The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-09

the council and referred to the streets
and walks committee.
A large delegation from the East side
headed by Chris Roof and another
smaller delegation of women, among
the number being Dr. Eva Harding,
city park, commissioner, were present.
The largest tract of three is the old
lumber yard Of the Santa F'e which is
bounded by Branner street on the east,
Holiday street on the west and on the
north and south by Fourth street and
East Sixth avenue. It is still in use as
sort of store yard by the Santa Fe
and is covered with tracks and small
buildings, most Of them old. The Ium-
Der yards of the Santa Fe are now in
the shop district and there is no fur
Their use for the present tract of ground
for this purpose. The site is an ideal
one for park, the Shunganunga bor-
ders it; it is centrally located and
would give a vastly better impression
Of Topeka to the casual traveller than
the sight of the structures that are on
the place now. The Klein tract is nine
acres in extent, covered with trees and
lies to the east. The third piece of
ground asked for is a small triangular
piece Of land bounded by Eighth, Law
renee and Tenth avenues.
The boundaries of the proposed bene-
fit district are all of the city lying
east Of a center line down Kansas ave-
nue. and all that north Of a center line
of Twelfth street.
The council announced last evening
that Haskins & Ramsey were the low
est bidders on the paving this year.
The amount of the contract, according
to their figures, is $76.960.08. Their bid
for the entire work. rolling, grading.
paving. curbing. guttering. ETC., on
each Of the. streets to be paved follows:
Monroe street, $6,146.91; Jackson.
| $6,677.01; Harrison. $3,008.31; Lane. $5,-
90O24; Garfield, s4,S69.30; West Sixth
avenue, $39,458.27 Tenth avenue, S.
| 1874; Thirteenth, $2,022.21; Williams.
$694.42.
John Ritchie refused to accept con-
tract for Garfield street, the one on
which he was the lowest.
Now that they know the outcome of
| the election, the councilmen haven't
any use for astrologers, palm1sts. clair
voyants and those kind of folk who
tell all about what is going to happen
to you. The councilmen have found
out and are not catering to those who
| look into the future and accordingly
| they hiked up the license charges.
Hereafter the license charges will be
| SIS per day, $25 per week and $75 per
month. An ordinance to this effect
was passed.
| Councilman Lannan introduced a
| res olution placing the council on rec
ord in favor of employing laborers and
workmen who live in Topeka and
against foreign imported material
There is great host Of foreigners
who block our streets down there on
| The East side.' said Mr.. Lannan. 81
don't want to put any thorns into the
side of the corporations, but 1 would
| like to see the council go on record as
| favoring the man who has his home
| here and his investments as against
| this other class" The council went
on record favoring the resolution
A resolution to change the name OF
the Arch street park to Westlawn was
introduced and referred to the COM
mittee on streets and walks.
II The report on the city electric lighd
plant by the special committee of the
Commercial club came up and was
l.greeted with laughter by the council
men. Some one suggested framing Il
but 1t was finally placed on file fol
y future generations to read.