The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-06

one olock and half of WestIazrr
hLoLef and also two and one nalf blocks
- - " estIaWn park on West street There
- sz.ls9s ~ piece OF property II Westlawn
&C a1dislon eaI On West street sold under
s5s.eO and some sold 400. 81 500 and
S9,eeO and the valuation has advanced
over 5000 more We West streeters
would Ike to state to the protesters
enough to name our own street and will
stand for no other name than West
lawn Boulevard. and We feel that we
VIII get a square deal from our fueeIIi-
gent and honorable council to grant our
petition We understand hat # the
protesters can get West street out OF
the way they viii in the near future
petLlon Lane street for Westlawn
boulevard The addition on Lane stree
seems to want 70 start a case of mud
throwing at their ueighborS and If this
be true we West streeters are high-snd
dry With our backyards draining TO
Lane street addition Ard we may sing
you little song something Ike the fol-
lowing You Can't Play on Our BouI=
ward. We Don't Like You Any More
You'n Be Sorry When You See Us Slid
ing Down Our Cellar Door
Street Commissioner Frank Snyder
says that he has a new proof that Po-
peka Is growing in every way, especial
" in a business way. Judging by the
work of the street force the city has
doubled its traffic in the last few years
The street commissioner keeps four
wagons on the run all day long under
the influence of the white wings" who
are kept busily filing them The street
commissioner has seen the time when
one wagon could make the whole trip
over the city. Quincy street is making
the biggest progress along the traffis
line, and II Is estimated that this street
accommodates three times as much traf-|
fic as formerly. Since the Crowding Of
Kansas avenue with other vehicles,
varying from the printers cart to the
SIX cylinder touring car, the heavier
traffic has been transferred TO Quincy
and Jackson streets. Quincy IS more
attractive to the average driver on ac-
count Of the excellent asphalt paving
and the lack of street car tracks. Ih2n
the Jay driving rule as is being en-
forced by the efficient police force has
had an effect upon the drivers who
have big loads and do not wish to keep
on a continual lookout for pedestrians
to Jay drive" on Quincy street unless
measurements are taken to fin0 the
center of the street. The street COM
missioner says that the cleaning of the
streets is still hindered by the use of
the old time dump wag0ns-these
wa gons are dumped board at a time and
they are dirt sprinkIers at the very best
Mr.. Snyder intends to ask the city couu-
Gil for four or five modern mechanical
bumpers that viii dump the dirt while
the horses are moving and the dump
occurs all at the same time They are
practically water proof and do not
sprinkle the streets with refuse while |
they are humping along. Mr. Snyder I
says that these new wagons would pay !
for themselves in a year or so with the
time and saving on the part of the meE
and their labor. When Street Com |
missioner Snyder succeeds in getting |
his air pressure street sprinklers and (
his mechanical dump wagons together
with uniforms for the white wings he /
will have the city cleaning department.
in excellent condition and working or
der At the present tine there ara no
serious handicaps, but things could be
improved
This cold spell has stopped the work
on the sewers and engineering labors
in the city and the men are laying off
until something comes or something
goes. When the good weather does
come there win be plenty of work for
every man that can be shipped into the
city The engineering department is
planning the Kenwood sewer, which is
one of the big propositions OF the year,
and the plans will soon be ready to sub
nit to the council and then the adver-
tising for bids will be made
Births have been reported to the city
board OF. health as follows: Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Myrich. 1913 Harrison street, a
daughter; Mr.. ana Mrs R. E Bush. %
Circle street, a boy These are all the
births faccording to the dOctorS) that 4
have happened in the city for two days
No further comment necessary-the I
doctors will feel responsible for that. 4
They just won't report deaths