The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-04

THE ANSWERS.
Leslie Edmonds-"Can't the plan
ming board do something about an I'M
dertaking establishment going up out
on Sixth avenue in the University club
block? l wish they would hurry the
zoning law to prevent such q happen
ing. understand that property
owners in the block are objecting."
Miss Laura Henry, secretary to
Mayor Commissioning out the
window Of my room suggests plenty
for the city planning board to do. 1
can see the capitol dome, the Santa
Fe building and the spire of the First
Presbyterian church among several
large industrial smokestacks. The
planning board cannot move the build
ings or the smokestacks, but it can
prevent other industries from getting
into the downtown and residence dis
tricts."
Clyde NJ. Reed, chairman public
utilities commission-"I think the
planning board should make a boule-
ward of West Eighth street, for one
thing"
Chas Sessions-"Topeka should
know of the things Kansas City, No,
and Kansas City, Kan, are doing in
the way of city planning. We can do
as much for our town and should be
willing to. They are doing great
things there, each city having under
taken big city PLAN
Miss Clara Francis, librarian State
Historical society," think city plan
ming is big subject. so broad and full
of vision. What a shame we did not
have city planning years ago! Our
more orderly way. I would like to see
Topeka have an ambitious city plan
and if it does there is no limit to the
improving and identifying that can
be done in that way"
V. E. Bundy, assistant secretary
Chamber Of Commercially plan
ming is the biggest thing that has hap
pened to Topeka in years, probably
the biggest thing that ever happened
sible TO better the city and everyone
who boosts city planning will be glad
that he had part in it,"
Robert Pierce, president city plan
ming board-"They ask me to have the
banning board do everything from
preventing telephone poles being set
in their salleys to preventing the cut
ting of trees on the parkings, things
the board can't prevent. The board
will suggest the city plan to the city
commission and If it is approved we
will be authorized to proceed to i'm
prove the city according to the plan.
Zoning the city into restricted dis
tricts is the first and most important
project"
w. A. Neiswanger. of W. A. Neis-
wanger &c Co, real estate-'The city
planning board should protect certain
certain sections or additions as is best
for the futuFe-xalue of the property
in question. 1t. should take over the
forestry supervision of the city, and
by means of forestry board subordi-
nate to it, see that every home that
needs a tree shall have it. 1t should,
IL, cooperation with the street depart
ment. assume supervision and assist
in lettering conditions on some of our
streets"
W. S. Hancock. street commissioner
THE first thing the planning board
should do is to teach the people to
cooperate with the city departments
in identifying the city. in such ways
as taking care of streets alleys and
front and back yards 1t would not
take long to have a city beautiful
If the people would cooperate in that
way"
DR.. Earle G. Brown. city health of.
lficer-'If it were in the province of
the city planning board I would say
they should build a general hospital.
wish they could help along such a
project"
D. H. Branaman, city attorney-'T
think the planning board should have
had an opportunity to help locate the
new hotel Topeka is to have. A plan
ming board probably would not have
located the hotel on the site chosen"
Guy Swallow. chief of police-"Of
course the first thing I would like
for the planning board to do would
be to work toward a new city jail
The next great need of Topeka is a
boulevard system"