Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-23
ANOTHER JERK.
MANY THINGS TOUCHED But ALL
REFERRED.
A Session Distinguished by Com
pleting Nothing---NeryouS
Over the Result.
ANOTHER JERK.

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can get along with fewer man holes. How
about it, Mr.. Mulvey?
Mulvey-HaFe been trying to economic
in the plans and am very much afraid that
it will not do to cut down the number OF
man holes. In my opinion we can't lessen
the man holes or we will hurt the service.
Healy-If we have a twelve inch main
what is the use Of having man holes every
three feet.
Mulvey-It is not practical to lengthen
the distance for they would not be OF any
use, for long distance cannot be managed
as easily as three hundred feet.
Mayor Allen-Are you ready now to ad-
vertise for bids?
Mulvey-I scarcely think SO, We are
wanting in good deal of profile work.
We have a great amount of work done.
There were so many lines to be drawn
again. We ought to have separate room
for il would save time | ought TO have
another man. We have been working hard
but the work is by far more extensive than
one would think.
Healy If the plans and specifica-
tions viii admit OF leaving out
half the manholes we might not
need to have you make the changes on
that plan. The Topeka avenue sewer
which hrs been doing service for over
year has now been cleaned out and 1t IS
doing as good service as ever.
Pratt-Are sewers INSTRUCTED very oftens
Mulvey-It is aimed to build them so
they will not be INSTRUCTED, but in the
case of small mains it is best to prepare
for such emergencies. l do not cling ten
aciously tor any reason except for the best
of the city.
Mayor-How long will it take you to get
the proposals ready?
To this, the city engineer said it would
take at least three weeks. This caused
Mr.. Slower to inquire why they had not
been thought Of before. 1t was re-
piled that it was thought of
and some time ago another man asked for
but not granted. At this point the city
engineer put in another bid for more en-
cheering help.
The city attorney said if one sub division
estimate was completed, the contract for
that could be awarded and work COM
menced. Mayor Allen seemed to doubt
the ruling and Healy seemed TO think the
city engineer was corrects
1t was suggested by the mayor that adj
yertisement be commenced and bids to be
ready in five weeks with the specification
that the contractors make up their estl =
mate from the plans and profiles yet to be
completed by the city engineer. The
engineer stated that with assistance he
could have all the work completed
in three weeks, which would leave two
weeks for the contractors to see completed
specifications.
The plan was pronounced legal, but to
be safe the attorney said that it would be
best to get everything necessary done and
have, in fact. everything completed.
Mr.. Pratt moved that the city engineer
be instructed to get all aid necessary to
have everything ready in three weeks. The
motion was duly seconded, and Buckridge
thought something ought to be advertised
and show something OF progress to the
public.
Healy thought that if the proceedings
by the council were not exactly legal it
would be easy to get bill to legalize it
through the legislature, but some looked
with suspicion on the scheme, thinking that
Healy was leading into trap and in
order to get out Of the same he should be
sent to the legislature.
Buckridge moved an amendment that
advertisement be made for the construc-
ton of the brick sewer and other divisions
for which plans and estimates are COM
pleted.
The amendment was also seconded. and
the attorney said that it could be made to
stand but was 'monkeying' little with
the law. He thought that it would be
much safer to wait and advertise it all at
once.
Mayor Allen-If this is ''monkeying"
with the law we had best not monkey"
Buckridge then withdrew his amend
ment and Pratt's motion passed
unanimously, which temporarily settled
the sewer question.
Buckridge got nervous and fred in a
motion TO adjourn, but he was given the
command to halt by the mayor who said
that it was very necessary to pass the fire
ordinance. This called for about another
hour, and Buckridge moved that he be al
lowed to skip and the mayor granted him
that privilege.
Mr.. Pratt moved that all curbing and
guttering cost be estimated by the city
engineer.
Police Judge Dixon was allowed TO hire
a man to get up warrants for poll tax.
AT this moment johnson arrived and
Mr. Healy asked TO be excused as he was
preparing to leave for the west today and
could not easily remain. The request was
granted and he took his leave.
Mr. Moore was on hand with his fire or
dinance and the clerk commenced to read
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The ordinance was a compilation of the
various efforts on that subject with al adj
dition concerning buildings which pro-
vides that two-story buildings shall have
a wall of not less than twelve inches and
increase in width six inches for each story.
For stone wall in two story buildings it
must be twenty inches thick and for each
story eight inches in thickness added.
The ordinance was placed upon its pass
age with the title, ''An ordinance for the
prevention of fires" This was objected 10
the argument that the title did not include
the various subjects treated in the ordi-
nance. such as duties and salaries OF fire
men. buildings in fire limits as well As
some other features The ordinance. on
motion OF johnson, was referred 10 the
city attorney, fire committee and fire
marshal
An ordinance was read TO regulate the
license tax of plumbers and their work.
When the clerk had finished the read
ing Mayor Allen insisted that it was
not what he had expected He thought it
necessary to have an ordinance 20 regulate
digging on the street; have record at the
clerks oific Of all plumbing, and require
dirt TO be tamped. doing away with ridges