Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-15
CITY COUNCIL

committee, with power TO act, on the matter
of ditch on South Main street, adjoining the
river. Adopted.
Councilman English moved that Street
Commissioner Stone make the proper ap-
proaches on South Market street. Carried.
Councilman English moved that guttering
and curbing on south side of Douglas ave-
nue. west from Water street, be advertised
for bids, and Main street between First and
Second. Adopted.
Councilman Riehey moved that a crossing
be put in on east Of Wichita and south side
of First. Carried.
Councilman English moved to put down
side walk south side of Emporia between
First and Douglas. Prayer Of petitioners
granted.
Councilman English moved that city sur
veyor establish grade on east side Of Water
street near Central to Park street. Carried.
Health committee asked for further time
to act on petition for union slaughter house
and ground. for dead animals. Granted,
and on motion of Councilman Carey that
the committee have full power to act. Car
ried.
The following ordinance passed:
Be it resolved by the mayor and council
men of the city of Wichita, that it is neces
sary to curb and gutter the east side of
Main and repair the curb thereof from
Douglas avenue, and on the north side of
Douglas avenue from Main street to Market,
and to levy special tax to pay for the
same, and it is ordered that this resolution
be published.
Councilman English moved that Douglas
avenue be graded up to regular standard at
Fulton and Fifth avenues. Carried.
Councilman Kenyon, chairman scale
committee, reported GA loads weighed, and
recommended that city scales be repaired
and cattle bars be provided. Carried.
Councilman English, chairman fire COM
mittee, reported the purchase of washers,
spanners and trumpets. On motion adopted
and purchase confirmed.
Councilman English moved that the fire
companies be allowed twenty men each in
stead of fifteen. Carried.
City Attorney Campbell's report on Gil
bert's addition law suit. After discussion.
on motion, action was deferred. Carried.
Councilman Carey, COMMITTEE on licen-
SEES, granted further time to report on Opera
house license. Carried.
Special committee reported in favor of
raising Water and Market streets, granted
further time for estimates. Carried.
On motion of Councilman English to au-
thorize the street commissioner to appropri-
ate the money raised to fix the alley from
Water to Main streets. Carried.
Petition for sidewalk from Laura TO
Douglas avenue read and referred to street
committee.
Ordinance granting streets and alleys of
the city for electric lights and transmission
of power to W. II. Ward for twenty-one
years, to be in operation in six months. re-
ferred to special committee. Carried.
w. ii. Ward. the head of the enterprise,
from Topeka, delivered few remarks on
the purposes thereof.
Special committee, Mr.. Carey, Mr.. Allen
aud Mr.. Healey appointed. Carried.
Petition of citizens for four-foot sidewalk
on Oak street at crossing on Washington,
to Blaine, Cleveland and Ohio avenues. Re-
ferred to street committee. Carried.
Petition Of citizens TO extend fire limits
from Douglas to First, Lawrence, Fourth
and Topeka avenues. On motion referred
to the fire committee. Carried.
Petition to extend sheet iron buildings TO
Join the two-story brick, lot ITO Douglas
avenue, of Butler & Fisher. Prayer of pc
tition granted.
Petition TO erect a wagon scale on Doug
las ave-, by Badger Lumber Co. Prayer Of
petition granted.
Mayor Aldrich asked the council to take
action in aiding the Ladies' Benevolent As
sociation of Wichita as charitable instu-
ton. Councilman Carey also spoke in IA
vor of it. Councilman Allen moved that
the city attorney prepare an ordinance TO
that end, if legal. Carried.
An ordinance giving right and privilege
to lay pipes along Pine street to the Con-
solidated Tank Line company to transmit
their oil, etc, read and put on its passage.
Adopted as an ordinance.
Reports of city officers referred to finance
committee. Carried.
Petition of citizens of Park street asking
for sidewalk west of Waco street. On
motion the prayer of the petition was grant
ed and thirty days given to build the walk.
Carried.
Engineer Bayley presented corrected
plat of Turner addition tor approval. Re-
ferred to Judiciary committee and city at
torney. Carried.
The regular monthly bills allowed and
ordered paid.
On motion Mr.. Balche's bill will referred
to Councilman Allen. Carried.
On motion council adjourned