Wichita eagle., 1889-10-08
MAIN STREET PAVING DEFERRED.
-Four Sites Selected for the City Building to be
Voted upon by the People-COuncil Pro-
ceedings in Detail.

The city council was honored with a
crowded lobby last evening and it was
thought to be very appreciatlve audience.
In some respects the meeting was very I'M
like any other for some time. The especial
regularity consisted Of persistent talking
over the tables and in fact more pulling
around that way than speech making 1t
seemed to be a sort of free for all with a
full line of entries. The Main street paw
ing question came up in regular way with
petitions for delay of thirty days to test
clay for making vitrified brick, and
another petition asked that the street be
paved with asphalt. 1t was decided to de-
fer action until the next regular meeting,
which meant one week. The city building
question came up with sixteen bids and
after much talk four sites were selected to
be submitted to the people to make a
choice. This seemed to finish the business
of most importance as the lobby proceeded
to get very small and the excitement went
below par.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Roll call found all members present ex-
cepting Johnson and Wight, with Mayor
Clement in the chair. The mayor an
nounced that before the council could
work according to new rules some ordi-
nances should be passed Healy wanted
to have one more meeting under the old
rule and it was agreed to do So
The finance committee had no report
when Healy spoke of something to report
about flush tanks when Coffin made the
point he had not been called upon, looking
over with smile trying, as it seemed. to
compel Healy to keep strictly in line.
The fire committee submitted report of
fire marshal stating contracts for hose
house building awarded and suggested
purchase of two hose carts. The report
was adopted.
Downing of paving committee reported
petitions handed in at noon. Those hand
ed in at noon showed petition for thirty
days delay represented 4,337 feet and petit
ton for asphalt represented 4, ZIG feet. At
supper time another petition of rs feet for
delay had been submitted making total
of 5,104 feet. He did not know
whether the last petition would be allowed
as it had been presented since noon. He
moved to pave Main street with asphalt.
Barnes moved to delay thirty days.
Carson amended again to delay until the
next meeting.
Col. Jocelyn stated that some had
thought any time in the afternoon would
do for filing petitions and the last petition
for delay had been held back with that in
view.
Coffin said he could not see how any
thing could develop in delay of only one
week. He thought the reason given for a
delay of thirty days to give time for test
of clay for brick was reasonable, and the
test could not be made in one week. He
would oppose the last amendment.
Downing asked if thirty days delay did
not mean delay until spring, to which
Coffin replied it did not mean spring.
Healy thought good job of asphalt
paving could not be put down in cold
weather
The vote on delay for one week passed,
seven to five. Affirmative-Carson, Down
ing Healy, Herrg, Johnson. Mercer,
Negative-Barnes, Coffin,
Glaze, Wight, Williams.
The mayor inquired if the question be-
fore the council was to advertise to pave
with asphalt after one week.
1t was stated by Coffin that the amend
ment which had carried delay all consid-
Grafton for one week.
The fourteenth estimate of work on sew
ers was approved by the finance commit
tee, amounting to 5000. 1t was accepted
and an ordinance ordered drawn.
Coffin presented a petition from colored
men asking that some colored men given
a place in the fire department.
4 motion to refer it to the committee on
fire, Jail and police was lost: as SO an
nounced, and it was moved to refer it to
the fire marshal, There was some
cross table talk over the MATTER including
an effort to get at some parliamentary rul-
ing which seemed to interest the specta-
tors very little.
Coffin thought it should go to the mayor
direct, when Healy thought Coffin was not
acting consistently.
After mucn hard work the motion to re-
fer to the ire marshal passed.
Coffin. backed by petition, moved the
clerk be instructed to notify the Santa Fe
TO put IN a crossing at Twenty-third street.
Motion prevailed.
petition from Citizens bank asked for
curb and gutter on Main street at the
bank.
Carson moved that the clerk beinstructed
to advertise for bids to curb and gutter
west side of Main street, from First to
Douglas avenue.
Gaze amended to refer to public i'm
provement committee. He thought the
should be made.
The clerk was finally instructed to sd-
vertise for bids to make the improvement.
4 petition was presented against moving
the city scales from Oak and Main.
Johnson moved the matter be referred
to the scale committee.
Healy thought it would be best to move
West Douglas avenue scales to the west
side
Coffin thought the petition should not be
referred to any committee and moved that
the prayers of the petition be granted.
Mercer said he had found out that the
Oak street scales had not paid and he
thought removal would be the best thing
Tor the city.
The Coffin motion prevailed when Healy
moved to move the West Douglas scales to
he west side. 1t was finally settled by re-
ierring TO the scale committee.
4 letter was read from J. X. Nulvane, of
Topeka, stating that the Wichita commits
,ioner of elections had been pumping him
or telephone to put in said commission
srs office, with instructions that the city
would pay for it. Mulvane was not
exactly certain of his pay and
made inquiry. The matter was treated
very chilly and placed on file. Some in