
Topeka alley job, the city counell las
night rejected the bids OF = a
Ritchie and James Ramsey, anu
voted to readvertise for new bios
On this one block of pavement the
city engineers estimate for paving
was S1.25 per square yard Ramsey
bid the estimate, and Rltchle Dlu
S1.245h.
s.T,o view of the rates at which pave
vnent has been going in Topeka said
Councilman Howe, chairman of the
committee of telIers which opened
the bids. "and in view of the fact
that there was no bid submitted on
the grading of the street, the tellers
recommend that all bids be rejected,
and the clerk be instructed to read
vertise." This recommendation was
adopted.
This is the first time for years that
the council has readVertised for bids
on paving. 1t is also the first time
in years that anybody has bid the full
estimate price.
New bids for the alley job will be
received at special meeting OF the
council called for July 1, at which
time bids on the West Twelfth and
East Twelfth pavement will also be
lsopeeIned. ,-,.,.., .--.,-.o. W.,
Henderson. J. NJ. Miller and Samuel
Dolman as appraisers for the Twelfth
street job. as the State Journal an
nounced Monday he would do. But
he also stated that he intended to
veto the Twelfth street paving con-
tracts when they came before him.
The council will then have to pass the
contracts over his veto.
There were two bids on the con-
struction of the Potwin sewer outlet
NJ. F. Wall bid S475 and NJ. W. Gill
more bid $499. The contract was
awarded to Mr.. Wall.
VIM. Bradbury was given the con-
tract for building the pile guard at
the East Eighth avenue bridge His
bid was $344.
The council passed another paving
resolution last night. The resolution
was introduced by Councilman
Hughes and provided for the paving
of a block between Horne and Gar
field streets on West Sixth which
block is the missing link" between
three miles of macadam leading to
the brick works and the end of the
West Sixth pavement This resolution
calls for brick pavement 40 feet wide
with Fort scott curbfng. Councifmen.
Ryder and Kutz were the only ones
to vote against the passage of the
resolution.
Councilmeno Ryder and Kutz also
voted against the resolution instruct
ing the clerk to advertise for bids on
the East twelfth street pavement,
and Councilmen Ryder. Kutz and
Howe voted against a similar resolu-
ton concerning West Twelfth. J.
Willis Gleed made a short speech in
favor of the West Twelfth street pave
ment.
Sixth Ward Sewer.
The committee on sewers reported as
follows on the Sixth ward sewer re
monstrance:
we have examined the said protest
and we ind that it is insufficient to
constitute legal obstacle to the build
ing of such sewer and we would re-
spectfully recommend that such protest
be not sustained"
The council approved this reDort The
report OF the city engineer showing that
the remonstrance lacked over 500 900
square feet of a majority formed the
basis for this action
The real test of strength on the sewer
night will come on the approval or re-
lection of the city engineers estimates.
which viii probably be submitted at
the next council meeting on July /
The city engineer will submit estimates
on the cost Of a large sewer capable of
carrying storm water, and on a small
sewer for sanitary purposes only. The
people VINO are opposed to any sewer
system for the Sixth ward will try to
defeat the approval of these estimates
and thus leave the whole sewer project
for the Sixth ward up in the sky with
no means of getting back to earth.
Money to Pay OF Bonds.
An appropriation ordinance was
passed at the request of the city treas
urer carrying appropriations to pay
off the city's maturing bonds and in
terest which come due July 1 at the
fiscal agency in New York. The
amounts follow:
Paving bonds ......-... $42, 216.29
Interest coupons ........- S,568.26
Sewer bonds ...... 7,7OO.37
Interest coupons ....-.... 1923
Interest fund .... 12.3S3.50
There is not enough money in the
funds provided to pay these various
amounts and the city will have to call
on the banks for help to tide over the
deficiency until more taxes come in,
which viii be some time in July.
Miscellaneous Business.
The anti-street stand ordinance,
designated to keep street stands from
locating in front of the transfer sta
ton at Eighth and Kansas avenue,
came before the council but was not
acted upon. 1t was referred back to
the license committee
John Dawson was present and made
plea for c. H. Bowman and w. S.
Evans who want a license to do
scavenger work in the city. 1t was
suggested that the city should formal
" repudiate the existing contract with
w. l. Osborn before entering into any
new deal and the matter was referred
TO the health and sanitation commit