The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-03
DEAL IS CLOSED.
State Memorial Building Site Is
Selected.
Will Be Located at Tenth Ave-
nue. and jackson Street.
PLANS ARE ORDERED
State Architect Will Make
Drawings for Building.
Action of City Made the SeIec-
tiOn Possible.
PLANS ARE ORDERED

The city of Topeka has done its
part and so the new memorial build
ing is assured for this city. At the
last meeting of the memorial COM
mission it was practically decided to
locate the new structure on the Tenth
and Jackson street corner now occu-
pied by the old stone school house
providing the alley north of the site
could be vacated.
The city council and the Santa Fe
have agreed to a satisfactory contract
regarding the alley and the school
board and street railway company
sold the lots at a price which made it
possible for the entire site of $50 foot
front on Jackson and 225 front on
Tenth street to be secured for SIS, 500
only $500 more than the sum set
aside by the state for that purpose.
The state architect will draw his
plans at once and as soon as they are
approved by the commission work on
the new 100000 building will be
started. 1t is expected that the build
ing will be finished early next sum-
mer. 1t will be occupied by the G. A.
r. and the State Historical society
and will be one of the most interesting
places to visit in this section of the
west.
The new building was made pos
sible for the state by the payment last
winter of an old war claim to Kan
sas by the government in the sum of
100000. A bill was introduced in
the last legislature appropriating
100000 for a memorial hall to the
Kansas soldiers and sailors of the civ
il war and also to be devoted to the
uses of the State Historical society.
A commission composed of Gov
Stubs, Lieutenant Governor Fitzger-
aid, Speaker Dolley, Senator Huff
man, Representative Berke, Secretary
Martin of the Historical society and
the commander of the C. A. r. was
appointed to superintend the con-
struction of the building.
The memorial commission has held
three meetings since the legislature
adjourned in the effort to secure a site
for the proposed building for the $15,-
600 set aside by the state for that
purpose, but could not do so, and for a
time it looked as though Topeka would
not get the new building after ALL
The commission wanted a site zoe
feet square facing the capitol grounds
Such a site could not be secured Col
that sum or anything near it. At its
first meeting the commission decided
that either the Jetmore corner, the
Bowman corner or the Crane corner
would do for the site and none other
But Mrs. Bowman and Mrs. Crane die
not want to sell their homes and they
came and appealed to the governor
not to condemn the property. The ap-
peal of these ladies decided Governor
Stubs, OF the memorial commission
who had held out for one of these site.
not to hold out to the extent of start
ing condemnation proceedings at the ex
pense of the wishes of these ladies
So at a second meeting of the board
the Jetmore site was considered bu
was rejected for the reason that i
was not large enough. There remain
ed only the site at the northeast cor
ner of Tenth and Jackson streets anC
it was not large enough. The commits
sion at it's last meeting checked tn,
matter up to the city by agreeing t.
take the site if the city would vacat'
the alley just south of the Santa F,
property to the uses of the memoria
hau.
Agrees With Santa Fe.
Mayor Green, who was conductin,
the city's side OF the negotiations alon,
during the sickness of President Mill.
of the Commercial club. reached al
agreement with the Santa Fe and thu
city councilmen whereby the allie,
should be vacated.
The mayor had also secured ar
agreement from the board of education