The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
NORTH SIDE NEWS.
Western Wooden Mills Cistern
Holds 5000 Gallons.
Cost 81, OOO-Reinforced Con-
crete in Construction.
WATER WON'T FREEZE
Steam From Pipes in Cold
Weather Prevents.
Use for Securing Wool-Circu-
late Petitions.

$4,000 gallon cistern, the largest
IN Topeka, which will be used by the
western Wooden Mills, has been COM
pleted, at a cost ofabout $1,000, just
feet square and eight feet deep. 1t is
lneo with concrete cement and divid-
ed into two compartments. After the
cistern is filed the water will be treat
ed with chemicals and the contents
Will be used for securing and cleaning
the wool.
When the supply from one compart-
ment Is exhausted, the other will be
used while the first is being filed and
treated with the chemicals.
The mills will use the supply up in
about week. Hitherto tanks have been
depended upon, but too much time has
been required for the filling, ETC., that
the improvement was decided upon.
The cistern will be left open, but a
fence will be built around it to pre-
vent children and others from falling
in. The water will be kept from freez-
by the admission of steam through
pipes leading from the mills boiler
Petitions are being circulated ask
ing the city commissioners to make
benefit district of the First ward, east
of the Rock Island tracks, north of the
Union Pacific tracks and west of the
Santa Fe tracks for the purpose of
constructing drains to relieve surface
water. The water collects in this ter
ritory, particularly in the northwest
part, after a hard rain storm. The
about $4,000. 1t calls for drain
comm fencing at point near the inter-
section of Garfield and the alley be-
tween North Van Buren, and North
Jackson streets, thence northerly to
| Soldier creek and a lateral connecting
with the drain from the alley between
Van Buren, and North Jackson street
| just north of Morse street. So far few
names have been signed to the papers.
The matter has been discussed at sew
era1 meetings of the Civic club and
finally the petitions were ordered cir
culated.
Notes and Personals.
Blue post, G. A. R., will install the
| following officers at it's meeting to-
night and all members are requested
to be present: T. M. Mcclure, COM
mander; r. B. McMaster, senior vice
commander; Fred C. Gurtler, Junior
| vice commander; S. T. Cromwell, chap
F.! lain; DIR. NJ. R. Mitchell, surgeon; J.
c. Wilson, quartermaster.
| Charles Jones of 923 North Quincy
street has bought the property at 913
North Jackson street and will remod ell
| the house to make it modern.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Zimmerman
and daughter, Mabel, have moved from
1914 North Jackson street to the ].
| Stahl farm, east of the Topeka ceme-
terry. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C1eaves,
formerly of 1918 North Jackson street
are occupying the house vacated by
/ the Zimm ermans.
The quarantine has been raised from
the Ammo residence in Granville. Five
members. of the family have had scar
let fever, but have now recovered.
Elmo Gadding of Granville is i'll
with scarlet fever at his home in
| Granville. The house is quarantined.
Miss Emma Horning of Granville
was a North side visitor today.
Ed Kassebaum of Silver Lake is Wis
iting relatives in Tulsa, Ok.
| Installation of officers of Charity