The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-16
Opening of New Street Into Au-
burndale the Cause.
THE POINT is CARRIED
Makes Beautiful Drive Out Past
WaterWOrkS.
Alderman Montgomery Makes
Intellectual Plea for Economy.

| remonStrance and challenge anyone
to show that 1 did, said Councilman
]. w. F. Hughes. shaking his finger
at his neighbor in Potwin, G. P. Boil
mar. Accusations were made by Mr..
Bolmar and James K Thompson, both
OF whom were interested parties, that
the Sixth ward councilman had been
active in opposing the opening of
Grove avenue west of Elmwood ave-
nue. in Potwin and Auburndale.
"A petition had been previously filed
with the council asking for the crea-
uon or a benefit district and on last
! saturday evening the streets and
walks committee of the council recon-
mended favorably the petition. In
| the meantime remonsrrance signed
oy twenty-five residents of Potwin was
| presented against opening the street.
| This reopened the matter again last
evening and Councilman c. E. Jordan,
| chairman of the streets and walks
| committee, asked for a reconsideration
| of the petition and that it be referred
| back with the remonstrance so that
the committee might give an oppor-
| tunity to those opposing it to be heard.
At this c. P. Bolmar secured per-
| mission of the council to speak and
stated that the county commissioners
were in favor of having the street
| opened and agreed to contribute one
half of the cost of a concrete culvert
which will have to be constructed
across the street at a probable cost
of $525- Bolmar and Hughes live
within a block of each other on
Greenwood avenue in Potwin and Boil
mar stated that Hughes had been ac-
tive in the neighborhood securing the
signatures of residents to a petition
demonstrating against the opening of
the street. THE people who live
down there are in a pocket and can't
get out" said Bolmar. ''If you open
that street it will greatly enhance the
value of the property all about. 1t is
one of the prettiest locations in the
city and would be greatly benefited by
the opening of Grove avenue.
Mr.. Hughes himself secured the
names that remonstrance. A neigh
Dor of mine told me that Mr.. Hughes
had come to him." said Mr.. Bolmar.
Il secured just four of those names
on that petition; as for circulating it 1
had nothing to do with it, shouted back
Councilman Hughes.
Mr.. Thompson then claimed that he
had been told by the man who had
drawn up the petition that it was done
upon representations made by Mr..
Hughes.
Il never saw. that. man yesterday
called back Councilman Hughes
II can secure an affidavit to that or an
affidavit that 1 saw any other man he
mentions yesterday
When the vote was put Councilman
Hughes asked to be excused from vot-
| ing.
The vote was on a motion to defer ac-
ton. 1T lOSI, nVe cOuncllInen VOTING III
favor and five against. The report of
the committee was then adopted open
ing the street. 1t will make a beautiful
drive through Potwin, Auburndale and
connecting with the brick plant-water-
works road, giving an outlet out past
Gage park.
The council don't seem to pay much
attention to Councilman Montgomery's
efforts to retrench on improvement ex-
G mr. the
head of the ways and means commit
tee and last evening introduced reso-
luton calling for an ordinance which
would limit the issuance of new inn
provement bonds next year to the
amount paid off. This year the city will
issue about 100000 in bonds and pay
off $4,000. Some of. the councilmen
thought it was too early to act on such
a resolution and others were not in
favor of it anyway so they simply filed
it.
The Fast Sixth avenue viaduct will
be closed to street car traffic again.
TIE Topeka Bridge company doing the
repair work on the viaduct asked for
instructiones concerning the opening
of the viaduct. Fred Cole, represent
ing the bridge company, stated that
the bridge had not been formally open
ed to traffic and stated that it would
be best to keep the street car traffic
off. The council left the whole matter
IN I10 ndIlQS VI lIlc COnlpdIIy, WHICH
means that the viaduct will be closed |
entirely until the bridge is completed |
President Roosevelt will be honored |
by having a street in Auburndale
named for him. A request has been |
filed and granted permitting the
change of Irving, Forest and Cory !
streets to the name of Roosevelt. A |
benefit district for the opening of |
Irving street and that the Topeka Belt |
Line railway right of way be made an |
alley from Stevens street to east line |
of Hartsock subdivision will be |
created. The city attorney has been |
instructed to draw up an ordinance.
Councilman Blakely wanted the |
council to pass a paving resolution |
calling for the repaving of West Tenth |
avenue with brick this year. Such a |
petition is on file asking for the re- |
paving between Jackson and Harrison |
streets. The council. however, re- |
fused to act. claiming that it was too |
late to get the assessment on the tax
rolls for this year.
Claiming that the appraisement was
entirely too high, property owners |
living in the benefit district created to
open Smith street between Seventh |
and Eighth asked the council to defer
adopting the report of the appraisers. |
On the west side of Smith street the
lots bear an assessment from $31 to
S3195 each, on the east side $40 to
$3.50 each, while on the west side of
Branner street it runs at $3.50 and on
chestnut street from $3.50 to SO per
lot The total cost for the opening of
the street which the property owners
must bear is $621.55. The matter
will come up again on August 5.
The council granted permission to
the Taylor Grain company to vacate a
portion of North Monroe street south
of the Union Pacific tracks for a dis
lance of 20 feet on which to construct
a warehouse.