The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-09

POLK STREET FIGHT.
The next problem was to find way |
for the company to get to the DOuthitt |
tract. Its first choice was Tyler street, |
but because Tyler street people protest
ed the committee on streets and walks
killed that route and recommended Polk |
street
Polk street had a big delegation on
hand, including four WOMEN. to fight its
battles
A protest signed by ]. w. Gleed, at
torney for the board Of education. was |
read as follows:
There has been no regular meeting
of the board of education since the |
proposition Of running a street car line |
on Polk street between Twelfth and |
Huntoon streets was presented to you, |
so that the board of education as body |
the members of the board have re-
Quested me to present to you their |
views, which L am inclined to think |
would be concurred in by all members
of the board.
1--WE earnestly protest against the To-
cation of any street car line on Polk
street adjoining the Polk street school. |
This is one of the largest schools in
the city, containing all grades of chill
dren from the first to the eighth. Polk
street is very narrow street. and tx
seems to us that it is quite unnecessary
to increase the danger to life and limb
We respectfully urge that the franchise
be granted. if at all. on some other
street..
AIOlu6f DIOleSL WdS SlSncQ BGncId4ly
by Polk street residents and after re-
citing the conditions existing stated thar
the protest was on the ground thai
much of said street is already paved
with brick at a heavy expense to tax
payers It is a narrow street: the line
would go by the College of the Sisters OF
Bethany, greatly to the detriment o.
said school, and also the Polk street
school to the damage of that school,.
/ The signers were as follows: ThOs. Fl.
Balm, T. B. Mayo. D. H. Forbes, Grace
! cathedral. Bethany college, F. A. Snow.
f. NJ Kimball. Clement Smith. NJ
Weightman. ]. T Westerfield. H. J.
Beville, c. ]. Snyder. Laurine Whitlock
/ E. B. Walker, L. Van Dorp. Chas. Wolff
Mrs H. E. Lyman, Mrs. Elizabeth Por-
ter
Thos. H. Balm spoke against the pro
posed Polk street line. He urged the
Polk school and Bethany college objec-
lions, and said that all the other objeo-
tions which apply to Tyler street apply
equally to Polk street. Some of us
have not yet paid the first annual pay
ment for our new pavement" said Mr..
Bain- We greatly object to having the
city allow this line to go down there.
and then make it a present of the paw
ing material we pay for besides. 1t isnr
good law and it isn't Justice and fair
play Mr.. Balm suggested that the
company build its line out Western ave-
nue..
Judge T. F. Carver spoke against the
Polk street line
I'VE have a 40 foot pavement The
franchise gives the company the right
to build a single or double track. If
they put in a double track our street is
ruined I see no reason why the COM
pany should not build on some street
which is not paved. The people who
live on Polk street are just as good as
! the people on Tyler except that per-
/ haps we don't wear such good clothes.
We have greater and stronger reasons
/ to object to this line than Tyler @iree-
people have
Mrs. Elizabeth Porter. who lives at
Twelfth and Polk said: I'VE have ilIsr
finished our 40 foot pavement, intending
1T for drive. We have been urged to
improve the city, and beautify our pro-
perty. But this is not the way to en
courage civic Improvement I paid $500
for paving in front of my lots, and
object to having the city donate any
of that material to any street railway
for pavement"
Mrs Nettles who lives at 1903 Polk
spoke in favor of a car line. She says
she has long wanted a street car line
down there. Several other residents
near Fourteenth street spoke in the
Same way.
J. S. Stewart, representing the board
of education spoke against the road on
Polk street.
John Westerfield said: 81 called on
every resident between Tenth and Hun
toon on Polk, and did not find a single
man who wanted the car line on Polk.
They are all very much opposed to it,
Dr. j. LINDSEY, resident on w est
ern avenue, objected to having the line
showed over to Western avenue.
Joseph Younggreen said he thought
the company should be allowed to build
on Polk.
Among others who were strongly mp
posed to TIE Polk street route, and who
spoke against it were Capt F. M. KIM
ball, DIR. Brockett and c. Seybold.
When at last the question came to a
vote. the Polk street route was adopted
by the following vote: For, Blossom,
Griley, Wolf Weber, Nichols and Swend-
son; against Snyder, Neil, Blancl. Howe
and Tincher-
TO WASHBURN COLLEGE
The Washburn college route was COM
pletely changed from the route first pro-
posed. The track will not be laid in the
Buchanan street pavement between
Nineteenth and Euclid avenue. Instead
it is given right of way along the cas-,
! edge of Chesney park. The route near
Washburn college is also slightly
changed to avoid one block of paved
st~oat.
The new line is laid out as follows:
, From Seventh and Lincoln to Byron.
thence south on alley from Byron to
Euclid avenue. thence south on Lane
street from Euclid avenue to Nineteenth
thence on Nineteenth from Lane to the
parking on the west side of Duchana Il
J street, thence on said parking from
Nineteenth to Eighteenth. thence on
Eighteenth from Buchanan to Lincoln
thence on Lincoln from Eighteenth to
t Euclid avenue thence on Euclid avenue
from Lincoln street to the alley before
mentioned. Also beginning at Lincoln
2 and Fiercy street thence on Piercy
D street from Lincoln to Williston Cor
West) street. thence on Williston from
: Piercy to Euclid, thence on Euclid ave
r nue. from Williston street to College
avenue
\ The line to the college is therefore
t not a loop. as first proposed. but i
stub" line. where the cars must turn
WIN STAY PALE.