The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
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ton to the present plant of the hide
! pendent Telephone company Will be
one of the 1909 buildings. It's total
cost will be $4,000.
| Additions are at the present time
being made to the First Presbyterian
| church to the amount of $4,000 the
Sunday school facilities being en-
HANGED. The First Methodist church
will in the near future expend possibly
100000 in charging the Sunday school
quarters. At the Central Congrega-
tional the reconstruction work is go
ing on apace, and the building will be
| entirely completed by October l. at
total expenditure of $4,000. Cuth-
bert & Sargent are at work on the
! construction of the foundations for the
fine new Grace cathedral, the plans for
which will be ready by August 15.
! NJ. F. Rigby will put up building
at Fifth and Kansas avenue which is
Many structures of a smaller nature
are in contemplation. The very fact
! that one in walking along Kansas ave
nue. finds 1t necessary to dodge piles
! of construction materials almost con-
| tinuously, shows that a prosperous
condition of affairs exists.
The real estate dealers say that the
demand for modern houses and cot
| tages is great at the present time and
! there is a scarcity of dwellings of this
/ type at their disposal. There is not as
urgent a call for houses of a poorer
type, and throughout the city there
are a number of vacant houses of this
! description. A great many old houses
| are being remOdeled this summer and
transformed into dwellings, of at least
a fairly modern resemblance. It
| seems to be an easy matter to dispose
! of up-to-date property of any nature
which is likely to prove a good invest
ment.
Demand for Vacant Lots.
There is also a big demand for va
cant lots, and that is naturally indi-.
cative of further building. A good
many inquiries are being made in re-
gard to city lots by outsiders, and
farming property in the immediate vi
cinity of Topeka is much sought after
number of these outsiders are farm
ers who are considering retiring from
the occupation of tiIIing the soil
The most popular portion of the city
among real estate purchasers seems to
be In the general direction of Wash
burn college. although considerable
interest is being taken at the present
time in South Topeka beyond the
Shunganunga creek. Kansas. avenue
is being paved to the top of the hill !
beyond the creek, so that section NAV
be conveniently reached. A good
many improvements are being made
IN one way and another and conse- |
quently a new interest is being taken |
IN that portion of the city. number !
of new houses are, going up along the |
VinewOod car line
Last week on friday eight Elm |
hurst lots were sold to the Shawnee
Agency with the idea of erecting |
houses upon them. These lots are
situated between Twelfth street and |
Munson avenue on Garfield street. |
The following day two lots We're sold
to w. E. Hall, government meat in |
spector, who expects to build a home |
in the near future. These lots are |
situated on the corner of Mulvane |
street and MunsOn avenue. The ten |
lots were sold at consideration
of $4,000.
Now that the proposition of annex
ing more territory to Huntoon park is
a thing of the past, there will be a
renewed effort made to secure a pOr-
ton of the Elmhurst property for
park purposes. Although two re
mOnstrances have been circulated
against such action with As or so sig
natures attached. those who are
interested in the matter are hopeful
of being able to accomplish their
end
One of the largest real estate
transactions for some time was that
which was entered into between E D. |
Giles and the board of directors of
the Y. w. c. A. The latter as it has
already been announced in the papers !
took over the three lots at Seventh |
and Van Buren, streets for the con- |
sideration of $4,000.
Mason and Sheldon. contractors, |
are building an room modern resi- !
dence at 1913 Horn street for o. |
Odakirk, cost about $2.7O0. They |
are also building a room cottage at |
1927 Brooks avenue for M. Bishop, |
secured the contract for two cottages
to be built for Mrs. Ida E Locke at |
sos and $40 East Ninth street. cost
about $1,000.