The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-06
Bonds Go Out of Town


Although there were two Topeka bid
ders on the Improvement bond issue of
$43. 1856, the best bid came from Chi
cago, and the entire issue Will go to
H. c. Spear & Co. who offered par and
a premium of 1 ITO per cent, amount
ing to $4S3.62. This was twice as much
premium as was offered by the next
highest bidder
The Bank of Topeka offered s241.S2
premium; Trowbridge & Niver of Chi
cago offered $2I1 and the Knights &
Ladies of Security offered par and no
premium. A bid was also received
from s. A. Kean of Chicago. but no
certified check was enclosed, and 1t
was not considered. 1t did not come
anywhere near the top of the list, how
ever.
to pay for the pavement which the city
is laying this year. It is the smallest
paving bond issue the city has made
for some time. 1t no doubt would have
BeTgundthal fought and won his anti
paving campaign this spring.
HanIey & Richie Win.
]. d. Hanley and John Ritchie. who
have been "bucking'' each other. sup
posedly, on paving work for some years,
are now in open alliance. They have
formed a partnership under the name
of Hanley & Richie. and last night
swept the board for all the remaining
paving work TO be let this season.
sent him in this partnership.
They will lay the East and West
Twelfth pavement at $1.19 per square
yard. and the North Topeka alley for
S1-23 per square yard. They will also
do the rolling at cents a square yard.
Hasl1ins & Ramsey bid s1-24 on the
twelfth street work. and SIPS on the
alley. o. Swanson bid 1923 on the
Twelfth street work
kepley & Webster secured the curb
ing contract at so cents a lineal foot,
and j. H Maxwell will do the grading
on Twelfth at p cents. and in the al
ley at 20 cents per cubic yard. There
was no competition.
A resolution was passed by the
council providing that the contract for
the Twelfth street work shall not be let
except with the understanding that the
city shall not pay for the job until next
year. This arrangement is satisfactor
10 the contractors and to the West
Twelfth street people Councilman
Ryder opposed the resolution. however.
on the ground that the city should not
let contract year in advance.
Hughes vs. Swendson.
There was sharp fraternal fight last
night between the two Sixth ward
cOuncilmen. SwendSOn and Hughes
who do not agree about the proposed
Sixth ward sewer. Swendson wants
things arranged so that the preliminary
work and estimates on the sewer can be
completed this year. Hughes is trying
TO stave Off the sewer as long as he can.
in the hopes of eventually defeating il
altogether.
Swendson backed up resolution au-
tnortzfng the city engineer to employ
extra help to rush the work of prepar-
ing estimates. taking surveys and max
ing plats on the Fifth and Sixth ward
sewers Hughes tried to get the matter
sewed up In the ways and means COM
mittee- Mr. Swendson said:
The estimates provide for per cent
engineering expenses to cover such
things as extra help for the engineer
Mr. Green; But IL We don't spend
that 4 per cent for extra help we will
have II for something else. am in
favor of saving every dollar we can"
Mr.. Griley: We can't get it on the
tax rolls this year, so I don't see any