Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-24

thus getting better fall. Trouble about
tearing up paved streets in the future was
pointed out by him as reason Tor not
putting mains in the streets.
Messrs. English and johnson opposed
putting mains in alleys because there
would be more elbows, which they thought
would interfere with the flow in the
mains A vote being taken upon the
question of where to put the mains, Mr..
Glaze's motion was adopted and the mains
! will be in the alleys. The vote was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Messrs Buckeridge, Pratt, Stone,
| Glaze, Stover-5.
Noes-Healy, English, Johnson-3.
City Engineer Mulvey called attention
to the matter of flushing the sewers and
wanted to know what method would be
used
Mr.. Glaze moved that the matter be re-
| ferred to the sewerage committee. Car
ried.
Mr.. Buckeridge moved that when the
council adjourn it be to next Friday night,
bat the motion was lost. Mr.. Pratt
moved that when they adjourn it be to
Tuesday night of next week, July 81. Car
| ried
From the license committee, Mr. English
desired TO have the ordinance concerning
! live stock auctiopeers read, as one of that
| class said recent ordinance had driven
him from the street. The ordinance was
consulted, but not so construed, except as
/ to certain streets.
! A representative of the Bicycle club
I IL -, Ia q
street parade with lanterns, etc, on the
night of August 3D. The same was grant
| ed
| DR.. Smokes, who owns a dog kennel in
| the east part of the city, was on MS own
request, granted sixty days in which TO
remove his dogs to his kennel farm. Mr..
| G. w. Mcconnell was another dog fancier,
who said he was keeping number of dogs
| for other parties. He asked that he be
relieved from paying taxes on the dogs he
is keeping but does not own.
This dog question resulted in the city
attorneys being instructed TO draw up an
ordinance, licensing dog merchants" at
SIS for each six months
The dog catcher, Mr. w. w Mckee,
| came up smiling with his little dog story.
He said he had succeeded in capturing and
killing about 80 dogs, all ours, but one or
two good dogs. Now, he said he had come
to a stand still, because the owners of
several hundred dogs have adopted
the practice of taking their dogs into
their yards and by abuse, threats, guns,
etc., preventing the dog catcher from cap
turing his game. On motion of Mr..
Buckeridge the dog catcher is to be al
fnr
any person for harboring dogs contrary TO
the city ordinances. Mr.. Mckee stated
that there had been somewhere in the
neighborhood of $500 paid into the city
treasury by the people who would not
have taken out license, had the dog
catcher not scared them into it. But, he
said he get no credit for those.
The judiciary committee had no report.
! From the committee on lights and water
Mr. Buckeridge stated that the city
fountains, four in number had arrived
and he moved that the freight on the same
be paid. The committee had decided to
locate one in the First, one in
the Second, one in the Third and
che in the Fourth ward and all of them to
be placed near Douglas avenue. He was
not prepared to make any report on the
locations. service height and other facts
in regard to elea lights. but asked fol
further time (wAiun was granted) until the
next meeting, when he would be able to
make report, that would be OF great In
tere,t to everybody.
Mr.. Slower said he thought the Fifth
ward (west side) ought to have one foun-
tain Mr.. Healy helped him along and the
council on motion decided to place one on
the west side and the other three will be
pl iced as well as possible.
An ordinance was introduced and adopt
ed to impose fines upon any person for
building fires in the alleys back of, or on
lots in the rear of buildings, within the
| fire limits.
A lengthy communication, protesting
against the noisy conduct of the Salvation
Army, in its Barracks" on North Main
street. signed by nearly all Of the occupants
of offices in that vicinity, was read and on
motion respectfully referred to the police
commissioners.
The city engineer presented estimates on
! the curbing and guttering on the south
! side of West Douglas avenue from Water
street to the Arkansas river and also for a
drain into the same, extending north on
North Water street 500 feet from Douglas
avenue. The length of the curbing and
euttering on Douglas was stated to be 612
feet, which will cost 81. 7615 per foot. The
drain will cost $3.50 30. The clerk was
authorized to advertise for bids on this
work.
On motion of Mr.. English, the city is to
pay for the drain and the property bene-
! fitted, by the CURLING and guttering shall
! pay for the same.
On bill of S30.--by DR.. Pratt for ser
vices performed at the request of Mr..
| johnson, the chairman of the health COM
mittee. $50 was allowed.
| The clerk then read protest from the
property owners on the north side of West
! Douglas avenue from Main to Water
I streets, who object to the widening of the
pavement and construction Of new cutters
/ in front of their property.
! Judge Campbell was of the opinion that
the city could proceed with curbing and
gathering in spite of any Iemonstrance
| The law. he said, allowed circumstances
against macadamizing or paving. The
legislature evidently intended to make a
distinction for the good of the health of
| cities in the matter of curblng and gutter
| ing. On motion action on this remon-
STRANGE was deferred until the next meeting
The committee on scales reported that
for the past twelve days the west side
scales had weighed 200 loads the east side
scales 251 loads and the Oak street scales
123 loads.
John Golobie submitted proposition to
rent to the city for 80 per Year piece of