The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
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issue.
The city engineer was instructed
last night to furnish plans. estimates
and specifications for the cost of build
ing the No. fire station at the corner
OF Seward and Woodruff avenues. The
nre marshaI was also instructed to
prepare estimates as to the cost Of
equipment for the station No. fire
station Will be a great thing for the
residents in this part of the city. Coun-
Gilman Miller explained the whole
matter to the State Journal reporter
last night. He says there are 5000
people in this part of the city who are
practlcaIly without fire protection. 1t
Is - blocks to the nearest fire station
and the companies have to make the
run over the viaducts and around
hundred hindrances, requiring an I'M
US Tsuai amount of time TO make the run.
The territory served by the new sta
tion viii cover AZ square blocks and is
bounded by the Santa F'e tracks, south
and west, the Shunganunga west and
as far as Third street. There are no
buildings over two stories in height in
this district but there are any number
or residences and smaller buildings
NOT long ago a cottage caught fire in
TINS section of the city and before the
fire companies could work their way
to the scene by the roundabout course
the house had burned to the ground
1t is practically useless for the fire
department to respond to a call from
this district. The Santa F'e fire de-
partment has promised to join with
the new company in the fire fighting
over the new district. They will run
special wire from the shops to the
station and when necessary they will
help the city with all of their ap-
paratus. The city, of course, IS sup
posed to reciprocate. In addition to
this the Santa Fe will store 1900 feet
OF hose in the new fire station for
emergency purposes. Councilman
Miller has been working hard for this
T1aT he Nx-i11 1iza
his dream. All will be in working or
der before the summer months.
Councilman c. E. Jordan sent one
lion, S. D., and the following is clip
ped from the official city paper of that
city:
the Vermillion city council are the re-
cipients of a word of greeting from the
mayor and city council of Topeka,
Kan, with well wishes for new year.
The cause of this worthy consideration
by the metropolitan Topeka is suspect
ed to be the fact that our own Charles
Jordan is a member of that distin-
guished body"
The petition for pavement from Fiji
teenth street to Huntoon on College
avenue was passed by the mayor and
council last night. This will be good
news to the residents of this district
p1ete the improvements on beautiful
College avenue. The paving that re-
ceived a glad hand from the council
last night and will be included in part
of the 1909 contracts is as follows:
Mulvane street, Thirteenth to Fiji
tenth; College avenue, Huntoon to
Fifteenth; Monroe street, Twelfth to
Thirteenth; Buchanan street, Fifteenth
to Sixteenth; Buchanan street, Will
liams avenue to Percy street; Fiji
teenth street, Clay to Lane; Mulvane
street, Huntoon to Thirteenth; Elev-
enth street, Quincy to Monroe.
Another bank is DESTROYS of becom-
ing a city depository. Last night the
German American State bank filed
their application together with a bond
for $25, 900 and the mayor and coun-
ell accepted their proposition at once.
The German American State bank is
entering the-,fie1d after the harvest
days are over. When the city COM
preventions, 100000 for an electric
light plant, thousands Of dollars for
paving, plant. the banks will have
nothing but city seals.
The city engineer made business
trip to Kansas City and with S64.95
and some old city instruments he pur-
chased a new transit new level and
rod for the engineering department.
He was allowed $3.50 for the old worn
out material he took to Kansas City
and cleared the office of lot of
land marks and dust collectors.
The city council threw open the
throttle and with the blocks against
them and the red flags all along, the
right of way they flew by the street
naming station last night. A big pc
tition for the changing of West street
to Westlawn boulevard was hung out
on one of the "blocks'' but 1t failed to
stop the councilmen. They have spent
too much time with this useless fight
and they are going to go hard until
they hit sidetrack-which will open
by a switch from the street and walks
committee who now have the original
petitions and kicks There are other
deeds for the city council to perform
and they are going to listen to the call
Of their country and not the lobbyists
On the evening of December 2,
1908 just as the odor of sausage was
floating over the quiet streets on the
East side, a man named L. o. Dana
drove down Chandler street between
Fourth and Fifth with his horse and
wagon thinking of the evening meal
waiting for him and the magazine be-
fore the open fireplace. Just as his