The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-24

I
best interests of the city and we do not
desire to over rule the people We
know that this new pavement is bet
ter than anything that has been laid In
should not adopt a new standard
At this point Mayor Green made his
comments. This is the first time since
| the chair presentation two months ago
that the mayor has been aroused to
anger and sparks flew in all directions
| last night. City Engineer Rogers at
tempted to explain the new pavement
! to the mayor between heats, but ne
was completely swamped by the vol
cano and when the lava had cooled he
| was near the bottom struggling to free
] himself. But he was alive long
enough to hear these words from his
| honor:
"You were supposed to turn in three
| grades of pavement and let the peo-
| pie choose from them. But you have
not any such thing. You have turned
| in one grade and told the people to
accept it or get nothing regardless OF
| the immense cost. don't like it
you ignore the wishes of the people
and it is not the right course for the
| mayor and the council of this city to
pursue. I was at the meeting of this
committee but I never heard word
about this undetermined scheme. l.
as mayor, of this city feel responsible
for everything passed by the council
and I will not allow anything like
this to flow from this chamber"
Mayor and Jordan Clash.
Councilman Jordan jumped up
"Mr. Mayor, it was intimated to you
in the meeting this afternoon that this
one class would be approved tonight.
I know it was because"
cit was not intimated to me-
roared the mayor.
ST know that it was and the com
mittee understood it this way''-fred
back the council president
rNT1 7nf T1T1 ole fsN unit a q
are you?" questioned the mayor in
sarcastic manner.
mo, and I don't intend to be- re-
turned the North Side gentleman.
the matters were cooled and the
temper had been taken out. Mayor
Green said that there had been an
alternate proposition brought up by
filler was used and he did not know
who was at the head of it-and didn't
care.
When one of the councilmen sug-
gested recess and reconsideration
of the pavement by the committee it
was taken up with sigh of relief and
the council adjourned to the COM
mittee room. Here the fight was re-
newed with more vigor but the stabs
and thrusts were more personal and
could not be taken officially.
When the committee reconsidered the
matter it reported to the council that
thera were three classes of pavement
for the people to choose from-those
named in the paragraphs above. The
first class is the new pavement Origi-
nally suggested by the committee and
is the best pavement of the three. 1t
is the height of brick paving today and
an altogether new feature
a feature that has never been adopted
by any other city-this is the combi-
nation filler invented by City Engineer
Rogers. 1t is much better than either
sand, asphalt or pitch and has been
approved by manufacturers as well as
all who have seen it and examined it
Mayor Green said last night that he
approved this class of pavement sug-
gested by the city engineer and he
knew that the councilmen did also but
city a fair show. He said: II can see
where this pavement is far better than
anything else the city has ever used
and it costs more. If the people wish
and the city will be more than glad
to give it to them-but the people have
asked for brick and sand filler and we
should give 1t to- then-and not force
anything on them.
Thus it is up to the people of this
city to circulate another lot of petit
tons to decide upon what pavement
they wish They must remember that
the mayor and council favors the first
class, (brick blocks and combination
fller) and it is by far the best pave
ment but it will cost from $3.50 to 80
a lot number per year. These petitions
must be brought to the council at once. |
The city clerk has been instructed by
the city to advertise for bids three |
times and three kinds until o'clock |
evening. March TO-
The people east of the Santa Fe |
shops through the efforts of their two |
energetic councilmen H. P. Miller and |
]. J. Lannan, will at last realize a |
roadway along the river bank of the |
Kansas river or over the tracks in |
the yards of the Santa Fe shop dis
trict. Since the Santa Fe has asked |
for the vacating of a number of
streets just northeast of their shops |
the people have risen in rebellion
against such a thing unless the Santa |
Fe would promise to maintain a road |
the shops down into the
wholesale district of the city. The
Santa Fe baked on a road crossing
and likewise the city. A river road |
is running under the Santa Fe bridge
at the present time but when the gov
eminent advises its changes along the
river bank it means that this little |,
point under the Santa Fe bridge will l.
be cut away and the people over east
way to the wholesale houses in the
bottoms. In an ordinance enacted /
by the council last night the Santa Fe
will sign up contract to forever
keep d Iodu open through lnelr SnOp
district for the benefit of these peo-
pie. If the river washes the present
road away it will be necessary for
the Santa Fe to build a viaduct or an
aqueduct for the roadway and have
it constructed within ninety days af- L
ter the abandonment of the present
thoroughfare.
In other words the Santa Fe will have
to build a permanent roadway forty
feet wide at their own expense The
city will maintain it after it is built |
1t shall be between the south bank of
he Kansas river q nd o,fl