The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12
AFTER CURB men.
City Council VIII Investigate
Reported Monopoly.
Claim That Only One Kind Of
CURLING Is Used.
HAVE A BUSY TIME.
City COuncilmen Pass Paving
MIDDLE Up Higher.
Garfield Park Ordinance Passes
Without Opposition.

An effort to introduce more COMPETE
ton in the contracts for curling as let
BY the city council was the basis of a
resolution introduced at last evenings
session Of the council by Councilman
William Green and referred to the
streets and walks committee. It is
claimed there is a practical monopoly of
the curling popularity used-Ft Scott
blue sandstone. The prices for the
curling varies but hovers around As to
80 cents per lineal foot
It is one of the contentious that in
specifying TT. Scott blue sandstone in
the paving petitions that the laws are
being violated, The. city charter act
provides that the brands of paving ma
JerialS shall not be given in the petit
tons. Mr.. Webster agent for the Fort
Scott stone, claims that the insertion
of the words Fort Scott blue sand
stone, is not naming any particular
brand and that he is not in conflict
with the city charter act
1eeI assured that we can save from
$3.50 up on the cost of paving on each
Of these petitions said VIM. Green.
There is nothing in this question:
said Webster. Il have spent $3.50 in
investigating it and I have established
the fact tkat it is all right to state
Fort Scott blue sandstone in the pc
titions and resolutions for paving. If I
can persuade people that is the best
curbing, there should be no objection"
The resolution follows:
1T is the opinion of the city attor-
ney that to insert the words, or other
just as good after the words, Fort
Scott blue sandstone in the paving
resolutions adopted by this council or
in the specifications for curling sub
mitted to prospective bidders, viii not
in any way affect the legal status of
insertion Of words, or ether Just as
good in paving resolutions or elIrblrg
specifications will broaden the eompe1-
ton and thereby possibly secure lower
bids; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the mayor and council
Of the city of Topeka. that the city en-
gineer be and he is hereby instructed to
insert in his specifications whenever TT.
Scott blue sandstone is specified in the
paving petition, Fort Scott blue sand
stone or any other curbing equally good
or better and that the city clerk be
and he is hereby instructed when adver-
Using for bids for curling to advertise
for bids for Fort Scott blue sandstone
or any curbing equally good or better.
in every case wherein Fort Scott blue
sandstone IS specified in paving pe9-
tions.
The Lincoln street paving row viii
now be given an opportunity to be
threshed out in the courts. The city
council last night passed faVorably
upon the petition for the paving OF LIN
coin street between Eighth and IenIn
avenues. A strong protest has been reg
istered against the proposed paving but
the streets and walks committee
claimed that the protesting property
owners were not sufficiently represent
ed.
At a meeting of the committee held
last week the protesting property own
ers claimed that the state of Kansas
had no right to sign the petltlon Iof
the Cover l9rs residence which apuls
an lincoln street. The contention was
made that the state of Kansas is not
a resident property owner Of Iopeka-
Since that meeting the paving agitators
have. succeeded in getting enough sigh
ers without considering the state as q
signer. those protesting threaten 70
appeal to the courts.
Charges of overcharging on the part
of the Edison company for power we're
made last evening by b g FoWlef o.
527 Topeka avenue. Fowler, VINO is d
earnenter claims that the Edison com
na1v charged him IS for power USED
g11rjne- october for a f7ve-horse power
engine. the company claiming TINS as
= i,,,,,,7 ohe-ee q have" said
FTozvier carefully read over ordinance
No 1892 as passed by your nonora PIE
body July Il last, anu do pA'JiiS7i -
the official city paper, and fau 70
find in the above ordinance any au-
thority whatever granting the EDISON
Electric Illuminating company tas Iis-Ill
to make a minimum charge OF 50 per
month per horsepower. The matter
has been referred to the city attorney.
In q. private car as the guests Of
Councilman F. E Nipps, the city coun-
ell win Journey down to Fort Scott on
January IS and 10 to the Kansas NUM-
ciDaI league. Attention to the propos-
ed meeting was called by w A ). Bro,
secretary of the league AS soon as the
notice was read the members of the
council bounced upon Councilman
NiDps and insisted that he would have
to provide the transportation.
The city clerk has been instructed to
advertise for bids for the erection OF
the new city detention hospital.
A resolution to pave and curb Lincoln