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

Nine lots at southeast corner of Quin-
cy and Seventh streets. Price S16,1OO
include flats on alley, SO 100 CoIoneI
Geo. w Veale offered six lots OF same
property for $24, 900, including flats.
The council then spent a month or
more in discussing the various sites
offered. The persons making the differ
ent offers were given an opportunity
to appear before the council and point
out the advantages of the particular
site in which they were interested, and
all the sites were fully discussed both
in public and private
None of the offers, however, seemed to
entirely suit the council. Some were too
small and on some the price was too
between the last offer on the corner of
Seventh and Quincy street and three lots
of the other site. and the twelve lots
were offered to the city as one tract for
Vantageous- offer made, and the city coun-
Gil accepted il.
OF course the other property owners
were disappointed. but none Of them offer
ed any serious objections to the choice OF
mitted that it was the best selection that
could have possibly been made -. 49,,
making. an effort to sell the old city build
ought to bring $5O,oOo and they were 1ree
in saying So As result, when it came
there were no bids to open. Investors
claimed that the council had minated
it would not take less than $4,000 for the
Investment in it at thai price
ne commercial cruz tOOk up INC AOIk
of assist sting the council in finding pur-
chaser for the building: No member OF
ing ,along. with the matter than J. B. Bill
The motion Of Mr.. Billiard that a commit
tee of one from each ward was appoint
council. Mr.. Billiard expected to be a
member of the committee, but President
Brigham instead appointed Otto Kuehne
as the member from the First ward, and
subsequent events proved that Mr. Bill
The other members of the committee
were w. l. Miller. Third ward; c. a. Eel
lows; chairman, Fourth ward; " G
Filth ward and James A Troutman
% - BIDS FOR CITY BUILDING.
This committee advised the council to
best price they could get for the building
be ef an see the fne co9Tc fi d al p9ge
committee urged investors to submit bids.
second time, four We're submitted as fol-
lows; .
KE4nights and Ladies Of Security Sec $451Oo
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance company,
National Life Insurance company, $45,-
The bid of the National Life Insurance
company was so conditional that the
council could not accept, and the build
ing was declared sold to the Knights and
After the site for the new building had
streets. a few North Topeka people. Who
had become dissatisfied at the turn things
had taken, began to look around to
how they could make trouble. They con-
suited attorneys and were told that the
law passed by the legislature last winter,
under which the bonds for the new build
ing had been voted and the purchase of
the new site made, was illegal.
Notwithstanding the fact that the peo-
pie of Topeka had declared in favor of
the proposition at the spring election by a
vote of nearly three to one, four five
Mr. BE Biar SI' A NJ Bair4 ana j. ~ WIZ
erson hired attorneys to bring injunct ion
bonds for the new city hall. It required
however, before the action could be
I brought in the district court, ard for
some time Mr.. Jetmore refused to give
! his consent, but at length he gave in
when petiuoned by twenty-eight resi-
Then followed the eheeaaring of the suit
gnd d aa&en The OF fr i of Brore 4y
were not to be blocked. however and they
council to cali a special election Under the
general law providing for such action. to
was submitted to the people last spring,
and Mayor Drew called the election for
every citizen of Topeka who is interested
home city should go to the polls and vote
for the city hall proposition
Such is the history of the auditorium
movement in Topeka from the time that
it first began to take definite shape For
three years the progressive citizens of
sort Of a convention hall that will &C
commodate them when they wish to come
together in large numbers, and now just
as they are about to- succeed a handful
of persons who are dissatisfied because
their wishes have not been followed, are
using all kinds Of means, fair and un-
ing the proposition.
There are always people who are dis
satisfied with the way the city IS run.
and the opponents of progress have gath
cred many of these into their camp. tell
ing them that by voting against the city
hall proposition they viii be spiting. the
city administration. There are others
who are easily frightened by the word
bonds, without inquiring for what they
are issued, and their feelings are being
worked on by the obstructionists. There
are still others who are constantly afraid
of an increase of taxes, and while the in
crease if the proposition carries, will not
amount to much to the average man
the price of the cigars he smokes in
single day, vet the enemies of progress
are telling that the increase will be a
great burden to them.
By reSorting to all sorts of misstate-
ments, by intimating dishonor among the
l men whom the citizens have chosen to
| administer the affairs of the city. and BY
working on the prejudices of certain
classes, the opponents of progress have