Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-13
cry COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
The council met in regular session last
night with full board. After swearing in
the new members Harris. Chivington, Hea-
", HUI and Brown, the reading of the min
utes Of the preceding meeting were read and
approved.
il Allen was elected president and &C
cepted.
The members of the various committees
are rs follows:
Finance-Allen, Kenyon and Healy.
Public improvements-Healy, Stone and
Kenyon.
Gas-Huff, Healy and Stone.
Jail and police-Brown, Carey and
Richey.
Health-Chivington and HUFF.
Judiciary-Carey, Stone and Chivington.
Scales-Kenyon and Huff.
Railroads Harris and Brown.
Fire-Harris and Carey.
Waterworks-Stone, Harris and Healy.
Immigration-Healy, Brown and Carey.
Printing Brown and Allen.
License-Kenyon, Healy and Allen.
Library-Chivington, Rchey and Healy.
Petitions were next acted upon.
First, asking permission by property own
ers to construct at 81 foot sidewalk on the
south side of Third street from Sherman TO
Main; allowed.
Next asking repeal of part of order made
March 22nd. thereby not compelling the
cinder and gravel walks on Second and
Waco from the river east to first alley to be
replaced by board walks. Referred to COM
mittee On public Improvements for s1amina-
ton.
Petition asking for four foot walk from
the west side of Water street on Williams to
city limits; granted, and sixty days given
for construction.
By petition suitable sidewalk was ordered
constructed in front of lots e., SO, on the
west side of Market between First and
Second.
Petition to open alley between Lawrence
and Market and Waterman and Lewis re-
ferred to committee on public improvements
to report at next meeting.
Ordinance 1853, relating TO house moving
repealed, except the cutting or breaking Of
wires.
Petition which had been referred to street
committee for building sidewalk on the
north side of Central avenue between To-
peks and Emporia, granted.
A stone at Sycamore and west Douglas in
Fifth ward used as guide in describing lots
has been found to be four feet out into the
street, and it was ordered TO be set back.
A petition asking that a new ward be es.
tablished west of the Wichita and Western
railway, from the river to Chisholm creek
and south to the city limits, referred to the
railroad committee.
The petition to open up Park from Law
renee to the Santa Fe laid on the table.
A petition from the Western Union tele-
graph company, asking to erect line Of
poles on the south side of Douglas from the
Santa Fe was laid on the table.
John Exton was granted permission T.
project a four foot approach to his build
ing on Emporia, between Douglas and vii.
liams and on Williams between Fourth ave
nue. and Emporia.
An ordinance granting to the Chicago
Kansas and Nebraska railway company and
the Omaha, Abilene and Wichita railway
company the choice of one out of four RICH
of ways through the city was passed BY an
unanimous vote. The selection is to b.
made from the old Fort Scott right of way
or down Mead avenue, one down Mosley
avenue, or down Hydraulic avenue and Kel
log st, one right of way to suffice for boil
| roads.
The contract for building four foot side
| walk on the west side of Wichita street and
Park was let to W. r. Kessler, his price be
ing q cents per foot and 8 cents for block
ing.
The matter of organizing Wichita into I
city of the first class, was referred TO tn
city attorney and judiciary committee.
Necessary bills were allowed.
The salary of election clerks and judge
was limited to So per day.
Special officers Stewart, Mcnamara, Him
bro and Clark were confirmed as regular of.
ncers. o. Mulby was appointed city en-
/ 0ineer