The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-02
TRIP TONEW YORK
City Council Finds Out What
It Costs.
Forty Dollars Railroad Fare
and SIG for Pullman.
FEES TO THE PORTERS.
They Amounted to Only a Little
Over So.
The "Shfmes," and Incidentais
We're Just $40.
FEES TO THE PORTERS.

City Engineer James F. McCabe
made arrangements last night with
the East Eighth avenue people to go
to Kansas City today for the purpose
of trying to persuade the Midland
Bridge company to cancel its contract
with the city for the repair of the
Bhunganunga bridge on East Eighth
which was washed out last August by
high water.
c. K. Holiday has agreed to refund
to the city the s276 which it is under
contract to pay for the repair OF the
bridge. If satisfactory arrangements
can be made with the Midland people.
the council will take up the question
of building a new steel bridge for the
people on East Eighth avenue. The
bridge viii cost about $1,000, and the
city will probably have to pay about
81. 900. while the residents on East
Eighth Will subscribe the rest.
Several of the people who are anxious
that the bridge should be built attend
ed the council meeting last night, and
urged the council to give them good
bridge The city engineer stated that
II the repairs on the bridge are mace
as planned. the structure viii not last
more than two or three years. Ihefe
Is quite a strong sentiment in the coun-
Gil that the city will save money in the
end by putting in permanent steel
structure.
If the steel bridge is built the people
living on East Eighth propose to pave
that street from the bridge to the city
limits with vitrified brick. A petition
asking for this pavement was filed with
the council last night. This improve
ment would give a fine driveway almost
to the gates of the Topeka cemetery,
and the undertakers of the town are ex-
pected to contribute largely toward the
fund which will be raised for the con-
struction of the bridge.
In their original petition for a new
bridge. the people asked for a girder
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sidewalks. City Engineer McCabe re-
ported that such bridge would cost
$4,000 It was therefore out of the
question. Approximate figures on the
cost of a truss bridge with 22-foot road
way and h-foot walks were submitted,
and according to City Engineer Nc
Cabe such a bridge will cost about
81 500
The superintendent who is to take
charge of the repairs on the bridge has
arrived in town, and expected to begin
work today. He will postpone his plans
pending the return of the city engineer.
COSTS MONEY TO Law
So far it has cost the city pile of
money just for incidental expenses IN
the various suits on hand. City Alto
ney Spencer filed last night an itemized
bill for some of his expenses, which was
ordered paid. This does not include all
of the expenses by any means, but SIM
ply some of the little items which are
involved in the trial Of a few big law
suits. The summary of the statement
follows
Expenses gas suit ..........-..... $132.57
Expenses quo warranto suit. 105.00
Expenses waterworks bonds. 900. 1856. 40
s628.s7
Approved by council .............. $500
Balance due .........---.-.--.-$ 2So.9I
The expenses in the quo warranto
suit. which was brought by the city in
the supreme court for the purpose of
testing the validity of the gas COM
pany's franchise are all comprised so
far in the cost of the trip to New York
made by the city attorney. The items
of the bill are as follows:
Railroad fare Chicago. New York,
and return .-..@ 4O.Vo
Pullman fare Observation-Disclosures. 1b-OO
Hotel room, 6 nights ......-....... 100
1T7hirtv meals observation-disclosures. $3.50
'TeleRrams .... ........... 2.60
Porters ...... ........ 2.20
Cabs and car fare EXPERIMENTATION. ESQ
Checking baggage. shines, waiter
service and incidentals .......-. 40
s105.0o
RAN IT INTO POLITICS.
When the question of painting the
walls of the council chamber came up.
some of the members tried to run 1t
into politics. The buildings commit
tee recommended that the improvement
be made.
Councilman Howe. who is opposed to
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