Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-30
CITY COUNCIL.

An adjourned meeting Of the city council
met last night with q full bench Of city faith
ers, presided over by Mayor Aldrich.
T. c. Noble, on motion, was granted per-
mission to move wooden structure within
the fire limits off its site to build n brick
thereon.
Motion to refer petition of John Davis.
asking permission 10 erect scales on street
corner, referred 10 street commissioner, with
permission to erect same if no detriment is
thereby incurred.
Committee on fire department reported a
recommendation that the city purchase LOT
81, Topeka avenue, with house thereon, for
engine room; report received. On motion,
committee was instructed 10 purchase lot %,
on same avenue, at cost of $500. and build
a house thereon, not TO exceed 500.
Committee on fire department reported an
organized fire company for acceptance, with
c. 7. Smyth, foreman; VIM. Garrison, as
sistant foreman John Garrison. secretary
Furman, treasurer, and fifteen members. On
motion, the company was received into the
fire department and election Of officers rati
fed
Resolution Of inquiry as to the number of
fremen present at the late fire entitled to
pay. Mr.. Smyth said the Deluge fire COM
pany had membership of twenty-nine, and
that he could not tell how many men were
present. Councilman English said there
were but nine firemen present at the fire,and
the bill presented called for SIS for twenty
five members service. The whole matter
was referred to a committee.
Dr. Tebo addressed the board in behalf of
himself and citizens of South Topeka
avenue in reference to an open
sewer. lie stated that the health of the
whole neighborhood was endangered, and
the city itself was in peril, as the ditch, or
cesspool, was the cause of sickness in every
house in one whole block. Councilman
Carey also stated that the state of that ditch
was extremely dangerous to health-that he
would not live by it for 500 day and two
doctors paid TO wait on him. Councilmen
Healy, McAdams and English spoke in ref
ercnce to the abatement Of the nuisance.
Councilman Carey moved that committee
of three be appointed with city engineer to
have ditch dug through to Topeka avenue,
and the old ditch filed up without delay.
Carried.
\ resolution passed the council, provid-
ing that fire companies be restricted to fif-
teen men. \ motion to elect chief of fire
department by nomination of the mayor
was substituted by motion to require the
city attorney to draft fire ordinance and de-
filming the duties of fire inspector and chief
fire inspector, WHICH passed the board.
Mr. McMillen asked council to have grade
established on sidewalk in front of his resi-
dence on Lawrence avenue. On discussion
Councilman English said that City Engineer
Bailey had been trying to
run water up hill and
that if the engineer could not establish cor
rectly they had better &c; some one else, to
which the engineer intimated that the noble
councilman could, at any time he thought
he could act as engineer, have the compass.
Finally the engineer was requested by
resolution to establish grade for the sidewalk
in front of McMllan's house.
An ordinance was passed first and second
reading to vacate ten feet and twenty-siX
feet off the alley between Fifth and Mead,
formerly given the city for street by Mr.
Haly, so as TO make the alley unifoIm.
Council adjourned to meet at.regular meet