The Topeka state journal., 1902-04-29
WILL HAVE TIME.
Topeka Desiceating Works Is
to Be Investigated.
Board of Health Kindly Gives
Notice of Intention.
IT is A NUISANCE.
People Say Tt Is Becoming Very
Offensive.
Anti-HOg Ordinance Is About
to Be Enforced.

On Thursday, May 1. the city board
of health will 90 in body to North
Topeka and investigate the Topeka
Desiccating plant The Topeka Desic-
eating plan will therefore take notice,
and clean up. It is believed that plenty
of time has been allowed to accomplish
this satisfactorily.
This is the friendly warning which
was given out last night by the board
of health. 1t must have required con-
sidera Bile deep study to bring forth such
subtle plot to catch the desiccating
works red handed in its alleged viola
tions of the city ordinances and its con-
tract with the city.
1t is claimed by the board of health
that the desiccating plant is merely a
piping station for the purpose of shoot
ing the refuse of the city into the bosom
of the Kaw river. Without the permis-
sion of the city, the owners Of the plant
built a big sewer leading out into the
river, and it is claimed that this is the
of the barrels which are daily hauled
to the plant.
There is also a great deal of com
plant because the plant IS offensive 10
the smell, and a menace to health. not
only of Topeka but of the people living
east of Topeka on the Kansas river
Furthermore, it is claimed that the
desiccating plant does not use covered
wagons as the contract provides that II
shall.
There are numerous other little things
which are said to be going wrong at
the plant and so the board decided TO
'investigate-
The board also passed a resolution
last night instructing the owners of the
plant to direct the wagons hauling re
fuse to cross the river over the Sardou
avenue bridge, instead of the Kansas
avenue bridge. There is probably moth
ing in the contract requiring the COM
pany to do this
HELP INCREASE BUSINESS
To partially compensate for its seemr
ing impudence in planning to investi-
gate the desiccating plant, the board
last night decided that the ordinance re
curing vaults to be cleaned and sewer
connections be made shall be enforced
with increased vigor. The sanitary pO-
licemen will be instructed to go after
the people who have vaults in bad con-
dition, and force them to clean up and
connect with the sewer regardless OF
expense. This decision to enforce the
law will bring a large number of dol
lars into the treasury of the deSlcca ting
plant and act as balm for any seeming
hostility in the proposed investigation.
HOG ORDINANCE, TOO.
The board also decided to enforce
! Councilman Joseph Griley's hog ordl-
nance which has been dormant for
many months. Nearly all the hogs
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city limits have been moved back to
their old pens Now that summer is
| coming on, the board thinks that there
ought to be another spell of enforcing
the law.
It is said that when an attempt was
made to enforce the ordinance last
| January it created such a disturbance
that a number of the councilmer
begged the health officers to let up !
little and quit making so many people
mad. I'VE are afraid of our constitu-
ents if you continue to enforce that or
dinance,' said one of the councilmen
And so the hog ordinance became {
dead letter. Now it will probably be
revived again for a few months.
LINDSEY MUST REPORT.
The question of the appointment oi
Chas. Lindsey as a special sanitary
policeman was thoroughly discussed
last night. and it was agreed by the
board that Mr.. Lindsey should be
| allowed to hold his office by virtue oi
Mayor Parker's dictum, and that Mayor
Parker should be authorized to assigr
| him to duty However, Lindsey must
| report to the sanitary department just
like any other sanitary policeman. He
| will begin work under this system with
/ out further delay.