The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-21
WICHITA IN LEAD
Santa Fe May Aid That City in
Sewer Program.
Sewer Building a Popular Inn
prOVement in Kansas.
az The AssOclated Press.l

(By The Associated Press.)
Lawrence. Kan, Aug 21.-Sewer
D building in Kansas cities seems to be
big feature of the seasons improve
ment programs, judging from reports
received by Secretary John G. Stutz,
secretary of the League of Kansas
municipalities with headquarters here.
The secretary today made public a,
long list of sewer projects reported
from erthe state during July. This
is in addition to a similar list reported
last month.
Wichita leads in the July report
with contemplated expenditure for
sewer work City Engineer p. L.
Brockway has made plans for approx
mately 100000 worth of work. plans
have also been drawn for draining
North Wichita and the contract for
the College Hill sewer has been
awarded at 100000. Recent expert
ences with floods led officials of the
Santa Fe railroad to offer assistance
in any plan which the city may decide
on to eliminate the heavy losses in
CURED by both, according to a report
received by Secretary Stutz.
Pittsburg is considering a sewage
disposal plant which would cost
around $4,000, it is reported.
Many Towns Interested
Several cities of the state are in the
midst of or contemplating sewer
building programs which, will cost
each one well over $4,000 These in
ciude Tonganoxie. where a projected
sewer system will cost around $4,000.
of which s47.600 is for the disposal
plant and s304OO for the laterals.
Plans for $125,OO0 worth of sewer ex-
tensions for. Ottawa are being made.
Oberlin has just finished seven miles |
of new sewer mains which cost
1000. Oakley is discussing a mys- |
tenn OF sanitation at an approximate |
cost of $4,000. |
Following are the other cities re-
porting sewer work under way or |
contemplated during July:
Dodge City-The Ford county board |
of health has just completed a survey /
which shows that 30 per cent of the |
homes in Dodge City which are &C
with it There are 1871 backyard /
toilets IN Dodge City and only 221 of
them are on lots which cannot be
connected with sewers.
Ell Dorado-The South Vine street
sewer has been completed.
Emporia-Plans for a system of
outfall sewers and a sewage disposal /
plant have been made for Emporia.
Bids have been called for on the
work A lateral sewer has been pc
tItioned for Merchant from Fiji
teenth to Eighteenth.
Eureka-Bids have been called for
on the construction of a sewer in Dis
trict No. IA.
Fort Scott-The estimated cost of
the new East Side sewer VIII be $42.-
Girard-The city commissioners re-
jected all bids on the construction OF
a sewer on Western avenue upon re-
monstrance OF the property owners.
Hutchinson-Th6 state board of
health has approved the construction
of IS lateral sewers in the Severance
street neighborhood. A number of
other projects are under way. The
city engineer states that no sewers will
be installed unless there is city water
available for the lots which the sewer
serves.
Larned-The storm sewer ditch
will be extended from Johnson to
Park.
Manhattan - The Iong-discussed
drainage project for surface water in
West Manhattan was finally settled ;
by the adoption of plans for a 30-inch
sewer. 1t will cost approximately $12,-
600.
McPherson-The city will lay 955
feet of S-inch sewer pipe. /,
Peabody-The contract for the sew
er extensions - Peabody has been {
awarded at $5,56S.92.
Disposal Plant for SaIina. I
Salina-The first sewer building
program consisting of fourteen sani-
tary sewers .rd five storm sewers has
just been completed. The 1928 pro- l
gram will include a sewage disposal !
plant.
St. Francis-In an election held in !
July the citizens of St. Francis voted
to construct a sewer system. The
plans have been prepared. They in
clude both mains and a disposal plant. |