The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-01
IS RECOMME Tended.
Council Committee FavOrs a New
Fire Station.
Would Give Fifth Ward Much
Needed Protection.

A new fire station will be construct
ed in the Fifth ward, if the council ac-
cepts the recommendation of the ways
and means committee. The committee
met last evening and listened to the rep
reservations of a delegation of citizens
from the Fifth ward, who requested ia
vorable action on the part of the COM
mittee.
The agitation in favor of an addition
al station has been on for almost year.
Last November a petition to the city
council was signed and presented by the
resident property owners in the south
western portion of the city. Pursuant
to this petition an estimate of the pro-
bable cost of locating and equipping a
station as desired was made by Fire
Marshal Wilmarth. The estimate calls
for q probable expenditure of $3.50, in
GLIDING the purchase of a site, building,
equipment, of horses and one combina-
ton hose and chemical or chemical wa
gon.
The cost as detailed in the estimate is
as follows:
Building, % feet by Sc feet. 2, 700
One combination wagon. Zoo
One chemical wagon. 1850
Two horses 400
Harness and miscellaneous equip
The cost of a site has been estimated
with considerable degree of latitude
and nothing in the way of definite fig
uT6S mas yet Deen secured. Inc 6SJl-
mate may be shaved somewhat, de-
pending on the proximity of the station
to hydrant and sewer service. In case
this is available the estimate will be
lowered by $40. The cost of yearly main
tenance with a force of three men, and
a night watch boy, is placed at $3,O55,
for four men and a boy $751; $50.
The location has not been settled upon
as yet. 1t is thought that it would be
desirable to have it located, if the coun-
Ill
avenue and north of Sixteenth The
fire station if erected would serve por-
tions of the Third, Fifth and Sixth
wards. At present the entire Washburn
college district is without adequate fire
protection. The department must eth
er make a run from station No 4 at
fhe corner of Clay and Eighth streets.
or from the still farther removed station
No. 2, at the city hall. In either case
it is from a mile to two miles run.
The delegation from the Fifth ward
stated that in most instances when
IRE secured a good Roadway it was
impossible to check it until it burned
itself out. They believed that thew
hands of the city and inasmuch as they
had been paying taxes for this pur-
pose they claimed that the city was
indebted to them and should insure
protection.
Councilman S. T. Howe, chairman of
the ways and means committee, stated
that he thought there was sufficient
money in the city treasury to take
care of this expenditure. Upon the
OASIS OF this statement the committee
voted unanimously in favor of the
recommendation to the city council
that the station be built.
Detention Hospital Considered.
The project of rebuilding the city
detention hospital also was temporarily
revived last evening. City Physician
H. B. Hogeboom urged the necessity
of increasing the facilities of the hos
pital in view of his belief that there
would be smallpox epidemic here
this fall and winter There have been
so many plans and estimates drawn up
for rebuilding the detention hospital or
erecting new one that the council