The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-19
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Favor Extension of Street Rail-
way Time Clause
In Corporations Franchise for
Sake of First Ward.
CIVICCLUB SENTIMENT.
mo Assurance for Shorey Line"
Says Jordan.
Company Should Ask for What
They WANT

The Civic club at its meeting at fire
station No 1 last night passed a res
olution that the organization favored
the extension of the time clause in the
Topeka Street railway franchise and
asked the councilmen from the North
side to vote in favor of it at the meet
ing Of the streets and walks commit
tee. This committee is to meet tonight
and discuss the matter. A committee
of 10 men were appointed to meet with
the other committee and listen to the
argument.
The matter was mentioned by Jonas
Lukens who told Of the proposition
which was before the streets and walks
committee. He appeared to think that
the extension of the Shorey line was
involved. He asked G. E. Jordan,
councilman from the North side, and
member of the committee last mention
ed, to explain the situation. Mr.. Jor-
dan replied:
THE Topeka Street Railway COM
pany, according to their franchise,
must ask the mayor and council per-
mission to extend their lines. They are
not asking permission to extend their
line to Shorey. but for an extension of
three years time in which to recon
struct, locate and relocate tracks on any
of the streets in the city. We have no
assurance, even if the time extension is
granted. that the Shorey line or any
other line will be built
All through the discussion which fol-
lowed, Mr.. Jordan contended that
contract is contract" and that all
that was necessary for the street rail-
to do what they desired to do and it
would be readily granted by the mayor
and councilmen. why don't the street
railway company ask for what they
went?" continued Mr.. Jordan. Even
if the time extension is granted we have
no assurance that the Shorey line will
be built or that any other line will be
extended.
81 am in heartily in favor of the Shor-
ey extension. but 1 do not believe in
giving that company right to do what
they please on any streets of the city
without asking the representatives of
the city about it,
Thomas Page. director in the street
railway company. who was present at
the meeting, said that if the time
clause was granted the extension
would be Immediately built, but if it
was not the matter would be delayed.
However. he stated he did not know why
the failure of the granting of the time
clause would postpone the extension
mentioned. In his remarks, Mr.. Page
also told that eventually the road would
be built to the Reform school.
The time clause referred to was in
COrpOfapeQ IN the cOnpdny'S original
franchise so that the street railway
lines which were purchased by the
present corporation could be rebuilt 1t
has been extended once.
1t developed that the majority of the
club felt that the North side could lose
nothing if the time clause was grant
ed, and had everything to gain, and so
passed the resolution referred to.
The committee which is to meet with
the street and walks committee is as
follows: Fred Voiland. J. A. Lukens,
Fred Morns, v. r. Parkhurst, William
Lane, N. B. Arnold. S. r. Kutz. Henry
Buckner. T. M. James. c. NJ. Morrow,
w. H. Rutter. I. E. McGrew, j. r. Spet-
ter and Otto Kuehne.
Another committee composed of Fred
Morns, Henry Buckner and F. B.
Simms were appointed to vote on the
best suggestion for North side slogan.
These ideas must be in the hands of
the secretary by March 1. Any one in
Shawnee county is eligible.
The report of the treasurer showed
that a balance of $16.45 was still on
hand from the old organization. 1t was
voted 10 apply this on the amount ow.
ing to the foot bridge. built by the
Santa Fe two years ago. The club adj
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