The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
OUT OF THE HOLE.
Get the Money That Belongs to
the Coal Hole
For Use In the Auditorium,
Now the Idea.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
See How Nothing Can Be Done
For an Auditorium,
But These Are the Kind Tina t
Don't Help Topeka.
A FEW MEN OF ENERGY
Can Do More Than a Thousand
Who Say "Can't,"
Christian States Has a Most
Novel Idea.
See How Nothing Can Be Done
For an Auditorium,
But These Are the Kind Tha t
Don't Help Topeka.
A FEW MEN OF ENERGY
Can Do More Than a Thousand
Who Say "Can't,"
Christian States Has a Most
Novel Idea.

There is some talk about using the
money in the coal hole fund, which
amounts to $50 upon the proposed
auditorium. c. p. Adams of the Com
1nercial club thinks the money should
go to the auditorium. and with that
much to start on, there would be no
trouble of floating the rest of the in
debtedness according to Mr.. Hal Neis-
wanger's plan.
But City Attorney Bird says that the
money cannot be used for an aUditori-
UNI and that the city council would
have no right to make an appropria-
ton for that purpose out of any fund.
But if Mr.. Larimer's bill can provide
for spending the money for a park. it
can provide for spending it for an audi
torium
Mr.. Adams said in speaking of the
matter:
4 am satisfied that there is scarcely
a person in Topeka who would not be
glad to see the coal hole money used in
the fund to build an auditorium. Every
one realizes that the city must have
something of the kind, and l believe
that the consent of every business man
in Topeka could be secured, if neceSsa-
ry
IF the people are willing to see the
money expended in such a manner I
do not see why the council should hes
itate- With that sum upon which to
start, there would be little difficulty in
placing the rest of the bonds according
10 MI NelsWanger'S plan, or any other,
for that matter
A; K. Rodgers, ex-county treasurer,
said today:
Il have known, like every other Gift
zen of the city, that an auditorium
must be built soon. 1 had thought that
Col Holiday might be induced to
raise his building just south of Hamil-
ton hall another story and have it join
ed to Hamilton hall, which would make
a hall large enough for any purpose
put do not know that that can be
done
Mr.. Neiswanger has the plan and
1t IS the duty of the people to stand be-
hind him and help him out. 1t can be
made to so only by one means. and that
is to have the people OF the CITY at his
back to help him along. I believe it
can be done
What the city needs and must have
IS a building that will seat from 5000 to
1O,OOO people If it is possible to get a
building that will accommodate 10 600
people, we should have it. 1t can hard
ly be made too large. for there will be
times when we will fill it. This is an i'm
portant matter and I think the people
Will take hold of it and push it through
and l am ready to do all l can to help
the thing along"
Mr.. Neiswanger is not in the city. but
ne IS persistently following the lines he
mas mapped out and will have every
thlng ready for presentation to the
Commercial club at the meeting next
Wednesday evening He is a vo1lnp
many ideas.
Meanwhile Mr.. Neiswanger has cot
the people to thinking, and various 9th
er plans are being suggested One of
the men who has thought out a scheme
by which an auditorium may be bui1f
with the expenditure of but little mon
ey, is Mr. Christian States, one of the
Wen known German citizens of Topeka
ne proposes to utilize the old bridge
IN the building of an auditorium and
he says that the greatest cost will he
thereby avoided. He would have the
pulldlng erected in the city park and
4 believe that the old bridge might
be utilized" said Mr.Sta ties. The arch
es could be used to make the roof s11r-
ports and as they are $50 feet snans II
would make building $50 by $50
Ihese struss supports for the roof in
building ike that make great part
OF the cost and the old bridge arches
could be used and would answer tbe
purpose quite as well as beams made
for that purpose.
This structure might be made &C
hlgh as desired, the only thing neces-
sary being solid foundations upon which
me supports of the arches would rest
with these arches in place the TrobIa,,
Woul4 De solved and the people would
lnen nave building that would seat as
many people as necessary upon any &C.
caSion. "ii' OS-
of course the county claims +l,o4 g..
old bridge is the property of the countIJ
but that is a question Of law II y
my opinion that the bridge really he.
longs to the city for the courts have al
ready decided that it was the pronertx-
of the city because the city paid for II
IF the bridge is moved to some Other
place in the county and put up it viii
make trouble and there will be a larea
element dissatisfied no matter where If
as put If it is put into an auditorium
which the whole state needs there will
be no dissatisfactiO and everybody will
De glad that we have secured building
so easily.
If this plan is followed the cost
you'd not be great. I have made no
hgures but am certain if the bridge is
utlized the cost will not be more than
nan than it would be if the entire build
ing is put up new outright
Mr; states idea is proba bly, the most
novel of any, but there will be serious
objections to putting any large building
in City park. It would ruin the marx
and would be an unsatisfactory Ioca-
ton.
A P. Operator Hutchins is No More
Omoha, Feb. 6.-Horatio L. Hutchins
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