Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-14
was suggested that that question wouic
regulate itself,

ty. A motion to that effect prevailed ana
Mr.. Pratt said if Sedgwicc county brick
would not do it could be changed.
The city engineer said he wanted the lib
erty to get good material. If he was COM
PEELED to use bad material he wanted
nothing to do with it.
Mr. Mulyy said that for the sixty miles
of sewer pipe it the district set apart would
cost $4,000 and pumping station for
flushing if put in would cost $1,000
more. The plan he suggests, he claims,
gives the best grade.
| At this point the moyor stated that there
was a communication in the hands OF the
club on the question. Buclridge called
| for reading. 1t was read and is as fol-
lows:
WICHITA, Kan, Aug. IS, 1855.
To the Hon Mayor and City Council, Wichita, Kan.
Gemtlemen-I am authorized, as the
agent Of the Pacific Sewerage company, to
say that they will sewer your city for $50
600 as per condition heretofore submitted,
and will operate the system of sewerage
| for then years at an annual cost OF 5000,
the said sewerage company TO keep the
sewer and all machinery in repair for ten
years without further cost to the city, pro-
vided the said Pacific Sewerage company
builds the same. They will give a salts
factory bond approved by the State Ma
tional and the Wichita National banks.
Yours truly, WIN. d. MCCORMICK.
| English-I cannot see how it is that the
city engineer makes 1t cost nearly S350,CO
for sixty miles and that the Pacific com
pany puts in eighty-four miles of pipe,
with much better grade, and will guar
antee its working, with good security. for
1915, 900.
Healy thought the communication al
most silly. He could see nothing Of merit
in it.
Buckridge had nothing to say about
''good and sufficient bonds" as formerly
when similar communication was being
considered, but moved in g quiet way that
the communication be placed on file and
the specifications prepared by Mr.. Mulvey
be adopted and the clerk be authorized to
advertise for bids.
The vote showed Healy, Pratt, Buck
ridge, Downing, Slower and Simison IN
the affirmative, with English and johnson
in the negative Mr.. johnson said he
would like to have more time to consider
the question, and in the face OF
of the question would compel him to vote
in the negative. Stone at this moment
was said to be out Oh the hunt OF sand
witch, but it being only 1880 O'Clock, some
doubted the information.
Mr.. Pratt thought that if it is possible
the contractor should be compelled to en-
ploy Wichita labor
Judge Campbell said he thought that
would be difficult TO do, but could be reSu'
lated when bids were considered.
The Judge inquired if a detailed estimate
had beed made by the city engineer and
sworn to.
To this the city engineer replied that
that feature of the work had not been COM
pleted but he could have it done in day
The Judge replied that the council was
not ready to advertise for bids until that
was done.
The question of how to flush the mains
was discussed and Healy estimated thai
the water company's price for furnishing
Waters cents per thousand gallons
would place on the city cost of two dol
lars per day, is much cheaper than the
plan suggested by Buckeridge, which calls
for pumping station and cost drumming
Buckeridge-If we could get along witt
a hundred thousand gallons or two hun
bred Thousand gallons per day it would be
cheaper to get it from the waterworks
company. but we would need much more
than that
Mayor Allen-Mr. Mulvey, would it be
too much for you to figure on each plan
and get the cost or give us sworn esti
mate?
Mulvey-I can have. that ready in few
days.
This completed the work for the night
on summaries as they reached the point
where sworn estimates were i'll demand.
The committee on license reported an
ordinance taxing dog fanciers Sl5 pei
year. The question of dog bowling nui
sance was introduced by Johnson whose
constituents have been troubled by howl
ing pups. He moved the ordinance be re-
ferred. The motion carried.
The motion to raise the pawn brokers
license to $50 per six months prevailed
The following resolution was offered:
Resolved, That the board of county com
missioners be authorized and are hereby
requested to submit to the voters of Sedg
wick county proposition to issue bond:
for the building of a new court house, IL
the sum of fifty thousand dollars III addi
ton to the amount already voted.
The resolution was presented by Mr.
Pratt at the request of the board of trade
It received the unanimous vote.
An ordinance was passed to IMPROVE
the collection of side walk tax. The de
linoueut taxes amounted to over $S00.
Saturday next at o'clock was the time
set for hearing grievances on curb and gut
tering tax on West Douglas, Main an,
first streets.
Buckridge-Wh / first come into tn
council was little green and was no
able to contradict some false statement
about lights. The report on the lighting
of the city as made out by him contained
the location of each hght-gas, bliuker
and electric 1t shows 1881 lights in tn
first ward. costing s., 972, and one light t
every seventy-four people, or 81 cents pc
head.
Second ward has 7s1E lights, costing s.
III, or one light 10 ~ people
Third ward has 941l lights, costing s., s7s
or SIS persons per light.
Fourth ward has 1863 lights, costin
8. 563, or one light TO ca people.
Fifth ward has 46 lights, costing IS:
one light for 64 people.
On Douglas avenue are seventy-fv
lights, costing So, 400, and on Main stree
thirty-ilve lights costing 1854.
The report recommends all eleetri
lights on Main south Of Douglas to be di,
I continued, and north of Tent
disseminating and the willin
process to be applied on Dougla