The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-17
GERMAN BRAVERY START is. MADE
Legal and Engineering Prob
lens First To Be Considered.

AS a result Of an enthusiastic meet
ing early this afternoon in the main
room of the Commercial club, attended
by IS men and women the legal de-
partments of the county and city will
be asked to look into the legal phase
of the proposed park and boulevard
system for Topeka. .aid the engineer
ing forces will be asked to make a
preliminary survey and outline to be
used as a working basis This request
will be made by the chairman of the
meeting, w. ]. RickenhAcher, together
with such men as he may appoint to
accompany him.
A committee will be. appointed to in
vestigate the Kansas. City boulevard
system. and ascertain the methods pur-
sued in carrying out the project,
OF those who attended the. meeting as
to whether. the .boulevarl. plan should
be carried out first or whether the
project should be made more compre
f1ensive by including parks and link
ing the parks together by the boule-
vard. No decision was made but there
were some present who believed that
the bigger plan the more certain it
would be to succeed.
There Is no use to talk about a
piecemea1 campaign" said. J. viii KEEL
ley. secretary of the Commercial club.
we should do the big thing"
Views Along Boulevard.
A feature of the meeting was the
showing of stereopticOn views from
photographs taken along or near the
proposed boulevard route. The Ian
tern was operated by DIR. Roy =.
Guild, whose slides were used. w. J..
Rickenbacher, chairman of the meet
ing, and chairman of the civic i'm
provement committee of the CONNER
cial club explained the slides.
1t was the suggestion of Frank P.
Mac Lehman that the city and county
legal and engineering departments be
asked to assist in the preliminary
work.
There was a good deal of discussion
relative to the best method to handle
the project-whether to vote bonds or
acquire the, land needed by the Eek
cess condemnation method used in
Oklahoma City. In Oklahoma City
more land than was actually needed
was condemned, and The surplus was
sold to advantage ands1 this way the
cost of the boulevard was; met,
< Dean, ]. p. de B. Kaye, who for
i years has been interested in the beau
! tification of Topeka. said:
There seems to be fear in Topeka
Of voting bonds for improvements. 1t
seems to me the proper method would
be to vote bonds so as not to saddle
| the entire expense on the, present gen.
Grafton. 1t, would be the. cheapest
| thing in the long rum,
Charles S. Elliott: Il am in favor of
the bonds The whoiygpro3ect should
F. E. Nipps: ..whliesI. am generally
opposed to HNnds. / think if it is built
We ought to az it. NJ bonds"
r. +. Cofran.. sa Topeka:
The people must be- 6le66Sed as to
the advantages of a p4EkN and boule-
ward systenaS The PLAZA should be
handled in an educational way"
| Among others who spoke and Of
fered suggestions at the meeting were:
S. E. Cobb, w. W. Webb, chairman
| Of the street lighting committee, and
a boulevard enthusiast; Mrs. c. j.
Evans Mrs. w. A. Johnston. Mrs. ].
w. Thurston. Miss Maude Mary Kline.
C. p Adams, DIR. Roy B. Guild, o. H.
| White. E. w. Rarkin,- Frank Curry,
James n. Brinsm ade.
/ The ladies present showed great in
| terest in the plan, and will be glad to
get behind a. movement for a parks
and boulevard system. g4t was Charles
p Adams who suggested investigating
the boulevard system of Kansas City
! 1t is expected that another meeting
will be held soon to continue the dis