The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
CITY HALL NEWS.
Garbage Question Is BEFORE City
Council.
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Plans for It's Disposition Are
Being Considered.
ENGINEERDRAW SPLAN
viii Be Submitted to Council on
August ?.
Chief Wilmarth Checks Hotel
Situation to Schenck.
ENGINEERDRAWSPLAN


One Of the much needed institu-
uons in Topeka is a plant for the
consuming of garbage. Many of the
citizens of the outlying districts OF
the city often wake up to find that
loads of refuse have been dumped in
their alleys during the night. This
trash on account of the odor makes
life miserable for these people who
have had the rubbish so generously
thrust upon them, until such a time
as it can be removed.
Councilman Louis z. Fraser of the
Fourth ward brought the question
before the city council on Monday
evening and the city engineer was
requested to draw up plans, specifica-
tions, and estimates for the erection
of a crematory plant.
The plans are to be presented to
the council on August End, and at
that time an ordinance will be pre-
scented calling for a special election
in order to arrange for the required
funds for constructing such a plant.
Councilman Fraser's idea is to
build plant which viii take care
of all alley and street refuse and
thus keep the thoroughfares in
fclean condition at all times.
- The judiciary committee of the
City council will meet Friday evening.
The chief object of the meeting is to
consider the proposed change in the
ordinance to permit the hiring of an
additional engineer at the city water
works to comply with the law as the
state labor commissioner CONSTITUTES it.
The streets and walks committee
of the city council is booked to meet
on Thursday evening. A number of
matters will come before the meet
ing. among which is the question of
toll Sr1e
position, and the considering or reso-
lutions in respect to paving and the
putting in of sidewalks.
City Engineer Rogers is hard at
work on plans and specifications for
the Ward creek bridge, and also on the
revised plans for the pumping station
which it is proposed to erect in sewer
district No. IS on FairchiId stree,
North Topeka, These propositions will
be brought before the meeting of the
city council Monday evening. The mat
ter of the pumping station is a subject
of much discussion on the North side
and a big representation from that
portion of the city will undoubtedly a.
tend the council meeting.
The old fire engine at station No. 2
was undergoing. a thorough test this
morning
City Engineer Rogers is overseeing
putting in pavements. The following
streets are being paved: Monroe street,
from Sixth to Tenth street; Polk, from
Sixth to Eighth street; Monroe, from
Twelfth to Thirteenth street; Eleventh.
from Quincy to Monroe street; Null
vane, from Huntoon to Fifteenth
street: and College avenue, from Hun
toon to Fifteenth street. The latter
will be paved with the new asphalt
macadam combination, while the other
pavements are of brick.
Work will soon be commenced at Elm
hurst putting in sewers.
Although Fire Chief Wilmarth has
more than once asked the hotel pro-
prietors to conform. to the state fire
laws these gentlemen have paid little
or no attention to the requests. Con-
Sequently the matter has been placed
in the hands of the county attorney
who has been provided with a full
statement of existing conditions. Chief
--~''~larth has tried diligently to en-
force the law on this question.
'~The motorcyclists are protesting
against being forced into complying
with the drivers license section of the
automobile ordinance and turning over
a dollar each to the auto men. They
will undoubtedly bring the question be-
fore the council. On Monday evening
at the meeting of the council a PROPOSE
ton was presented to amend section
one so as to make it clear that motor
cyclists fall under the provisions of
the ordinance as do the automobilists.
The plans for the Wards creek
bridge will be decidedly unique They
win call for a reinforced brick arch
bridge, the brick work being executed
with large sized brick paving blocks,
the entire cost to come within $3.50.
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