The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

Separate ordinances Introduced BY the
Bell Telephone company and the indie
pendent Telephone company asking per
mission Of the council to lay Under
ground conduits and construct man
holes on the west side Of the Melan
bridge beneath the sidewalk were re-
ferred by the council to the streets and
walks committee.
Because the coal strike boosted the
price of coal and made 1t impossible to
procure coal at the cost which was
named in the contract with the city for
the electric light plant the Southwest
ern Fuel company asks that the council
reimburse it for the difference between
the contract price and the actual cost
at which the coal was prOcur4l- For
May this amount represents $11419. The
contract price was 1920 a ton. P. J.
Mona CHAN, manager Of the Southwest
ern Fuel company, stated that he was
unable to store any coal at the electric
light plant because its capacity was
limited and for that reason he could
not guard against the strike and the
consequent advance in the cost OF coal
At 81 a ton the cost of coal for June
for the plant was s274.65. The total
makes S388.S4.
The petition of property owners and
the recommendation of the streets and
walks committee that tracks of the
street railway company where not in
actual use be ordered torn up by the
company was referred back to the COM
mittee for further consideration. T. F.
Doran attorney for the street railway
company. stated that his company was
willing that the track on Quincy from
Fifth street to Sixth avenue be torn up
but that all the other tracks would be
shortly used by the company and fixed
up. That It would result IN hardship
to the company because they would be
forced to relay their tracks again.
Petitions for sidewalks poured in on
the council last evening. Sore OF the
petitions appeared to be the work of
the persistent sidewalk promoter They
were all referred to the streets and
walks committee:
East side of Clay street from Williams
street to Thirteenth street.
East side OF West street from Thir-
tenth to Fifteenth streets.
North side of Seward avenue from
Elm street to east city limits.
East side Of West street from Eleventh
to King streets.
Huntington avenue from Kansas ave
nue. to Western avenue
West side of Chandler street from
Tenth avenue to Eleventh street and on
north side to Eleventh street to lot 6s.
South side of East Sixth avenue from
Leland street to walk now down.
East side Of Lincoln street from Tyven-
tieth street to ShUnganunga creek
East sue III A4lACOA4 oNtCCL LAO-AA LCA&SA
avenue to King street.
North side of Thirteenth street from
Washington to Chandler streets.
South side Of Thirteenth street from
Topeka avenue to Fillmore street
South side of Hampton street from
Clay street to Lincoln street
The regular monthly appropriation
ordinance was passed approprfating
SIS, 1859 from general and special
funds
. i
Police department fund-..-..-.--.-. 257S5
Fire department fund .---.....---.-. ,969 ~
General Improvement fund -....... o,08591
Water works FUND ---.---.........'. o,2s95
Side walk fund ...--....-............ 5zz5I
Alley opening fund ..-......-........ 2000
Paving fund ---....-.....-......s....- 1884
Total ..........................s SIS. AS 50
The CITY council attempted to place
the federal building or the tax rolls for
the special assessments for repaving
Kansas avenue Wilder s Metcalf,
custodian Of the building, notified the
council last night that the secretary of
the treasury cites that the state Of
Kansas by special act of the legislature
In 1872 ceded its Jurisdiction over the
federal building sites. making it fmpos-
sibIe to assess the property.
The fire department committee rec
ommendation that 1000 feet OF 2 Il
inch hose be purchased for the fire de-
partment was adopted by the council.
A communication from c. B. Mer-
Ram and Mrs. MacFerran relative to
grading the alley bounded by Tenth.
Eleventh streets and Clay and Fillmore
streets was referred to the streets and
walks committee.
The pay rolls for the various depart
ments of the city for the month of
June were allowed as follows.
Street department ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 609 "a
Fire department observation-disclosures. 2.T40.51
Police department .-......-.......... 2197.50
Water works department .......... l. 6s7 50
Sanitary department ................ 346. 49
City officers and councilnen........ 1901