The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-21
Contract Made for Rickenbacher
Tract of 90 Acres.
Donated to City for Park Pur-
poses by Owner of Land.
NAME is LAKEWOOD
New Land Suitable for Every
Kind of Outdoor Sport.
Other Actions Of City Commits
sioners This Morning.

Through a contract made with w. J.
Rickenoacher this morning, the city of
Topeka, acquired about 20 acres OF
wooded. Watered and suitable land for
| rarlx purposes. This land Is located just
! cast of Kansas avenue and south OF
Twenty-first street and was decided to
| tie citv by Mr.. Rickenbacher with but
| one provision-that the city maintain
! the park and spend enough money on
it to keep 1t in good shape.
| Tn securing this park the city COM
yoissioners add Just 20 acres of park
land to the 145 acres now in possession
| Of the city, making total park acre
age Of 165 acres. This completes one
| of the prettiest and best located park
| systems of any city m the west ana
| Ives Toneka a public park in every
| Section of the city-with the exception
| Of the northeast portion OF the Second
| ward. =, -
Lakewood park and is especially Wen
4 adapted for the purposes planned. II -
i wooded and watered suthclentY ~
make plenty of shade and plenty u
water for lake. swimming, rowing anu
drinIxine accommodations. Inere Is
also enough level land and high grouno
70 make football. baseball, fields ten
mis- courts, small BoI lHhS anu o
6ren's Fairgrounds
IRENE southern part of the city II -
inst two blocks from the end OF tne
Kansas avenue paving. Two ploe Ias+ - ~
the end of the street railway (eXtehu-
edl and two blocks from city adVan-
tsees. Although the city of11elals 90
| moi believe that the park Will De e.
nocia1Iv advantageous at this time, l.
i conceded that in the course of a few
Years it will make one OF the nn mes
parks in the city and Will pc the eiii0A
attraction among city parks
In giving this land to the city MI MI
pjoxanhacher is not only providing the
citv with an additional park out ne -
making more valuable a piece OF Ia,1o1
that he has set out in city lois aoJoli =
mo the park At the same time ne -
| av1ecting to improve the value OF tne
| land in this part of the city. Inc pel -4
was decided to the city without a cos -
Of any kind-simply an agreement - ~
\ | snend enough money on the grouiAuS ~
| Keen them in good coHd1llon.
conditions Voted Down.
Mr. Rickenbacher attempted TO re-
o,1ire the city to pay certain an =
70 apply on the park this morIllLs dna
Gree to spend so much every year ou'
So Embellishments NJ sat down on the pro,
4 asitd0n Mr. Rickenbacher attempteo
to do this same thing with In sne o S,uS
n council about year ago put ln9 eo5ay
III drew I'D the contract slgneq looay
Ctl W ioet ~ with the owner Of the land
Rnf the city commissioners had the
coma idea about the park eXpe1lo1e -
H as the city council aLc 10y I'd Nv Mr.
I95cLenhacher Instead the OLD couhcA
contract was dug up ana Pres s1iv Mr. r.
N the owner of the land fIna ~, az 81
II | T3icI<enbacher accepted TINS con'
II and the matter went through.
II The first improvements on Ine ne" =
"A mark will probably be TO collS - -, ~,
n lake, and build a good leI Is a. o,1ar
The grounds, A boulevard drive over.
ioo1rinp the park and winding aLoule s
through the trees has been MI
n nv Mr.. Rickenbacher ana tlle CITY W.
N finish the work on TINS: vo,,,i,p and
As far as the swimming. ROWING an
o+tar water facilities are concerHeo
"A these matters will not be taken w u
I'll next year. Commissioner holI I =!
Ell who has charge OF the par that only
III oIo,t S2oO would be spent on LAKE
Il nood mark this spring and summer
n The main attractions ana imp ose'
II ments will be made next yea
n, The city and the street railway a arr $
after each other again rms tlIne So IL 4
. mole fight It seems that the slls re-.
ain1wav company is kicking on the clta
n1acing wires on their poles Superin a
fa~denf Patten has written a letter -
IA Commissioner Miller a $50 al once
Ha claims that the city wires are dan
"A eerous to have AROUND: ,r;,,a,
In answer Commissioner Mile,
M
and Counted a number of poles in tina
n vicinity where trolley wires are strun 4
u across the street and connected olree'
N ~ to the city poles. 3.4 a,l
when Superintendent Patteh AM
n Commissioner Miller get togetneT an an.
IA quarrel over wires and poles ana tns
mix-up of both poles and wires ant
the Superintendent and commissl,onel
become well stirred. there will be
Il beautiful battle on hand for the pub
A lie to witness.
The city board of commissioner
passed the air-dome ordinance TN!
II morning. In other words. they gaVt
"A apvone the right to build air-domt
theaters within the fire eoa limits IL In
n eoI1arad With metal The ordinances
4 was drawn up for the purpose OF al a.,
Il lowing the Crawford interests to pulls
a theater at the corner of Fourth an'
Monroe. Attorney Spencer for Man
ager Kearney of the theater pro1eec
q handed some lovely lemons to city OF
II ficials for their action in connectioi
with the building of the theater TIM
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