Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-14
A HARD STRUGGLE.
PLANS ON SEWERAGE ADOPTED
AND BIDS FORTHCOMING.
A Lively Tilt Between Buckridge
and Healy On "Light
Record"


reading of the minutes be dispensed with.
The motion prevailed and Mr.. Pratt,
chairman of the finance committee, com
menced his report. The expenses Of the
city last year had been $4,000, of which
about SIS, 900 was unusual, such as dealing
with smallpox. He read the levy decided
upon by the committee, which was as
follows:
On general improvements mills,
making. Vo go ~
General revenue-31s.. minimum. IS, 42o, Y
City lighine-l95 ..........-...-.. IA, 'o3.oJ
Interest on bonds-11A ............ 1904. 20
Hydrant reutals-1.....-. lO,054-1'
The assessment based on SO, 100000
The above as will be seen makes q levy
of ten mills. The assessment two years
ago was ten mills on four million valua-
ton.
Mr.. Buckridge thought the expenses of
the coming year will call for greater as
sessment The city being $4,000 in debt
had IN his opinion not been cared for. He
favored increasing the levy to twelve
mills
Healy thought that the levy was high
enough. No matter what the levy is the
city would come out in debt. The amount
pue from the county on taxas would
amount to S14, 900 or the amount now the
city is in debl That gives an even start
on the ten mills assessment.
Mayor Allen said that two years ago when
the assessment was the same there were
many more sources to draw on. For in
stance the real estate men for their priv
ilege had paid into the city treasury over
$1,000 Other sources, such as coming
from the whisky traffic had also decreased,
but despite this he was of the opinion that
the committees report should be adopted.
Buckeridge moved with Slower Is sec
ond, that the levy be increased to twelve
mills The vote defeated the motion. The
ordinance prepared according TO the report
OF the committee was passed with johnson
IN the negative.
Mr. Slower on public improvements
as chairman had nothing to report
when Healy presented petition
from the Wichita university people who
asked that the council SO aid in improving
Clifton avenue SO that the Wichita street
railway company can extend their line to
the university building.
When read, Healy moved the prayers of
the petition be granted and work ordered
Johnson proved a second. Healy stared
that it would take but little work as there
is little filling in to do,
Buckridge-We have just made our levy
and we don't want to fill very many holes.
The fact of the matter is | was out there
some time ago looking for blinkers and
there seems to be good sized hold
cd will, HlaiU E'nOiIcb
johnson. Dowing and Simison in the af
frmative.
Concerning the hay market scheme
Healy stated that the advertisement for q
hay market had brought in a number o.
bids and he desired to have it read.
English stated that he thought the COM
mittee having the matter in hand should
open bids and redort the best bid.
1t was taken by consent to allow the
committee to open the bids.
Healy on sewer and drainage said that
the committee had been looking after
right of way matters and had IN most cases
found the people willing TO do what Is
right in the matter. Some of the parties
owners OF the property lived in Europe
and almost every state is represented
1t was his idea that it would
be best to order the sewer built
estimate the damage and utilize the prop
erty The right of way would call FOL
dealing with over one thousand pieces OF
property, and so far contracts were being
signed with one dollar consideration
which would amount TO something.
English-This thing should be hurried
through as soon as possible, and 1 think
the committee should have some help. il
should be attended to soon.
Buckridge-I think the committee
should attend to it and not hire any one
If any one should be little ''oflish' may
be we might succeed better than hired
man. Think we ought to earn our $50 pei
year.
Pratt-Think we ought to drop thi:
question now and meet next Thursday
evening. We can spend night probably
on this question alone.
Neutrality-suspicious. this motion wont pre-
vail, as it is deferring it too long.
Healy-I hope this question will not pre-
vail, for am very tired of it, and want tC
do something. / can not be here on Thurs
day evening. l want to do something for
am tired of going so slow.
Buckridge-l move as q substitute that
we proceed to advertise for bids.
About the time the question was being
presented to the mayor. Buckridge with
drew his motion and the vote on the origi
nal question decided it in the negative.
English--I don't believe there is coun
climax here who can pass on this tonight
We want more time; have some of then
printed and each one study the question
carefully.
Mulvey, city engineer-I hope you vii
consider this question thoroughly. 1t tool
me days of hard study. have had the re
port printed and you can all have copy
have examined the reports in milwaukee,
Kansas City and other towns and the re
port suits me, but l want you to look at i
and make suggestions as you think proper
Healy-I don't see what we can DO b,
| looking at it. We can't examine it a
closely as the city engineer. This is hi
work and we are compelled to rely on hin
| for the report. We had best hear it.
move il be read.
The motion showed five in the afirma
tive and four in the negative.
| This was bad setback to English VIII
! fought the idea of having the report read
When defeated he prepared a fresh ciga
and leaned back against the wall ant
| seemed to get his sole consolation from
| that The clerk commenced TO read abou
! how deep the excavations should be made
nc ''tunneling allowed evidently a hin
received from a city on hill, no water o
gas mains allowed to interfere with th
/ mines casing for the cutters contractors {
carry away all offensive excavations
red light protection at night, no NOR
than one hundred feet trench ahead c