The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-23
LIVE WIRES BUSY
Boosters Plan Many Improve
mentS for East Fourth Ave.
Taxpayers Association Holds
"Get-a-MOye-On" Meeting.

The East Fourth Avenue Taxpayers
association met Monday night at the
Holiday hotel. This association was
organized in 1912 by eight business
men on the street, who desired I'M
proved business conditions on the East
side, particularly on Vast Fourth ave
nue.. a large amount of credit is due
the members for helping to promote
and secure some of the street ana
lighting improvements on this avenue
Joseph Bromich, H. r. Whittelsey,
r. T. Kreipe, ]. E. Triton and NJ j.
Fitzgerald, were appointed as COM
pittee to further the plans which have
been made to secure a bridge across
the Kansas river at Granville The
members of the committee on the i'm
provement of West Fourth avenue
between Topeka avenue and Kansas
avenue appointed are: E. H. Lowry,
A H. Reichley, Alex T. Gibler, George
Gordon and L. c. Bouton.
A committee consisting of George
Elliott, G. H Flintham. J. B. Whelan,
George Coats and j. c. Tulloch was
also appointed. This committee will
attempt to secure paving on Branner
street between First street and Seward
avenue or the Strengthening of the
south end ofsthe Branner street via
duct j. TompkinS, r. II. Sta pei, c.
z. Booher, E C. Warren and c. F.
Tulloch, constitute a committee which
viii attempt to secure a nacadamized
road on East Fourth avenue from the
east end of the present pavement as
far east as the old starch factory road,
thence north on this road to connect.
with the Seward avenue macadam
road, that leads into Tecumseh
Want New Car Line.
The northeast part of the city is
practically without street car service
since the old Oakland line was dis
continued years ago. A committee
which viii work to have a cross town
= or "a limo
the river to Twelfth street are: J. +
Lannan, j. Bromich, R. T. Kreipe.
Thomas Heery and A. R. Elliott.
The association is also inaugurating
cleanup movement, including paint
ing OF buildings, washing of windows:
also it is suggested that the commit
tee consisting of George Coats, E. D.
Moore, L. L. Shoaf, Charles F. TUT
loch and Edward Warren, see as
many house and home owners as pos
ward, both north and south of East
Fourth avenue, and have this whole
section "slicked" up.
The committee on having the pres
ent sidewalk extended out to the curb
ing and the trees trimmed consists OF
George w. Reed, H. &. Lowe, ]. E
Weeks and G. G. Coffman. Nicholas
E1ler, L c. Bouton, Alex Gibler, H. c.
Moore and A. r. Elliott compose d
Fourth avenue regularly swept, the
white way globes washed and the al
leys kept clean. The committee on
having new industries located on the
street are W. w Gavitt, ]. Bromich,
John c. Tulloch, George Coats and NJ.
]. Fitzgerald.
After safer Crossing.
The association appointed George
Sorenson, Thomas Prout, c. c. Booher,
II. B. Lowe and c. H. Flintham as a
committee which will work to have a
safer Santa Fe crossing. They will
attempt to secure if possible two traf-
fic watchmen on Fourth avenue. one
on the west side of the tracks and the
other about the center.
George Sorenson. U L. Shoaf, Thos.
Prout, S. H. Morrison and George Ell
lott will endeavor to secure a strip OF
asphalt paving from Fifth street down
Holiday to Fourth avenue so traffic
from Fifth street and the Santa F'e
depot can get on to Fourth avenue
more conveniently. Joseph Bromich,
A. r. Elliott, J. c. Tulloch, L. L. Shoaf
and r. H. Stapel compose the mem
bership committee. r. t -Kreipe j.
B. Whelan, G. II. Elliott, Joseph Bro
mich and L. L. Shoaf were appointed
as a committee to help secure a dam
across the kaw to secure lower electric
power rates for. new factories AMI
mills A committee on legislation was
appointed to investigate whether it
will be necessary to procure any spe-
cial act of the legislature to have
bridge built across the river at Grant
vile and to built a dam across the
river. The following men will act on
this committee: J. c. Tulloch. G. H
F'lintham, c. c. Booher, J. J. Lamar
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