The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-13
PEOPLE WANT IT.
Demand Action on City Garbage
Proposition.
Ask That Something Be Done
to Relieve Situation.
MAYOR GREEN FOR 1T.
Official Believes Plant Could Be
Made Self Sustaining.
No More Vacant Lots for Dump
in Topeka.
MAYOR GREEN FOR 1T.

ana specifications VIII De Dug out OIL
| the Office of the city engineer and
placed in active process with the city
council and that Mayor Green will do
all in his power to relieve the garbage
| dealer drouth which is becoming seri-
GUS in Topeka at this time, is the hint
that was given out by the city Off
Gals at the city hall today.
During the last few months it has
been almost impossible for the people
of Topeka to hire men and drivers to
remove the garbage from behind their
houses and their places of business.
The situation has become SO serious
| that a howl has been raised among
the more seriously effected and they
demand that the city officials relieve
them by some means.
An ordinance calling for the erec-
ton and maintenance of a city gar
bage plant was introduced in the city
council by Councilman Fraser a num-
Der of months ago. This ordinance
was referred to q committee and final
~ after a stormy course through the
council chamber it landed in the
hands of the city engineer.
The preliminary plans and estimates
were made UP by John P. Rogers, who
was city engineer at this time, but
since then nothing has been done 1t
was the sentiment of a majority of the
conservatives of the city council to
kill the ordinance on account of the
cost it would mean to the city and the
expense of maintenance.
Since the skillful handling of the
ordinance which placed 1t on the shen
as far as action was concerned the
garbage situation in Topeka has been
growing worse every day. 1t has been
almost impossible to produce men for
the purpose of hauling the garbage
away from the properties and 1t has
collected until warm thaw would
make the city unSanitary.
Mayor Favors Immediate Action.
When asked concerning the fate of
the plans and specifications of the pro-
posed garbage plant Mayor Green said
that he thought they were still in the
hands of some committee or were walt
ing their turn in the engineers office.
IT think that a garbage plant In To-
peka could be made a paying PROPOSE
tion," said the mayor this afternoon
First build a good, substantial plant
and then equip it with the latest pat
tern of dump wagons. These wagons
could be assigned to certain beats in
the city and make the rounds regular
~ in a systematic manner, -zs 1-s-=-.
"I further believe that the plant could
be made self sustaining" said the
mayor. "The people could be taxed a
certain amount for their share of the
garbage or certain rates could be made
for this collection. In this manner the
funds would pay for the maintenance
of the plant and the cost Of building II
in the end. By a thorough systematic
manner and under charge of good
superintendent firmly believe that the
city could give excellent service and do
it at a very low cost.
People Are Complaining.
The people over the city are COM
planning of the lack of garbage fac1li-
ties in Topeka. The business men COM
plain because they can not hire men
who will carry away the immense
amount of trash that collects behind
their stores. When they are able to
procure a man they are required to pay
a large price for the hauling.
The housewives are also on the
grievence list One of them called up
the State Journal this morning and
asked if there was no way for the city
to relieve the situation. She stated that
all the neighbors in her block had filled
everything with the kitchen garbage
They had tried to hire it hauled away
but it was either impossible to get a
man to do it or else it was necessary
to pay an exorbitant price for the haul
II seems that there are q few gar
bage dealers in the city, but il is al
WAYS uncertain when they are able to
make their rounds. To have the trips
systematized and to have the hauls at
a certain time in order that the peo-
pie can depend upon the collections is
the desire at this time.
The garbage men in the city claim
that it is almost impossible to find a
place any more to dump their trash.
It is necessary to make long trips out
side the city before they can get rid
of their loads. The city has built up
so quickly in the last year that the old
vacant lots are now either improved
and held under a high price or are &C.
cupied by big houses.
Mayor Green stated this afternoon
that he would soon arrange to open
I'D the old creek bed of the Shunga-
nunga near Twentieth street and Kan
sas avenue for the benefit of the gar
bage men and those who wished to
dump their trash. This old creek bed
will have to be filled in order to carry
out the plans of DR.. Eva Harding and
the city to make this land into city
play ground.
It is the intention of Mayor Green
to hire a man to superintend the
dumping of this trash and see that it
is placed in the right place and to
grade it and keep it in good condition
for the leveling of the land in this
territory This big hole will accom-
modate the trash of the city for some
time and will give the garbage men
as we'll as the. citizens of the city a
chance to dump their garbage.
Meanwhile the plans and specifica-
tions for a municipal garbage plant
will be dug out of their hiding place
and brought before the city council
for consideration. The general senti-
ment over the city is that a plant is
needed and the city officials will do
all in their power to relieve the stu
alton.
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