The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-25
IT'S ALL FIXED UP.
Garbage MIDDLE in Topeka Is Again
Adjusted.


A compromise between the Osborn
Garbage company which has
been doing the garbage business Of the
city for some time. and the new Evans
Bowman company which asked the
council for permit to go into the'bus-
mess. has been arranged, and the Eiv-
aus-BoWman company will withdraw
its request. The health and sanitation
committee, to which the matter was
referred, will meet this evening, but
will not take up the garbage matter.
w. L. Osborn, manager of the gar
bage company said this morning: This
new company which was organized and
asked for permit to go into the gar
bage business proposed to dump gar
bage over the bank of the river instead
of piping it out into the water the way
We do. There was considerable oppo-
sition to the new company, and when
the people interested found that out, we
arranged to give them a chance to
work with US. The terms have not yet
been made, but I am informed that MI.
Evans and Mr.. Bowman will withdraw
their request for a permit which was to
have come before the committee this
evening"
There win be plenty of business to
occupy the attention of the COMMITTEES,
however. The dispute between the
board of education and the board OF
health and plumbing inspector Will
come before the committee. The board
amend the plumbing ordinance to per
init the use of latrine closets in the
public schools. DR.. G. f. Menntngers
chairman of the board of health, and
Z. A. Clancy, plumbing inspector con-
tend that the ordinance should be al
lowed to remain as it is
The board of education wants two
amendments made to the plumbing or
dinance as it now stands. The. sections
to be amended are sections p and %,
which read as follows:
Sec %. Every water closet or each
of a. group of water closets within q
building shall be furnished from a sep
arate tank or cistern for each STOOL
the flush pipe shall be not less than IA
inch.
sec. %. All public urinals to be sup
piled with a flush tank, flush to be
connected to urinal and heel of trap.
The amended sections, as proposed by
the board of education, are as follows;
t'Sec. p. Every water closet or group
of water closets within building shall
be flushed from a separate tank, the
flush pipe for single closet seats to De
not less than IA inches. Where two or
more closets are used in one range or
fixture, the flush pipe and tank shall
be of sufficient capacity, and where six
or more seats are used in one range or
fixture, the flush pipe shall be not less
than A inches, and the flushing tank OF
not less than Is gallons capacity, ana
such flushing tank shall be automatic
in operation with periodical hush- Inc
outlet for trap for such range OF closets
in one fixture shall be not less than
six inches. Trap to be provided with
not less than Pinch vent to atmos-
phere on sewer side to prevent syphon-
age or break in water SEAL In school
buildings provision to be made for 10
cal ventilation of each range OF closets
in addition to the trap vent provided
above. Such ventilation to be not less
than II square inches for each closet
sSec. %. Each urinaI or range Of
urinals to be provided with a flush tank
or a continuous flush Where six or
more urinals are in one range, the out
let of trap to be not less. than two inch
es with a trap vent of not less than
IL inches to prevent syphonage or
break in water seal. In school build
fngs provision to be made for local ven
tiIation of not less than u square
inches for each STALL
Charles Morton. who used to be Cha
ney'S partner in the plumbing business
is said to have been secured by the
board of education 10 give testimony
on behalf of the board at the hearing
this evening. Mr.. Morton Will try to
show that the latrine or range clos
cts which the board desires to install
at the manual training high school, and
other new buildings, are sanitary MT
Morton is said to be interested in the
la trine contracts.
Plumbing Inspector F. A. Chaney mas
has been collecting some data in regard
to the pending fight. which may be IN
troduced this evening.
The board of education has gone
ahead, contrary to existing law ana let
the contract for installing the latrine
system in the new high school. 1t is
now obliged to square ITSELF by per
suading the council to amend the ordin-
ance so that its contract will not be
invalid.