The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-18
WIDEN WEST 9TH
City Planning Board Makes
Final Recommendations.
Boulevard From Kansas Ave-
nue. to City Limits.
CARRY THRU TO GAGE PARK
City Undoubtedly VIII Open
New Route to Recreation.
To Condemn Property and Tear
Up Street Car Tracks.
CARRY THRU TO GAGE PARK

Definite progress toward the desig-
nation of West Eighth avenue as a
boulevard. with a uniform width of
100 feet, from Kansas avenue to the
city limits, was made at the meeting
of the city planning board at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today.
The city planning board recon-
mended TO the city commission, in a
resolution unanimously passed. that
the city declare the avenue boule-
ward. and widen it to 100 feet thrnout
it's length.
Members of the city commission
who were in attendance at the meet
ing of the planning board, indicated
ming board would be followed.
Under the recommendation of Har-
land Bartholomew, city pianner, after
a recent survey of the boulevard sys-
tenn of the city, West Eighth avenue
carries all the atmosphere of a boule-
ward, and offers to become the basis
of a real boulevard system for the
city" Bartholomew pointed out that
West Eighth avenue connec,s the state
house grounds. the natural civic CEN
ter of the city, with the citys largest
recreation ground-Gage park
On to- Gage Park.
1t is understood that the designa-
ton of West Eighth avenue as a boule-
ward to the city limits will be followed
by action of the city commissioners
which will result in its continuation
at the same width, straight thru to
Gage park.
West Eighth avenue is now 100 feet
! wide from Kansas avenue to the west
line of Horne street. The recommeu-
dation of the city planning board IS
that it be widened from Horne street
to the alley west of Garfield avenue.
from its present width, IS feet, to 100
feet; from the alley west of Garfield
avenue to College avenue, present
width, 80 feet, to 100 feet, and from
College avenue west to the city limits.
present width, SO feet, to 100 feet.
Remove Car Tracks.
1t will be necessary for the city
connection with the establishment of
the boulevard The street car tracks
from Jackson street west to Buchanan
street, will have to be removed.
The ground, which is now privatelv
owned and which would Interfere with
the widening of the street, will have
to be condemned, appraised and taken
over by the city.
THE property-holders on the west
tend of he proposed boulevard, will
find in a short time that the WIDEN
ing off the street has doubled the
y
Charles P. Adams. chairman of the
thorofare committee of the city plan
ming board. said today in discussing
the recommendation of the board.
The recommendation of the city
planning board to the commission in
cludes the request that the necessary
steps be taken Immediately. The
! measure has been given emergency
consideration in the planning board
in order to give warning to property
owners who might be considering inn
provements which would interfere
with the widening of the street, and
have to be condemned.
There was presented to the board
today a plan for the replatting of a
portion of the Belvoir addition to the
city. north of Potwin. by w. A. Neis-
wanger and Company, owners. The
tract included the former residence of
! John D. Knox, and comprises some
seven acres of land The board took
the matter under consideration.