The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
OFFERED A FARM.
John d. Knox Property offered
For Governors Mansion.
Seventeen Other Locations Are
Included in Bids.

While the state of Kansas is about the
business of buying an executive mansion
/ for the governor to reside in, it has an
opportunity also to buy a state farm.
The chances are that it will not. One
of the offers in the dozen and a half
propositions made in response to the re-
quest of the executive council for bids
is<from John D. Knox. In fact he makes
two offers One is of the big Knox man
sion, in Potwin Place. with five acres
of ground. The other includes the Knox
place and the farm OF 101 acres with it.
The land might be valuable to the state
for the location of some institutions or
for state farm. The probability is that
the big offer is more than the state has
use for just now.
The executive council will take up the
matter of selecting an executive man
sion again next Monday. They have
planned to make tour of inspection Of
the likely properties that are offered
Mrs. Stanley will also be consulted in
making the selection.
The executive council withholds the
bid prices of the properties out of regard
for the feelings Of the bidders; also be-
cause the public being unaware of the
prices set, the council fOrestallS the ten
dency of numerous advisers besieging
them to give their views upon which is
the greatest bargain.
The several properties upon which
bids have been offered are as follows:
Chrisman property, No. 209 West
Tenth avenue.
Wintrode property. southeast corner
Tenth and Harrison.
JetmOre property, northwest corner
Tenth and Harrison.
John D. Knox mansion, POtwin Place
G, C. Baker property. southeast corner
Sixth and Taylor.
J. K. Hudson property, southwest cor
ner Ninth and Tyler.
George Noble property, on Harrison,
between Ninth and Tenth.
Site southwest corner Eighth and Har-
risOn, John Martin property.
Site southwest corner Tenth and Jack
son. six 1ots on corner and house ad-
joining, now occupied by T. T. Kelly
A. 3. Qulnton residence, corner Hun
toOn and Topeka avenue
Manspeaker mansion, southwest corner
Tenth and Harrison.
Bennett property, Eighth and Bu-
chanan.
Judge Horton residence on Harrison
street
Site 11O1 Van Buren street
Griswold property, corner Fourth and
site Ninth and Harrison. Sheldon
property.
Redden property, northeast corner
Eleventh and Topeka avenue
Residence corner Fourth and Topeka
avenue.
Th4 members Of the executive council
are reticent about the favorite locali-
ties as we'll as the prices. 1t is almost
beyond question that a residence will be
bought, as $95.0O0 would not go very far
toward building a new mansion out
right in keeping with pride of the state.
It is also said that a property some dis
ta7.ce from the capitol square is more
Likely to be chosen than those offered
directly upon it, in order to preclude an
novance to the governor when en- fam
lille, it being argued that with the gov
ernor at home within stones throw of
the state house the executive mansion
could be expected to be turned into g,
miniature Copeland county.
The sites offered for the state house
heating plant, minus the prices bid,
also. are as follows.
". E. Sterne property, southeast cor
ner Tenth and Jackson.
Three lots Zones property north of
the Edison plant on Van Buren street
Lots 33S. $40. 342 Van Buren street,
between Seventh and Eighth
Archer property, northwest corner
Eighth and Van Buren.
Site northwest corner Seventh and
Jackson.
Three lots southeast corner Eleventh
and Jackson.
Southeast corner alley between Eighth
and Ninth streets and Jackson streets
Occupied by two-story brick dwelling.
Property No. 1920 Jackson street.
The old skating rink, corner Van
Buren, ard Seventh.
Lots 33S, $40. 342 Jackson street, be-