The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
THEY MAKE PLANS
Builders and Others Preparing
for Season of Activity.
Interest Taken in Proposed
Addition to High School.
WORK HAS STARTED.
Many Improvements Being Made
Along Kansas Avenue.
A New Addition Will Be Placed
on Market.
WORK HAS STARTED.

This is the time of the year when
the builders and realty men and 9TH
ers begin to talk about the things that
are going to be accomplished in the
coming season of activity-When the
signs of renewed enterprise on the
part of the contractors are noticeable
on every hand.
Already work has begun on Kansas
avenue, the result of which will be the
completion of a half dozen or more
modern plate glass fronts, and the ex-
terror work on a number or the larger
structures in process of building due
to the ba1my weather of the last Few
days has been renewed.
: There are a number of business;
buildings in contemplation. and the
list of TopekanS who will have erected
new buildings this season is a long one
More than $4,000 has been raised by
the members Of the First Methodist
church for the erection of a modern
Sunday school plant" and the re-
naming $1,000 is now in sight. The
First Congregational church is putting
in improvements which will include
banquet room in the basement which
will have a seating capacity of 250 pei
sons. and which will cost when COM
pleted $4,000.
The removal of house No. 901, Topeka
avenue. to the outskirts of the citJ'
said prominent realty man, indicates
the value placed upon open space and
beautiful surroundings by people of
means. This was valuable house anu
formerly rented for $50 per month. The
grounds, 50x150 feet, are to be convert
ed into a beautiful lawn and flower
garden. Another house on wheels was
noticed on Topeka avenue near Sixth
This was a comparatively small house,
however, being removed from valu-
able location to the outskirts of the
city. high-class house taking Its
place. There will be many changes Oh
this kind this spring, which is the
surest index of a city's prosperity.
A New High School Addition.
The board of education will probably
take action at it's next meeting in
April in respect to providing additional
room to meet the demands of the
ton will be taken is problematical In
the meantime the building committee
of the board is investigating in order
to ascertain precisely what would De
the most feasible plan to adopt.
The addition of the last two years of
work in the new business course VIII
make it necessary to have more room. |
The question up to the board to decide |
is whether to go to extra expense 10
provide room to meet the present &c
mand, or to build an addition to tie
present building. 1t will be but a mat |
ter of three or four years before the
erection of such an extension viii be |
to meet the demands.
1t has been suggested that the attic of |
the present building be fitted up Tor |
the use of the classes in the business
This would necessitate the
expenditure of several thousand dol |
lars, and the installation of a new fi1C |
escape. One of the great drawbacks |
to this proposition would be the rooms |
would be difficult of access.
Than f0O if has hQeY1 nrOnOSAd that /
the assembly room in the manual |
training building be divided into class |
rooms.
a Few Suggestions.
81 can only speak of what is needed"
said Superintendent L. D. Whittemore |
today, but of course it isn't up to me |
to make any plans. In case an addi- |
ton is built my idea would be to have /
the assembly room on the first main /
floor. The present assembly room |
could be transformed into a gym |
nasium which would be adequate to
meet all requirements for boys and
girls. Provisions should be made for |
cloak rooms and for biology Iabora-
tories.'
There is a space 125x5O feet avail
able at the rear of the present build |
ing,' said J. c. Holland, the architect |
AN addition could be made to har- |
monize with the rest of the building so |
that one might Imagine that the WHOlS
structure was built at one time. More
over, 1 believe that the building could |
be made to look more massive and like |
a modern high school building.
1.-THE attic of the building could be |
fixed up for the business department. |
but it would cost several thousand dol
lars, and the difficulty would be in |
getting up there"
An addition which would meet the |
requirements of the growing institu-
ton would probably cost from 100000 to |
$50 900, although Architect Holland |
could give no estimate as he has not as
yet been asked to draw up plans for /
such an extension.
ReInodeling Building.
The building at S29 Kansas avenue,
now occupied by the Chas. Eagle retail
cigar store, is being remodeled- A lath /
and plaster partition is being placed
the center of the room, divid-
ing it into two store rooms instead nf |
one as formerly. The front will be re-
with an entrance to each CT |
the rooms, and the interior will be en-
tirely redecorated
The new store room, thus created on |
the south will be occupied by a new
concern in Topeka. The Glasgow
Wooden mills. This is to be store No. |
"a, being one of a large string OF |
what is commonly known as Fifteen /
dollar tailor Shops" owned by this
company
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