The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Install Ten New Lights on Melan
Bridge.
Ask Why Not Sweep First Ward
Crossings Also?
FOR SANE SKATING.
Harper Boys Death Calls At
tentiOn to Danger.
Northwest Corner Garfield Park
for Pond.
FOR SANE SKATING.

And there was light
After all kinds of complaint about
poor lighting service on Melan bridge
the cause for complaint has been re-
moved. Ten new Tungsten S0-candle-
power lights have been installed on
the bridge and the current turned on
last night for the first time with the
new equipment
These lights supplant the small car
bon lamps The new lights were
placed in the nature of an expert
ment- 1t is partly to see whether the
vibration caused by the passing OF
street cars and vehicles will break
the fiber filament of the lights. II
it does not and the lamps prove salts
factory the installation will be perna-
nent.
The current will be turned on re-
gardIess of the moon. That is, the
lamps will be lit whether the moon
is shining or not.
The light question has been dis
cussed considerably a great many
First ward girls work on the south
side and after work have been afraid
they hate to decrease their small
wages by paying street car fare every
evening.
Another phase Of the new spirit OF |
civic pride which is growing on the !
North side is an agitation for cleaner /
streets. 1t is asked why the city uoes
not provide for the sweeping OF lle
crossings north of the river as II uoSS
on the South side
The Keeping of the streets clean !
would add greatly to the app l"Ifd an 81 |
of the First ward 1 ms apPI prs, ~, - |
course especially to North Kansas
Just why this has not been done
no one seems to know, but 1t IS not
unlikely that the matter VIII De 1eaF
up with the city COMMISSIONER
A1tbough the name of Station A is
to be changed to North topeka dot
expedient receiving OF man lEol 49, 81,
Of town. there is no spirit OIL NJ. IL
topeka versus South Topeka Ace
cording to talk heard. the ldea Is u
with the SCUM sue
through Joint efforts of the Civic ana
Commercial clubs Tor the pe'Iei iiAe---
of the city as a whole
The last of next week $50 teams viii
e+aTt 10 work improving the road pc
+v-ae,, Calhoun Bluffs and Grantvllle-
This is the result of the work OF the
committee from the Civic ciup ap
pointed about a year ago IoI LII. ,,ls,, i+tea
has worked slowly but surely IN the
papers much agitation about tne Ila5 MAJ
ter has been made r. M Ne5olGq
much interested in the movement; II
Is said that subscriptions nave DeSH
raised for this Improvement TO the
amount of over $500
The fact that little Madison Harper
met death by drowning when ne proke
through the ice in the Central PARK
Ike Tuesday noon again callS dtleil-
ton to the fact of like danger 70
skaters on Soldier creek Such was
the talk of the North side this morn
ing Attention was again calle 60 70
the plan of making a safe, sane skdt-
Ing pond in the First ward
Another place proposed IS the lol
In the northwest corner OF the PARK
4 *
crown with weeds. 1t is a low place
and could easily be flooded The city
water has been piped to the park and
the flooding could be done without
much effort or expense.
The low ground in the southeast
part of the park where the street fair
was held last Nav had been suggested
but it was thought that the hoodlnS
and freezing would kill the grass
However. the plot mentioned above :
seems to grow only weeds and the
loss of these would not be bad.
The plan is to flood this place so
that the water would not be over a
foot or so deep. When this was frozen .
It would make an ideal skating place.
Notes and Personals.
The following officers of the Inter {
Mediate society of the Central Avenue
Christian church have been elected:
President Walter Anderson: vice pres (
rec: treasurer. Roy Palmer; organist. :
Maurine McDaniels; chairman prayer
ON mfttee, Defa Thomas; music COM I
nittee Ada Russell; missionary COM
nittee Maurine McDaniels; social t
committee, Georgia Mitchell.
The Ladies' Missionary society of !
he Second Presbyterian church will
meet with Mrs. j. J. King Friday after
loon.
Leave items at A. NJ. Petro's drug {
tore t
The ladies of the Foreign Missionary {
iociety eff the Kansas Avenue NJ E. c