The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
North Side NeDs
Get new BRIDGE
County Commissioners Accept
Plans for Soldier Creek Span.
The Cost OF Construction Will
Be About $4,000.

The county commissioners have
officially accepted plans for new
bridge spanning Soldier Creek at KAN
sas avenue. The plans as submitted
by the Marsh Engineering company,
of Des Moines Ia, provide for Az
foot Rainbow Arch" built of steel
and concrete. The cost will be about
5000
AS soon as the plans have been APP
proved by the state highway commits
sion, and their approval is practically
assured, the county will advertise for
bids Construction will begin some
time in September, and Will be com
pleted before cold weather Bids must
be advertised three weeks according
to law, before the contract is let.
The Rainbow Arch bridge is one of
the most artistic designed The Sol
der Creek bridge will be the first OF
the kind built in Kansas, tho many or
them may be found in Illinois, Iowa
and Nebraska. The peculiar virtue
of the Rainbow Arch is that it COM
bines the beauty of the concrete struc-
ture with the ample waterway of the
steel span.
Have 14O-foot Span.
The Soldier creek bridge will be one
of the largest yet built with a 40
foot span, an 1S-foot roadway, and a
4-foot sidewalk on the east side. 1t
will give 5000 square feet of water
way, and has passed the inspection of
the North Topeka drainage board. 1t
will be one of the handsomest bridges
in the state. according to V. r. Park
hurst, consulting engineer who repre-
sents the Marsh Engineering company
mere, and will compensate the resi-
dents of the neighborhooo, and the
farmers and motorist who have had
to use the old bridge Cor long period
of ineffective agitation.
The present structure has been pro-
nounced unsafe. 1t is so shaky that
heavy trucks and well loaded wagons
cannot cross it. Several months ago
the big motor truck from No. l fire
station was called to fire in Garfield
Place, and upon attempting to cross
Soldier creek at Kansas avenue was
compelled to back off the bridge and
go a mile and a half out of its way
to reach a crossing and arrive at the
fire.
The Soldier creek bridge is a steel
span which was taken from the wreck
of the old Sardou bridge over the Kaw
when the latter was washed out by
the flood of 1908. 1t is only one of
several bridges in North shawnee
county which have been pronounced
unsafe for traffic. The bridge at Memo
ken has been condemned and plans
for new one will be announced in a
short time.
William Bartram Dead.
Wniiam BartraI1, age bO. dled IUeS-
day night at his home at Elmont. The
funeral will be held Thursday after
noon at o'clock from the home. and
burial will be in Half Day cemetery.
William Bartram is well known
north Shawnee county farmer. and
formerly conducted a store at Elmont.
He leaves wife, and a son, George
Bertram, of sol Liberty street and a
brother, Albert Bartram, also of Ell
mont
Social and Personal.
The picnic to have been given this
evening by the Baptist Sunday school
on the church lawn has been post
poned until next week because of the
wet weather
Friday evening the members of the
Central Avenue Christian church sun
day school will give an open air pic
mic and basket supper at Garfield
park. Each person will bring his OF
her own provisions.
Let me figure your electric wiring
and fixtures. Chas. H. KIussman
Phone 56S6.-Adv.
The Union prayer meeting will be-
held at the Christian church Thurs
day evening. The Rev. J. P. Hick.