The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-24
new PAVING PROJECT.
Proposed to Put in a Block on West
Sixth Avenue


MirabfIe dictul A brand new paving
project has been sprung on Mayor Ber-
gundthal. and he has consented to its
passagel
This proposed new pavement, which
/ has, so far as known. never been suG-
zested before will be laid on West
Sixth avenue, from Morris to Garfield
connecting the present terminus OF the
West Sixth pavement with tne ma al
am pavement which has been built to
Cages park and the Capital City VII
rifed brick works. At the present time
this intervening block is q bad mud
hole.
sent a resolution at the next council
meeting providing for the construction
of the pavement Councllrnen Green,
Hughes and several others have ex-
pressed themselves in favor OF the pro
ject But the remarkable part IS the
friendly attitude OF that unconpro-
missing enemy Of new pavement, Mayor
w. s. Bergundthal. Mayor Berg uhu-
thai said today:
Il am led to favor this pavement be
cause I believe 1t is of unusual import
ance. It opens up to continuous traI-
6c a long stretch Of paved road. AS
long as this one block is out, the street
is about as bad as an unpaNeo stIssS
in muddy weather. i think Woula
be willing to let this block go through
Is the mayor weakening In his attl-
tude of hostility to new pavement IL
he likely to lay down in his night on
the Twelfth street pavement 4 1t
mayor himself is authority Tor the
statement that he is standing hrm'
that he has no notion of letting IWelIth
street go through If he can help IT,
But there is some anxiety lest e1g
viii slip somewhere, ana alloW elS
West Twelfth pavement to be lald.
PREPARING A REMONSIRANCE
For fear the mayor or some OF the
councilmen are losing faith. ana neeo
to have their courage strengthened, me
people out on West Tweirth naDlH
for the cost OF that proposed improve
ment are going to prepare reIllo1-
pavement to be presented at the next
meeting of the city council.
The impression has been given out
and very carefully fostered by the
contractors and others-that there IS
not the slightest opposition TO the
West Twelfth paving. One contractor
said the other day;
II have had lots of experience Win
paving deals, but I have never had
anything to do with petition which
was so unanimous as the one for West
Twelfth. Everybody wants the pave
ment. and no one is opposing it"
It now appears that there Will be
some opposition Frank Thompson,
of the Central National bank, who is
one of the West Twelfth property
l owners, said this morning:
L think that there viii be a re-
monstrance before the council at its
next meeting. We want TO hold up
the hands of the councilmen who are
opposing this thing. They are doing
what is right
Mr.. Thompson would not give an
| estimate on how many people would
| be likely to sign such a remonstrance-
] He said he had not Investigated the
situation carefully II is certain,
/ however, that a good strong remon-
| STRANGE from West Twelfth people,
/ even though it does not carry ma
| jority of the taxpayers, will have
| great deal of weight with the city
/ council It may serve to sustain the
four councilmen who say that they
viii stand together and with the
| mayors assistance block the con-
struction Of the pavement.
! COmpicates the Fight.
The effort which Councilman Nellis
and the other councilmen are making
/ to pave a block on West Sixth avenue
/ is likely to make a good deal of d
rumpus in the council The people
who are backing the East Twelfth
and West Twelfth pavements viii
contend that they have just as much
right to have a new pavement as has
! West Sixth.
The cost of the block on West Sixth
will not be very heavy on the city. as
the block is a short one. There is
right of the council to pave the block
| by resolution, as the resolution system
applies Only where one Intervening
block between two paved streets is
covered. 1t is not certain whether the
macadam roadway could be classed as
pavement. Mayor BergundJhal said
today:
81 thought for awhile that there
was some doubt about the right of the
city to pave this block by reSO;uLion.
but talked to the city attorney a bout
it. and he says it is ali right. 1t woulI
be better, though, TO have Z petition.
We want to be sure We are doing the
thing legally"