The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02
ON THE NORTH SIDE
Engineer Parkhurst Reports to
Drainage Board.
Wants All Kansas River Bridges
Extended.
THREE NEW SPANS.
Have One Each on the
Present Structures.
Also Raise That Over Soldier
on Central Avenue.

At the meeting of the North Topeka
drainage board last evening, the board
adopted the report of V. r. Parkhurst,
engineer, which recommended that the
Rock Island, Santa Fe and Melan
bridges. over the Kansas river, be ex-
tended and raised, also bridges across
Soldier creek. His report also suggested
that all of the parties or corporations
having property interests affected by
! high water should meet with the board
and take some definite action about the
matter. To obtain a proper waterway
| his report says that the Rock Island
bridge should be extended $50 feet and
raised two feet, the Melan bridge ex-
tended 1872 feet and the street car
the Melan bridge. and that the Santa
Fe bridge be extended $50 feet and
raised two feet.
Referring to Central avenue bridge
over Soldier creek he says the neces-
sary waterway for that bridge is 2.75O
square feet and by raising the bridge
five feet and using $50 foot span
would give waterway of $3.50 feet and
put the structure 2.6 above the high
watermark of 1908. AS to the Kansas
avenue bridge the report shows that
by leaving it at its present height, but
cleaning out under the approach, ana
replacing the old % foot approach with
one of 30 feet, would give 1882 square
feet of waterway, or $40 more than at
present The report recommends that
the Granville wagon road bridge oe
cleaned out underneath and raised four
feet. Regarding the Santa Fe bridge
across Soldier creek, the report recon-
mends that it be heightened 40 feet and
raised Az feet. This report dlHers
Captain Edwin Shulz. in several in
stances. Among other things the gov
ernment report recommends the raising
of Melan bridge we'll as extending
rI7fI Do r1ary rVf
The two reports are based on differ
ent data. Mr.. Parkhurst computed
volume of water at Lecompton for May
29. from the gauge records of that time,
and estimated the volume at the same
place for May 81. From this he esti-
mated the water at Topeka, May 81, to
be 10000 second feet. He also allow
ed for 600 square miles of drainage be-
tween here and Lecompton. Captain
Shulz took the estimate of the geologi- |
cal survey of the water at 1ecompton
for May 81, and not allowing for as
large an area or drainage between here
and Lecompton, as did Mr.. Parkhurst, |
estimated the volume at Topeka for May |
81 to be I'll, 900 second feet. A second
foot of water is the amount of cubic |
feet of water which will pass a given |
point in a second of time.
A letter is being sent out by the
North Topeka drainage board to the |
general managers of the railroads, the
county and city and the street railway |
officials requesting them to meet with
the board March IL at the Office of
the board over the Citizens State
bank The subject of the meeting will
be the taking steps to complete
the flood protection measures, re-
ferred to in V. R. Parkhurst's report
elsewhere. The meeting
win be open to all parties and cor
porations interested.
There is an unusually light poll at
the primaries today. UP to noon the
precincts of the First ward report as
follows: First precinct, 13; second,
SO: third, 50; fourth, 2S.
Mrs Malahan Eminent died of heart
trouble at her home at 1872 West Cor
don street this morning. She was 5
years old. The funeral will be held
from the home at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. The body will be buried IN
the Rochester cemetery.
David D. Main died at his home at
366 Winfield avenue, Oakland, this
He was rs years old He
was the father of Mrs. G. H. Gurtler
of North Topeka. The funeral ar
will be announced later.
J. H. Lamberson of 213 East Cor
don street. a negro formerly deputy
marshal of the city court, charges
Captain T. T. Wintrode, who is run
ming for denomination for marshal of
the court of Topeka, with drawing a
shoot him, besides accusing him with
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