The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
IN NORTH Topeka
Drainage Pump Relieves Flood
ed Sewer and Streets.
Opinions From Business Men
About the High Water.

The twenty-eight hundred dollar
pump in the North Topeka drainage
help the sewers carry the water from
Central avenue and North jackson
street. In some places on these streets
the water was two feet deep from the
heavy rain. AS soon as the pump,
which has a capacity of 100 gallons
per minute, was started the water i'm
mediately subsidized
The pumping station was installed
in 1908 at the request of the North
Topeka drainage board and is located
on the east end of Fairchild street. The
installation was for the purpose of as
sisting in keeping the water from the
North side should it ever be needed.
The city has kept this plant in excel
lent repair and just recently it was
overhauled and is now in the best of
condition Several times it has been
brought into use to relieve the flooded
conditions of the streets after an un-
usually heavy rain and it has proved
its efficiency.
The power for the pump is furnish
ed by electricity and the station is in
charge of Hal Williams. There is
absolutely no danger whatever from
the present rise in the river" said Mr..
Williams today. There are few on
the North side who circulate rumors
that we are in grave danger Why
some persons will do this 1 cannot
understand"
Take % Feet Says George Young.
According to George Young it will
take at least twenty-eight feet to put
the river out of the banks. 1.-The peo-
pie of the North side should rest per-
fectly easy SO far as the flood scare
goes The bikes will easily hold TWEEN
ty-eight feet of water said Mr..
Young.
Before the high water in 1903"
said Charles Randall, this morning,
thought nothing of seeing the river
up on Crane street. 1t was quite
curiosity and attracted lots of atten-
ton Now if the river rises few feet,
some people cannot talk fast enough
about calamities that might happen"
mo danger at ALL" said Buechner
Brothers. this morning. People are
doing lots of talking and that is all
I'VE will have no more flood this
year than we have had for the past
eight" according to w. D. Bridge, this
morning.
Aaron Sheetz: There is no danger
of any kind The river must be at least
twcnty-one feet in height before there
is need for any alarm. With the pres
ent bikes L believe it would take more
than twenty-eight to put it over
1T would take at least a rise Of
five feet to flood North Topeka if
there were no dikes," said ]. r. Spet- [
ter. Now with the bikes, the river
must be at least twenty-eight feet high |
before We need fear any danger.
Shawnee Bank Optimistic.
Optimism prevails among the force |
at the Shawnee State bank. +. P. FL |
more. cashier, said this morning:
There is lot of talk being circulated |
over town about North Topeka's be- |
ing in grave danger of having a flood. |
but there is absolutely nothing to it I
have no fear whatsoever of high |
water" sssasz~ =g 49, I
A V. Lindell, assistant cashier, I
says: lit is all folly for people living |
north of the river to become uneasy |
1t will take a rise of five or six feet !
before there is any need of auticipat-
ing any danger"
Roy Boast, of the Dibble Grocery
believes the talk is nothing |
ing to do. why should the people
of North Topeka have fear yet about
high water? Before 1903 we enjoyed
the river full
c. w Willis said: Thirty years
ago when I was attending Quincy
school. many is the time the boys
used to go down near the mills on the |
North Side and pick up chunks of ice
that had been washed up as far as |
Curtis street by the high water: The |
residents thought nothing of having |
the river up high during the winter
months
Notes and Persons.
Mrs. Edna Andrews and Mrs. |
Joseph Moore and son left today for |
Kansas City, where they will spend a
go the first of the week to be with
his family.
DR.. Lands has returned to his
home in Kiro after spending a short
time on the North side.
Lee Stanley is spending the day !
in Perry looking after his farm. |
Eighteen acres of his land is under |
water.
]. c. snediker of the Austin-Sned-
iker Mercantile company has samples !