The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
Plans Are Being Drawn for
Many New Buildings.
There Ii Activity In Topeka
and All Kansas.
JANUARY MADE GOOD SHOWING
Topeka Building Permits Ag-
gregated S6s, 1000.
New School Houses an,
Churches will Dot State.

There is an unusual amount Of ac-
tivity in building circles in Topeka ana
all Kansas for this time of year.
Building permits at Topeka for Janu-
ary, which aggregated approximately
$65.000, had the figures for January.
1913. eclipsed 300 per cent. Scores OF
pretentious buildings will be erected IN
Kansas in the next few months. and
the architects are now busy drawing
plans.
Holland, Gamble & Holland, Topeka
architects, will have plans ready with.
in few days for $4,000 city hall
building that will be constructed at
Holton. This firm is also preparing
plans for a residence which Mrs Z.
w. Port will build at Beloit.
C. H. Holland, state architect. is pre-
pairing plans for a hospital pavilion
at Norton and will soon start plans Tor
an administration building at Winfield.
Bids for the erection of the $4,000
children's building at Eureka Lake.
near Manhattan, will be opened Febru-
airy 2. John F. Stanton, of Topeka, ts
the architect. Several Topeka con-
tractors have put in bids for the work.
Bids for the $65.0OO high school build
ing at Dodge City will be opened In
February. The first bids were reject
ed. - -,
New School Buildings.
1lAHS IOI u S3VsVVV- 0SAAOVA OAAA6
at Larned will be completed by Feb
ruary is. Plans are in preparation
for q $4,000 school building at Buff
vile. The town of coats will vote on
Issuing bonds for the construction Of
a $4,000 school building. Bids are
now being received for the construc-
ton of a dormitory building in connec-
ton with the st. Johns Lutheran COL
lege at Winfield.
The high school students Of Cotton
~
and a fund for the erection Of a high
school auditorium. Funds are slowly
being raised for the proposed gymna-
SUM building in connection with OF
tawa university at Ottawa. A $4,000
school building will be built at Scan
dia.
Plans are in preparation for a $685.
900 school building at Bronson. The
Dick school building at Oskaloosa
will be rebuilt.
Several new church buildings will
he huilt soon. Bids will be opened
within a few days for a 100000 Metho-
dist church at Bonner Springs. A new
First Christian church to cost 10000
will be constructed at Coffeyville next
spr,nsM Eew sMethodist ansP church. The e Bapsis' s
church of Larne6 is considering the
question of erecting a new building
The contract for a new Methodie'
church at Pratt mas just Deen awarded
According to the Construction Newi
II is not quite certain that Ira Baker
will build a three story flat building
at the corner of Eleventh street and
Topeka avenue. Bids will be called
for in about two weeks In connection
with the flat building that Mrs. c. w
Jewell will have built. Frank SQuires
il drawing the plans.
Building Permits.
Road Supply and Metal company.
road culvert and road drag factory.
corner Of Fifteenth and Railroad
streets 80. .. -. :~A'NN
T. w. Adamson. auto garage, 11S
Mulvane street. II
John Maxwell, addition to business
building 1901 Kansas avenue. ZOO
Mrs. Mary Morris. addition to dwell
ing, 1927 North Topeka avenue: 60'
James Groll, new front to building.
AZ Kansas avenue. ue....-...-............ 81
John A. Raney, HISTORY dwelling,
1915 woodward avenue. LOO
Total ................. Is, rs