The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-09

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The resolution passed in the council
follows:
Whereas, the washington
Paving company in repaving Kansas
avenue is using oak plank headers that
cost only 5 cents per 4ineal foot IN
stead OF Colorado red sandstone head
ers which are worth 81 per itneat root,
and
Whereas. the plans and specifiea-
tons expressly provide for the setting
of 500 feet of Colorado red sandstone
and the cost thereof Is Included in the
price per square yard for asphalt paw
ing, and
Whereas. the total cost of the oak
planking would be only $48. causing a
loss to the property owners of $3.50,
now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the mayor and council
of Topeka that the city. engineer be
and he is hereby instructed to secure
the full performance Of the contract
with the Parker Washington Paving
company for repaying Kansas avenue
and have the Colorado red sandstone
put in as retaining stones exactly as
shown on the plans.
The Street Railway company was re-
lieved from paving between its tracks
on the side of the intersection of Kan
sas avenue and Seventh street with as
phalt upon the claim that it would be
necessary to tear up the paving every
once in a while in order to make re-
pairs. Albert Patten, superintendent of
the company, appeared and stated that
the company was willing to relay the
paving between the tracks with brick,
grouting it and making 1t as smooth
as possible but that it would be impos-
sible for it to submit to asphalt paw
ing since it would be necessary to tear
up the pavement frequently between
the tracks.
The right of way of the street rail-
way at the intersection of Second and
Kansas avenue, and Fifth and Kansas
a on 10 of
win be paved in with asphalt and the
cobble stones taken up The property
owners requested this and the streets
and walks committee of the council
were given the authority to act upon
investigation.
BY vote of six to four the petition
of the property owners on Western av-
enue asking that the curve of the pave
ment be taken out and that it be run
straight through was referred to the
streets and walks committee. The IN
junction suit is still pending and the
paving operations suspended until the
outcome in the council is learned. r.
L. Sare, who wants the curve to remain /
in and W. z. Culver who opposes it /
both stated their side Of the question.
The $500 appropriation ordinance for
MarshalIs band was passed over the /
veto of Mayor W. H. Davis last evening. /
Ten councilnen voted for it, with nine
necessary. Councilman Hughes was the +
only councilman voting against the or
dinance and stated it as his belief that
the ordinance was Illegal because II /
failed to state where and IN what place i
the concerts were to be given and was
not a contract as the state law would
interpret it TO be.
Councilman Green objected to the or
dinance calling for the placing Of drip
pans under wagons hauling gasoline or
coal oil because he thought the ordin-
anee would afIect the grocery wagons
Which carried gasoline and coal oil lie
suggested that automobiles seemed to
leak gasoline and he thought that the
automobiles should be included The
walks committee. The ordinance is in
tended to prevent the leaking of oil or
gasoline on the asphalt streets in the
city, to tehir deterioration.
The pay of the city street force was
increased last evening from $3.50 for
eight hours of labor to $1.T5. About 80
laborers are interested IN this raise.
to prepare an amendment in the pres
ent salary ordinance covering the IN
crease made last evening.
By. resolution from Councilman Shi-
mer the city attorney has been in
structed to prepare an ordinance max
ing all persons residing outside Of any
sewer district pay for connections
made with the city's sewer system.
An ordinance was passed last even
ing calling for the construction of the
addition to the Fourth ward sewer
The sewer extension is in the fourth
precinct in the Fourth ward and will
run along the center line of Fillmore
street north to First street from mid
way between Third and Fourth streets
then run east along center line of First
to center line Of Western avenue.
An ordinance vacating Lincoln street
between Twenty-hfth and Twenty
sixth streets was passed.
An ordinance providing for a fine of
from IS to SIS and making it mis-
demeanor for any person under 16
years of age to run and operate an
automobile within the city limits was
referred to the streets and walks COM
mittee.
A petition asking for change of
grade in the alley bounded by Harri-
son street, Topeka avenue, Huntoon
and Thirteenth streets was granted.
A catch basin will be put in at the
corner of Kansas avnue and Curtis
street.
A petition for the construction Of
bridge across the Shunganunga at Fill
more street was placed on f1le.
The fixing of the grade at Sixteenth
and Polk streets. the grade Of the all
ley bounded by Sixteenth and Douthitt
streets, Harrison and Van Buren,
streets. and the grading of West street
Eleventh street and Munson avenue
between West and Morris avenue were
all referred to the city engineer and
street commissioner.
The petitions for raise of the
sidewalks on Van Buren, street, north
Of Eighteenth street, east side of Bu-
chanan street between Fifteenth and
sixteenth streets and north side OF SIX
feenth between Buchanan and Clay
streets were placed on file.