The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-09
Heron 6 Middaugh
Home of Good Clothing and shoes Eas Sixth

thus causing the water to flow through
the city on both sides of the bridge
and wash the river bank away about
one mile west of North Topeka. Since
that time it required only a slight rise
in the river to overflow the low bank
and course down through the low
places in the city.
81 believe that a three foot dixie
would have prevented the overffowing
of the water since 1903. Now. we
thirty feet wide on top and nearly as
wide as Kansas avenue at the base in
most places which will absolutely pro-
tect us from any water like that we
ever have had. This security will also
be further increased by the lengthen-
ing of the Rock Island and Melan
bridges
]. ]. Snediker said: '"The fact that
the bikes are completed gives me a
greater feeling of security-a sort of
water insurance. After they have had
little test, North Topeka will be a
popular place in which to live
Thomas Page, president of the Page
Milling company said: II have walked
on foot over the bikes and think that
they are fine piece of work, and are,
that they will hold back any ordinary
amount of high water"
J. H. FOUGHT, said: ''The bikes are
No. l. Now is the time when peo-
ka and when property holders should
improve their houses and lots"
c. E. Jordan, councilman from the
First ward said: 1.-THE bikes at pres
ent, taken together with the additional
waterway which will be afforded by
the frightening of the bridges and the
cleaning of the streams will protect
the First ward from overflow by any
ordinary siege of high water"
No Fear of Flood.
w. M. Van Ness. the retiring coun-
Gilman from the First ward said: Il
do not think we need to have any fear
of common flood. 1 have gone all over
the ground and it seems to me that
the entertainments are first class
piece of work. However, would sug-
gest some apparatus be contrived that
will insure the water from rising IN
the sewers in flood time.
D. B. Fink, the newly elected coun-
Gilman said: while 1 have never liv-
ed in a country protected by dlkes De-
FORE / feel that North Topeka is am
last spring and with some additional
work could be made safe from even a
flood such as that of 1903"
Theodore Forbes said: 1.-The bikes
will keep the water back, but we are
impatient to have the bridges extend
ed for fear that the work will be de-
layed too late to give US any relief this
summer
Fred Morns. secretary of the park
board, said: 1.-THE bikes are just what
we needed and will do the work re-
qured of them"
A. F. Grear said: 81 have perfect
confidence in the bikes to keep back
ordinary floods"
H. H. Bair said: "I am willing to
risk it that the bikes will afford pro-
lection from high water and am going
to keep on improving my property.
T. d. Joseph said 81 think the
dikes will give US ample protection
from any water that is liable to come
down, and that we need have no fear
of being drowned OUT
J. H. Rutter said: "Of course be-
lieve in the efficiency of the dikes
These entertainments are just what we
needed
John f. Buell., who was first lieu
tenant of Company F, New York Vol
unteer Infantry, in the Civil war. tells
of an amusing incident of war time,
showing how things were not what
they seemed.
1--WE were stationed north of New
| Orleans on the Mississippi river. The
| Confederates were on all sides OF US.
| We had orders to keep within sight of
| each other in the daytime and just
within hailing distance at night The
pickets were also instructed to chal-
lenge every one who passed and If