The Topeka state journal., 1899-06-27
NO SELECTION.
Council Takes Time to Con-
slider City Hall Location.
Action Postponed Until Next
Monday Evening.
EXCITING DE B ATE.
Members Engage In a War Of
Words.
Conservative Element Scores q
Decided Victory.
EXCITING DEBATE

The city council after a spirited and
somewhat acrimonious debate post
poned action on the selection OF a site
for the new city hau-auditorium at the
meeting Monday evening
The room was filed with people In
terested in the sale Of various sites
Many OF those who had submitted pro-
positions wanted time TO revise them
and make new figures Others were ready
to let the matter be settled at once On
the basis OF the original propositions
The following committee will report
recommending a site Saturday even
ing
Councilman J. s Warner, ]. W. Mer-
gan, J. w. Blossom, James Burgess,
c. H. NetteIs. J. w r Hughes
When the site question was called up
Councilman Warner OF the Fifth ward
arose and said: Il am anxious that
the auditorium should be pushed with
all possible haste but we must be care
full and I think that we should take
time to go over these sites offered and
make our decision afterWard I do not
believe that the members Of this cOun-
ell are ready to vote on this question
now because they cannot vote inteIIi-
gently We can decide the matter at
the meeting next Monday evening for
we will have time to look over the sites
Councilman Hughes Of the Sixth
ward jumped up. I do not agree with
Councilman Warner" said he. I am
not in favor of having this matter post
pOned for the people are waiting and
have been waiting long enough. A
weeks delay now means three weeks
next fall when bad weather comes. It
behooves Us to take steps at once TO
build the auditorium (applause)- Let
US go to work and not monkey with the
buzz saw any longer know what I
am talking about when I say that
some OF the prices which we have re-
ceived are going to be raised il we
wait
Councilman warner-This all sounds
very well but we might as well face
the facts Something will not be done
right if we try to do a weeks work in
Is minutes. 1t is going to take some
time to do this as We should The peo-
pie will not be satisfied il We do not
look over the sites offered and know
what we are doing
Councilman Mergan-There is such a
thing as rushing this matter too rapid
" and I believe that if we wait until a
week from tonight it viii be in time
and our action will be more saCsfac-
tory. I therefore move that the selec-
ton OF a site be postponed until next
Monday evening
Councilman Chaney-I do not see any
use IN waiting. This auditorium queS-
ton has been hanging fire until the
people have become very tired 1 nave
not lived here as long as some Of the
rest but think that am ready now TO
vote We all know something about
Topeka and there has been time enough
to consider these sites since they were
offered There is nothing to be gained
by delay and as Colonel Hughes says
the loss Of a week now is worth three
weeks in the fall Let Us begin at once
without any further delay (Applause-)
Councilman EIIiott-The gentlemen
from the Fourth and Sixth wards seem
to forget that We made $500 for the
city by not selling the city building as
soon as we got an offer and We will
make hundreds and perhaps thousands
Of dollars by waiting a week now One
of the men who has offered a site want
ed TO go into the country today and he