The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-27
Citizens of "West Topeka" Con-
for With Co. Commissioners.
To Create 1OO-FOOt Boulevard
on West Eighth Avenue.
CITY PROVIDES RIGHT OF way
New Municipality Would Be
Only Four Blocks Wide.
Scheme of Organization Is Not
Definitely Established.

| Possibility of the organization of a
new municipality new town in
| Shawnee county to be called West
| Topeka''-was brought up at meet
| ing of the property owners in the dis
trict between Gage park and the city
/ limits. with the county commissioners,
| this morning.
The moving factor in the plan is the
creation of a 100-foot boulevard along
! the line of West Eighth avenue from
the city limits to Gage park. On the
recommendation of the city planning
board, the city has already provided
for the right of way to the city limits.
They Want Boulevard.
THE residents of this district are
almost unanimous in wanting the
boulevard, and being ready to do their
share to get it." H. B. Howard, one
| morning with county commissioners,
stated.
1.-The only problem ahead is how Is
the best way to provide for it-wheth-
er by direct action of the county COM
missioners, or by the organization of a
new city west of Topeka"
The new city would be but four
blocks wide, and would extend from
Sixth avenue to Tenth avenue, and
from the city limits. Summit avenue.
to Gage park. The scheme of organ
izing a new city has not been definite
ly established. but is being considered
as one of the ways in which to pro-
vide for the boulevard.
500 Persons in District.
The procedure in the organization of
a new municipality would be the pre-
sentation of petition to the county
commissioners, signed by a majority of
the voters in the district, of whom
there must be more than goo In
vestigation indicates that there are ap-
proximately 500 persons living in the
district affected.
The discussion this morning was
purely informal. Howard said. If the
county commissioners have a plan
action, it may be adopted in prefer
ence to the presentation of a petition
for the creation of a new city.
There are many things which we
want to settle, and which we are now
investigating" Howard said. Among
them are the school problems which
would naturally arise, and the expense
of creating a new city government"
Division Among Property Owners.
There is division among the prop
erty owners on the best way of acting
on the boulevard project, and moth
ing definite has been decided upon.
They are practically agreed, Howard
says. on the desirability of the boule-
ward. The residents of the west end
of the district, for whom Luther c.
Bailey, who lives at the edge of Gage
park, was spokesman today, favor di-
rect action by the county officers. 1t
is indicated that the residents at the
east end of the district, near the city
limits, are in favor of the organization
of a new municipality.
The commissioners themselves pre-
scented no definite plan for action this
morning, Howard said, but will CO.
operate in working out a system
whereby the boulevard can be Sc
cured.
I'VE want expressions of opinion
from all the property owners in this
district" Howard said, ION the best
way to provide for this boulevard"
He stressed the statement that moth
ing definite had been done or would
be done until there was more definite
information on hand as to the relat-
tive adyisa bility of the two projects
We're just trying to get as early
an expression of opinion as possible"
he said.