The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-09
NORTH SIDE NEWS
HWhite Way" Extension Is As
sured Fact?
Faith Rests on Supreme Court
Decision.
U. P. RAILROAD RESIDENT
Think Officials Signatures Not
Necessary.
Seventy Per Cent Property
Owners Sign.
U. P. RAILROAD NONRESIDENT

The extending of the Great White
Way on North Kansas avenue, from
Melan bridge to Gordon street, is an
assured fact. This is according to
statements made TO-DAY by ]. r. Spetter,
Fred Vofland and F. B. Sfmms, the
Great White Way committee OF the
North Topeka CIVIC club. -
They are of the opinion, that as the
Rock Island railroad, is a nonresident,
according to the supreme court decision
Saturday regarding the West Curtis
street paving petition, that the sigma
lures of the Union Pacific officials are
not necessary I n the white way extern
sion petition, any more than names of
Rock Island officials on the paving pc
tition.
The railroad owns 400 feet of prop
erty, 200 on the east and west side of
North Kansas avenue, from Railroad
to Norris streets. Although about sew
enty-five percent of the resident prop
erty owners signatures were secured,
the Union Pacific railroad officials re-
fused to sign. The committee took up
the matter with the city attorney. He
said that as long as the company were
regarded residents, the officials sigma
lures were necessary.
That Curtis Street Decision.
Meanwhile George E. Kimmer1e and
other West Curtis street property
owners tried to enjoin the paving of
that street. They claimed that the pc
tition did not contain enough property
owner signatures since the Rock Island
road officials names were not on the
paper. However, when the North To-
peka men read in the State Journal
Saturday that the Supreme court called
the road a nonresident, they decided
that this must apply to the Union Pa
cific and that he signatures of the
officials of that road were not needed
on the other improvement petition.
This afternoc they are trying to get
all the resident property owners to sign,
and make the petition unanimous.
This is the latest, and most hopeful
move in a campaign which was begun
definite sips was taken last May, when
Mr.. Voiland, Mr.. Spetter and Mr.. ,
Simms, started letitioning. Before, in
the Civic club, and in the State Journal,
the extension of the lights had been
often urged.
names on their PAPER of men who at
first refused to sign and sat in the
seats of the scornful." Now, however,
they have seen the error of their ways
and are complying with the demand:
Let there be light"
The petition states that the lights
VIII not cost more than fifty dollars
per number. The lamps, according to
the committee men, will probably be
installed by fall, when the power of
the city Ignt plant VIII nave been IN |
creased to meet the extra demand. This !
is provided for in the budget issued by |
Peter Miller, electric light commits !
sioner. Meanwhile, it is up to tie prop
erty owners between the Rock Island
depot and Melan bridge to secure lights /
also.
If this is done Topeka will have near
ly two miles of electrically lighted way
or twenty blocks on North Kansas
avenue from Tenth street to Cor
don street.
The signatures on the petition Sc
cured up to noon follow:
F. B. Simms, E. r. Hayes, Henry
Beuchner, ]. r. Spetter, T. D. Joseph,
Josephine B. Thomas. c. A. Fernstrom,
c. F. Adams, Knoll Bros, Eugene
Lodge, No. Il. Il. O.. o. F), w H
Moody. e. c. Arnold. c. w. Armstrong,
J. B. Billiard, Otto Kuehne, c. W. Cur
tbs, DIR. A. Dawson, ]. B. Simms,
Charles J. Stewart, VIM. Green, Pratt
Bros, H. NJ. Cline & Son Prudential
Trust Co. (Austin Snedilxer Building).
Shawnee State Bank, L. NJ. Fort, J. E.
Eliza beth Colvin. P. J. Mulligan,
Thomas Wins, c. G. Chumos (Adams
House,, Senator Charles Curtis, J. A
G. Urban and Beuchner Bros.
Notes and Personals.
A large number of persons at