The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-07

lumber. Why that floor will out wear
the viaduct. I would like to know
| the man who drew up those specifica-
tons
TT has not been the fault of the
city council that this viaduct has not
been completed" said Councilman
Jordan. There has been entirely too
much quibbling. The contract has
not been satisfactory. Everybody
wants to see the viaduct completed
but we want the company to toe the
mark. 1t occurs to me if the bridge
company has done what they should
have done there, would not have been
all of this trouble" He then made
some reference to Holiday looking
after the interests of the corporations
rather than that of the city.
Several of the delegation then urg-
ed the council to act and hasten the
completion of the viaduct-- --
THE city is getting what they paid
for said Fred Cole, of the Topeka
| Bridge company. "They are getting
more than they paid for" He then
quoted~-the, increased price that they
We're compelled to- pay for the lumber
in. order to meet the requirements ex-
acted by the city.
rs all of that lumber on the sur
face white oak?" asked Stanley.
81 don't know replied Cole. -
don't pretend to be a judge of lum-
Der. I think that it is. however. We
were probably little lax in gettins
this lumber at first"
''It seems to me that when we ride
over this viaduct that we should be
able to ride over it with our heads UP
and that we have lived up to the let
ter of our contract" said Stanley.
"Mr. Holiday sees fit to criticize
the council because we are holding UP
this contract said Jordan. Il am
surprised at Mr.. Holiday. I want
to say further that the contracts or
the city have never meant what they
ought to mean. What we ought to do
here is to do business as we do in our
office and then we will be transactinG
the citys business like we ought to-"
Councilman Howard then intro
duced a resolution providing FOR
change in the contract. 1t was eX-
amined by the city attorney and inscr-
ton made that no extra charge should
be exacted by the bridge company for
the work as specified in this amend
ment.
rs that satisfactory to your" asked
Holiday of Cole.
81 don't quite understand what is
meant by that matter of extras" said
Cole. He finally stated that the
amendment was acceptable.
Councilman Blakley wanted to
amend the resolution by making the
overlap two inches instead of three.
I'VE ought to make this as easy for
all concerned as possible" said he.
The amendment was lost. Then the
vote was taken on the resolution of
Councilman Howard and the amend
ment to the contract carried by vote
of seven to three.
Replies to Jordan.
Councilman Holiday then got back
at Councilman Jordan: 1T was fool
ish for the city to bind a contractor to
the almost impossible task of furnish
ing selected white oak. You have had
In, hor
that it was impossible to get. If IL
hadn't been for this one point the via
duct would have been finished months
ago:
formers make me sick. You insist
that this company shall toe the mark
while large section of the city is
made to suffer by the delay. It's all
right to make these talks about pro-
tecting the city's interests, but at the
same time yau are protecting nobody's
interests.
t'These grandstand stunts and
grandstand plays make me tired. This
getting up here and making grand
stand plays for the benefit Of the
newspapers make me tired. For two
solid years now this viaduct has been
closed up. You have done more harm
with your talk of reform to the East
side than you will ever be able to
make good. You have been against US
tooth and toe nail from the start L
remember you came to me, Mr.. Jor-
dan, for help for your pavement for
! the North side. And then you went
away to California and while you were
| gone this came up and if it had not
been for my vote you would not have
got it. And now when I come to you
| for little help you talk about toeing
the mark. 1 like a little reciprocity
| sTn this matter Mr.. Holiday has
| followed his usual course" said Jor-
| dan. HE has criticized the council
| and the administration and has neg
! lected to criticize the contractors for
| their failure to complete the work OH
| time. Mr. Holiday is not here to see
| that contract carried out but to see
| that it is not carried out He is always
| pretty sure to be found on the side of
any public question that is opposed
! to the Interests of the people. 1 would