The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-27
MUST HAVE ST, 600 MORE
1t Will Take $1,000 to Light
Kansas Avenue.
This Should be Added to Sub
scriptiOn List at Once.
Committee of Fifteen Held Meeting
to Discuss the Lighting Cues
ton Last Night.


Kansas avenue during Festival week
Superintendent Maunsell of the Edi-
son company was at the meeting of the
Committee of Fifteen last night and
made that statement. He said that 1t
might be less than that sum, but 1t
would not be more. This is in accord
ance with his plan to use arc hghts'
distributed every so feet on either side
of Kansas avenue.
He said that if incandescent lights
are used and strung across the street
from the buildings the cost would be
considerably greater The matter was
referred to a special committee COM
posed of John Marshall and Capt. C. II.
Titus.
The Committee realizes that some
thing must be done to light Kansas
avenue, but the question of finance Is
now standing in the way. There is no
money available for that purpose and
the Committee finds itself in the I'M
comfortable position of having some
thing before them that must be done
and no money to do it,
few of the members thought that
the illumination might be made with
colored fire and several sample torches
and five pound package were burned
after the meeting. The largest sized
torch failed to give light enough to see
objects plainly across Seventh street,
which is much narrower than Kansas
avenue, and the five pound package OF
red fire burned less than minute.
Colored torches are really intended
to illuminate the floats and tableaux;
not to light streets. Every float used
at night should have plenty of colored
fire.
But the Committee will not make the
same mistake it did last year by fail
ing to light Kansas avenue.
Capt. @. H. Titus said last night that
the fraternal societies desired to have
their floats appear in the Wednesday
night spectacular parade. resolution
inviting the societies to use their floats
on that occasion was passed.
There will probably be a lantern float
in the parade. T. P. Bacon appeared
before the Committee with several
samples which were lighted for the in
spection of the Committee. Mr.. Bacon
proposed to fit up the float himself,
make all the lanterns and furnish the
teams and wagons free He will make
an estimate on the cost of lumber and
carpenter work and will ask the Com
mittee to pay that. His proposition
will be formally presented to the Com
mittee for action. This will be the first
public exhibition of the new Topeka in
dustry-lantern making.
The effort to award the contract for
the fair ground privileges resulted in
failure. There was but one bid, and
the price was far from satisfactory, so
all were rejected and the secretary in
structed to readvertise.
The contract for wood was given to
T. NJ. James for So. 10 per cord.
Inc contract Tor straw went over I'M
til the next meeting, and Mr.. c. W.
Kouns will make an investigation and
report on prices.
The propositions to furnish an audi
torium tent went to the committee on
reunion.
John Marshall presented a formal re-
port and recommendation for the en-
ployment of bands during Festival
week. The following bands were rec
commended and the recommendation
adopted:
Manifold's band of Beloit.
Fences band.
Kansas Military band
Cottonwood Falls band.
Mid-Continent band.
Reform School band.
MarshalIs band
Two regimental bands.
This does not include the bands that
will accompany various Santa Fe dele
cations, which will probably double
the number Among these are Young's
band of Atchison and Caman's band of
Wellington.
l.. NJ. Wood reported that he had
made an investigation of decorating
Kansas avenue with streamers. He
said that he found few merchants and
business men who would not give the
dollar necessary to make the decora-
lions, but he thought that enough ten
ants in the upper stories could be
found who would contribute and thus
carry the dead heads" He will con-
tinue the work