The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-25
Asphalt Question Appears to Be
Finally Settled.
Contest Over Maintenance the
Closing Feature.
FIVE YEARS ACCEPTED
That Will Be the Term as
Agreed Upon.
Question of City Deposits Starts
an Argument.
FIVE YEARS ACCEPTED

A little furry and the only near
approach to real interest in the couh-
ell meeting last night came over the
attempt 20 call for a ten-year guar
antee in the paving spectfcat tlons lot
repaving Kansas avenue. rms
ton had been apparently settled IN
favor ~ one OF I'VE years in the streets
anu walks committee Monday evening
but ten years was proposed by Souh-
Gilman Nipps. Though Mr.. Nlpps
was unable to bring around the GO
Gil TO his views. it stirred up MS oliiel-
wise dormant colleagues.
on the amendment Mr.. Green Sc
cured the first recognition. nave
never learned that the councl IN al
its history has asked for ten years as
a guarantee. I don't think 1t shoulo
be done now"
81 am not in favor of this amend
ment." saio Councilman Howe
1T is doubtful, in my mind, said
JAMES aIcCabe city engineer, When
asked for his opinion, whether you
would get any bids asking TOT ten
years. Ten years and an inspector Is
6 pretty hard thing TO get. OF course
ten years is better than five, and tif-
teen years is better than ten. II II
a choice between hve-year NAM
tenance and an inspector ana ten years
without the inspection, the hVe years
S4NN
"I don't want to be unreasonable
In the matter, but 1 think we should
have some assurance that perma-
nent pavement would be put down,
said Nipps
What is your estimate of the added
cost for this ten years ?" was asked
of McCabe. 1T would cost all the
way from to 10 cents yard year
maybe more=for the extra five
years" " was the answer.
"All that the guarantee is for is to
insure good pavement. When you
impose ten years you require the Kan
sas avenue property owners not only
to pay for repairs over the city but
all also on Kansas avenue. It's an
imposition and not just" said Green
A. A. GODDARD, for the property own
ers addressed the council: Five
years is abundantly long The prop
erty owners are willing to pay the cost
of the expert, but they are not willing
10 bear the cost of a ten-year main
tenauce. Ten-year maintenance means
% cents added to the cost per yard of
the pavement. We don't want to get
this contract=we would a great deal
rather some one else should get it
but if we do, we don't want to keep
our organization in existence for ten
years. as we must If this ten years
is exacted. We don't want to be com
PEELED to keep up our repair plant for
that ten years"
On the final motion the vote was
unanimously for the fve-year main
tenance. The city engineer under
resolution was instructed to include
this In the specifications in addition
to the hiring of an expert.
The city depository ordinance over
which there has been such a lone
drawn out fight was passed last evening
in form satisfactory to the admins
a4-- -
close, five against to six in favor but i
was enough for the forces which usual
" line up back of the administration
The ordinance still leaves it largely
discretionary with the city Treasures
as to which and in what proportion
banks of the city may profit out O.
funds Of the city kept on deposit The
fight has been all along to place tn.
funds equally with the banks which
qualify by placing up a $4,000 guar
antee bond and to obligate the cit7
treasurer to this course. There hs,
been no reflection cast on the presen
city treasurer and this factor did no
enter into the fight. 1t was simply
matter which arose at this time il
connection with the Devlin failure.
Nearly all Of the banks on this sid
of the river have been in favor of tn
proposition which obligated the cit,
treasurer to equitably distribute thl
deposits.
The form of ordinance as passed las
night follows. "That the treasurer o
the city Of Topeka shall deposit tn
funds OF said city in such designate,
banks as equitably as is practica bI
without regard to the capital stock O
such banks"
Mr. Green fought against the abov
and moved to amend it by insertiny
''shaU keep on deposit
The vote on the amendment follows
Ayes-Jordan. Green, Montgomer,
Hughes and Nipps. Noes=Griley
Simms, Holiday, Howe. Horn Simmer
Upon the report of the committee Il
favor Of the ordinance discussion aross
Il am not in favor of this report.
said Mr. Green. This simply leaves
discretionary with the treasurer as be
fore. I don't believe that the cOunc
wants to pass this"
Il am opposed to amending the re
port Of the committee. " said Mr. How.
II think 1t is the policy of the citv f
divide its deposits among the banks a
equally as possible but there should 4
no hard and fast rule
Every man except Mr.. Mulvane es
pressed htmself emphaucaliy in fave
Of the proposition There is anothe
serious proposition. The treasurer
an elective officer and sometimes til
people elect man who does not rer
resent what he should and he rnigf
with the collusion of some banker kee
the CITY funds all with one bank.
argued Mr.. Green.
The city treasurer is the guardian {
the city's fund and is under the dire
tion OF the city council and I am
favor Of Mr. ems amendment" sal
Councilman Hughes.
THE more I study this the more
believe II leaves 1t entirely at the di,
erection OF the city treasurer where thes
funds shall be placed and I don't thin
It is equitable" said Councilman Nipp
The house movers, represented L
Tandy and Snyder. who had threafens
20 fight the extension of the time
the Independent Tel phone COMPANY c
their franchise last night had sati
factory arrangement entered into b.
tween themselves and the telephol
company and offered no opposition to i
passage The house movers have col
tended that the wires of the telephol
company should be placed at least
feet overhead.
Councilman Green was the only men
her Of the council who held out for tn
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