The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-23
FOUGHT AND LOST
City Attorney Dreaming Wages
a Losing Battle.
Opposed FierceIy the Central
Avenue Paving.
1T ALL WENT THROUGH
Also Two Additional Blocks on
Lincoln Street.
Garbage Question Again Before
the Council.

/ North Topeka councilrnen were told
last night that they were perpetrating
a job on. the city in attempting to get
the paving of Central avenue through
| the council.
F. G. Dreaming, city attorney, was the
person to make the charge.
For time it resembled some of the
interesting sessions which marked the
preceding council last year when the
city attorney and the council had excit-
ing word contests.
w. S. Bergundthal Councilman c. E.
Jordan and several other gentlemen re-
sented remarks of Mr.. Dreaming and
replied more or less in kind.
The city attorney went out into the
lobby of the council chamber to cool
council chamber By this time things
had quieted down and the temperature
dropped back to normal.
Before the evening was over the First
ward councilmen got the Central avenue
paving allOwed-and the councilnen
who were Directing rushed two more
additional blocks on the south side
through.
The schedule of the streets and walks
committee was shattered.
Mayor Green stated last evening that
he was not positive of the action that
he would follow. He might decide to
use the veto. 1t is stated that the coun-
ell could compel the mayor to sign the
proceedings.
The interest of last evening all re-
volved around the attempt to push
through the paving of Central avenue.
Part of the street is thinly populated
and the property is not considered for
the main part, valuable. The council
was divided on the proposition.
Councilman Blakely introduced a
resolution referring the Central avenue
paving back to the streets and walks
committee, with an idea of granting two
of the six blocks asked. At this juno
ture the city attorney got UP and said:
Il want to put in an objection here and
register a great big knock. think that
this paving should not go through.
There has never been such a job put up
as this. Why, it's just a plain country
road Talk about travel, there is I'M
limited travel on any country road.
That's no reason why we should pave
that street. There is whole half block
that's been gOuged out by the flood and
you wouldn't give $50 for it. The idea
to place this paving cost on property
like that. L would like to kick louder
and kick longer"
1T isn't necessary. Not necessary at
all,'' put in Councilman Blakely in his
mild voice. Mr.. Blakely does not like
to see disputes arise. s34r
"One poor widow has fourteen lots"
continued Dreaming NOW go on if you
want to and pave.
tested to the paving?" queried Council
man Stanley. 'I haven't heard any OBJ
lection. I don't think that the streets
and walks committee were aware that |
they We're confiscatory.'
w S. Bergundthal said: You would |
think that to hear Dreaming talk he |
was a great big taxpayer. pay con- |
siderable tax and represent interests |
that pay heavy taxes but defy anyone |
to show where have opposed paving. |
NJ inlr ic Vvh6
has 80 miles of paving and North Tope- |
ka has but one mile of the whole 81? |
Do you think it's right? don't deny |
that some of the property would not pay |
out. But can you discommode the en- |
tire public on account of a few blocks
here and there?"
II think the city attorney is unduly |
excited about the Central avenue paw
ing" said c. z. Jordan.
mot near as much as somebody else,
the city attorney.
There is a limit to our ability to |
pave this year." said Councilman Blake
ly who opposed granting the entire
six blocks for Central avenue.
Councilman Horn also spoke against
the paving. Councilman r diday said:
This seems to me is really tuated by
4 desire to get paving on tt y side of |
the river. / think North Topeka is
entitled to about anything it wants"
On a vote on the resolution to refer
six voted for and six against. The
ayes were: Councilmen Blakely,
Horne Howe, Hughes, Howard and
Noes: Councilmen Holiday, Jordan,
Kutz, Lannan, Stanley and Van Ness.
Councilman Jordan then introduced a
resolution calling for the adoption of
all of the paving as originally recon-
by the committee on streets
and walks. Councilman Blakely NOV
ed to amend by cutting out the Cen
trail avenue paving. 1t lost by vote /
Of six to six.
The council voted then separately
On the resolution to pave each section
Of street. The opposition here had an
opportunity to defeat the Central ave-
nue. paving for a tie vote would de-
feat it. They got busy and caucused
but Councilman Hughes switched his
vote and all was lost.
At the last minute the council took
a recess for the streets and walks
to recommend the paving