The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-06

will be a tobacco store. The second
floor will contain a suite of rooms for
| business purposes. and in the rear liv-
ing apartments. The front will be of
yellow notified brick and mottled
stone. Cuthbert & Son are erecting
the structure.
| Aside from the improveme that
are now being made it might be OF
! interest to note that in this block 13
new fronts have been installed in the
past two years.
improvements at Throop.
Within so days Improvements at the
Throop hotel aggregating $4,000 IN
cost will have been completed. Thirty
new baths are being added and hot
and cold water in the guest rooms
Much work has already been done In
the way of redecorating. Three new
shower baths have been installed.
F. M. Stoves & Sons have started the
work of remodeling the building at 3O5
Kansas avenue for use as garage.
This will be the first garage to be eS-
tablished on lower Kansas avenue A
new front will be put in and the build
ing will be given a coating of paint
Both the ground floor and the basement
will be utilized in the business. A road
way will be cut from the alley to the
basement which will enable cars to
enter spacious sub-surface room.
Bank Must Expand.
1t has been stated that the German
American S9nk on the northeast cor
ner of Ke( sas avenue and Third street
No. 23t-in another year when the
lease on the building runs out will de-
mand better quarters. Either the owner
of the property will remodel the build
ing. or the bank will erect a new struc-
ture, modern in every particular. This
bank gets a large amount of business
from the Santa Se shops district as well
as from the city in general.
The building occupied by the Topeka
Produce Co. at 226-229 on the avenue
will be painted. A new front has just
been completed at No. PA. The build
ing occupied by Samuel z. Lux has
been painted
Thos Horsfield. the proprietor of the
Peoples Market and Grocery at 209, has
bought the property adjoining, No. POT,
erecting an addition to his
present building.
Many New Fronts.
NJ. ]. Fitzgerald who runs a grocery
and feed store at No 300 has had re-
modelled the brick cigar store at 211.
Marshalfs drug store at 1S5 will be
painted white No; 131 which belongs
to William Schick has been improved
recently by the installation of new
front. 1t is used as a storage room. |
William A. Dyal will have remodeled
the store room at No 1871 Dyal Broth |
ers will make some improvements on
their building on the east side of the !
street next to the river. The Seymour |
Co. may at a later date put up |
an addition north of the present build |
ing. 1t is rumored, also that the Wolff |
Packing Co. at some time in the future |
will erect offices next to the river. Ex-
tensive improvements have been made |
at the Rock Island depot and the Davis
Co. will increase their ca
pacity this year
Many of the sidewalks from the river
to Fifth street have been condemned.
This means that within the next few
months the walks in this section of the /
city will be among the best in Topeka.
Already the work has commenced in
with the replacement of
walks in front of several places of bust
ness.
Improve City Park
A move has been started for beauti-
ying the City park. 1t will be made
me of the most attractive pleasure
in the city if the present plans
re carried out. The embankments
will be sodded, and made into place
where people will find it agreeable to
troll on warm summer evenings.
'asino will be built and various amuse
nents Installed. The park will be kept
lean, and no rOwdyiSm will be toIer-
tied A F. Colson has been working
irelessly for improvements
Building Permits.
Permits were issued this week for the
rection of eight new dwellings.
Following is a list of permits issued
n the past week:
ames Neil, IL story dwelling, BOT
lime street.. --.-..-.................S1 200
d. o. Derman, addition to dwelling
,1 1872 Western ave. LOO
William Morrisey, one story dwell
ing, 423 Adams street. 1 O75
: F. Crozier. dwelling at 117-119
Quinton Boulevard. ......-............ $500 ]
Nichols Miller, one story dwelling 900 {
: T. Stone, one story dwelling 534 {
Scotland avenue. 80, 80 $50
clearinghouse Realty Co., ITO Brooks 4
avenue ...:.............e... 1900
1iss M. E. Alspach, story dwelling, ,
91o West Ninth street. $500
frs- John P. Erickson, ~ story
dwelling, 205-207 Grafton street, LOO
ieary Williams. remodel dwelling ,
at 1157 Lane street. 1000
fairfield Operating Amusement Co.,
frame amusement building Gar {
field Park. 5000 t
Miscellaneous items. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000 {
Total Observation-Disclosures. SIS. 425 t
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