The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-29
FORGOT THE PERMIT.
Street Railway Workmen Mar
rOwly Escape Arrest.

City Engineer McCabe came near
causing the arrest of a party of rs
Topeka railway company laborers who
We're engaged IN tearing up the curved
track and switch at the corner Of Sew
enth and Quincy streets Mayor Ber-
Sundthal advised leniency because this
was their first offense, at least since the
reOrga MIA ton of the railway company,
and McCabe forebore to have them
hauled into police court
AS soon as McCabe bore down upon
the gang of wOrkmen one of them
hastened to a telephone and informed
the officials of their trouble In less
than three minutes three functionarieS
of the company were coming breath
lessly to secure the necessary permit
from the city engineer Two of them
We're Treasurer F. G. Kelly and Attof-
ney 7. F. DOran. City Engineer Me-
Cabe assured them that they were let
off this time by a special outburst OF
executive clemency, and that another
offense would probably cost them some
thing
The railway company is making an
effort to open loop line from Madison
street oE Seventh to Kansas avenue
and, from Kansas avenue to Madison
street on Eighth avenue. The track on
Quincy street viii not be torn up at
present, and may be retained for use
permanently. The switch that was
taken from the corner of Seventh ard
Quincy streets is to be placed at Sew.
enth and Kansas avenue, where work
men are already making an excavation
for it. The railway company has de-
Cided to abandon the excavation made
on East Twelfth street between Kan
sas avenue and Madison street where
1t was at first intended to make con-
nectlOns with Kansas avenue for the
Ninewood business. This place will bA
filled up. Saturday morning work was
begun on East Eighth street and an
excavation completed for track con-
Meeting the present Eighth street
stub with the Madison street line If
the company is fortunate in securing
material for the work this loop viii be
completed in time for use on the
Fourth of July. The finishing touches
are being put on the Twelfth strcer
Viaduct, and the remainder Of the Vine
wood line has been ready for use for
months. Topeka will be in extremely
bad shape for proper celebration Of
the Fourth of July unless VineWooa
park is placed a its disposal
f. G. Kelly, of the Topeka Railway
company, said this morning:
We are making strenuous endeaVors
to open the Ninewood Park line for use
on the Fourth of July But because we
can't get ties with which to complete
our connections with the Kansas avenue
line it is very uncertain whether we VIII
be able to do it or not Our work is
tied up now for want Of ties. 1t will
he shame if we can't get the line open
for the Fourth of July business and if
completion will be an impossibility"
The difficulty which arose out of the
endeavor of both the Topeka Railway
company and the NineWood Park com
pany to occupy East Fifth street for
Santa Fe depot connections was dispos-
ed of when the two companies merged.
A Santa Fe loop is to be constructed
and both Fourth and Fifth streets used
by the new company. The residents OF
Fifth street have consented to this ar
rangement with the provision that the
paving between the tracks shall put
Fifth street in fit condition for travel
AIr. Kelly said this morning that he
did not know in which direction cars
would be run on this loop. 1t is a mat
ter of grave concern to the manage
ment of the Throop hotel which gets a
large amount of the travelling mems
business on account of its location on
the present Santa F'e depot line Should
the new line 60 east on Fourth street
and return on Fifth street a lot of that
business would be brought up town to
the other hotels.