The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-14

when he would be able to report on
| the validity of the title. He said
| ION November 16 1 heard from Mr..
Street, and he turned over to me GER
/ tain papers and abstracts The next
day 1 called for nine or ten more alb
stractS, and the water company will
ingly agreed to furnish them. Yester-
day 1 received the last of those alb
stracts. The examination of them is
big job. 1t ought to require from
| thirty to sixty days. The work has
been pushed to the utmost speed. 1t
| involves further the examination of a
vast amount of records and court
proceedings. 1 have conferred with ].
D. Mcfarland and it is our opinion
that unless unforeseen difficulties arise,
we may be able to make a report in
writing on this matter in about ten
days. Until this opinion is ready to
put in writing, 1 have nothing to say
about the result of our Investigations"
The council decided to adjourn to
meet on December %. at which meet
ing the work of considering the pro-
posed ordinance will be taken up in
committee of the whole
Bridge Estimates Submitted.
City Engineer McCabe had his de-
tailed plans and specifications of the
new bridges ready for the city council
Tuesday evening. This included the
and for three of the five creek bridges
to be erected.
The plans and specifications were
referred to the streets and walks COM
mittee.
The price which bidders will be
called upon to make on the Melan
bridge includes the following items, as
set forth in the specifications:
1.-The above price mbraceS the con-
struction of the new bridge, the re-
placing of the broken concrete pedeS-
tails and panel over the west side of the
old Melan abutment; the removal of
fl1n ~n917 in ma T~fC nj
walls at the abutment; the repairing
or replacing of the pavement and
curbs over this abutment; the replac-
ing of the missing post and pedestal
caps on the old bridge: the building
of temporary bridge and the main
tenance of public travel during the
construction of the new bridge; the
removal of the present pile bridge; the
furnishing and placing of 200 cubic
yards of riprap for the protection of
pier, abutment and approach of the
new bridge, and the earth fill required
on the north approach as specified"
City Engineer McCabe submitted
estimates on the new bridges as fol-
lows:
Shunganunga bridge at Twen-
shunganunga @Gtn nirsst bridge at Kansas S7''2O
Shunganunga bridge at Chan
The estimates We're referred to the the
committee on streets and walks.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
An ordinance was Hassed appropriating
money as follows:
Interest fund .$12. 1880
Street and alley paving fund. 1S, ,4SS 03
sewer tund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,322 Il
Total 49,. .......................s2 .s26, ,91g "A
]. L. Hatton, the old colored man who
was injured while a member of the street
force and who has been allowed half pay
for about year since his injury, will re-
ceive no more aid from the city. The
city attorney holds that Mr.. Hatton has
ports that Mr. Hatton may never be able
to perform manual labor again. The mat
ter was once sent to the judiciary COM
mittee to investigate Mr.. Hatton's claim
and the committee reported back with
out action. The council voted to stop Mr.
HattOn,s pay after December 1.
A petition was received asking for curb
ing in the center of West Fourth street.
between Polk and Western avenue, along
the abandoned right of way of the city
railway,for the purpose of forming an OBJ
long park in the center of that street It
was referred to the streets and walks
committee.
f. S. Savage of the Santa Fe passenger
department 1ied another claim for 81 for
a stop-box broken, it is alleged by the
city graders. The matter was referred to
the claims and accounts committee for in
vestigation.
The citv attorney was instructed to ap-
peal the Andrew Cook damage suit to the
supreme court, and it was also decided to
consider the Jerry White damage suit in
proposition for compromise.
The street commissioner was instructed
to repair the roof of the stone shed at the
city prison.
The council adjourned to meet Decem-
Der %, at which time the Christmas pay
rolls will be allowed, the Fifth ward sew
works ordinance considered in committee
of the whole.