The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-13
Council at Last Asks for Yiaduct
Bids.
Cost viii Be Upwards of Ten
Thousand Dollars.
MAY SUBMIT QUESTION
Necessary to Have Bond Issue to
Make Repairs.
Councilman c. X. Holiday
Makes Some Charges.

The city council asks for bids for
the reconstruction of the Sixth ave
ME viaduct, the bids to be in by the
evening of Monday. November 25th-
The plans, specifications and esu-
mates Of the city engineer for me
work We're approved by the couneii
after a threatened tangle which woula
have tended to tie the whole matter
Up for several weeks more. Only by
the strenuous work of Councilman c.
X Holiday aided and abetted py
Councilmen Hughes and Swendson
saved the day for the viaduct forces
The estimate was presented to the
council and as the usual procedure is.
to refer all matters first to a commit
zee before action of approval in the
cornell takes place Mayor w H. Da-
Wis suggested that the estimate should
go first to the ways and means com
mittee- Seeming as he thought pre-
mediated attempt to delay Council
man Holiday got Wrathy and gave ms
opinion of it in this fashions 1t seems
to be the desire of the mayer and city
engineer to throw this estimate into
the hands of the committee I have
no objection to the evident attempt at
a little delay if we meet next week,
Monday, and advertise for bids. one
thing is certain. It's as sure as fate
1900
you nave got to do it now. Everybody
is Disguised with this council with
their action in the matter. The whole
thing makes me everlastingly mad.
The railroad company got disguised
with the council and backed out OF
putting up their share of the money.
1t seems to me we should get down
and if we don't do anything else to-
night we should approve these plans
and specifications"
James McCabe. city engineer, adj |
vised the council to 90 over the spec |
itieations carefully before approving
them
Where the money is to come from |
for these improvements is a puzzle. One [
wing of the council is opposed to the /
thought of increasing the bonded in /
debtedness of the city and yet at the /
fund is not of sufficient size to war
rant expanding any large amount /
from that source.
Other members Of the council
though not opposed to increasing the /
bonded Indebtedness have small faith |
of q successful bond election if it is /
submitted to the people. The votes |
for the bonds Will have to come from /
the Second ward. because the viaduct /
is located in-fhat- ward and interest !
would be naturally greatest there thanl
in any other ward. Yet expressions
from voters residing in that ward have
been of a character against the issu- |
ance of bonds. If there is opposition I
in the Second ward where the opinion 7
should be unanimous it is believed /
that the bonds viii have small hope OF |
carrying.
Il am very much in doubt whether |
we can let this contract" said Council !
man Horn who opposed approving the !
estimate and calling for bids until the
council had determined where it would /
try to get the money. 7 don't know /
where We are going to get the money /
How can we be expected to vote on /
these specifications when we haven't /
gone over them and don't know what |
we are approving"
why not take the preliminary steps
towards submitting the question to The /
people and then while this is going Oh
let the estimate get to the committee"
said Green.
The probability is that special