Kansas City journal., 1897-11-16
THEY SCALED DOWN The BID
NOW EXPECT PROPERTY OWNERS
TO RAISE; A DONUS. -N
II This Is Done the New Convention
Hall Will he Located at the
Southwest Corner of Tenth
and Baltimore.

Provided the owners of property adjacent
to the southwest corner of Tenth and Bal
timore will raise 4 sufficient bonus before
December /, the proposed new convention
hall will be located at that site. None of
those informed on the subject would say
yesterday just what amount of money 1t
would be necessary to raise as q bonus to
secure the location of the hall.
The convention hall committee held a
meeting at the Commercial Club yesterday
to canvass the different propositions for
sites submitted. None of the offers was
accepted. and the committee. after u session
lasting over two hours. announced that 1t
would present proposition to the owners
of the site at Tenth and Baltimore. The
committee declined to make public the
amount of its offer or to give out the
amount of the latest bid received from the
owners. c. j. Hubbard and Bush Bros.
represent the owners. of which there are
about dozen. the heaviest holders being
the defunct National Bank of Kansas City
and the Thacher estate.
When bids for sites for a convention hall
were first called for. the property selected.
and 1856 feet on Tenth, was offered for S9O-
0Oa. 1t is understood the offer made by the
convention hall committee is for much
smaller amount.
When asked last evening IL the offer
would be accepted by the owners. c. ].
ftuDDdru Salu tne matter was wholly con-
tinsent upon the amount Of the bonus
raised.
Acceptance of the committees PROPOSE
ton in full payment for the property is
out of the question" he said. 1T was not
contemplated by the committee. The offer
will not be either refused or accepted until
it is learned If a sufficient bonus can be
secured. An effort will be made at once
to secure the necessary bonus"
Mr. Hubbard declined to mention the
amount offered by the committee or to con-
firm or deny that 1t was in the neighbor-
hood of any sum suggested by the reporter
When the convention hall committee re-
Gently called for bids for a site 1t stipu-
lated that the offers were not to exceed
$4,000. None of the members of the COM
mttee seen yesterday would say whether
this stipulation had been adhered to In the
committees decision. The committee de-
cided to allow the owners until December I
to consider the acceptance of its offer
The proposed site is one block from the
Ninth street cars one block from the Main
street. the Brooklyn avenue and the Wyan-
dotte street lines. two blocks from the
Twelfth street. Eighth street and Walnut
street cars. 1t Is u high bluff. which will
have to be graded down to the street level
if made the location for the convention hall.
Should the committees offer be accepted,
architects will at once be asked to submit
plans for building.
Secretary Clendening will tomorrow send
notices to all subscribers to the convention
hall fund. asking that 20 per cent of their
subscriptions be paid by December l. In Or
der to establish fund for the site. Should
the owners of the property at Tenth and
Baltimore refuse the offer of the committee
another site will be selected.