The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21
MOVES SLOWLY.
Annexation of PotWin Place
Again Suffers PostpOnement.
Preliminary Investigations Are
Not Yet Finished.
SOME WILD CLAIMS
About the Cost of Keeping Up
POtWin.
City Hall Proposition Is Adopt
ed Unanimously.
Other Things of More or Less
Importance Disposed OF.
SOME WILD CLAIMS

Potwin Place is not yet part Of To-
peka but it is believed that it will soon
lie.
The Topeka city council last night
postponed action three weeks TO dis
c1ss the prelininaries and make further
Investigations and il is thought that
everything will be adjusted at that
meeting
The Topeka city council is not non
progressive as some people may con-
cIude from the reluctance with which
the plan TO annex Potwin has been han
died The members are conservative
and they will eventually take the action
which is consistent with the future
greatness OF Topeka
Following are some Of the objections
which were urged by some Of the mem
bers-
Potwin will require a fire station
Potwin viii expect lights in the unin-
habited portions as well as elsewhere
PotWin will want bridges where there
are no streets now
Potyvin viii demand police protection
Potwin will want streets graded
All this viii cost about s.. 900 q year
more than Will be received in taxes
from POtwin-
This viii require an additional one mill
levy over the entire city
Pocwin people say that they do not
want 10 be treated so much better than
The rest of the city
and We would not expect YOU to spend
SO 900 a year on Us when We only eX
pend $500 annually ourselves TO keep
up our government"
James A TrOutman said: We are
Tot asking for d fire department We
do not expect you to light the woods IN
Auburndale- We have our own sewers
and an excellent school property and I
can not understand why you figure that
= viii take SO much money TO keep US
going when you don't treat the other
portions OF the city that way"
This was said in response to objections
raised by Councilman ROundtree.
I introduced resolution inviting
Potwtn 10 Join US. said Councilman
Warner OF the Fifth ward. and I have
not changed my mind There are some
things we would like to know and it
seems that POtwin Is perfectly able to
show US am in favor of expansion"
J. B. Larimer made a plea for favor
able action He said there is no good
reason for keeping up a city govern
ment adjacent to Topeka
Councilman Drew said: We have a
map here made by our city engineer
We find in some places here ground that
has not been plated I was instructed
10 report back recommending the re-
lection Of this territory. Now we be
Eevs there can be q great deal Of il cut
Of The committee would like to get
this ob1ectional portion eliminated as
soon as possible"
City Attorney Stsbbins said. Il have
just seen this map and I believe it is
correct As a matter OF law We have no
right to reduce the dimensions OF the
original territory of POtwin Place with
cut action Of the legislature The ter
rttCry that is out is very limited indeed
II consists OF the johnson tract. being
entirely surrounded by Hartsock's ad-
Gltion- These and the Bates tract are
the only tracts that have been added
Councilman Drew I would like to
esk about the Sam Cross tract That is
e large territory. understand that has
but one or two houses on it2''
Mr. Stebbins- There are no streets
on the Cross tract except on the Drive
that runs across the south part of it
Now while am on my feet would like
70 say one other thing. Some Of the
PorVln people got the impression that
there IL 10 some extent a fear on the
part OF the councilmen that if this ter
rltory is added before election there
might be some fear of councilmen being
sent from the city of Potwin who are
against the waterworks. The people Of
the city Of PotWin are absolutely q unit