The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-16


not have to be torn away as II 20
planned to curve the river just west OF
this place and then send II on ItS wy
The city park will be Slced, peSlLllInS
UP near the motor boat landing rms
will make a straight river bed from the
Rock Island bridge to the Woln plant.
If the river does not DECIDE TO take tLe
proposed curve it Will SIMPLY WASH uP
over into the packing mouse ana a. ant
part of the engine room with II; buC
that is a question that WON Will nave
to settle.
The rest of the trip was made out
through the southwest and west part
of the city where SO many paving
pleas have been originating. Prac-
tically all of the applications Were
approved by the committee and the
Although the trip of the city Off
Gals was a COMMITTEE on-the Whoie
affair there was enough lndlVlduanty
to take away the drudgery of busl-
ness. Councilman Jordan seemed 70
lose all interest after he had lett
North Topeka. North Topeka is truly
Mr.. Jordan's first love. While in this
part of the city the prince or the
dubbed this) was all enthusiasm;
Look at that row of residences,
''Who can beat that for prosperity.
what do you know about these I'M
proVements? ?" were fair samples or
his interest He was the POSTMASTER
of the North Side trip and nothing
escaped his proud eyes. While the
wagon passed through the business
streets hats were tipped 10 his
Majesty the Alderman and it was
Jordan Day" in North Topeka. 1t
must be remembered that Councilman
Jordan has spent most of his time
since his election in giving new life
to this unIucky but pIucky little part
of Topeka. North Topeka can at
tribute much of her present prosper
ity and her future to the hard earnest
faithful work of the enterprlslng
councilman from the First ward.
City Engineer Rogers was at his
glory whenever a bridge was crossed
or a technical point was under dis
cussion. At every bridge the mechan-
ically inclined engineer would stop the
wagon, climb down the bank, peek at
the supports. feel of the foundations,
tap the steel Orders, wink at the
levelness and shake his head much to
the inquisitiveness of the bewildered
back into the wagon. humble some
thing about terms than can only be
found in the scientific American"
and the wagon drove on. The city en-
gineer has been having his hands full
since the late proposed improvements
in the city and his office at the city
hall is a mass of blue prints and mys-
terious white lines. Also motor boat,
air ship, patrol wagons
Street Commissioner Snyder had
another favorite. He spent his time
dizily watching the fleeing pavement
which ran swiftly under the old
broken down patrol wagon. Every
few blocks he would spy a brick
which was not grained in the proper
direction or had a poor colored clay
mixture. This was a great worry to
the street commissioner but his COM
plants did not receive the sympathies
of the rest the party who couldn't tell
a good brick from a piece Of cheese.
The street commissioner IS not with
out his troubles however. as Topeka
is paving more every year and the
streets are constantly under the care
of the busy street commissioner. This,
together with an average number Of
100 kicks coming to the office every
day for a removal of surplus dirt in
front of the residences on unpaved
streets, is enough to make any man
watch the bricks as they fee under
his feet.
While Mr.. Snyder was watching the
bricks in the pavement w. G.. Tandy
the chairman of the street naming
committee of the city council, was
watching bricks that were not in the
avement-bricks that were liable to
appear at any time and of any
grain or color. Mr.. Tandy has been
the busiest man in Topeka the last
few weeks since the street naming
proposition came before the council
and he was selected as the head of the
committee to attend to the matter. AS
the police patrol jotted along last
evening Mr.. Tandy sat in constant
fear mumbling such words as EN-
poria avenue, Burlingame street,
Huntington avenue" etc While the
for paving in the west part of the
city, a woman came to the back fence
and tossed a broken plate over the
barn. Mr.. Tandy saw the woman and
the plate about the same time and
with a groan he settled in the bottom
of the wagon with a crash. When the
reassuring hand of the police officer
in the seat above appeared over his
safety horizon he Crawled back to his
seat. 1t was a bad day for Mr.. Tandy
and he was glad when the patrol
drove up in front of the State Journal
office for the final stop. Mr.. Tandy's
latest problem is what IS called evil
liams avenue" situated in the south
west part of the city off from Clay
near Thirteenth street. He at last
decided to accept the nickname of the
street car conductors who call it
"Bflls Alley
G: G. Blakely contributed his share
to the amusement fund While in his
ward Mr.. Blakely constituted the
brass band in the parade. He would
stop at house every few blocks and
offer a greeting to the lady or gentle
man within while the rest of the
committee sat in the unprotected
patrol wagon frozen from head to
foot. Mr.. Rogers guessed that Mr.
Blakely was hunting for his affinity
but Mr.. Tandy said that such mat
ter should be postponed until the
committee had a few years to wait.
Mr.. Jordan said that he would swear
that Mr.. Blakely was writing insur-
ance and taking advantage of the free
transportation. Whatever happened
Mr.. Blakely succeeded in making
good with everyone he met and his
assuring welcome smiles and hand |
shakes revealed the secret of his sue
cess as an insurance man.
But taken all in all it was a profit |
able drive and when the committee
gave their report and plans at the