The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-04
THAT BIG SEWER.
Appraisers Report on Sixth
Ward improvement.
Have Been Careful in AppOrtiOn-
ment of Cost.
MAXIMUM is $3.50.
Value Of Lots From That Figure
Down to $50.
CrematOry Question Discussed
But No Action Taken.

Judging from the report of the board
OF appraisers on the Sixth ward sewer
assessment the work has been done a.
great deal more carefully than that on
the Fifth ward sewer. 1t will be re-
membered that the same board which
is now serving on the Sixth ward sewer
acted in the same capacity in fixing the
value of the property liable for the
Fifth ward sewer. The latter was badly
jumbled and for a time the property
owners down in the Douthitt district
threatened to bring injunction proceed
ings. This was finally dropped, how
ever.
The report was submitted to the
sewer committee last night. The MEM
bers of the committee went over the
report and from a casual inspection the
assessment appears to be carefully
made.
The assessments vary all the way
from $3.50 to $50 per lot
On Buchanan street, between Eighth
and Tenth streets, the valuation is
about uniform at $780, south of that
district it grades down to $175 and
finally to 500 for lots in the vicinity
of King street. On Lincoln street be-
ginning at Eighth street the valuation
placed on the lots has been 1925 and
from that down to 500 in the same
manner as occurs in the case of the lots
on Buchanan. On Lane street the
property liable for, the improvements
starts in at Seventh street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets, lots are
placed at 5000 and from that figure they
are scaled down to 500 as in the vicinity
of Christ hospital.
On West street on the west fronting
lots between Seventh and Eighth
streets the valuation is placed at e$175,
south of that SIS; on the east fronting
lots the valuation runs from $3.50 to
$125. On Horne street the valuation
varies from $3.50 to 500; on Garfield
from $3.50 to 800; on Morris avenue
from SIPS to 500; on Spruce street from
SIS to $50; on Pine street $50; ON Sixth
street from $500 to 800; on Eighth
street south fronting, from $3.50 to S125,
and on the north fronting, $3.50 to 500;
Tenth avenue from 5000 to 800.
The report of the appraisers will be
taken up al the council melting Mon
day night. The time for the property
owners to make known any alleged
discrepancy in the proper assessments
is after the council meeting Monday
evening. After the expiration of thir-
ty days from the time the amount due
on the lot liable for assessment is
ascertained an injunction suit can't be
brought under the statutes of the
state. To avoid any recurrence of
the experience made with the Fifth
ward sewer the property owner should
discover now what the valuation has
been made on his property. This can
be done by going to the Office of the
city clerk in the city building.
OF course all valuation is based on
the bare lot regardless of the i'm
provements that have been made
thereon
The final disposition of the crema-
tory matter as it applies to municipal
ownership will be left undecided until
a bill pending before the legislature
authorizing the issuance of bonds Of
that character is passed. Such was
the decision arrived at by the ways
and means committee last evening. At
the last council meeting the commit
tee was instructed to devise means
and methods looking to municipal
ownership of that public utility. In
pursuance of that instruction the COM
mittee met last evening and though
the opinion expressed was in favor Of
municipal ownership, as it has been
all along. it was deemed advisable to
wait for special legislation, the pres
ent status not providing definitely for
the issuance of bonds for the building
and erection of that character of
utility.
The Topeka Desiccating company
appeared last night before the com
mittee through John v. Abrahams
their attorney, and stated their posi-
ton They asked for some definite
action from the city, either for the
granting of a contract for twenty
years or the assurance that the city
would obligate itself to give them the
first chance at a disposal of their
property to the city.
The committee would do neither
Mr.. Abrahams stated that the COM
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