Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-24
CITY COUNCIL.

TIE council met last last night in regula,
session, Mayor Aldrich presiding and Coun
cilmen English. Carey, Healy, Richey, Stone
Mcconnell, Kenyon. Smyth, Allen, Nc
Adams.
Minutes of las: meeting were read ani
adopted.
Public Improvement committee reported
the opening of Third street, and recommended
name Of streets at each corner, and or
lamps where possible; also report of gravel
ing streets. Recommended crossings to b
three feet on all private streets. Report o,
work on Second street. Recommends 8
crossing on Main street, opposite Wood
mans bank. Recommended that no more
grading be done this season except to ell ur
depressions. Report adopted.
Jail and police committee report that they
had the roof Of the jail painted. Report
adopted.
Scale committee report 81 loads and S3s
loads. Report adopted.
Fire committee report bad condition Of
hose house No. l, and recommended that il
be repaired for the winter, also recommend
ed that hose house No. be lsthed and plss.
tered. An ordinance read providing for the
appointment Of fire marshal and was re.
ferred back to the committee.
License committee had referred back to i,
the ordinance entitled "An ordinance to
prevent tipping"
Communication of the mayor who refer
red back an ordinance entitled, "An ordi.
nance to prevent tipping, etc."
To the honorable, the alderman of the city
of Wichita.
GENrLEMEN:-I herewith return to YOU
ordinance No. 343, entitled, IAN ordinance
TO prevent tipping within the city of WITCH.
ita," without my approval. for the following
reasons:
Ordinance No. i9l, Sec. l, relating to the
sale or giving away of malt, vinous or spir-
itous liquors (psge Az, provides in the mos,
explicit terms that any person who would
be guilty under ordinance No. 3i3 shall
upon conviction, be fined in q sum not less
than $50, nor more than 500, etc, etc.
Ordinance No. IS, "Relsting to dram
shops" (page 14) Sec. ], has direct reference
to 'dram shops" and imposes penvlty OF
not less than $50 nor more than 500.
1t is unnecessary to cite other ordinances
now in force and which can, upon proper
Information, be used together with those al
ready mentioned to meet almost any con-
ceivable case in the sale Of liquors.
Without repeating section the ordi-
nance is superfiuous and. in my judgment,
unnecessary. Respectfully,
B. W. ALDRIcH, Mayor.
A report of the special committee, to con-
denim certain property on Lawrence avenue
and to have appraisers appointed, was re-
ferred back to the committee for further
time.
Report Of the appraisers on South Topeka
avenue be referred to the street committee.
Carried.
On motion that d. Z. Allen be allowed to
build frame building, covered with iron,
on his lot on Market street, granted.
The special committee recommends that
the following streets be named as follows
and that an ordinance be prepared by the
city attorney to that effect:
Lincoln to be changed to Sedgwick, Chi
cago TO Douglas, Pine to Garfield, Lawrence
to Seneca, Texas to Lawrence, Wichita to
Delano, Oak to Murdoch, Walnut to Pop
ular, Church to Water, Chisholm 20 Mar
ket, Cannon to Mead, Dover to Mosely,
Morris to Tilford. Cora to Mosely, Green
way to Kellogg, Adams and Division to
Waterman, Pear TO Kansas, Topeka to
Newton, st. John TO Fifth, Campbell TO
Osage, Elm to Ash.
On motion that Third street be opened
from Sherman street westward and that ap-
draisers be appointed to assess property
carried. Appraisers appointed, W. B.
Mead, J. W. Vineyard and d. q. Rigg,
adopted.
On motion that appraisers be appointed
to assess South Water street; w. b. Mead,
j. W. Vineyard and D. c. Rigg, appointed.
Carried
Petition 10 take OFF ten fee. from Texas,
Usage and Wichita streets. Granted.
Petition for e sidewalk on east side Of new
school house to connect with new sidewalk
on west side of Park street. Prayers granted
and thirty days given TO put down the walk.
Petition of NJ. G. Hill and Murray Myers
and NJ. Blood for an extension of time to
put down sidewalk. Prayer granted and
thirty days allowed. Petition of +. W.
Todd asking permission TO put in bay scales
on lot l0l, English Second addition.
Granted.
Bids for sidewalks opened and contract
let to W. L. Kesler for p and So cents per
foot. Carried.
After allowing the regular budget of bills
the council adjourned until next regular
meeting.
As sort of pointer to what the census
may be next year, the record Of seventeen
births were fled in the clerks office before
noon yesterday. This is not bad showing
for one night, considering the inclemency of
the weather and the prevalence of the hog
cholera.
This may serve as pointer to the amount
of wholesale business done in this city: The
wholesale trade of this city is represented on
the road by thirty-four men and in a few