The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
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North topeka NEWS.

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Between three and four hundred
men attended the meeting of the
North Topeka drainage board at Luz
ken's opera house last night, and the
lack of harmony which has existed
on account of past misunderstanding
was entirely wiped out. The meeting
was called by the drainage board for
the purpose of getting an expression
from the people living on the north
side of the river as to the best plans
for dyking against flood waters.
The indications are that the meet
ing will result in great good and i'm
mediate harmonious action on the
part of the residents of North topeka
and the members of the drainage
board ]. B. Billiard, chairman of the
drainage board, acted as chairman or
the meeting.
There seems to have been some
doubt in the minds of the members of
the drainage board as to the advis-
ability of constructing an auxiliary
dyke from the tie treating plant west
at Central avenue. 1t was shown that
II will cost from fifteen to twenty
thousand dollars to construct this
dyke, which will only protect portion
of North Topeka and act as dam
which will cause much valuable farm
land to be flooded -s
This plan leaves from forty to fifty
residences in the flood district without
particle of protection, and the plan
was dropped as unfeasible. Then
there is a question as to whether such
dyke could be built over the pro-
Of would he
left without protection, though the
dyke could pass in some instances
through their very dooryard
Robert Blair, a representative of the
Union Pacific railroad, attended the
meeting, and it seems that there is a
possibility that an agreement will be
reached between that road and the
drainage board whereby the expense
of -Tfylxing will be- shared betwe en- the
city and the corporation. This plan
contemplates the erection of a dyke
from the Santa 'Fe railroad bridge to
the Union Pacific coal chutes along the
bank of the river.
From there the roadbed of the
Union Pacific will be raised from
three to five feet and widened for the
distance of a mile and one-half or to
a place where the ground is above the
flood waters. This would leave the
Union Pacific tracks through North
Topeka protected by the dyke along
the river bank and protected from the
coal chutes west by such an elevation
that the waters would not overflow
the combined dyke and railroad grade.
To make the grade the Union Pa
cif1c tracks from the depot on Kan
sas avenue would be raised gradually
until the necessary elevation at the
coal chuteS is reached. This. would
necessitate the raising of the Rock ISL
and bridge about three feet, but it is
-
this inasmuch as it also suffers from
flood waters.
Nothing definite was done about the
matter, but the feeling is that the
drainage board and Union Pacific rail-
road will come to some sort of an
amicable- agreement about the matter.
1t is conceded that the Union Pacific
can build the combined dyke and rail-
road grade much, cheaper than the
drainage board can, and there will be
no right of way to be condemned and
paid for.
Then. again. if this plan is adopted,
the railroad company would be com
PEELED to keep the dyke-grade in good
condition for the passage of their
trains. The running of trains over the
earthwork would have a tendency to
make it firm and less liable to wash
or give way in case the Kaw again
leaves its banks.
Mr.. Samuel STEELE, of 1925 North
Van Buren, street. is seriously i'll al
his home and is threatened with pneu-
monia.
The Ladies' Aid society of the North
Topeka Baptist church, will have an
all-day meeting at the church tomor-
row.
F. A. Swartz of the Mutual Ice COM
pany, and family, have moved from
Oakland to their new home, at zoos
North Monroe.
]. s. Cunningham is the guest OF
relatives in st. Marys this week.
E. w. Evans is in Emporia today or
business.
Miss Clara Excl is recovering from
an attack of malaria and expects Il
be able to be about in a few days.
Mrs. Sarah Cope, of Enid, Okla. i:
visiting G. J. Groshong, of LOG Dexter
street, and other friends on the NORTH
side. She will remain here about three
months.
Mrs. Clifford Priddy, from north O.
town. will spend the week with hel
mother. Mrs. J. NJ. Goodno, at SO;
| Jackson street.
Miss Nellie Purdum has returned t.
| her work as cashier at the Dibble gro
Gerry, after a two weeks vacation.
s. F. Coleman and Charles Penc,
are in town today from Menoken.
F. w. Thomas is in from Silver Lax
on business.
| w. D MASSEY anu J. L. I1dSllDSS, o
| Granville, made business trips to TIL
| north side today.
Mr.. Lewis Lux. of S43 Madison
street,. and Miss Lena Lake, of Kansa
| City. We're married at the home of tn,
bride. in Kansas City. October 8. The.
| have returned to Topeka and will
| make their home on the north side.
Misses Minnie and Edith Middaugl
| left Monday for Wapello, Iowa, to visi
| relatives.
Miss Carrie kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs
/ H. Weight and Mrs. ]. J.. Kaufman
| mother of Mrs. ]. ]. GRADER, who wer
| in town TO attend the funeral of Mrs
]. ]. GRADER, have returned to thei