The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-13
ELKS BUY Land.
Vote to Purchase Hall Property
for $IO,5OO.
Site Is at Corner OF Seventh and
jackson Streets.
BUILD IN THE SPRING
Will Erect a Modern Three
Story Club House.
Colonial Style Of Architecture
With No Store Rooms.

At one Of the largest as we'll as most
enthusiastic meeting ever held IN the
Elk club rooms that order last nlgnt
voted to purchase the lots at the north
east corner of Seventh and Jackson
streets for the purpose of erecting their
club house. The committee which nae
been appointed to select site report
ed that they had failed to agree and
recommended four sites.
The first location which was after
wards selected by a vote OF the lodge
consists of a tract of land 20 by 80 feet
on the northeast corner of Seventh ana
Jackson street, owned by the Hail Lltn-
ographing company and held by them
at $40, 500. An areaWay of 10 feet was
reserved on the north and east.
The second tract which was present
ed to the lodge by the committee Is
what Is known as the Thatcher property
ana has been used as the state print
ing plant for a number Of years. This
tract is so by 1870 and valuation Of
$40, 900 was placed on 1t. The third site
is Just one-half block east of this 10
cation and is now occupied by row
of low flats though there were but Few
members of the order who favored this
location.
The site which was favored by the
building committee was the two lots
south of the Real Estate building, fac
ing east on Jackson street and NORM
east of the Edison heating plant. Inc
fact that the Edison plant was so near
a hand probably caused the lodge TO
vote against the recommendation OF
this location.
One other site was proposed early in
the evening on the corner of Sixth ave-
nue. and jackson street and known as
the King row. This property was pre-
scented to the committee with the UNI
Outstanding that 1t could be purchased
for SO. 600. though the committee nor
the lodge considered the offer seriously
as it was considered to be out of the
district in which the lodge wished to
build.
which lasted for several hours the lodge
instructed the committee to immedi-
ately purchase the Hall lots which
means that the handsome club quarters
which the Elks will build will be on
the lots at the corner of Seventh and
Jackson streets.
The building committee was instructed
by the vote of the lodge to ask for plans
for clubhouse and the architects of
the city will be called on once to sub |
nit specifications for a modern club
house. The building committee consists
of w H. Davis, b. f. Pankey, E. B. H |
Rem1ey, r. s. Brigham, DR.. w. c. Ham |
ilton, T A Beck and r. L. Thomas.
Though the location has been secured |
and the transfer of the property will be |
made at once, it is likely that the work |
of building a club house viii not be
commenced until next spring. A num- |
Der. of plans have already been consid- I
cred by the committee and the one |
which seems to be favored contemplates |
building with a high basement ana a /
colonial style of architecture.
While some favored considering the |
proposition as a business investment ana
making the first story business building. /
this feature was voted down by nearly
the entire vote of the order. According t
to the plans of the building committee
the structure will be of brick or stone /
and thoroughly fireproof with large YER
andas surrounding the structure and Will /
he for the exclusive use of the members
Of +he order. The top floor will be de-
voted to a lodge room and the floor be-
Ioyp this to the cafe and sleeping fea-
t,,ras while the basement and remaining
door will be used as a library and Tor
bath rooms.
It is expected that when completed
that the building will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 and not less
than $4,000 will be spent In equlpplns
The quarters. which will be one OF the
finest in the western country me
nlans Of the building committee con-
template a charter which In turn Will
ha turned over to the lodge as soon as
the building IS constructed and READY
for occupancy. ..,...
While the lodge now has something
like six hundred members and Is IN /
tt,a most prosperous condition since It's /
or1anizatfon and has several thousand |
dollars in the treasury, no denniee
nlans for the payment of the building |
have been settled upon. 1t Is more /
than likely though that bonds VIII pc |
issued which will be purchased py the /
members and the building paio Tor Dy |
the time it is completed.
rT1TT- THE STR FITT CARS. |