The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
FOR A NEW PARK.
There VIII Be One on the West
Side.

The city will have another new park
added to its list of breathing places for
the grown ups and play grounds for
the younger folks. At a. meeting of the
streets and walks committee last night
the members of that committee decided
to recommend the creation of a benefit
district for the purchase of the two
fractional blocks bounded by Willow
avenue and Sixth avenue and Haynes
street and the junction Of Fifth and
Sixth streets. The piece of ground con-
tanning some forty odd lots is triangu-
lar in shape and Immediately adjoins
Potwin which is interested in the ven
ture and is backing the enterprise,
though the West Side Forestry club has
been the principal factor.
A delegation of residents of Potwin
were present at the committee meeting
last night and outlined their wishes to
the members Of the committee. No OPP
position to the creation Of the benefit
district manifested itself last night and
the sentiment was all one way The
benefit district as proposed will be linn
tied to the first precinct of the Sixth
ward exclusively. This precinct extends
as far east as Lane street. as far south
as Eighth avenue and as far north as
the Keith tract on Lane street, and Au-
burndale on the north and west. Ac-
cOrding to the representations made be
fore the committee there is $500. 900 tax
able property in the territory comprised
in that particular precinct and as the
cost Of the property desired for park
purposes will not exceed $1,000 the ad-
ditional tax viii amout to 81 for each
81. coo Of taxable property.
The West Side Forestry club has Sc
cured a sketch OF the proposed manner
of laying out the park from Mr.
Reinisch in charge of the city's park
system and intend to raise the money
through the instrumentality of chrysan-
themum shows this coming winter to
pay for a portion of the cost of improv-
ing the grounds.
The benefit district however will
not be laid out until a suit which is
now pending before the supreme
court OF the state and which will be
decided upon the Sth of April next
will have been passed upon. This
suit which is brought by T. w Har-
rison against the city of Topeka in
wolves the present system of creating
benefit districts, and until the legal
technicalities are cleared away it is
not deemed advisable to advance any
further with the actual establishment
of the park.
The committee acted on a number
of sidewalk petitions, recommending
the passage of the same to the city
council One of the petitions how
ever was pigeonholed on account of
lack of sufficient number OF property
owners as. siguers to the petition. The
sidewalk in question was to extend
along Kistler street from North
Quincy street to North Monroe.
The recommendation of the city
engineer to the city council advising
that action be taken upon the pave
ment of Kansas avenue and the
asphalt pavement of the city in gen
eral, which was referred to the streets
and walks committee. wes passed up
by the committee. The opinion of the
gentlemen seemed to favor strongly
the idea of permitting the next adj
ninistration to wrestle with the prob
lem.
The committee recommended that
the communication of the city engi-
neer with reference to improvements
at the corner of Fourteenth and
Quincy streets should be followed by
favorab bic action on the part of the
council. The improvements in ques-
ton relate to the pavement at that
place and represent an expenditure