The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-01
NO DRY DISTRICT.
Mains VIII Be Extended Into Martin
& Dennis Addition.

The dry district III the southwest
portion of the city VIII be furnished
with water mains both for fire pro
lection and for domestic use by this
fall. This is the announcement which
Jesse Shaw. superintendent of the wa
terworks department. made today
Great pressure has been brought
to bear upon the board of water
works commissioners to secure the
extension of the mains in this portion
of the city. Practically the whole
area included in Martin & Dennis
addition, QuintOn Heights and the
district surrounding Washburn college
has been without any water mains
Immediately upon the purchase by the
city of the waterworks work was start
ed on laying mains in that district
The work has progressed and another
shipment OF mains will be ordered to
take care of the additional petitions
for extensions which are now on file
with the superintendent
At q. meeting of the board of water
works commissioners held last night
the following petitions were referred
to Supt. Shaw for his inspection and
recommendation: Jefferson street
from Seventh to Eighth avenue Lin
coin street from Eighth avenue to
Ninth street. Lane street from Tenth
avenue to Eleventh street, West stree
from Seventeenth to Twentieth
street Lane street from Seventeenth
to Twentieth street, Lincoln street
from Seventeenth to Twentieth street.
I expect that we will commence to
lay the mains in the locations named
in those petitions by late this sum
mer." said Mr.. Shaw. THE petitions
have been referred to me for my rec
onmendation. Another car load OF
pipe is on the way ana u-ith this we
will have enough to take care Of all
the work which has already been pc
titioned for and allowed We viii
have urplus Of pipe left over te start
on new work"
Lincoln street, Lane and West streets
are right in the heart of what has been
known as the dry district With the
petitions granted and the work compile
ted the southwest portion of the city
will be as well provided for in the way
of fire protection as any suburb in the
city. A construction gang will be put
to work excavatfng on Lincoln street
from Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets
and from there south on Buchanan
street within a week
The new Fifth ward fire station will
go into service shortly after the 1st OF
June with a com mbinatfon hose and
chemical wagon This Will provide ad-
equate fire protection.
Twelve well points have been INSTALL
ed at the up river pumping plant and
three more will be put in before the
work IS completed. North Topeka will
get one of the big steamer hydrantS.
The shipment of the hydants has been
made but not received here yet. The
one in North Topeka will be located at
Norris and Kansas avenue. The big
steamer hydrants will be placed on
Kansas avenue at alternate corners
north from Tenth avenue. The hydrants
will be placed before the paving of
Kansas avenue will be completed. A
fire plug viii be located al the corner
of The Drive and Linden avenue in
Auburndale. The board ordered the
superintendent to make the installation.
Petitions will be presented to the coun-
ell Monday evening requesting that 1t
authorize the board of waterworks
commissioners to furnish water on de-
mand to the park commissioners
at the actual cost of
pumping. The water is to be used for
sprinkling the lawns at the parks. Moth
ing is being done towards laying pipe for
filling the lakes at Central park: the
board cannot afford to lay pipe from
the water mains because the present
mains are too far away. The grass and
the flowers in the parks are sadly in
need of water.