The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07

the upper house from other cities of the
first-class objected to this, the bill was
finally introduced to apply only to cit
les with population of more than 3d.
0O0 Even this was objected to by Sena-
tor thinner because it took in Kansas
City, Kansas, and it was amended to
apply only to cities with a population
between 10000 and 10000, thus applying
to Topeka alone.
The need for convention hall was so
manifest that those who were promoting
the enterprise anticipated no opposition
whatever to the project, and there was
none to speak of until the city council
committed the indiscretiOn of not com
plying with the wishes of a few persons
who We're selfish enough to block the
entire plan unless the building should
be located where they would get more
good out of it than anyone else, no
matter if such location was not for the
best interests of the city at large
WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
After the bill had been passed by
the legislature the city council pre-
pared to submit the proposition of sell
ing the old city building and issuing
bonds to the amount OF $4,000 for the
erection of a new one to contain a con-
VentiOn hall. The sentiment of the peO-
pie of the city in favor Of the PROPOSE
ton was so great that it carried by a
vote of almost three to one. The only
ward that gave even respectfully sized
vote against the proposition was the
First, which gave 432 votes for the
proposition to $50 against it. 1t was
afterwards said that this vote was not
occasioned SO much by opposition to the
proposition itself as 1t was to the fact
that one member of the council had
made remarks derogatory to the First
ward during council meeting a rev
evenings before the election was held
All the other wards of the city gave
immense majorities in favor OF the
proposition. In the Second the vote
stood S11 for the city hall to 100 against
it; a majority of 621; in the Third a16
to 134, a majority of 612; in the Fourth
653 to 146, a majority of 5O7, and in the
Fifth 3S5 to 40, q majority OF 336- Inc
total vote on the proposition was 3,O2l
for it. to 1,10S against, majority or
1919 or nearly double the total vote
against it. More than half of the op-
position vote came from the First ward
In course of time the city council ad-
vertised for bids for the old city build
ing and also for sites for the location
of the new one. The offers OF sites We're
opened on May l and it was found that
the following sites were offered:
SITES OFFERED
Lots 230, 232, 234, 236, 23S and 24O on
Quincy street Price S6,500- Lots be-
West 90 feet of lots 21s, 22O. and 222
and all lots PA 226, 22S, 230. 2S2 and
234 on Quincy street, southwest corner
Seventh and Quincy street. Price $16,-
200.
John Martin property at southwest
corner of Harrison and Eighth streets
by Philips & Clancy. Price $4,000
Eight lots.
Eight lots in Richie tract. between
Eleventh and Twelfth street Price 81, :
5OO Seven lots additional in tract, all
for SIS, 000 Also with three more lots in
/ tract, total for all $4,000. Offered by
Leonidas Bryson.
six lots on southeast corner of Sixth
avenue and Monroe streets. Price 3d.
COO Offered by Cyrus K. Holiday.
Seven lots at southeast corner OF
Fourth avenue and Jackson streets,
known as HayTnarket- Price $500. Of
fered by Robert Pierce.
Nine lots at southwest corner Of
Ninth and Quincy streets. Price $l9,-
600. Six lots for $1,000. offered by
TrOutman & stone
Five lots on northeast corner of Sew
enth and Jackson streets Price $21,O0O-
offered by Frank J. Brown
Masonic property of four lots at
northeast corner of Eighth and Quincy
streets. Price $4,000. offered by c. j.
Webb and A. K. Wilson for Masonic
bodies.
Buren, and Seventh streets. Price Sill
900 with buildings or $4,000 without
offered by w F. Parker.
enth and Quincy streets. Price $4,000.
offered by r. S. and w. NJ. Thompson.
One additional lot adjoining owned by
NJ. A. Miller Price $4,000
Lots 206 AID 20S Quincy street for $2,-
600 each. offered by s. Barnes
Six lots at northeast corner Ninth
and Quincy streets. Price $1s,5oO. Of
fered by Prof. L. Heck
A. K. Rodgers property and three
additional lots, six lots in all at south
west corner of Fifth and Monroe
streets. Price $4,000.
Six lots on southwest corner of Qufn-
cy and Tenth streets Price $12, 600. Of
fered by w. Anderson.
Street railway property, five lots on
Tenth avenue. Price $4,000. offered
by c. c. Baker.
Five lots at northwest corner Seventh
and Jackson streets. Price $12,5O0. Of
fered by A. A. Rodgers.
Five lots northwest corner of Eighth
and Quincy streets. Price SO, 800. Of
fered by Benedict & o
John Martin property offered by NJ.
d. Henderson. Price $12. 800
Seven lots between Kansas avenue
and Quincy street, known as old nata-
forum. Price $1,000. Offered by W.
S. Charles
Eight lots just north of First Baptist
church on Jackson street Price S21,-
500. Offered by Edward Wilder