The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-07
PLAN HARD WORK
Real Estate Men Are Active
This Season.
They Will Meet Wednesday at
Commercial Club.
WANT A BOULEVARD SYSTEM
Members May Get Behind Move
for Drive.
Items of General Interest in
Real Estate Circles.

Commercial club the members will
meet to discuss plans for future work.
The organization has gone on rec
ord as being in favor of the erection
of union depot in Topeka and the
president of the association, c. B.
Wingett, today made public the names
of the members he has put on a
committee to push the union depot
plan. The committee: c. B. Burge,
chairman: C. ]. r. Smith. w. c.
Stephenson, w. NJ. Forbes and Stan
ley Medlicott.
In speaking of the union depot
proposition President Wingett said to-
day: "A man stopped me the other
day and asked me where the union
depot will be. He wants to spend
from twenty-five to fifty thousand
dollars in buildings and improve
ments. He now owns property near
the Santa Fe depot, but naturally does
not care to put any more money into
possibility of the erection of a union
station. do believe that Topeka will
have union depot. but 1 don't know
where 1t will be situated. In my opin-
ion there will be a large amount of
agitation for a union depot in the near
future"
Favors Topeka Boulevard.
Then in speaking of what the asso-
citation should undertake in the COM
ing year President Wingett said: I'VE
ought to get behind the boulevard
system plan. If the brickyard bridge
were connected with the Golden Belt
road-and it could be done without a
large amount of expensive would
get nice start for a good boulevard
system"
The new membership committee of
the Topeka Real Estate Dealers asso-
citation has also been announced. The
committee: George Clearinghouse,
chairman; J. L. Cottrell, n. Coover,
j. E. Torrington, E. E. Roudebush,
MadliOntf a
A. Rodgers and n. B. Burge. Aside
from interesting itself in the procur
ing of new members this committee
will raise the fifty dollars pledged for
prizes in the home garden contest of
the school children.
1t is the opinion of President Win
gett that the school gardens are a
benefit to the city; consequently it is
his contention that the city commits
sion should appropriate from $500 to
$1,000 annually to stimulate interest
in backyard and vacant lot farming
in Topeka. The weeds are kept down
by the amateur farmers and the city
presents a more tidy appearance than
would otherwise be the case,
The Commercial club subscribed |
800 for prizes this season, the Gar |
linghouse Realty company 500, the |
real estate men $50, and the Women's |
Commercial club and others have |
raised enough money to bring the |
total amount up to 1925. About fiji
teen hundred youngsters entered the |
contest and several hundred of them |
Will undoubtedly still be in the race !
when the exhibitions are held in the |
respective schools next fall and a |
general exhibit at the manual train
ing building.
Real Estate Activities.
Sales of Clearinghouse Realty CO.: a |
six room modern dwelling at 1925 Park |
avenue to r. l.. Northrup, considera-
ton 5000, a four room cottage at 315 |
Park avenue (building) to Mrs. Anna |
on L
cottage at 81 Park avenue to Mr.. |
Shaw, $2,75O.
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. has
started the erection of several new
dwellings. Among them is a $4250 |
residence for Frank Forbes at 237 |
ElmwoOd avenue. The firm is build
ing room modern house at 229
Elmwood avenue. This will be a So
200 property. An attractive bungalow |
has also been started at 23S EImwood |
avenue. Many improvements are being |
made in the Edgewood addition and
large number of persons have al |
ready spoken for property when these !
improvements have been completed
Wilson and Neiswanger report the
sale of the property at SIG West street |
owned by j. F. Whitford to Mrs. NJ.
M. Mamill, price $4,000. This firm
looks for large amount of activity in
the sale of vacant lots and in the |
building of dwellings along Elmwood |
and Grove avenues as soon as those
Grades are now being established on |
these streets and paving laid. This is |
the extreme northwest portion of the |
city. There is a good demand for rem
tai property according to w. A. Neis-
wanSer. On account of the summer /
school many College Hill houses will |
be kept by the tenants who have had |
them in the last year.
Building Permits.
In the last two weeks or since a list
OF building permits were OnbliShed in
the state journal, building permits is
sued have aggregated $4,000 Sixteen
permits for dwellings are included in
the list They will cost S27,SOO
Following is list of building per-
mits issued in the last two weeks:
claude E. Neil, two story dwelling (!
1Ol5-1017 West Ninth street,. 81 600 {
Claude E Neil. two story dwelling.
1017 West Ninth street.. . 600 I
Miss Emma Grief, two story dwelling
All Polk street.....-.-........... 1000 |
John Walrafen. one story dwelling
15oS East Sixth avenue. ................ 100
c. Bennett. remodel dwelling 1928
Lincoln street. Observation-Disclosures. 900 J
dwelling. 500 Jefrerson street - 1900
C L. Haywood. business building,
s26 N Kansas avenue. 800
Western avenue, -. $500
49, Ohio avenue ........ - 1900
Alexander Hennessey. remodel dwell
ing. 100 Jones street. 500 |
80 Chandler street ...........4.... 1900
Tyler street ..........e... 1000
dwelling. 22s Fsimwood avenue -. 1900
dwelling si5 PARK avenue. .s.. $40. 1900
avenue e0use si'Y %. 2cOo
Shawnee Lumber Co., lumber office.
Holiday street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. L501
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