The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-23

carry out the purchase of said bonds
because in the opinion of his at
torneys, a copy of which was pre-
Sented, the said bonds would be illegal
under proceedings had: Therefore be
1t resolved by the mayor and council
that said refusal to take said bonds
be accepted as final and that the bid
of the knights and Ladies of Security
! be accepted provided in the opinion of
the city attorney the same can be
awarded.
The bid of the knights and Ladies
of Security was S102.50 and forty
| three-hundredths below that of the
highest bidder. The Knights and
Ladies of Security were not, however,
| the next highest bidder but ranked as
third in the list and on this account
some question is felt as to whether
the bid can be properly awarded to
them.
The Knights and Ladies of Security
are willing to take the bonds off of the
city's hands and so expressed them
selves two weeks since when they were
approached regarding it, some doubt
being felt at the time as to whether
Case would finally complete the deal
for the purchase.
This was not the only xink, how
ever, in the Fifth ward sewer, as a
petition was presented by a number of
the property owners liable for the i'm
provements asking for an equable set
Element of the appraisement and ap-
poruonment which has been made and
which is declared to be entirely I'M
just. In the light of the fact that the
thirty days given to register a remon-
STRANGE had elapsed the city attorney
stated that the only way out of the
difficulty would be to make a reap
praisement and reapportionment of
the levy. The matter was finally re-
ferred to the judiciary committee
which will give an opportunity for
those ob1ecting to present their claims.
A CrematOry Protest
c. H. Nagle and 167 signers of a
petition asked that the council defer
action upon granting a contract to the
new DeSiccating company. About forty
of the residents living near the old
starch works were at hand to give
proper enforcement to the petition and
made a strong plea against the cree
ton of the desiccating plant in that
neighborhood They claimed that it
would depreciate the value of their
property so per cent and that they
would resort to strong measures to
keep it from being erected on the
contemplated site. They were advised
to meet with the board of health
which will hold it's next regular meet
ms on Tuesday evening. After dis
posing of some routine work the
council adjourned to reassemble as a
committee of the whole, of which
Councilman Hughes was elected chair
man.
The report of the committee on
streets and walks as to the redrawing
OF the plans and specifications of the
Kansas avenue, Chandler and Van
Buren, street bridges was accepted. to-
gether with report of the committee
upon the plans and specifications of
the north span of the Melan bridge.
The same committee reported that it
recommended the repaving of the ave
nue. at the south approach of the
Melan bridge, and that the said work
be included in the estimates for paw
ing for the coming year. A recon-
mendation from the streets and walks
committee looking towards the pass
age of legislation providing cities with
the authority to repave and tax the
same upon the proper property owners
liable for the Improvement without
recourse to petition, was passed upon
favorably by the council.
The streets and walks committee
further recommended that the petition
for the paving of Clay street between
First and Second streets be granted.
The council granted the petition. The
same committee reported in favor of
turning down the offer of sac which
N ]. Baldwin made for a triangular
Stri: of ground owned by the city be-
tween Eighth and Tenth avenues and
between Laurent and Locust streets
The offer was turned down.
A resolution was introduced asking
for right of way to build a switch and