The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12
TURN TO BRICK.
Council Committee Would Do
Away With Asphalt.
Want Another Surface for
Kansas Avenue.
CITY WON'T PAY 1T.
Decide That the Property
Owners Are Liable.
Go on Record Against Municipal
Asphalt Plant.
CITY WON'T PAY 1T.

Brick is The choice of the council
committee on streets and walks as a
material for repaVing Kansas avenue.
Brick with an asphalt filler the COM
miItee believes is superior to asphalt or
bitulithic when primary cost and the
expense of maintenance are consider
ed. The committee has adopted reso-
buttons which set forth their staus IN
the question very clearly. In addition
to the resolution recommending that
brick be employed, the committee
adopted q resolution declaring in their
opinion that the repaving of Kansas
avenue is new paving and not repairs
and that the abutting property owners
on Kansas avenue viii have to assume
the expense. They further resolved that
it would be unwise at this time for the
city to purchase a municipal asphalt
plant.
The first resolution passed follows:
THAT in view of the bids for paving
Kansas avenue submitted to the cOun-
ell at its regular session, 1t is the
opinion of the committee that brick
with an asphalt filler is the best, most
dura BILE and cheapest, all things taken
into consideration. The committee rec
ommends brick with an asphalt filler
as being sanitary, noiselesS and IN eY-
cry way suitable for the heavy trafac
of said avenue. If the Kansas avenue
property owners, however desire to pc
tition for some other pavement than
brick, the council will gladly cooperate
with them.
The stand of the council as to who
should pay for the repaving:
Resolved, That in view of the law
governing the cities of the frst-class
which was plainly stated and read to
the committee by the city attorney It
is the sense of this committee, that
the pavement on Kansas avenue can be
ordered by the city council to be paid
for out Of the general Improvement
fund, and be it
Resolved further that in view of the
opinion of the city attorney, the COM
mittee is convinced that the only way
Z by which Kansas avenue can be re-
paved is by a petition Of the majority
of the resident property owners; be 1t
Resolved, Further, by the committee
that the work to be done on Kansas
avenue is strictly repaving and not re
pairing.
The committee then resolved
against a municipal asphalt plant The
resolution:
ssResolved, That the committee is of
the opinion that it would be unwise at
this time for the city to attempt to
purchase a municipal asphalt plant for
the purpose of repaving or resurfacing
any of the asphalt streets of Topeka. "
The resolutions were introduced by
Coun Gilman c. K Holiday. Mr.. Hol-
Iiday asked the city attorney for his
opinion as to whether the repaving
was new paving or repairs. F. C.
Drenning. the city attorney. after cit
ing the session laws of 1903 and 1905,
said Its idle to talk about setting
aside money in the treasury and obli-
eating the general improvement fund
in advance because you can't do it.
1.-THE blame don't resi- up mere, it
doesn't rest on the council; it rests
right down there on the avenue with
those property owners. AS long as
they have got some possibility hang
! ing up in the air they will stick it
out
| The bids which were submitted are
according to the city attorney illegal
and Will have to be readvertised for
This because of the fact that the speci-
| hcations stated for the repair OF kan
sas avenue instead of stating repave.
Respecting this view of the situation
/ the committee last night decided to rec
omnend to the council that all of the
certified bids be turned back to the con-
/ tractors at once The checks were
placed with the city on Monday when
/ the bids were fled.
Two petitions for brick were started
an interest in the business.