The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-25
ON NORTH SIDE.
Material for New Santa Fe
Bridge Arrives.
Will Be Higher and Stronger
Than Old One.
WORK ON THE DIKES.
Within Sixty Days They VIII
Have Been Finished.
improvements Will Be Made at
Garfield Park.
WORK ON THE DIKES.

| A new bridge will be built in the
| near future in place of the old Santa
Fe bridge across the Kansas river. 1t
will be of heavier material than the
old structure and will be placed in po-
sition according to the latest methods
of bridge engineering.
The new bridge will be safe for the
heaviest type of engines. 1t will be
built one span at a time so that its
construction will not interfere with
traffic 1t will be higher than the old
bridge so as to conform with the grade
of the food protection dykes which
are under construction.
! Five cars of material for the bridge
arrived this morning and are being
unloaded today. The work of placing
the spans will commence within a
week or two and be pushed forward
as rapidly as possible. The matter has
been talked of for some time by Santa
Fe officials. The change has been de-
manded by the old bridge becoming
unsafe for the newer type of heavy
engines and trains.
There is considerable talk that the
Rock Island trains will use the Santa
Fe tracks and go over this road to
First street and from thence to their
depot after the bridge is replaced
Thus the present method of backing
into the depot Of that road will be
avoided.
The North Topeka flood protection
dykes will be finished within 60 days,
both as to grading and finishing work,
if fair weather prevails, according to
an announcement made this morning
by S. Dolman & Son. contractors. who
are in charge of the work.
The grading is two-thirds compile
ted" said Mr.. Dolman. IF good wealth
er keeps up, we will have the grading
done within 30 days and the finishing
completed within the next so days.
A force of 200 men and $50 teams
are at work on the undertaking and are
pushing the work as rapidly as posi-
BILE The piling work along Soldier creek
and the riffraff stonework along the
bank Of the creek is nearly done.
Altogether 265, 900 cubic feet of earth
will be removed in the completion of
the work and $50 cords of stone will
be used for riffrafing.
When we are done. North Topeka
Will be water tight The top of the
dyke at all places will be on a level
with the high water mark of the flood
of 1903
Many improvements are being made
in Garfield park and more features will
be added in the future Among them
will be a $500 gate which will be erected
at the Evelyn street entrance 1t will
and arch and heavy double swinging
iron gate. This entrance will be for
the use of vehicles.
Driveways are being cindered
throughout the park and the casino is
being re-painted.
Lola. the f1ve-year-old daughter of NJ.
A. Blanchard of 1913 North Central
avenue, president of the Blanchard
Construction company. fell out of a
hue
about O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Her
collar bone and two of her ribs were
fractured. The hind wheel of the
buggy passed over her body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard were out
driving. They were sitting in the front
seat Lola and her sister. Mary, were
sitting in the back seat AS the horse
was approaching Grant and Central
lunged, and in some way threw Lola
out so that the hind wheel passed over
her before the buggy could be stopped
This child was picked up semicon-
scious, and taken home A physician
was summoned. It is not known yet
whether the girl sustained internal in
juries or not.
An historical song service was given
at North Topeka BAPTIST church Sun
day evening by the pastor, Rev. T. S. /
Peterson and chorus choir of twenty |
five voices under direction of W. NJ. |
Van Ness The program consisted of |
nine of the old favorite hymns
Rev. c. W. Nau, in charge of the |
Church of the Good shepherd, will or |
ganize a young mans Bible class |
which will meet every week at the |
parsonage of the church, beginning |
with O'Clock Wednesday evening of |
this week. A series of Biblical subjects |
and passages will be taken up and
studied Rev. Mr.. Nau said this morn
ing that his object was to encourage
both the young men of his church and
also those of other churches and of |
no church preference to meet at his
home TO the evenings mentioned and |
discuss the scripture lessons infor-
mally. a subject will be assigned to |
members of the class. They
will lead the discussion and others
will state their views. The meetings
will continue through the spring, ac-
cording to present plans.
Word has been received here of the
death of John Haines. an old settler
Of Shawnee county, and brother of S. |
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