The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-27

every respect and the small boy who
makes the mistake should not De
/ robbed of all his hard earned l3 SaVlnSs. rs
| The fine for riding on the sideWaIhSs -
| in the city is only 81 and the staee t
house grounds are no better thah clty
| demanding such a fine was instlgatea
through the effort of ruoperneck
governor who knew not the ways oI
the metropolis and who was horrllieu 'I
at the presence OF srnalI 1oos,,iIv ~
nneurnatic tires riding peaceIuHS
through the green pastures. The Gus
todian who delighes in dragging tiS
Youngsters to the police statfon az t
then bow to the ponce Iepote 20 ie
threatens to stop arresting the poyS II
thA citv reduces the fine to 81. He
goes on the plan that it is not WortIi
the trouble for such small sum. Al
of the councilmen are IN IaHur nTmber of
them are radically in favor OF apohsn. 81
ing the fine altogether. Here TO +tat, III
small boy and his bicycle-may tneS
both spin through the state house
9Tounds at their hearts desire.
Tho appraisers for the Kenwood
sewer which was settled at the last
council meeting were apP0laoT a9S annroved
1-ifbout a dissent of any kind oy the
council. The appraisers-G- 3: Wll. XId
gett. d. H Martin and w =. al
IJnnl--WiH start out on llAOlI
once and when their task is ended the
tax will be levied. Then for the cor
struction of the new Kenwood sewer
There were a number of petltlons
70 tbe council last night asking for
the No. > paving or the improved
Rogers invention with the sand n!le1.
People in the city have not taken
some reason or other. 1t is Well
known fact that some unknown zoe
has been working among them for the
purpose of creating sentiment agalnst
the asphalt combination nller-tne
best paving filler ever used IN the
Trnited States-and the only one or Its
kind. cities all over the country will
he using this within the next hVe
years and this statement IS given aut
by all the paving and hller experts
who have visited the office of the city
engineer. The asphalt combination
filler was introduced by the city en-
gineer, John P. Rogers, put rev
months ago-and there are d number
of cities striving for the use of it al
ready. Topeka is not taking advant-
age of an excellent opportunity
The communication from the Rick |
enbacher firm offering to donate a
park to the city if the latter would |
survey the land and plat it into town
lots was referred to the streets and
walks committee. It is not known
just what will be done With the offer
1t costs a bunch of money to plat lots
into town property and the creating
of park requires another huge sum
especially when there are SO many
other parks in the city in need of re-
pairs and improvements.
The Indiana firm, Burke & Durbin,
who are the official contractors for the
Federal Union Surety company-the |
bond company for the bankrupt J. H. |
Maxwell sent a communication to the
city council informing them of their
arrangements to take up the work of
the sewer in the Martin & Dennis ad-
dition and asked for the right. The
council sent the matter to the city
attorney who Will draw up a fast
binding contract which will be signed
by Burke & Durbin. the bond COM
pany and the city. The city attorney
said last night that this new contract
would put a hold on the work which
would insure the city against any
years and this statement is given out
done considerable damage to the un-
finished work.
After constant source of COM
munication between New York city, |
Philadelphia and Boston, Fire Marshal |
George o. Wilmarth has found it i'm |
possible to gather together enough |
data to make complete report on the |
cost and plans of a new high pressure |
water system in Topeka. He sent this |
and said that he intended to get af- |
ter the matter until he could get salts
factory results. AS far as the ma
1or1ty of the city council is concerned |
1t is useless for Chief Wilmarth to |
proceed any further with his ques-
tioning because it has been proved |
time and again that the high pressure
system in Topeka would be an ex-
pense way out of reach of the city |
the benefit districts
City Engineer Rogers sent a COM
munication to the council making his |
suggestion concerning the installation |
of a portable pump and tanks at the |
sewerage over the dikes in a time of
floods. This is the matter explained |
fully in the State Journal a few days |
ago. The communication and sugges- |
tions were referred to the committee |
on public ovementS-which COM |
mittee will undoubtedly act in favor
of the plan of the city engineer.
The plans and speciffca tfons for a |
stationary pump house at sewer No. 13 |
for the purpose of taking care of the |
North Topeka sewerage during the !
flood times were sent to the city coun-
ell last night and referred to public |
Improvement committee. This set
of plans was also explained through |
these columns the other day.
People in the vicinity of sixteenth
street near Central Park sent in a
petition not long ago for the opening
and widening of Sixteenth street be- !
+ween Lincoln and Williston streets
This matter was approved by the
council and they recommended that !
a benefit district be created, bounded |
by Walnut and Piercy streets on the |
north, Buchanan and Central Park
avenues on the east, Euclid on the
south and Warren on the west. It