The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-10
DAVIS SEES HOCH
Topeka Mayor Calls Upon Gov
ernOr to Talk Paving.
Streets Around State House
Square Under Discussion.
SAYS HE WILL HELP.
Has Forgiven Topeka for YOt-
ing Against Him.
States Share of Expense VIII
Be About $4,000.
SAYS HE WILL HELP.

Ihough perhaps Governor z. W.
Koch felt embittered towards Topeka
and Shawnee county for a few days
following the election, he is ready to
forget and forgive" Such at least Is
the attitude he has taken with reear "a
10 the desire that Topeka had to Sc
cure state aid in repaving the asphalt
paved streets around the capitol square
w est Tenth avenue, West Eighth
avenue, Jackson street need repavine
ana the pavement on Harrison street
needs repairing. These streets front
on the capitol square, two blocks on
each of the four sides
When the streets were paved in the
first instance about II years ago the
state refused to pay for its proper pro-
portion of the paving. Succeeding
legislatures followed this up by re-
tusing to make an appropria ton cover
ing this just debt and the city was sad
died with all of it though all other
property was assessed and paid for the
share of the paving which fronted and
abutted on the property.
The states share OF this paving i'm
provement amounted to one-half and
represented $4,000 in value
On the three sides of the square,
Jackson street. West Eighth and West
Tenth avenues. the pavement is all
gone, big holes line the streets for
every few feet and the months and
usage add to the size of these holes
1t is beyond the stage of patching or
repairing. the asphalt is known in
paving parlance as dead" There is
no oil remaining and 1t disintegrates
easily and readily. The Harrison street
pavement is in pretty good shape and
repair work will make this pavement
almost as good as new.
Mayor w. Fl. Davis called on Cover
nor Hoch Wednesday. the second visit
that he has paid him since the election.
and in the words of the mayor: Gov
ernor Hoch told me that he would help
us III he could to secure an appropria-
to H. Ar.f
needed repaving. He assured me that
we could count upon him to use all OF
his influence. I think the governor is
to repave these streets in the spring.
wards the town fight after the election
that 1t Is replaced with an attitude OF
entire ffiendliness-
we are going TO do-U1Ir utmost to
to repave these steets In the spring.
especially West Tenth and West
Eighth avenues.
The cost of repaving Kansas avenue
was S1.24 yard. It is believed that "a
similar price can be secured on the
contract to repave the streets under
discussion.
For repaving the asphalt pavement
on West Tenth from Jackson to Har-
rison streets and West Eighth for the
same distance the cost is figured by the
city engineer at about $11,250. figuring
that the cost Of repaving would be
31.ZO
portion of this would be one-half or
$500. Add to this the requirement.
of Jackson street from Eighth to
Tenth which would amount to about
$2.1OO and the patching of Harrison
street, and the necessary appropriation
from the state would not have to ex-
ceed $4,000.
petition for repaving Tenth avenue
is already in and on file with the cOun-
ell but action was withheld on it until
the decision is made known by the leg
islature as to what it will do on the
needed appropriation.
The entire length Of Jackson street
should be repaved next year. declares
James McCabe. city engineer Aside
from West Tenth and proba bly, Fifth
street, Jackson is in the worst condi
ton of any asphalt pavement in the
city.
A committee from the council viii
be appointed to act IN "A legislative ca
pacity this winter and bring what inffu-
ence il can to bear upon the legislators
to vote for the small appropriation
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