The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-01

1x2 feet, and the supports for the roof
are of steel.
The company operates its own fire
system in connection with which is
fire cisLern-"one that doesn't blow up
as General Superintendent A. NJ. Pat
ten expressed it-that has a capacity
of 5000 barrels of water, and is 35x35
feet. The company is proud of this
| fire fighting system, and Mr.. Patten
called out two or three of the employees
and demonstrated it's effectiveness.
Two MIGRANTS were used and city pres
sure was turned on and then an electri-
cal triplex pump was set in motion and
instantly the streams of water took
| on degree of force which would spell
a doom upon any fire. There are six
| available hydrants in ALL
The electrical pump is in an under
ground cement house. The current is
| supplied by an underground wire which
! comes from the big feeder on Twelfth
street, SO that there could be no posi-
bility of the wire being effected by
| fire.
Another addition to the plant is a
| building 6x12 feet built of solid con-
| crete blocks Within is a sand drying
| kiln which has a capacity of 10 cubic
| yards Of sand a day. The hopper is SO
arranged that as the sand dries, it Sits
| out at the bottom. Eventually the
| through a trap in the roof, but at the
present time it is shoveled in. Gas is
| the fuel used in the kiln.
On slippery day from 10 to 20 yards
of sand is used by the company in con-
nection with the running of all the cars
| throughout the city. The cost of the
| recent improvements which have been
| undergone at the headquarters of the
railway company was about $4,000.
This afternoon the formal opening
| of the new Y. M G. A. educational
rooms on the fourth floor of the Cen
trail building took place, and it was a
gala affair. Not great deal has been
| said in regard to the new quarters,
and the visitors to the building today
were delighted with the general aspect
of the fourth, floor of the building.
The reception took place in a hall
in the center of the floor. which is
| 17x7O feet and has a seating capacity
of ESQ. Here receptions, entertain
ments and lectures will be given.
At the north end OF the floor is a
civil service course room for first,
second and third grade examinations,
the dimensions of which are 24x25
feet. Here prospective railway clerks,
custom house clerks. census takers,
bookkeepers, local mail clerks and
| carriers and internal revenue clerks
will have the opportunity to prepare
themselves for examinations.
| On the opposite side of the building
is a room equally large which will be
used for the night school for work
| Ing DOyS, anu III the COM
mon branches will be given from the
! third to eighth grade inclusive
/ South of the large reception hall
are two educational rooms about
15x16 feet, which are adequately
! lighted and well suited to the purpose
/ intended. In one of these rooms Will
liam Fisher, formerly superintendent
1 of city schools of Arkansas City, now
/ connected with the Topeka Coal com
pany will have charge of class work
IN ich av, a;e,1
4 arithmetic, and in the other room Geo.
H. Hoyes, at one time principal of the
Polk street school, will handle courses
in penmanship and letter writing and
commercial correspondence.
Eleven dormitory rooms are on the
point of completion on the second
floor of the building. The old edu-
cational rooms will be utilized in this
way. Another room on the south side
is pleasant Office room, which will be
occupied by c. H. Fenstermacher, the
educational and boys secretary
On account of the severe weather
il has been necessary to suspend work
cept for the placing of material or
the ground so that operations can be
pushed with great rapidity as soon as
the weather moderates.
Few people realize what a commo.
, dious building this structure will be
: There will be six stories above the
basement. and not four as some PEG.
pie have been led to believe simply
through hearsay. cit will be a very
attractive building when completed
: said Contractor F. NJ. Spencer att i.
a bigger building than most people
: imagine. There will be 100 rooms
: The top story was to have been fin.
ished as a lodge room. but it is beins
, cut up into office rooms. Roughly
speaking, it will be a $4,000 build
5 ing"
5 Mr.. Spencer reports that the seven
room modern Washington schoo
: building will be ready for OCCUPANCY
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