The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-07
BUILDERSAREBUSY
Many Improvements To Be
Made Here This Summer.
One Architect Has Made Plans
for 100000 Structures.
MANY new APARTMENTS
New Business Houses to Go Up
on South Kansas Avenue.
Ripley Park Is to Have Elab-
crate Round Bathing Pool.

plans for nearly 100000 in i'm
provements in Topeka this spring have
either been prepared. or are being
prepared by Charles D. Cuthbert, the
architect A partial list of the i'm
provements was announced today by
Mr.. Cuthbert Details and location OF
a $4,000 apartment house TO De
erected on Tenth street near
Kansas avenue will not be
announced for a week, or two
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars OF the
100000 will be spent jointly by the
city of Topeka and the Santa Fe for
park improvements. The Santa Fe
donated $4,000 for improvements at
Ripley park while the city gave $1,000
to the improvements, thanks TO the
efforts of Commissioner Porter ana
the city administration
Especially unique is new plan Tor
the sOx110 out-of-door swimming pool
at Ripley park, just announced today
bv Mr.. Cuthbert. He discovered that
the high cost of steel and other ma
terials would make the customary
square swimming pool impossible So
he has drawn plans for an oval shaped
pool. such as are being built in the
east.
In the square pools, deep water is
found at one end of the pool and many
deaths have been caused by children
falling into the deep water. The shall
low water will be on all edges of the
oval shaped pool. thus avoiding any
danger of children falling into deep
water The deep water will be found
in the center and diving platform
erected in the center. A guard line
will be placed at the point toward the
center where the depth of the water
becomes dangerous
Big Air Auditorium.
large open air auditorium for
dancing. basket bail, resting and band
concerts will be erected. The audi
toriun1 will he 1OOx60 in dim ensions-
1t will contain a reading room, shower
baths and lockers to be used Tor those
taking advantage of the swimming
nooI which will be placed directly in
the rear of the auditorium. A large
ten-foot porch will be placed all
around the auditorium In the win
fer the auditorium Will be closed
and the lockers and shower baths used
bv the children playing basket pail
A gallery for spectators will extend
around the walls
At Gage park. workmen are busy
erecting a mems locker room contain
ing so lockers In addition brick
floor is being placed at the south end
of the lake, where shallow water Is
found. This is for the benefit of
children. A concrete diving platform
is being erected in the center of the
lake
A contract will be awarded within
a week for the erection of two store
buildings, each 25x60 feet in dimen-
sions. at Fourteenth street and Kan
sas avenue Four 4-room apartm ents
will be placed on the second floors of
the two buildings Mrs. Hattie A
Parker will erect the buildings 1t is
probable a drug store will occupy one
of the store buildings and a grocery
store the other. The apartments will
be finished in hard wood, will have
sun parIors, baths and in-a-door beds.
The improvement will cost approx
mately $4,000
Remodel Business Building.
Twelve thousand dollars is being
spent by Scrinopskie & Son in remod-
cling their 3-story building at $40 Kan
sas avenue. formerly occupied by the
Hossfeld Trunk, Bag & Suitcase Manu-