The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23
in NORTH topeka
Last Hope for a New Pump Has
Departed.
City Budget Allows But $1,000
for Repairs.

for Repairs.
The last vestige of doubt regarding
the new pumping station for North
Topeka was swept away this morning
when the commission voted to include
in Commissioner Porter's budget an
item of $1,000, TO be used in making
improvements at the present pumping
station AT the foot OF Fairchild street
Two hundred dollars was recently
spent in making repairs at the sta
ton.
The situation has been fraugEt with
difficulties for Mr.. Porter ever since
last February. when the first request
for Improvement at the station was
made The original request by North
TOpekdns was for e duplicate pump
70 be installed beside the old one. For
time IL appeared that a second pump
would be put in. The city had on
hand several unused pumps and it was
estimated that by using a gang of
men from the water department the
work could be dOre at a small expense
After looking the ground over, how
ever, it appeared that at least $4,000
would be required TO cover the job.
short time later the budget pruning
started a the City hall and a duplicate
pumping station for North Topeka was
forgotten.
standing by his promise to the
the present pumping station being put
out of commission is reduced TO
minimum, Mr. Porter devised as a
substitute for an additional pump
supply of parts for both the present
pump and the motor at the station
With this supply of parts on hand any
breakdown could be repaired in
short time. In view of the fact that
the job was wished" on to Mr.. Por-
ter. in 50 much as the guardianship
=, - IT
his substitute appears to satisfy most
of the residents of the north side.
Drainage Board Peevcd.
Members of the North Topeka
drainage board resent the imputation
that they are dilatOry in their action
of Indian and Soldier creeks until
later in the year. Members of the
board declare that if the survey can
be made later in the year at a smaller
expense, the survey will not be made
now.
1t was shortly after the announce
ment was made last week, that the
survey would be delayed until Deem
district asked Why the delay" 1t
Is these queries that members of the
board construed as an insinuation
that they are sleeping on the job
The survey was to have been begun
last week, according to the original
plan of the drainage board 1t was
postponed. however, on the advice of
a government engineer who was con-
suited by the drainage board mem
bers-
May Open Factory in North Topeka.
The manufacture of disinfecJants
may be started in North Topeka
Thomas Ralph of Kansas City, who is
looking for a loca ton where he can
open a factory for the production of
his chemical, has been on the North
side looking over the ground Indi-
cations point to his locating here.
Before leaving the city for Kansas
City. he stated that he had an option
on the property at 12S East Curtis
He expects to ship the machinery and
chemicals necessary in the manufac-
ture of the disinfectant to North To-
peka from Kansas City this week.
Grocers' Day Wednesday.
Farmers from north of town who
come to North Topeka Wednesday TO
make purchases will not buy gro
ceries or meats, for the butchers and
grocerymen expect to LAY off, We'd
nesday has been officially set aside as
Grocers' Day and as the dispensers of
food claim that real holidays are sell
dom offered to them, they expect 70
take full advantage of the day.
Notes and Personals.
The Second Presbyterian church
will hold a Sunday school picnic in the
Haymaker grove Tuesday Persons
who expect to attend viii meet at the
d
body at $50 o'clock
". s. Blackhart has returned from
Pawnee City, where ne motored last
week.
J. : Holt of Hoyt was in North To-
peka Saturday on business
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. McMichael of
Pratt. Kan, were in North Topeka
Saturday visiting friends. While in
the city they purchased an automo-
bile They started home Sunday aft
ernoon
B. NJ Hook of silver Lake was in
the city Saturday
c. NJ Dunkan of Monument was in
North Topeka Saturday visiting
friends
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A Mcclure and
family motored to Meriden Sunday,
where they spent the day
Houses for rent and sale North and
South Topeka C D. Myers & Co, s21
North Kansas avenue. Phone 1225--
Adv
North Topeka Saturday on business
Raymond Henderson of Meriden
vac in North Topeka Sunday visiting
friends
moved from s14 North Jackson. to
1107 on the same street
Mr. and Mrs. C H PeebIer of Os-
ka1oosa were in North Topeka Sunday
their being in the city, however. was
Mr. Peebler's desire to see the Saw
ages play ball.
H w Euler returned to his home
Sunday from Christ hospital, where
he was confined for two weeks fol-
lowing an operation He expects to
be at his Office next week
Since the first of the month there
have been but two arrests made north
of the Union Pacific station in North
Topeka Both of these were DRINKS
AT the Princess tomorrow. Dark
ening Trail" a Mutual masterpiece
in four parts Also other Universal
pictures.-Adv.
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