The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-22

needn't get excited at what he says
said the city attorney
Bitulithic was played to the fore
for a few minutes white Fred webster
lithic. 81 might just as wen say. be-
fore the city attorney says it for me,
that 1 represent the bitulithic pave
ment,' said Webster, with a grin.
Several of the prominent property
| owners stated that they would be will
| ing to stand for resurfacing Kansas
avenue with any material, just so that
! it would be resurfaced.
II am willing to sign my name to a
petition. 1 am willing to stand for
what the majority want said NJ.
| Heery. What 1 would like to see
however is that raised crossings are
put in and that there is more fall to
| the grade of the street, so that there
exist
eff it won't cost more than s65 to
| SIS per lot to resurface, using a mu-
nicipal asphalt plant, I am willing to
sign petition said NJ. Snattinger.
you will know exactly what it
costs by securing an engineers esti-
mate" returned the city attorney
land before these estimates are filed
we will consult you and you will know
exactly what it costs.
Il am willing to sign a petition for
anything. 1 like asphalt. because it
| is noiseless and Clean" said Jonathan
IhOmaS.
"I am willing to do whatever the
majority think is best" said Rollin
Nichols, vice president of the Citizens
State bank.
IF it won't cost more than SIS per
| lot to resurface with asphalt 1 am in
favor of signing a petition and I will
| be for municipal plant. But want
to be sure about the cost first said
| DR.. George p. Lux.
"T don't think that we are starting
In lob I'll, Tlf1il a
William Green. There is some differ
ence of opinion and don't think that
we want to create any feeling by
forcing this through. l am in favor
of any kind of paving
Sits Down on FOUGHT.
A wordy tilt took place between. Mr..
Bergundthal and ]. H. FOUGHT When
the w. E. Sterne motion was put to-
vote. On the suggestion of F. G. Dren-
ming, only those owning property on
Kansas avenue were to be allowed to
vote Several of the property owners
objected to this and said that the
property owners irrespective of wheth-
er they owned Kansas avenue property
or not should be allowed voice since
it was the expressed intention that the
whole city be taxed to pay for the
purchase of the municipal plant. w.
S. Bergundthal decided that the con-
At this J. H. FOUGHT, owning property
on North Kansas avenue, took decid-
ed exception. '@These people haven't
any right to tell me what kind of
pavement I must put down and am
not going to stand for it, said he.
''All of the taxpayers should be al
lowed to vote" responded Bergund-
thai
s'There is nothing fair in that and I
object" shouted FOUGHT.
1T doesn't matter II you do re-
torted Bergundthal. ''They are going
to vote Just the same:
A petition will be circulated among
the property owners along kansaS ave-
nue. in the near future by the executive
committee appointed last night The
following amendment to the petition
which is already drawn up has been
proposed by Mr.. Sterne:
1.-The asphalt to be used to be tnat
known as Trinidad or Bermudez, ana
the street force to remove the present
covering of asphalt without cost to the
stipulated that no charge shall be made
against the property until it is Definite.
" determined what the annual cost or
laying such pavefnsnt may Pc ne pro
perty owners not to pay for any part
of the asphalt plant or machinery for
LAYING the same, exception conjunction
with all other property owners IN the
city. The cost of such paving not lex
coed the sum of 20 cents per square yard
and the city to keep such pavement IN
repair thereafter at the expense OF the
city,.
An executive committee consisting of
Judge J. G. Slonecker. A. B. Whiting,
W. E. Sterne, and Ned Osborn We're
appointed to push the paving agitation.
David Overmyer, J. B. Larimer and r.
F. Dreaming We're appointed TO com
nittee which will have charge of the le-
gal questions involved. The next
meeting will be called by the executive