The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-30
People of Sixth Ward to Get
What They Paid For.
City Will Undertake to Make UI
for Discrepancy.
MANY CHANGES MADE.
These We're Never Authorized
by City Council.
Engineer Gave Contractor the
Authority.

Unable to ind anywhere in the off,
cial city records any action of the coun-
ell which authorized changes in the
Sixth ward sewer such as routing the
sewer on Lincoln street. between Tenth
avenue and Eighth avenue instead of
Buchanan street, a resolution has been
prepared by Councilman G. E Jordan
which provides for the construction OF
later2ls on Buchanan street to provide
sewage facilities for the property own
ers VINO are paying taxes for this i'm
proFement without having received it.
Il has been claimed that the property
owners protested against the construc-
ton Of the sewer down Lane street in
the parking as planned. waived their
rights 10 the sewer and in consequence
IL was constructed on Lincoln street
Acting upon this assumption the taxes
have still been assessed. though a num-
Der OF the property owners had no df-
rect sewer connection The resolution
takes the stand that no official sane
ton was given to the change in the
sewer and that the sewer should have
been rightfully constructed on Buchan-
an street. The resolution will be pre-
sented at the council meeting this ev-
eninS.
The plan contemplated is to pay for
the sewer out of the general improve
ment fund The cost 1t is not believed
Will exceed $1,000. Mayor Green sug-
gests the construction Of short laterals
running for q distance on Buchanan
Tenth avenue. but not running through
the entire distance of the block The
idea Is that a number of the proper
ties run clear through from Lincoln to
Buchanan street and have proper con-
nectiOns with the sewer on Lincoln
street. others do not run through all the
way and a service for these is desired
I can Z md anything in the cOun-
ell proceedings which called for that
change" said Mayor Green Il don't
think that there was anything beyond
a mutual understanding in the mat
ter" W C RalstOn. assistant city at
rornev said. u don't think the city
ever acted in an official capacity
other changes were made in the
sewer plans after their adoption IN
January 1906 There is. however no
criticism Of the changes which were
as follows: Change from connection.
cutting out sewer on West street pc
tween Twelfth and King streets ana
routing the sewer further east De
tween West and Lane streets This
sewer was increased in size from 70
IL inches to accommodate the IN
creased territory which 1t must serve
The sewer through two small tracts
81 land bounded by Tenth avenue and
Garfield street was not constructed
upou the request OF the Christs hos
rSfral association which later purchas-
ed the tracts and made them a part
OF the hospital grounds No sewer
was constructed on west ana AECh
streets south from Tenth avenue De
cause the tract OF AanO WnlSA II as
sunDo=ed 70 serve was changed into
CITY park The change in the sewer
plans was made AT the suggestion or
Councilman Swendson-
on Tenth avenue between Tenth
and Lane streets. the sewer was NOV
ed from Tenth avenue to an alley
running between those two streets.
the change was brought about by
plating a tract Of land The resolu-
ton which will be introduced TINS
evening follows:
Whereas. Information mas recently
come TO the mayor and council TO the
erect that In the construction Of the |
sever system IL. sewer district 26,known /
a. The sixth ward sewer. the city eng'- /
ueer without the knowledge OF consent 1
Of the mayor and council. changed the i
mans of said sewer system so that no /
sever was laid in Buchanan street be /
tween Eighth avenue and Tenth ave
rue: and
whereas. It IS unjust for the parties
owning real estate on the west side or
said portion Of Buchanan street and
paving tax in said sewer district 70 TO
be deprived Of such sewer; now there
fore be II
Resolved. BY the mayor and council.
that the city OF Topeka proceed at once
TO construct the said sewer in Buchanan
street from Eighth avenue to Tenth ave
nue. in accordance with the original
MARS and specifca ticns therefore as
prepared for the construction OF the
sewer system in sewer district 20