The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-15
PLAN ADOPTED.
J. F. Stanton Will Be the Audi
tOrium Architect
His Plans Slightly Modified
Have Been Selected.
EXITS ARE ENLARGED
To Avoid All Danger in Case of
Panic.
Work of Raising the Money to
Begin at Once.
EXITS ARE ENLARGED

The Auditorium association has adopt
ed the plans for the building. The plans
| accepted are those made by J. F. Stan
ton who was superintendent of the
construction ON the state house during
the past two years.
His plans contemplate the erection of
a building with steel trusses in the roof
and built in as perfect and permanent
! manner as possible. The objection
urged at the time the plans were pre-
sented that there We're not enough exits
will be overcome by enlarging the side
exits already provided for and making
several more. The usual limit required
of two feet to every hundred persons
the building will hold, will be followed
in making the changes.
The building accepted by the commit
tee is of handsome exterior. The en-
trance is really not part of the audi
torium proper but it forms vestibule
80 by 104 feet which will contain besides
the entrance, cloak rooms, wash rooms
and everything that could be needed in
a building of that kind.
The platform will be SO by S5 feet in
dimensions and it will be in the rear of
the building It will seat about 300 peO-
pie. There are several rooms back of
the platform which may be used for
committee rooms when conventions are
held. The platform will not be provided
with a curtain or scenery 50 that the
building Will not be in any sense like
an opera house.
The auditorium will be 128 by 14O feet
with a gallery on three sides. The gal
lery and auditorium will seat 5000 peO-
pie and it is estimated that in case of
very large crowds s, 600 people can get
in. The stage can be arranged to ac-
commodate a chorus of at least 500
voices.
The auditorium as proposed will cost
about $4,000, which will leave the Audi
tOrium association to raise SIS. .O0O No
time will be lost, but active work rails
ing the fund will be commenced as soon
as possible.
1t viii be necessary for the city
council to ratify the action of the COM
mittee last night. but there will be no
trouble from that source. Three of
the best members of the council are
members of the Auditorium association
and they We're appointed to remove the
responsibility of the council concern
ing the details of accepting plans.
1t Will be necessary after the plans
are formally adopted by the city cOun-
Gil to advertise for bids for the erec-
tiOn of the building and a special meet
ing will probably be called for that
purpose soon.
The actual work of raising the fund
will be commenced as soon as the coun-
ell has ratified the action of the audi
tOrium association. The plan of sell
ing stock will be followed. But a few
enterpriSing citizens like Otto Kuehne,
who has secured $S, 600 in subscriptions
would make the sale of stock unneces-
sary. Much money will be subscribed
besides what Mr.. Kuehne has already
secured so that the association will
find that it will not be necessary to sell
all the stock.
The plans for a musical jubilee will
be carried out and the stock sold will
be in the form of admissions. A man
who buys a $40 share will receive SO
worth of admission tickets and will do
nate the other dollar. The double liza
bility" will by that means be limited
to 81.
The Auditorium association is work
ing as rapidly as possible. because it is
intended to have the building cOmplet-
ed and equipped when Fall Festival
week arrives. That will be during the
closing days of September, 50 that
there remains but about three months
to raise the fund and complete the
building. It will take hard work, but
the association is made up of men who
are not afraid of work, especially when
some public enterprise is involved.