The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-14
SINNER ON WAR PATH.
Wants Bridges for Fifth Ward or Will
Defeat Other Plans.

Councilman J. C. Sinner has climbed
up in the seat of the bridge bond band
wagon and is planning to drive 1t INTO
| the next council meeting on Tuesday
night with the following projects as pas
Bridge over the Shunganunga at Kan
sas avenue, to cost $500.
| Bridge over the Shunganunga at Van
| Buren,, to cost s., 800
Bridge over the Shunganunga at Cnanu-
| Ter, to cost s., 500
Bridge over Wards creek at Park. to
Bridge over Wards creek at Willow, to
cost $500.
Total amount of bonds wanted, $1,000.
In order to get the $4,000 Mr. Sinner
proposes to have a special election called
for November in connection with the
regular election, at which the proposition
to vote $4,000 in bonds to build all these
small bridges will be voted upon me
new arch for the Melan bridge will also
be before the people The plan is TO
have each of these bond propositions on
a separate ballot and not combined into
one blanket bond issue.
Mr.. Sinner said today: THE people
out in the Fifth ward insist upon having
their claims for bridges considered. We
will certainly defeat the proposed i'm
less we are allowed to have our worn out
bridges replaced. 1t will help the Melan
bridge. project to let every ward In the
city which needs bridges vote at the same
time on the much needed bridges in those
wards. The total amount of bonds needed
shape is $4,000, and every councilman well
knows that this can not be done without
general funds for this purpose
City Attorney Spencer is drawing up the
necessary ordinance not only for the Nc
besides. 1t will be impossible for him to
fill in the full description of these bridges
at present, as the city engineer has not
filed his plans and specifications.
City Engineer McCabe went to Leaven-
worth today to consult with the Leaven-
worth Bridge company about prices on
bridge material. He needs this Informal
ton in the preparation of his estimates on
the Melan arch bridge and on all the
ton.
The proposed bridge across the Shung-
anunga at Kansas avenue may be stone
arch structure. This is why its cost is
estimated at SO much higher than the
other bridges. The Fifth ward people
want a stone arch bridge. 1t would have
a 20 foot span and would be almost as ex-
pensive as three ordinary steel bridges.
The North Topeka people who are fight
much opposed to making this an occasion
to vote on another lot of bridges They
are afraid it will defeat their Melan arch
ing SO many bonds. The fact that these
various bond issues are being talkeS of is
also likely to make it rather rough sled
ding for the Branner street viaduct bond
issue, which is to come up for vote
shortly after the regular election. There
street project from some quarters al
ready and the voting of $4,000 bridge
proposition still more doubtful of passage.
At the meeting of the council on October
10 Councilman Sinner first presented his
omnibus" plan for all the bridges need
ed in the city. but there came such flood
of requests for new bridges that he was
persuaded by the North Topeka council
time Mr.. Sinner has been thinking it over
and has come to the conclusion that now
through and he will reopen the fight on
Tuesday night