The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-27
KEEP them OFF.
Horses Must Not Be Hitched on
Kansas Avenue.
Proposed Method to Preserve the
tie Pavement.
ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS.
UnsightIy Poles viii Ali Be
Removed.
May Be Made Into Handsome
ThorOughfare.
ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS.


Kansas avenue, after it receives its
new paving is to receive a treatment
of grooming that is going to make It
rival the boulevards of Paris.
The hitching of horse IS to be relega-
ted to the side streets and no vehicle
will be allowed to remain any greater
length of time than 10 minutes when
driven up in front OF the stores that
front Topeka's main business thorough
fare.
No county seat habit for Topeka any
more.
The high poles which uphold the arc
lamps at the street intersections are TO
come down and beautiful designed iron
posts with clustered electric lights are
to be placed lining the street SIX u
each block, one in the center aho o lil
on either corner of each side OF tne
street Hints for this method or lgnt-
ing have been secured from Los An
geles and Chicago and will be emooo1eo
in the ideas which. are to be worked OUT
Data have been written for from Los
Angeles and Venice a resort near Los
Angeles. and viii be secured WllIlh q
few days. The poles will be OF clisse e
design creditable in their appearance
and not the violation Of the etnlcs q
art that the tan ungainly wooden pores
| represent.
F. G. Dreaming. city attorney, ana
| Councilman c. X Holiday are WORKING
| like two teammates on the above scnenle.
IF we can't get the council to appro,,
pirate the money for these poles we ~
get cut on the street with supscIlptIoll
! paper and III guarantee that we can
raise enough money IN snort spaSe -
time said DTenning. 80,
I'VE are going to start IN rlgnC now
/ to make Kansas avenue sonet1lns
worth while to look at said HOLIDAY.
! ..Down at Los Angeles the people come
down town Just to see the lights on the
| streets where these lamps are. II slNSs
If the most beautiful appearance ltllael-
nable and people talk of 1t months ar
teryyard We are trying to make To-
peka a beautiful city and this Is one
! nf the schemes which viii do more IN
that line than al-11st any other-
I'VE will get ous with a subscription
! paper if We have to.
THE current for the lights VIII pc
furnished free to the city under me
/ fern7s-of the franchise with the topeka
/ Electrical company 50 that the cost u
lighting will not cost US anything
These tall wooden poles are
An ordinance is now being prepared
for presentation at the next coun ~.
hitching teams on Kansas avenue ana
prohibit that country practice. me u
7inance Will take IN Kansas avenue
from First to Tenth streets; Ne sl.,it'5
to stand in front Of any business Dulto-
ing in the prohibited area 10 minutes
| hut it will have to move on after the eN-
piration of that time. To save the as
| malt pavement is the main reason Ioi
nuttipg in this ruling. Other sections
/ in the same ordinance Will proNloe Ihd1
all oil and gasoline wagons must Dc
provided for drip pans so that the easo-
line and oil may not leak down on the
pavement. Gasoline and oil disintegrate
the asphalt and it is only short ques-
ton of time when the pavement deterl,
crates rapidly. Wooden planklng mus
he placed on the asphalt pavement
when heavy materials are unloaded OF
the -Davement in order to protect II.
All three of these items are 70 OF
embodied into one ordinance and are
recommendations made by the paving
company. -.
Councilman Holiday. who has beer
ia thering the antf-hitching idea said
"It's time we were putting a stop te
this hitehing on Kansas avenue. Every
hitchine post along the avenue ough
To come up The horses stand there
some of them all day. They head II
and stand there and stamp their Feet
and the pavement is stamped TO pieces
Kansas avenue is just now one Dig sta
HE from one end to the other. There L
, plenty Of room on the side streets ant
IF that won't do the people should come
IN. leave someone in the buggy, az
their shopping, and drive away