The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-11

by the Seymour company at Crane and
Kansas avenue
Completion of addition to Polk school
at cost of $4,000
Completion of addition to Euclid
school at cost OF s.. 900.
Rebuilding Of portion of Stormont
hospital destroyed by fire begun at cost
Proposed addition to Christ hospital
for the care of contagious diseases at
probable cost of $20.0O0 to be completed
this summemr.
The John P. Morton fats at Seventh
and Topeka avenue in course of con-
struction at a cost of Sc, 900.
The Chas. Wolff Packing company will
ing at cost of 81, 900. Also a smoke house
at cost of $4,000 Also machine shop at
cost of $1,000.
Crosby Bros new business block on
Quincy street to be completed this sum-
mer at cost of $4,000
Crosby Bros addition to present busi-
ness block on Quincy street to be COM
T. A Reagle completed store at SO
North Kansas avenue at cost of 81, 600.
The Moeser Ice company creamery to
be completed this summer at cost of
$1,000 Also engine room to cost $4,000.
The Margaret Wiggin flats on Tyler
street and Ninth completed at cost of
nearly $4,000
The Willard Hall residence at Twelfth
and Topeka avenue on which work has
commenced to cost nearly $4,000.
The Zahner residence already completed
between Eleventh and Twelfth on To
peka avenue at cost of about $4,000.
The Guibor residence on Harrison
street completed at cost Of about S. 900.
The T. J. Scott residence on Buchanan
street completed at cost of s., 800.
The completion Of the Hurd Office
block on Kansas aenue between Eighth
and Ninth at cost of $4,000.
Heating plants for Grant and Garfield
schools and erection of Lowman Hill and
Sumner schools this summer will cost
$4,000.
Repairs on school buildings last year
cost about $4,000. This year about $4,000
will be expended.
A factory for the manufacture of me-
tallic caskets viii be located in Topeka
this summer
The Buchey Hay Stacker company is
looking for building to use for its
plant in Topeka.
The street railway company has Sc
cured land upon which to build a new
repair shop
Several capitalists are contemplating
the erection of Office blocks and a the
ater.
A new hall for dancing will be erected
during the summer
The Vinewood Railway company has
reduced the grades on the road to Vine
wood park and has built bridge across
the Shunganunga. The VineWood stone
quarry has orders for more stone to be
used in local building than can be gotten
out and the facilities for TRANSPORTING
equipment have been given
A heating plant for the state house
will be built this year.
New electric lights have been added to
those in use until at present there are
$40 lights in the city. Current furnished
by the city's own plant.
Fifty-seven blocks of paving were
completed during the past year ard
about twenty-five will be completed this
summer.
A state fair company is being or
ganized to give a state fair at Topeka.
Capital stock amounts to $4,000.
One mile Of macadam road was built
in the suburbs of the city to experiment
preliminary to building more.
The street railway company has made
improvements to track and rolling stock
amounting to several thousand.
The Rock Island railroad built a new
round house pumping station and yards
near the Keith tract during the past
year at a great expense.
The grain elevators and millers have
had the most prosperous year in their
history, working both night and day
during some months.
A movement is now on foot to secure
the Swedish and Methodist college for
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