The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-24
CITY HALL NEWS.
Another New Scheme Proposed
by City Engineer Rogers.
Advises Portable Sewerage
Pumping Outfit.
BIG SAVING TO CITY.
Would Take Place of Costly
Stationary Plant.
Other Items of Interest From
City Building.
BIG SAVING TO CITY.

by the city of Topeka IL IL is aoopleu
and it will undoubtedly be adopted
ms soon as the matter is brought De
fore the mayor and council Mr.. Ros-
ers has been working on the plan Tor
a number of days and it has not re-
ceived the attention of any OF the city
off,ciaIs on account of it's lack of pub
hcity. .p
The plan is to construct on both
.,des of the Kaw river big sewerage
tanks-four on the south side and two
on the north side. These tanks would
he used for the purpose of catching
the sewerage in time of flood. In or
der IN emptv these tanks install a
complete pumping outfit and an eIeC-
trio motor upon a hre ehsIHe - -
and run this from one tank 10 On
other during flood times thus empty
ing them and disposing OF the I'M
mense amount of sewerage that comes
at this time. 49,, ,y+,, 70
IT has been planned by the CITY 70
Install a pumping station on the north
side for this purpose and the PIti s
and estimates have been coHPleCeu
nv the CITY engineer. They call Tor
a pump house built of brick or con-
crete to cost $500, a pump tpa 10 U,ir Ing
1926. a motor to cost $375, the WIRING
and installation SIPS, manhole anu
flood gates 1925 and the ground IoT
the plant SIS. This makes a totaI
1
only possible to pump from the one
sewer No. Is. This plant IS statlondIy
and can do nothing outside OF us
territory The plant Will pc SITUATED
If the city so decides-at tne ii7
tersection of the bikes and Fairchild
These sewer pumping plants are for
the purpose of pumping the sewerage
over the bikes when the hood Water
comes up and endangers the health OF
Now. take the new plan invented
by the city engineer instead OF
spending over $4,000 for one little
stationary plant the city could spend
"a 600 and attend to all of the water
on both sides of the river. The port
able pumping outfit equipped with
motor and wiring which coulu nave
CITY electric light plant connexions
and a carriage would solve the whole
Mount this outfit on a fire engine
truck and keep 1t in one OF the nre
stations either on this or the ot n9r
necessary it would be possible to con-
struct two of these trucks Tor rear
that the flood waters would cut OIL
communications and travel between
the two parts of the city. Even If the
two were required il would still De
big saving to the city. These TRUCKS
could be made for one OF the nre STA
ton teams and hauled about in this
The cost of the old system-and it
will be necessary to install these sta
tionary plants on both sides or the
river If it is the intention of the CITY
amount to at least $4,000 and the
cost of this carriage will not be over
$4,000. This is an immense saving on
the part of the city. 1t has peen
proven that during the coming noods
the city will have to prevent back
water and congestion in the sewers
Since the 1evees have been planned ana
half of them constructed 1t VIII pc
absolutely necessary for some kind of
a pump to lift the sewerage over the
miniature mountains
None of the city officials have been
Informed of the plans of the city en-
could perfect them and prepare the
estimates and plans. But the matter
IS under consideration and viii be
discussed by the city council at their
next meeting If presented in the prop
er form.
Two doctors, DIR. F. ]. Earnest and
DR.. NJ r. Mitchell have purchased
automobiles. g l. Berkson has also
invested in a car. Their numbers are
22e, $50 and 22s respectively.
II the cit,- of Topeka will lay off a
part of a tract of land situated be-
tween the Missouri Pacific railway
Twenty-f1rst street into town lots. w.
J. Rickenbacher of the Richenbacher
Realty Loan company, will donate for
public use a stretch Of land extending
along French creek, fully wooded and
rugged, being a beautiful place for the
maintenance of a park;
This is the proposition that Mr.
Richenbacher will submit to the city
council. at their adjourned meeting
Thursday night. 1t will be necessary
for the city to make the entire survey
for this tract If they desire the use of
the land for a park. The owner gave
this as a proposition in order that he
would not have the expense of survey
ing the land
The part of the tract which will be
donated to the city is too rough to
make good town lots but would make
an excellent park if properly beautified
and with the fresh water in the creek
nearby and the Typographical condition
of the land a fine lake could be con-
structed and maintained very cheaply.
French creek, a tributary to the Shun-
ganunga runs through one corner of
this tract and along it's banks there is
considerable rough and rocky land COW
cred with timber.
Mr. Richenbacher submitted the idea
to Mr. Reinisch. the park superintend-
ent, who thought it a beautiful site for
a park and in his judgment can be
made into one of the prettiest parks
around Topeka the natural condition
of the land being such that 1t would not
be very expensive to maintain and keep
in proper condition and with a large
lake covering three or four acres. fed
with spring water the citizens of To-
pelxa would have one of the most de-
ifghtful bathing and boating places to
be found Paved streets, sidewalks.
and car lines run almost to the en-
trance of the park.
The matter will come up before the
CITY council Thursday night and will be
referred to the proper committee for
action.