The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-12
AN ELECTRIC LINE
Application Made to County
Commissioners Today.
Want Right of Way From To-
peka to Lawrence.
KNOW LITTLE OF lit.
ID. Il. Nelson, Of Fort Scott,
Makes the Request.
May Be Cleveland Syndicate
Behind Project.

The county commissioners have under
consideration the application for right
of way for an electric railroad in Shaw
nee county to connect Topeka with
Lawrence and Kansas City.
The petition for the right of way was
presented to the commissioners this
morning by d. r. Nelson, of Fort
Scott The other signers are J. B.
Adams, H. NJ. Levan, T. S. Salathiel.
The gentlemen gave the commissioners
no information as to their plans further
than what was stated in the petition.
The company may be the representa-
tives of the Cleveland syndicate which
recently gained control of the Kansas
City and Leavenworth electric road,
c. G. Baker, president of the City
Railway company, arrived at the COM
missiOnerS' office soon after the petition
was filed and looked 1t over. When
asked what he knew about the proposed
line Mr.. Baker said, Il know nothing
about it. L have nothing to say about
it,
rs there any probability that the
proposed road will in any way connect
with your system in the city -
Not that l know Of, replied Mr.
Baker Nothing of that kind has been
future, of course, is hard to tell
Did you know that this company was
considering the building of a road into
Shawnee county," was asked and MI.
THE City Railway. company is in no
ways interested in this project" said
Mr.. Baker. in answer to a question.
Last week the same parties who request
the right of way from the Shawnee COM
missioners We're granted the right of way
The petition states that the company
will put up a bond of 000O for the faith
full performance of their contract with
Shawnee county if the right of way is
granted The company agrees to accept
refuse the right of way and conditions
within three months and to begin work
either in Shawnee. Douglas or Leaven-
worth counties within six months after
the acceptance and to have the road
completed within three years after work
is begun, which gives the company almost
The wording of the petition shows the in
tention of the company to the public
highways and bridges of the county
The right of asked for DV the
moters would bring the road into Topeka
at about Tenth street. The county COM
missioners took the petition under advise
ment-
The right of way asked for is to COM
mence on the township line between II
and Is east where the line crosses the
county line between Douglas and Shaw
line two miles to the southeast corner
of section 81 in township 10 south of range
II east. thence north on the section line
two miles to the southeast corner of sec
thence west three miles to the southeast
corner of section % in township u, south
of range 10 east. thence north on the sec
ton line two miles to the southeast corner
16 east thence west one mile on section
line to the southeast corner of section 10
in township II south of range 16 east,
thence north on the section line to the
southeast corner of section "a in township
IL south of range 16 east thence west on
said section line to the city of Topeka.