The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-25
WHO WANTS IT?
City Water Mains Are to Be
Extended.
Will Go Where Most Consumers
Are Found.
WAIT DEVELOPMENTS.
Would Like to Put Large Main
Down Fifteenth.
East Side Must Wait the Con-
structi0n Of Sewers.
EAIT DEVELOPMENTS.

Bids for supplying $4,000 feet of mains
have been asked fer on the part of the
board of waterworl1s commissioners.
Some of the largest eastern manufac-
turers have been asked to compete. No
returns have been rcivd yet though it
is expected that bids will be entered
within few days. The contract will be
awarded soon and the shipment Of the
mains is expected early this coming
summer.
The mains viii be for extensions
which are contemplated in tie dry dis
tricts of the city.
No stated territory for the exten-
sions has been laid out by the commits
sioners, they are waiting to see which
set of probable patrons viii agree to
furnish enough contracts for water to
cover 10 per cent OF the cost of extern
sions in their district
We are just waiting to see who is
going to be able or willing to guaran-
tee the required number OF contracts"
said c. E. Jewell of the board of coms
misisoners. whoever comes up with
these contracts will get the extensions
down their streets
We have not fixed upon any streets.
though there are certain ones of course
we would prefer to go down in order
to carry out the system of mains more
perfectly. We would like to run large
main down Fifteenth street ana hen
from there run two branches into Mar
tin and Dennis addition. A line should
be run to Christ hospital too; they ara
on private line now and it is not ade-
quate- The Nickle Plate district, in the
northwest portion of the Fourth ward
should be taken care Of
Generally we viii not make exten-
rrs1--
people over in East Topeka would
like to have the extension made of
the mains in that section of town and
party of them waited on the board
that it was not any use to make ex-
tensions until they had their sewer
built. 1t would be useless to extend d
mains whore there Is no sNaWer- There
would be no way ia which to take care
of the surplus water and the water
would have to simply be drained off
as best it might. This would be un-
satisfactory and costly to say the
least. The city would meet with addi-
tiona1 expense
New wen points are now being
driven at the works. The city will put
in of these running up the total
number from % to 81. I'VE esti-
mated that these new points would
cost us about $3.600." said Mr.. Jewell.
"A point is being driven each day and
the first one was put in today. It will
enable us to pump fresh water while
the fire pressure is on. AS it is now
we get the dirty muddy water when
we turn on the full pressure for fire
purposes.
'sThe points are of the improved
type and can be cleaned out when
they become dirty, which is not the
case with the ones which are now in
use. The old points are clogged up.
We will use a new system in putting
down these we'll points. We will
place them in piping which has been
coming in and clogging up the holes
in the points. The system is in use in
st. Louis and has proved a success
there"
The new boilers are being placed to-
day and will be fully installed within
the next two weeks. With these in
the fire pressure should show a ma
terial increase.