The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-31
Commissioner Holman Says He
Will Have to Investigate.
ssTHERE is A REASON"
Quinton Tells Officials of Some
Dark Hidden Motive.
Claims There Is Something Re-
hind Park Band Concerts.

The accompaniment to the "swan
song" of the Central park band stand
war is still playing a lively tune and
after long stretch of oratory and dis
cussion at the city hall this morning
the song failed to come to satisfac-
tory end. A petition signed by $50
people living in, the Central park vicin-
ity was presented to the city board
of commissioners and like brave war;
riors they unloaded the burden upon
Commissioner Holman. The petition
protested against Commissioner Hol-
mans idea of having band concerts in
the park this summer
Commissioner Holman refused to
take any stand on the concert or nom
concert question this morning. He
stated that he would Investigate the
petition handed to the board of COM
missioners and make up his mind as
to the. proper course later. He would
not say that the band stand would be
built on an island in one of the lakes
or that it wouldn't be built.
81 don't know what I will do about
this matter" said Mr.. Holman. Some
people want the concerts here. some
want them in the park but not on the
island and others don't want them in
the park at all There is consider
able sentiment from all sources.
mot long ago Commissioners Tandy
and Miller, H. B. Howard, Superin-
tendent Reinisch and 1 went out to the
park and decided on this move. We
thought then and there that it was
the best thing to do-and we went
ahead to do it.
About the swans-Superintend
Reinisch tells me that there is nothing
to worry over in this connection. Mat
tiers can be adjusted very easily to ar
range for a resting place for the swans.
There is no disposition to disturb
them, as the people seem to think
Ralph Cav presented the petition
against the bandstand to the city COM
missioners this morning. He accom-
panied the presentation act with
neat little speech in which he explain
ed the use of the park, the idea of its
gardening, the habits of the swans
and the arguments against the propo-
sition of placing a bandstand in this
district.
His talk was followed by another
from A. 3. Quinton, who was disposed
Commissioner Holman in holding out
against the people on the matter of the
park. = so s.
"This spirit of-vandalism exhibited
by someone in attempting to burn the
bridge is true picture of the senti
| ment of the people against the action
of the city in placing a bandstand in
this park said Mr.. Quinton. ''It
|
something that the people rebel
against.
It can't understand what the park
commissioner means by saying that
| the people want music out there. The
other day 1 asked him to give me just
| one name of a person who had said
that he wanted the music out here
and Mr.. Holman very conveniently
forgot all of them-he couldn't re-
member a one.
eft looks tO mo & fhouoI, tbora x.Yav
some reason for placing these band
concerts in Central park. I can't fig
ure out what that reason is-but there
! is something behind all of this.
of the concerts and some of the con-
cert money to the knights and Ladies
of Security band. There may be some
reason hid in this action
George Badders, secretary of the
| Commercial club made the next i'm
| passioned plea. Mr.. Badders said
| that the sentiment in this part of the
| city was undoubtedly against the
| band concert idea at Central park.
st have suggestion to make, gen.
| tlemen," said Mr.. Badders. Il would
suggest that these concerts be trans
ferred to Chesney park, which is just
two blocks south of Central park and
really a better location for the band
| concerts Here would be an excellent
! place to leave automobiles and car
|
| away from all annoyances. This, 1
| believe would serve the people better
| than Central park
| After the oratory had ceased the
| commissioners voted to refer the mat
| ter to Commissioner Holman for ac-
| ton. The people near Chesney park
say that if the park commissioner
| wishes to build a bandstand in Ches-
ney park, they will contribute out of
| their own pockets to build the stand.
The famous tree trimming ordinance
came before the city commissioners for
| the final action this morning and 1t
was passed. 1t will be published in the
| State Journal, the official city paper
at once and then will be a law. This
will mean that the people of the city
| VIII have to trim their trees properly or
they VIII be fined heavily and the work
Done charged against them At the
present time many people have seen the
handwriting on the wall and have
| trimmed their trees. Many streets in
! the city are filed with dead limbs.
| The territory in the west portion of
/ Elrnhurst, and west of Boswell avenue,
| thence south as far as Euclid avenue
was taken into the city officially today.
| This is an immense rich piece of ter
| ritcry and will be laid out in city lots
at once-much OF it in this condition at
| this time. The going west habit has
| Grown to such an extent in Topeka
that the city officials have to extend
| the city limits to catch the population.
! Now for Oakland and Highland Park.
The contract for the grading. curling
and guttering of the Kenwood tract
was let to the contracting firm of Lutte
Johann & Folk this morning. The
| amount reached ABOUT $4,000 1t in
cludes 59.542 cubic yards of grading,
/ 2SS13 ineal feet of curbing, 46 catch
/ basins, 2,405 lineal feet of 10-inch pipe
and $50 lineal feet of 12-inch pipe. The
/ territory covers A blocks and means
an immense Improvement.