The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-19
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
improvements in First Ward
Within Last Year.
bikes, Melan Bridge Extension
and Pumping Station.
ALSO ROAD REPAIRING
Better Fire Protection Coming
in Near Future.
Increase of Population, Bust
ALSO ROAD REPAIRING
Increase of Population, Bust
ness and School Attendance,

The big aviation meet scheduledfor
the Taylor tract north of Garfield
park, June Z, and 9.
Four miles of bikes, from ten to
thirty feet thick built to the high wat
er mark of the flood of 1908, and re-
inforced where needed by walls of &C.
ment.
The extending of Melan bridge, to
give sufficient water way in time of
high water SO that no strain will come
on the bikes. This work is under con-
struction and soon the Santa Fe and
Rock Island bridges across the Kaw
will be extended to afford an equal
amount of waterway
installation of pumping station
largely through the efforts of ex-
Councilman Jordan. This improve
ment will take care of all of the sur
face water which has been in the hab-
it of flooding the sewers and covering
the ground in northeast Topeka and
F'airchiId street, where the station is
now located.
of much better fire protection. This
includes fire steamer, extra men and
equipment and additions at fire sta
ton No. l; also additional water main
on Melan bridge and steamer hydrants
to be placed in the mill districts and
where most needed. The best of fire
alarms have already been added.
Prospects of glove, overall and gas
stove factories. The glove factory is
practically assured.
The new Santa Fe railroad bridge
across the Kaw with a good footbridge
| along side
An iron bridge across Soldier creek
on Central avenue to replace the old
wooden bridge. This will be ready
| for traffic soon.
Several miles of newly made gravel
| ed roads leading to the city.
Repairs made on the Granville
road and assurance of more of the
same.
Increased population and school at
tendance.
Much improvement of property.
| A live Civic club which goes after
things and gets them.
The above are some of the improve
| mentS which have been made on the
North side within the last year. And
| the end is not yet.
| ''Good to Be Here''
Although the average visitor to the
! First ward already feels like saying in
the words of the old Methodist at the
camp meeting: verify, brethren, ]
| feel that it is good to be here" vet
many other improvements are also
| likely in store for the First ward. II
may be that in the future an ARISING
| factory will be located here, although
at the present the matter is up in the
! air.
Seriously. the Improvements made
| and those contemplated are largely
the work of the intelligent co-opera-
ton of the residents of the First ward
/ For instance the present extension
work on Melan bridge, soon to be
completed was largely through the
n combined efforts of the First ward
people, who resolved to push the prop
1 osition at mass meeting held before
the election last spring. Then it was
arranged that bills be distributed
showing the benefits of such a meas
ure. And the First ward won. From
time to time gentle hints are being
given to the railroads that those com
panieG had better get busy and ex-
tend their bridges as agreed upon al
a meeting of the drainage board and
railroad representatives last fall.
The work of putting in the Contra
avenue bridge has been greatly de.
layed, but it is promised it will bs
done within few weeks. When com
pleted it will have a concrete fire