The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-02
IN CITY COUNCIL.
State Journal Is Again Made
Official Paper.
Want Proceedings in News
paper Where They'll Be Read.
KEEP INVESTIGATING.
City Attorney Instructed to
Measure Up More Paving.
Overcharge Found Aggregates
Over Five Hundred Dollars.

For the third successive year the
city council last evening awarded the
city printing to the State Journal.
The action of the council! was some
thing unprecedented. Out of eleven
councilmen present, ten voted to
award the contract for the coming
year to the State. Journal. one voted
fer another evening paper. The vote
amply attested to the popularity of the
State Journal. Councilman Hughes,
acting mayor, was in the chair and
had not the power to cast a vote.
Its simply a matter of dollars and
cents to the city," said one of the
councilmen. ''The State Journal has
the largest circulation in the city of
any. of the Topeka papers and we want
the official proceedings in a paper that
the people read"
F. G. Dreaming, city attorney. was
told to go on with his investigation of
the paving and discover whether the
city had been overcharged. A report
the results of measurements taken on
Lane, Jefferson and Western avenue
and giving a total of 451.87 square
yards of paving amounting to 1851 .28,
claimed as an overcharge. In addition
80 lineal feet of curbing on Lane street
amounting to $30.32 is cited as an
overcharge. -.>t.
These measurements were taken by
w. A. Harshbarger of Washburn col
lege. liter submitting a report Mr..
Dreaming asked for further instruc-
tions and was told to continue the
services of Mr.. Harshbarger. The city
attorney said:
at beg to hand you herewith item
lied statement and report of Prof. W.
A. Harshbarger on measuring pave
ments for last year This investigation
shows that the city has been over
charged on Lane street $151.54 square
yards of paving at s$1.22 per square
ward. on Western avenue 163.43 square
wards of paving at 1922 per square
yard, on Jefferson street 1863 square
yards of paving at $1.22 per square
yard on Lane street 80 linea1 feet or
curbing at $0.379 per lineal foot; max
inc a Total of 451.87 square yards of
paving at $1.22 saper square yard;
amounting to $551.2S, and 80 lineaI
feet of curling at $0.379 per lineal
foot. amounting to $30.32. Total over
charge on above streets s5S1.6O. Our
investigation has shown that the maj
estimates made by, Mr.. Arnold Wh1le
acting as city engineer have been cor
rect On Clay street from Tenth ave-
me 70 T'hirteenth street there is
mistake charging III square yards paw
ing to the city which should have been
charged to the property, but the total
amount of paving is correct, ms Is
an error probably due to miscalcula-
ton. There are a great many other
overcharges apparent from com
harrison of the final estimates with the
preliminary estimates. and these re-
main to be investigated. if your honor
able body will give the necessary au
thority and pay for the services OF
prof. w. A. Harshbarger and an as
sistant I think that all or nearly all
of these overcharges can he Ioo0+ered
in a proper action at Nv and your
honorable body should take steps to
protect the city.
every respectfully submitted.
"F. G.. DRUMMING,
"City Attorney"