The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-01

trict No. "a includes 3o,s8S lineal feet
or 5.S5 miles of pipe and brick sew
ers from inches to 40 inches in
diameter, three automatic flushing
tanks As storm water catch basins
y manholes and 81 inIets. The cost
viii be S57,32479.
This sewer is now partially con-
structed and will probably be com
Brooks and Gilmore are the con
tractors.
Sewer district 26 includes 4o,708.8
ineal feet or III miles of pipe and
brick sewers from inches to so
inches in diameter, 10 automatic
flushing tanks, rs manholes and IT
inlets and will cost complete S79,-
89I.61. This contract was just re-
Gently let and no work has as yet
started though as soon as a bond is
filed on the part of the contractors
work viii commence.
Miles of sewers, completed and
IN use .......;, 49, $3.50
Miles of sewer contracted for. 1886
Total .... ...... 500. 1885
The grand total of contracted work.
which includes miscellaneous con-
tracts of $2,196.54, already completed
amounts to $196,926.52.
The amount of contracts let this
year for sewers, bridges and paving
amounts to s225,725.92.
The grand total represents as al
ready stated 1922, 652.44.
In addition there are several miles
of brick sidewalk under construction
or about to be laid which will still fur
Their swell the grand total.
All of the great amount of public
work has been done under the super
vision of City Engineer McCabe, who
has furnished the plans and specifca-
lions in every detail To say that
there has been no ground for criticism
on the character of either his super
vision or plans is saying great deal
yet such is the case. City Engineer
McCabe has exercised due discretion
in his recommendations to the city
council in calling attention to needed
improvements and the council has al
most without exception realized their
wisdom and adopted the recommends
lions as made.
There is probably no other city de-
partment which is conducted in a bet
ter manner today than the cltys en-
cheering department and yet at the
same time there is probably no other
office where more costly plumbers can
originate than in this same office.
At this time it is especially pleasing
to note that there has been no breath
of scandal connected with the Office
though no other Office in the city
holds out the opportunities for graft
ing that this Office affords.
For Brick Pavements.
City Engineer AIcCabe offers the fol-
{
carrying out of public improvements
on the part of the city in the future.
1.-The brick Davements Of the city
have never cost d dollar for repairs
until last year, then owing to depres-
sions in the streets caused by excava-
tions made by plumbers. The repairs
which originated as consequence
cost the city $262.51. The excavation
ordinance which has proved itself to
be a very wise provision as we'll as a
profitable one, turning into the city
( treasury a revenue of S1.52O in the
l191s months of its existence. should be
amended so as to compel the contrac-
tors to maintain their excavations two
years instead of one as now obtains.
1t frequently happens that the weather
( is dry and earth fails to settle during
the first year while in the second year
heavy rains predominant and the ex-
! cavations succumb to the weather
conditions. Under the present length
of time prescribed in the ordinance
this expense of repair in the second
year falls upon the city.