Wichita eagle., 1888-10-18
BOND ACCEPTED.
THE CITY COUNCILS PERFORM
ANCE FOR TODAY.
Board of Trade and Citizens Gener-
ally Invited to Join---Ordi-
nance and Routine Work.

1 Il,
Pratt, johnson, Buckridge, Drowning
! Slower, Glaze and Stone present. The
mayor announced that two ordinances
were on hand to be considered and some
member called for reading. The first
was an ordinance putting license tax OF
s25 emi-annually on all intelligence offices
| The ordinance was a compilation OF two
| ordinances on the question and passed
unanimously.
The second ordinance was dividing the
city into five wards, the division lines be-
ing the same as formerly. Downing in
quired what the object was. and in answer
the city attorney stated that the council
was having book of ordinances printed
| and all had to be considered by the coun-
Gil, or passed upon, so it could be put in
| the new book There was some discussion
about Park avenue being continuation
| of Main street, dividing Second from
| Fourth. The ordinance, failed to pass and
was referred for further consideration.
| Mr. Healy stated the sewer committee at
| a recent meeting had thought it best to
run around a block between Mead and
! Fifth and adjoining Kellogg on the south.
The CITY engineer stated it was not safe
| to run around the block. The main would
have to be put under the nail factory and
| that would not be so much trouble. Mr.
| bartholomew had consented to allow the
main to be put under the building. But
| little trouble was anticipated in getting
the right of way through the remainder of
the block.
At this moment Mr.. Pratt stated that
some new additions were being plated
and in accordance to a law giving council
power to pass on plats submitted and not
accepted unless streets and alleys conform
and are dedicated. On motion the city at
torney was instructed TO draw up an Ordi
nance in conformity.
Sidewalk ordered on the west side of
Market street from First to Douglas ave
nue. Curb and guttering ordered on west
side of Main street from Second to Third;
west side OF Market street from First to
Second: east side of Market from First to
Douglas; north side of Douglas from Main
to Water; north side of First from Main
to Market; north side OF Second from
Main to alley west; west side OF Main from
First to Douglas.
The city engineer said storm water
sewer should be constructed TO relieve Sec
ond street.
Mr.. English stated that some of the fire
hose was defective and give way before the
guarantee was out The fire marshal was
instructed to ship defective hose TO manu-
featuring company and get new hose &C
cording to contract.
A petition was read coming from the
Fifth ward asking that the street railway
company be allowed to put track on Sen
eca street from Douglas avenue to Maple
street. The petition claimed that the
Maple street line without any connection
with Douglas hurt the retail dealers on the
West Side.
On motion of Healy the prayers of the
petition were granted and an ordinance
granting privileges asked placed on its
passage.
When the ordinance was read the city
attorney stated that it was defective be-
cause it proposed to amend part of a sec
ton. The matter was disposed of by in
structing the city attorney to draw up an
ordinance allowing the City Railway COM
pany the privilege to put a track on Seneca
street between Douglas and Maple.
West Douglas avenue scales were report
ed by Johnson as being Incorrect and the
scale committee was instructed to get Mr..
tTTlS 10 eSdInllle tueIu.
Mr.. Buckridge submitted a resolution
empowering the mayor, with the consent
of the council TO appoint superintendent
of public construction.
Mr.. Healy was soon on his feet
opposing the resolution. He said that
an architect had been employed to
look after hose house buildings
with bad results. The council and city
engineers should be held responsible for
the public improvements and not give any
one a chance to hide behind a superinten-
dent of public construction.
Mr.. Pratt favored the resolution, with
the amendment that the superintendent
be under the instruction OF tue city en-
gineer.
The motion of Glaze on the question
was postponed until the next meeting,
Steinmetz s. Sullivan presented bonds
for sewer contract, with bondsmen VIM.
Mathewson, O. c. Daisey, L. c. Jackson,
John Goodyear and f. A. Dorsey. The
bond was not signed by Steinmetz & Sulli-
van and the council sent messenger after
them.
Buckridge was soon on his feet and
moved shat the city council leave the
mouth Of the sewer to throw the first dirt
ont of the ditch. The mayor was ex-
tended the honor Of throwing out the first
dirt. On motion of Healy an invitation
was extended to the public to join the
council. On motion OF Glaze the sewer
committee OF the board of trade and all
citizens were invited to join
Mr.. English stated that a ring around
joints of the sewer pipes was represented
much better to him than the fange pipe.
He did not know whether it was true
or not. 1t turned out that only
one factory, and that at Akron, Ohio. 1
makes the ring" pipe and man !
named Hill, interested in that factory, had
spoken to him about it. Some thought /
Mr. Hill might have an eye TO business in /
his suggestions.
Mr.. Healy stated that no right of way 4
had been secured for the latterals, and that 1
work would be about twice as great as in /
getting the right of way for the leading /
mains. 1t was decided to set men at work 4
on lateral right of way. Il was decided 4
to get Ed Ford TO assist in getting alb /
stracts.
The city engineer was instructed 10 get /
up plans for storm water main or Second /
from Main to the river.
The mayor appointed Healy, Pratt and +
Glaze as committee TO act on all changes 4
10 be made in the sewer plans Is will be 4
that the motion creating such i
a committee was passed II the 4
famous executive session aud was 4
opposed as claimed by the 4
sewer committee. The motion was made 1
by English and the appointments show the /