The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-12
CITY MUST MOVE.
Owners of Old Building Now De-
mand Possession.
Asked to Vacate Before First of
Next Month.
FOR ROOMS.
Several Places Inspected But
No Selection Made.
Commissioner of Elections May
Be Allowed to Remain.

The city avill probably have to move
its offices out of the Security building
as soon as it can secure a suitable place
for them. The question is, where to
move. The executive committee of the
Knights and Ladies of Security wishes
possession of the second floor of the
building as soon as they can get it, but
the city council would like to retain it
as long as possible-in fact, the council
prefers to remain in the Security build
ing until the new city hall is completed.
The national council of the Knights
and Ladies of Security will be held in
Topeka during the early summer, and
before that time the executive commit
tee wishes to have the second floor of
the building remodeled throughout and
fitted up for the national offices of the
order. This will take considerable time,
and the executive committee has asked
the city council to give them possession
on March 1.
The city will not be crowded in the
matter, but the council has been asked
to comply with the request of the own
ers of the building if possible. AS a
result the city is on the hunt for suita-
BILE rooms for the city offices and a
council chamber during the summer,
and until the new city building is COM
pleted.
There will be a rush of registrations
between now and April l, and Commits
sioner of Elections YOunt should be
provided with an office where it will be
convenient for the public. 1t may be,
however, that Mr.. Yount will not be
disturbed in his present office until the
rush is over, and after that it does not
make so much difference.
1T may be that we will not be able
to procure quarters where we can have
all the city offices together, said Mayor
Drew today. We may have to scatter
them around. We are in hopes that the
commissioner of elections office will not
be disturbed until after the rush for the
spring election is over. 1t is difficult to
rent good office rooms for so short a
time as we will want them. We may
have to rent a store room some place
That would do for council chamber, a
city clerks office, a mayors office and
perhaps two or three others. We will
have to get access to a vault some
the city has too many valuable records
to allow them to remain outside of a
fire proof vault. If the Knights and
Ladies of Security would move in here
as soon as we move out. we might go
into their present offices, but they will
not move in here until they have re-
modelled the offices, which will take
some time, and in the meantime we
/ cannot stay in the Streets
The committee which has been desig-
mated to look after new quarters is
awaiting the return of Councilman
! Belts to the city before starting out on
| its hunt Councilman Belts is a mem
Der Of the committee, but he has been
out of the city for several days, but is
| expected to return soon.
| Among the locations which have been
suggested for all or a part of the Off
ces are the Office block, the Keith block
and the building east of the Central
National bank.