The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07
LIMIT a. BLOCKS.
Council Refuses to Open Paving
Throttle Valve.
Lively Debate Over the Report
Of Committee.
H VOTE is CLOSE.
Seventeen Blocks Are Approved
by Resolution.
Includes the Streets in Vest
lawns Addition.
THE VOTE IS 0

majority last evening voted III ldNOE
of placing the limit of paving for 1906
at "a blocks. BY so doing the seven
members of h council virtually voted
in favor of Increasing the taxes 2 mills
for 1906.
Various arguments of small moment
were advanced by the streets and
walks committee for not obeying the
councils resolution which instructed
them in the first instance to restrict
the paving so that the 1906 taxes
would not be increased.
The councilmen who voted in favor
of the increased paving are: Council
men L. A. Ryder, F. B. Simms. Joseph
Griley, S. S. Rice, c. W. Horn, S. A.
Swendson and ]. G. Sinner.
The councilmen who believed that
the paving should be left within an
mou which would not result in in
creased taxation were: Councilmen
Nipps, Hughes, Howe and Green.
The report of the streets and walks
committee which was finally adopted
is as follows: Your committee on
streets and walks. to whom was re-
ferred the matters of paving for 1905,
aside from Kansas avenue, with in
structions to report favorably only on
such petitions, as would not make it
necessary to increase n total tax levy
for the year for principal and interest
on paving Improvement bonds. beg to
$3.50 Ills 1AAaIASL
due consideration; and have to report
that We have found it impossible to
comply with the instructions. Having
thus failed, the only thing remaining
possible and feasible. under all the
conditions to be done. is to recommend
that the full ten petitions now on file.
be granted and that with such ten
petitions, we close the pavement for
1916, except the Kansas avenue pave
ment- We therefore under all exisit-
ing conditions can only and do hereby
respectfully recommend HI the said
ten petitions be granted and that such
close the pavement for the year, ex-
cept. S. A. SWENDSON,
Chairman.
Tor greater Topeka" said one of
the councilmen in explanation for sup
porting the paving schedule.
The real excuse was tina certain of
the constituency, who were interested
IN the paving directly, of the council
men we're in favor of the heavy
schedule and the councilmen were
afraid to say no.
To judge of the Instructions which
the council gave to the for
restricting the paving schedule passed
Monday evening and then its action last
evening, declaring directly against its
former action, it is of a tickle Temporal
ment.
It's not in line with the councils.
resolution" said Councilman Green OBJ
jecting to a motion to adopt Swend-
sons resolution. How can the council
pass this motion legally. The council
adopted a resolution which says that
the committee should not Increase the
amount OF the tax levy"
"A resolution was sent to the COM
mittee and after discussing it found
that 1t wasn't possible TO meet with the
terms of the resolution" said Holiday.
On a vote when the motion was put,
Councilmen Ryder, Simms, Griley, Rice,
Horn and Swendson voted aye.
Noes-Councilmen Nipps, Hughes,
Howe n Green. Councilman Sinner
late.
These transactions have got to show
a clean record or else it will make it
hard to sell the bonds. We ought to
go on record in some manner and re
scind the action taken the other night
in favoring of holding down the petit
tions so that the tax levy would not
be increased" said Mr.. Green.
The motion to rescind the resolution
was then adopted by the following
vote. Ayes-Councilmen Simms, Ryder,
Holiday, Gfiley, Rice, Horn, Swend-
son and Sinner Noes-Councilmen
Nipps, Green. Howe and Hughes.
I don't know how the people will
like this when they find that we viii
have to vote some $25, 600 bonds for re-
building the electric light plant said
Councilman S. T.. Howe. chairman of
the ways and means committee.
The resolutions to pave the Il blocks
pclitioned for and allowed last evening
were passed and the city engineer in
structed to prepare plans and specifca-
tiOHs for the same The specifications,
according n a resolution of Mr.. Swend-
son. will call for stone or cement curb
ing not to exceed 50 cents a lineal foot
The word cement was introduced as
an amendment by Councilman Green.
The following paving petitions were
presented. recommended by the streets
: ord ~ra7 Ills 4or0n1ftfPa and annTaVP6 in
line with the action Of the seven mem
bers of the council. The paving petit
tions represent seventeen blocks in ALL
West Tenth from Lane street to east
line of alley between Spruce and Pine
streets.
Western avenue from south line Of
Eighth to north line of Huntoon streets.
Lincoln street from West Eighth ave-
nue. to Ninth street
JEFFERSON street from Sixth avenue to
lane street. from Eighth avenue to
Tenth avenue.
Clay street. from Eleventh to Thir-
teenth streets.
West Eighth avenue from Lincoln to
clay street. from Tenth to Eleventh
The alley bounded by Huntoon, Har-
rison and Thirteenth streets and To-
pS Thirteenth street from Fillmore to
Polk streets.
The cost of the election on Tuesday
to the city was s555.55. The bills were
presented to the council and audited
last evening. The bills were presented
by c. H. Titus, election commissioner
The items are as follows
Meals for election oard ......... SAC
Rental of voting places. 125.35
Salaries of Judges and Clerks. 345.5C
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Total -.......-..- Soa5-55
The mayor was 4uthorized to ar
point additional paving inspectors to
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