The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-21
now 700 LOTS
LoWman Hill Anti-Sewer Peo-
pie Are Stin Busy.
Need Signatures Representing
500 More Lots.
THEY ARE DETERMINED
Don't Want a Dry Sewer, Say
Leaders.
Gossip About Money Being Used
to Get Influence.

L. E. Bishop, of BIZ Morris avenue.
says that on the various remon-
strances which are being circulated
against the construction of the pro-
posed Lowman Hill sewer signatures
representing upwards of 700 lots have
now been secured.
ut will be necessary" says Mr..
Bishop, for US to get about 1000 lots
before we can be real sure of killing
this sewer scheme. The sentiment
against the sewer is growing stronger
all the time
Some ugly charges are being made
in connection with the proposed sewer
which may materially interfere with
its construction if they prove to have
any foundation. 1t is intimated that
some parties who expect to be fnan-
cialIy interested in the construction of
the sewer are putting up money for
the purpose of booming" it. 1t is
not known who is putting up the
cash. or who is getting it, but the
rumors have come to the ears of Mr..
! Bishop, and seemed to agitate him
considerably. He said:
"A few days ago, after l had Sc
cured about 40 names on my remon-
/ STRANGE, somebody came to me with
the story that 1 was getting paid for
circulating this paper Well 1 don't
know who would want to pay me for
pretty sore. and I told several people
/ that l would just quit the whole bust
1 ness, and not present my remon-
STRANGE. Then the people who were
on the remOnstrance Immediately
said 1 had been bought up by the
other side. If I have got to stand
accused of being bought by somebody,
l think ] might as well present this
remonstrance as I originally intended.
1 have gone to work getting more sig
natures, and intend to fight the sewer
to the finish
Personally I don't care whether
they build the sewer or not, because
/ 1 am expecting to move away from
| town, and will not pay taxes again on
/ this Lowman Hill property But I
have been making my fight for the
say that if the sewer is built it will
ruin them financially, and cause them
to move away from that locality.
There is no doubt in my mind that
/ money is being used to influence the
construction of this sewer. I don't
care to get into trouble with any OF
/ those people out there, but 1 might
| tell some things If 1 cared to"
Mr. Bishop now has about sc
signatures on his reTnonstrance, ano
William J. Warren, who is also circu-
lating a remonstrance, has about 75
more. These circumstances must be
bring them before the council fol
! consideration.
Mr.. Warren said today: There i.
to be no let up on the fight against the
sewer out in our part of town. VIVA
do we want of a sewer when we have
no water? The biggest portion of tn.
district has no water. and the result
will be a dry sewer. We are going t
keep up hard fight, and increase ou1
remonstrances as much as possible
1t is hard for us to get at all the PEG
pie who are eligible to sign the remon
STRANGE, because many of them live il
other parts of the city
McCabe's New Plans.
Acting under authority of a resolu
ton passed at the last meeting of tn
city council, City Engineer McCab
has drawn up two new plans, eithe
one of which he deems feasible for
new sewer.
One set of plans provides for a yer.
small and inexp ensive system of sewe
mains and laterals, the largest o
; which will be only 10 inches in diam
eter. The purpose of this sewe
would be merely to carry sanitar
sewage.
The other plan provides for Iarg
mains, 81 inches in diameter, intende
for use both as a sanitary sewer an
storm water sewer. It will be con
nected. however, with the 15-incl
/ Potwin main. and therefore cannot b
used for storm water for the present
No catch basins for the sewer will b
| built at this time. Some day in tn
future. when it is deemed necessary
a big sewer main, three feet in diane
. ter, will be built down through Pot
win to the mouth of Wards creei
and the catch basins can be construct
ed on the proposed Lowman Hi
laterals.
PotWin Is Satisfied.
Potwin is satisfied with it's presen
| sewer, and will not stand the expens
of building a big main for the present
. 1t is willing that Lowman Hill shout
build a system of laterals, and connec
with the Potwin main. but it is only
! question of a short time when the Ii
: inch Potwin main will prove made
l quate even for a sanitary sewer. Whe
that time comes, it is expected tina
Potwin will build a storm water sewer
and a large new sewer main.
when the main is built says Cit
Engineer McCabe. 1T should empt
into the river at Wards creek. and nc
where it does now. Wards creek al
ways affords a direct channel to tn
: river, and there would be no troubl
t with sandbars.
May Change Sentiment.
1 As it will not cost very much NOR
! to build a sewer large enough for
| storm water sewer in LoWman Hi
: than to build merely a temporary sar
) itary sewer, it is claimed that a goo
many people who have been oppose
to building a small sewer have change
: their minds. and viii withdraw the
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