Wichita eagle., 1888-05-29

the right of wav as well as other things.
Healy-The right of way is the last thing
to look after. We can get through Eng
llsh's land for nothing or go down Law
renee avenue
The vote showed five for and five against
and his honor announced the motion had
lost
Slmlson moved to adopt two outlets, and
Glaze amended to adopt three outlets, the
three west of Fifth avenue. The amend
ment carried with Buckridge in the mega
tive
1t was understood that the three mains
be considered to create three separate dis
tricts The city engineer was instructed
TO define boundaries and the city attorney
was instructed to draw an ordinance in
conformity.
A communication was read from John
and Z. Defenbaugh and Col. H. w. Lewis
stating they would sell the mill dam in
Chisholm creek for S35,0 600 The commu-
nication was placed on file.
Concerning the water main in the catch
box on Topeka and Douglas Mr.. Healy
said that the water company could be COM
PEELED to lower the main because it is not
down as far as the ordinance specified.
The city engineer stated that it was
possible to strike the water mains with the
new sewer mains.
On motion the water company was re
quested to down their mains at that
point.
Buckridge on light and water recon-
mended that two fire plugs be put in on
the west side. 1t was SO ordered.
Buckridge raised his voice against the
condition of Wichita street. made impass-
able by the railroad, and Mr. johnson also
put in wall for Mosley avenue. The rail
road committee was instructed to attend
to its business.
An ordinance was passed allowing Mr..
o. c. Daisy the privilege of erecting water
cranes for his sprinklers.
The Wichita q Valley Center Motor line
was granted privilege of running line on
Karl avenue in Perkinsville. The ordi-
nance carried with six votes for and four
against
A tagstone company presented an ordi-
nance to compel several miles of fiagstone
pavement to be put down in few weeks.
The effort was hooted and fired under the
table
The police commission presented a re-
quest for a patrol wagon and some books
for the police judge. DIR. Martin, presi-
dent of the board, said that the board
would deprecate doing anything in a hasty
manner and contrary to the wishes of the
council. He spoke in earnest terms for
the patrol wagon thinking it was cheaper
to have a patrol wagon rather than to pay
so many bills for hauling prisoners The
board could order the wagon but did not
want to do that without the consent of the
council.
The communication seemed to be looked
upon favorably by the council, and was
referred to the committee on Jail and
police.
1t was decided to curb and gutter West
Douglas on the north side foom Main to
Water street, and on the south side from
Main street to the river.
The EAGLE Printing company was
awarded the contract for printing the ordi-
nances in book form. being allowed 1868
for two hundred and twenty-five volumes,
twenty-five bound in calf and two hundred
in cloth, supposing each volume will con-
tain three hundred pages
Bills were read amounting to ZOO and
passed.
This completed the business of the ses-
sion and Mayor Allen stated that he
thought it would be good plan to give
the fire department a test and the council
fastened to the corner of Main and Doug
las and Buckridge sent in the alarm. 1t
was one minute and forty-eight seconds
when the chemical arrived closely followed
by the hose carts No. and No 2. The
hook and ladder truck was thirty-six
seconds behind the chemical 1t was gen
orally decided that the department made
good time and the councilmen expressed
themselves as proud of the boys They
were in bed, all except the night watch
man, when the alarm came in. The horses
drawing the chemical on reaching the
avenue were determined to go east and it
took a few seconds to get them turned to
the west or they would probable have
reached Main in :43.