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Abilene's $100,000 of
New Paving Settled
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Brick; With Asphalt Filler
Third street from ,' "ey
west of 'Cedar west to Pine
treet.
Asphaltic Concrete. '
Buipkeye from North Fourth
north, to city limiu. '
. East Sixth from Buckeye
east to Olive.
North Olive i from Sixth
north to Eleventh.
, . First street from Buckeye
to Oplena.
Vine from Elrst north to
Third, Third north 'to Fifth.
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Approximate Cost.
Third, brick, $22,188.
'Buckeye. Sixth, Olive, First
Vine, asphaltic concrete, $57,
652. Curb and gutter, excava
tion, headers, catch basins,
19,064.
Total cost paving $98,904.
From Monday Pally, 1
The city commissioners started
something this morning when after
an executive session' lasting from
7:30 to 9 o'clock, they met in open
session and quickly ordered ' a con
tract for ' paving the entire list of
streets specified except Sixth from
Buckeye to Mulberry which was left
open. . The entire contract was let
to the Kaw Paving Co. whose bid
' was about $1000 higher than the
.. Ramsey Contracting Co. on the same
taateriaL All the streets were order
ed caved with asphaltic concrete,; a
smooth pavement sim.ilar. .to that in
X Third street from the 'alley west of
Cedar to rine wnica. a
paved with brlcl'wlth asphalt filler.
Commiesioner Matteson was a strong
advocate of brick. Mayor Nichols
who lives on Buckeye would not
stand for brick on that street. Com
missioner Forney was , for smooth
paving. A compromise was made
and Third street was ordered paved
with brick. The smooth paving
costs $1.42 a square yard; the brick
$1.71 a square yard. The-property
owners on all the streets are almost
unanimous against brick. At a meet
ing called by the commissioners last
week to get the sentiment of the
property owners over 200 were pres
ent and all but two voted against
brick. But the commissioners paid
no attention to this expression.
Third Street Is Wrathy.
A eerles of Indignation meetings
has been held all day by the property
owners of Third street over the action
of the commissioners. The fact that
the people who pay the bills are al
most unanimous against the brick
paving makes them particularly angry
at the commissioners. They will
have to pay 29 cents more a square
yard than any other part of town
and get what they do not want and
think it unfair that three men, none
of whom owns property on the street
itnesireeii
ehould take such action. They W,
M4; a meeting tonight to protest,
but with the power In the commis
sioners' hands it Is doubtful it they
can change matters. The commis
sioners have made the contract and
will probably stick to it, regardless
of the protest.. .
;( , How Contract Was Let.
The formal proceedings were:
It was moved by W. A. Matteson,
seconded by J. "K.' Forney, that we
award the contract for. the paving,
curb and gutter -and excavation of
Buckeye .avenue, from North Fourth
st,reet north td the city limits, East
Sixth street from Buckeye to the
ast line of Olive street, North Olive
street from Sixth street to the south
line or North Eleventh street; First
street from the west line fBuckeye
te the west side of Oplena avenue.
Vine street 'from the north side of
First street to the south side of
Third street and Vine street from
the Wth side of Third street - to
the south line of Fifth street, to
the Kaw Paving Company, as per
bid and according to the plans and
specifications' for ' aaplialtic ncrete
rslng California asphalt known as
the EIobo brand; and tbst we award
tte contract for paving, curb, guUcr
" sol exravition of West Third street
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t;cn 'cart side of the frst illey'west
or Codar street to the wo.t line of
line street to the Kaw ravlnR Co.
as per bid and according to the plans
and specifications for brick pavemtat
with asohalt filler, and that the
mayor and clerk executo g rout'actj0hnts 80, Pearl Johnts 70, Luther
for the same and that we reject nil
other btds. Carried, all voting aye.
The resolution or motion had been
iarn nn in idvinM and was read. I
adopted and the meeting adjourned Engle 57, y, l: Nichols 50, T
in lesa than three minutes. Th Conklln 80. L. A. Sutter 80. H. B.
crowd of property owners which FeUy 76 E s Haney 50. J. W. Mon
filled the room expecting to bear roe 60t Mary x. Eicholts 50, S.
some discussion and have something gti8mitj 79. A. W Ward 50, K.
tq say then filed out looking rather
sheepish.
,. What It Will Cost.
An approximate estimate of the
cost of the entire paving. Including
all work Is $98,904. Since Sixth
street weet from Buckeye to Vul
berry was eliminated from the con
tract It leaves approximately 53.
000 square yards to be paved.
Third street has close to 12.800
yards to be paved. The Kaw Paving
Co.'s bid for brick paving with as
nhalt filler was $1.71. It will cost
Third street alone $22,188, exclud
ing all other work.
The cost to Third street for brick
over asphalt will be $3,712. , .
The repairs on the pavements no
matter where located will be borne
by the entire city.
This leaves 40.600 square yams
n h Dftved with asphaltic concrete.
The Kaw Paving Co.'s bid for this
kind 9f paving was $1.42, making
the cost to the other streets $57,652,
not including curb and gutter, etc.
Tne Kaw Paving Co's. bid for
r.trh basins, excavation, curb and
.... V..4.M m - 119. 0B4.
iakir the Haf $sFirf ! 5"S.
including all work $98,904
Where City Officials Went.
Mayor Nicils, Commissioners
Matteson and Forney, City Engineer
Riddle and City Attorney S S. Smith
returned Saturday night from a pav-in-
Jnsnection tour. They first
visit Toneka. From there they went
visit Tooeka. From mere mey wem
c,.;. mo., .0 K.n...
City, Kan., Independence and Lea
venworth,
, , rFrom Tuesday's Daily .J
That the property owners of Third
street are opposedto the action taken
by the city commissioners yesterday
morning when they let a contract
for brick paving for that street, was
shown at a mass meeting at the
Commercial club rooms last night.
Nearly all the property owners were
there besides 50 spectators. A peti
tion was signed by owners of 4,357
front footaice of property affected
by the brick paving asking the com
missioners to use the asphaltic con
crete instead.
W. S. Anderson called the meet
ing to order at 8:15 o'clock.
G. C. Anderson was elected chair
man and J. E. Keel secreta
- He Still Wants Cement.
The first person to be called on
r. . .nAorh waa J. B. Case. . "The
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extra expense to
the property owners when we do not
went it," said Mr. Case. At the
last mass meeting Mr. Case strongly
advocated the use of a cement pave
ment and last night he still argued
for It, and in signing the petition
to be presented to the commissioners
he placed cement in parenthesis af
ter his name. Mr. Case's reason for
his stand on cement Is that It will
be the cheapest for the property
owners, and that tnose tnai o
nay for the paving .are not all able
to pay the price of brick.
R. M iwrhlte retltloa. .
R. M. White was the next person
to tske the floor... He spoke briefly
h.t .lthourh the commis
sioners were capable men be did not
approve oi their recent action, we
presented a peuuon iw i
owners, which he asked them to
sign. In 20 minutes 41 names were
placed on the petition and today the
total llst was 48. The total front
footage of these 48 property owners
opposed to the brick pavement li
4,857. ' "
The petition with its signers is:
"To the Mayor and Commissioners
of the citrof Abilene: Gentlemen:
r !' nnrfcrelened. resident pro-
.. rn, a Tisird street do
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OFFICIAL OF
FHF. KtMSAS. THUB3HAY M0BH1NG MAYMOT . "-33
v.k n,,r dlBtDnroval of
v.iv n.vinr nurooses. and T
spectfully ask that you reconsider
your action In which you voted to
use brick for the paving of our
streets and that instead of brick you
use the same material that is to be
used on the other street's of the city.
A. W, Rife 80, W. 8. Anderson
100, M: Nicolay 60. Wm. Houlton B,
A. Beem 100. J. O. Landes 80. R.
M. White 120, O. C. Anderson 60.
J. B. Case (cement) 120, Mrs. E.
pm.nn i7n v W. Morse 70, C.
UIItK VS f W -
urn.in 9 aa .T A. Rraves 60. H. A.
(Hockensmith 40. O. B. Landes 70.
M. A. Prendergagt isz, h. . nR"
. , n tn tt Tio 9.1 n. J. A,
s. Sails 60. Mrs. Saiali Fmig 50
C. A. Case 80, Hetcio Johnt JiO.
J. E. Johnti 400, O. A. Sterl '4.
Joslah Snvder 100. F. M. No -then ft
60. R. Cf. Irey 150, Sara Trott f0.
Katherine Mustard 70, W. H. Hr
hr 1 2 a. jmes . Strachan, M. 1 A.
Korns 50, Henry Johnix 75, J. BJ.
Keel 120. Lutheran church 60, W. W.
Childs 50."
"It's An Outrage." A. W. Rice
Probably the most wrathy proper
ty owner at the meoing last night
was A.' W. Rice. He was the first
person to sign' the petition and In a
speech he said "It's an outrage, gen
tlemen, to have this brick pavement
imposed upon us. I for one am
Rtrone acalnst it." .
Matteson Gave His Reasons Why.
W 'A. Matteson was the only city
commissioner to attend the meeting.
He was asked by several property
owners why the commissioners gave
xnira street-onca yucmou. .
other streets asphaltic concrete when
oiaer vree . .. . .
Third street brick pavement and the
the unanimous sentiment of the last
mass meeting was tor smooth pave
ment and opposed to . brick. ; u .
attacks on a certain prominent busi
nessman of Abilene and the Reflecr
tor as a prelude to his speech.. He
gave a survey of the paving Inspec
tion tour of the commissioners. "I
am a strong advocate of brick pave-
n. t hotlAva It la the best."
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said Mr. Maiiesoa,
. .rnnvinced
trip au uiuo u -
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- mistakes, (In referring to the letting
of the contract) 1 but gentlemen it
this brick pavement is laid, in five
to fifteen years you will all bless
th dv it was out down." Mr. Mat -
teson's Only reason why brick was
given. Third and not the othere
streets were: Heavy traffic on
Third; overflow of creek; brick pave
ment, he said will keep better under
standing water than concrete, Has
san, Sarco or asphiltic concrete
pavements. He also claimed that
brick with asphalt is less noisy than
asphalt.
Mr. Matteson explained that the
star chamber session of the commis
sioners was held because they did
The walceiiirifj
A universal awakening affecting all grow
ing things comes with this first month of
Spring. Plant and animal life throw 'off
the Winter lethargy.
Man regards with reverence and delight
the spontaneous resurrection and is moved
irresistibl to be a part of the new life.
Oft imes.we are instinctively led into bet
ter ways through the effect of outside in
fluences, and we should, not resist the ap
peal "to our better nature?
While the spirit moves you look well to
your finances. The opening of a bank
account would be a 'timf iy and profitable
be innl g, and you can never hope to
rpw out of the , condition in which en
Tironmnt and circumsiince has placed
you 'unless you develop along financial
lines. .
If you will start an account with us you
will discover that your resolution has led
you into pleasant and profitable places.
v Abilene,
EJCKINSOff COUNTY
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Inpt want any speecnes irom me V
P?rty owners.
Willing to Clanne Contract.
"'We appreciate the letting of the
contract to us," said VL. A. Klngsley
of the Kaw Paving Co. today, "and
ff it Is the will of the people and
commissioners to make the changa;
from brie to aspnauic concreic
Inlg on Third, we are willing to do winter, was culminated here yester
lt We have nothing to say about day afternoon Bays the Junction City
niking the change, that is the com- . Intere8ted are
mSssloners business, but it will be
satisfactory with us."
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-5 What Commissioners Say.
The commissioners today' were
asked if they would be willing to
use asphaltic concrete paving on
Third instead of brick and this Is
wjiat they said:
1 Matteson "I am not giving my
opinion." '
QNIchols "If the commissioners
see fit to make the change I am will-
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' (Forney--"I have nothing to say
until the commissioners get togeth-
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Third Street's View.
The Third street residents, as they
express themselves, do not find any
fault with brick pavement wnicn
wten properly laid is one of the
best made, but they do object to
having that street seleeted as an 'ex
ception to all the remainder of town.
The commissioners made a trip to
ftad the best pavement. If brick Is
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best tne wnoie town is enuueu w
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It: ir asphalt is nest inira sireei ii
JUm o H. Ther. oM to b.
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Why the Total Was More.
Editor Reflector: . We wish to
correct a statement which appeared
in the Reflector last evening. The
ma was hut th navinK
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contract wa let to the Kaw Paving
j. ,-,nnn ni, th.n th
.rvmnv it. 11000 hiKher than the
T R. Ramsey Pairing Company's of-
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he--lprBlii-n.fftihivthe Santa Ferossing. one oTThe
the material was alue in noin 01
these companies' orrers. ? v noever
reported 'that statement to the paper
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did not know or was willfully tryi
to misrepresent.
While the bid of the Kaw Paving
company was a little less than $1000
'l,lo.l, than the bid Of the J. R
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i Ramsev comnany the difference m
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I be considered. This amounts amounts
to lenuu mailing me vw .....
Ibid $5800 the lowest on asphaltic
concrete. Also the equipment and
1 machinery were taken into consld-
eration.
We personally inspected the out
fits' of both companies and we be
lieve that we made a wise selection
and that the people will be well sat
isfied with the work when it is com
pleted. City Commissioners.
(The figure given out by the city
clerk's office show $1,000 more for
the Kaw Paving Co. bid than the
other but no explanation is included
in the showing of varying qualities
of material.) ,
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Kansas
Abilene Girl's Fiance
Backed Down Suddenly
A correspondence courtship that
has flourished steadily through the
,
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1 womaii. ucj waw .vvm ........ .w.
BOme time, but have never met. They
agreed that on Sunday the lady was
t0 come down from Abilene and be
tne gUest of the man. For purposes
0f identification, each was to wear
a white silk ribbon, pinned in a con-
gpicuoua place,
I Yesterday the young man came up
town, dressed in his best, and, on
0a coat was the bit of ribbon.
Friends wanted to know what society
ne belonged to, and he explained the
situation. A called meeting n-a
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held and It was unanimoumy utuucu
to accompany him to the depot. So
they started off, and on the way
ine' l"rieu
Grant Township Has
Some
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A f ne example of what can ne
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d... I. red m. i .. No rth
is kept in perfect condition the
Iyear roun,i and reflects great credit,
on Ge0. Bradley who has it in charge,
David Campbell Is doing equally
g00(j WOrk on the road west of the
onH v. V. Flanagan on
the road west of the creek. The
... a i.a foil la it nlen-
rnr, rn.d built last fall is a splen
improvement and Abllette ought
. ! . " a. Thlril trit: to
worst pieces or Sana roaa 10 iuc
Democratic
A convention of the Democrats of
Dickinson county was held at the
court house this afternoon and part
of the county ticket was named.
Nearly 30 Democrats wce present.
Dr. F. S. Blayney presided as
chairman and J. W. Howe acted as
secretary.
D. W. Tappen announced himself
as candidate for probate Judge; M.
L. Dunnett,' sheriff, and B. H. De-
Republican
Now
The following are the candidates
announced thus far In the campaign
. nlirn nn the Republican ticket.
TW primaries will be held August
8, 1912, and the Iwt of candidates
Indicates a lively Interest to the
nomination:
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COUNTY ASSESSOR.
F. V. Close.
- F. J. Murphy.
COUNTY CLERK.
H. W. King.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
F. A. Greem.
Arthur Hard.
NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN
FELL WLNI WAS STRONG.
Nearly an inch of "rain1 fell Bun-
day and the farmers are tickled, for.
, is Just what they wanted, tds
wheat and oats needed rain badly.
The city gardener -Is also In good
spirits for the rain startedjiis vege
tables growing. . In fact some said
"they actually could see their radishes
and onions grow'! yesterday.
Saturday , night a strong south
wind twisted things considerable.
The big electric sign on Tuft's furni
ture store was blown down, almost
completely wrecking it. Large limbs
were twisted off of trees over Abi
down another half dozen friends wero
recruited.
But Just as the train was pulling
in the young man became faint
hearted, and beat a speedy retreat.
His friends recognized the young
lady by her white ribbon, as she
stenned from the train, and told her
that the young man whom she was
to meet was Indisposed, but that be
would be pleased to have her come
to his boarding house). This she
expressed a willingness to do, and
on being furnished with the address,
made her way up town, while the
party of friends proceeded to the
same destination by a different route.
They say that as the Abilene wo
man went In the front door the
young man went out the rear en
trance, and did not show up again
until after dark. The girl took the
next train back home, and it is un
derstood that the affair Is at an end.
Good Roads
county and always in bad condition.
The Enterprise and Detroit roads
have not been, graded and were drag
ged too late. These are tne mosc
traveled roads In the county and
naturally are easy to keep up. It
would pay Abilene business men to
islst the townships of Grant and
Center in keeping them in good con
dition. It is not right that roads
miles from town should be made
smooth while those near town In
some directions are neglected.
hurt Abilene trade la these days
wVeh Iafln-rit"ake:tbe best "Mad.
to merchandising ' points. , : j;J
Candidates
Are Lining Up
Huy county clerk. C. E. Rugh was
asked to come out for county attor
ney, but he refused saying: t "I am
not like Theodore, my hat is npt in
the ring for a, third term." - t
The name of R. H. Seeds was then
suggested but Mr. Seeds said he was
not ready to make an announce
ment. ,
Alexis Andreen of Salina, candU
date for congressman, made an In
teresting speech.
Candidates
in the Field
PROBATE 3XPGE.
W. S. Anderson.
J. S. Hiff. t
3. C. Royer.
DISTRICT CLERK.
C. R. Baker.
E. M. Blachly.
SHERIFF.
J. E. Badger.
G. CI. Huffman.
3. H. McCnrdy.
B. O. Stone.
Warren Test.
3. A. WUkle.
esse Dary. '
COUNTY COSmiSSIONER.
C. W. Peterson.
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lene and several , telephone lines
were badly damaged. A large plate
glass in Sterl Bros.' store was broken
by the strong wind.
BOUGHT HIM OUT BUT CLAIM
HE STILL HOES BUSINESS.
E. S. Eaglen and John Carroll to
day filed an ir Junction suit in dis
trict court against H- Q- Boles, ask
ing the court to keep him from doing
insurance business in Chapman. The
plaintiffs claim they purchased Mr.
Boles' insurance business with . the
understanding ' that he would not
start up In business at Chapman.
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