The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-04
NO DRAINAGE BONDS.
Anti-Directors Are Chosen in North
Side District

At the election held in the North
topeka drainage district yesterday
the members of the old board of di-
rectors were defeated by large ma
Jor1ties and an entirely new board
elected for the next three years. The
new board consists of J. B. Billiard, ].
N. Stewart, 8. r. Kutz, Charles Stow
er and George Young. Bonds to the
amount of $125,000 were voted two
years ago, the proceeds to be used in
erecting dykes and strengthening Sol
der Creek for the purpose of pre-
venting recurrence Of the floods
of four and five years ago.
The bonds were never issued and II
the plans of the new board are car
rfed out never will be as the feeling
cess OF the amount necessary for the
contemplated Improvements. 1t Is the
purpose of the new board to raise the
necessary funds for improvements by
direct assessment and to cancel the
entire bond issue of $125, 10000 if it is
necessary to make it.
A direct levy was made last year
and there now remains in the hands
of the treasurer of the board $500
of the sum raised and this money will
be expended In improvements imme-
diately, and the board will anticipate
another levy and proceed with the
work after this sum has been expend-
ed providing that such a course may
seem necessary.
The plans of the old board con-
templated an entire change of the
channel of the creek at several points
which would have necessitated a
large expenditure of money. The new
board has entirely different plans and
will Immediately commence the work
of ridding the stream of Instructions
and 1t is possible that there will be
small amount of dyking done.
of ho I'll
hold a meeting "Wednesday for the
purpose of closing UP its affairs and
turning the business over to the
men who were elected yesterday.
Now that the sale of the bonds has
been defeated the cost of the i'm
the real estate in the district while if
they had been sold the assessment
would have been made against all Of
the property in the district.
The fight made in the Shunganun-
ga district in South Topeka resulted
in the reelection of the old board
by a large majority, the Square Deal
faction from the Keith district polling
but a small vote. This faction which
is opposed to the tax levy for i'm
provements in the district received
but 302 of the 1,03S votes cast. ]. c.
Sinner who headed the ticket advo-
eating the improvements in the dis
trict received the largest number of
votes Of any of the candidates
Nearly every spring the Shunga-
nunga overf1ows and damages and de-
stroys much property along the
course of the creek and the improve
ment ticket favors Strengthening and
clearing the stream of debris which
has lodged in the course for a num-
| Der of years. All went well until an
election was held in the Keith dis
| trict two weeks ago In which cand1-
dates unfavorable to an additional
| levy for Improvement purposes Were
nominated. The members of the
ticket pledged the voters to refrain
from further expenditures until
majority of the voters at an election
should Instruct them by their votes te
proceed This was the faction which
met defeat at the polls yesterday. The
board elected last night consists OF
| ]. G. Sinner, T. J. Hurley. Frank
| Fowler, George Skeene and A. G.
| Hahan.