Wichita eagle., 1889-02-26
CITY COUNCIL.
THE SEWER SCRIP TO BE ISSUED
IMMEDIATELY.
Bills AIlowed-Petitionsf for Sidewalks
Some Paving Knocked Out Of
Time-Mr Slower Resigns
Changes in Licenes-
General Business

The city council met last night in regu-
lar session Mayor Allen and all members
present except Mr.. Glaze. The other city
officers were also present.
The finance committee through Mr..
Pratt, reported some $4,000 in bills al
lowed.
A statement of receipts from the city
police court and some other sources was
read.
Mayor Allen announced that he mad just
received from Representative Geo. L.
Douglas, telegram announcing that the
Sewer Scrip Bill had been signed by the
governor and that the law, will be pub
lished today from which time it will take
effect
The council, later in the session, decided
issuing the scrip.
Mr.. Healy recommended certain repairs
on hose house No. 2. Referred to proper
committee.
Mr.. English thought volunteer fire COM
panies should receive attention and sug-
gested that they be paid for actual service.
Mr.. Healy presented the petition of the
Citizens Electric Light Company, which
requested that the Missouri Pacific Rail
way be granted right of way for side
track to the plant being constructed by the
Electric Light company. The motion to
refer this to public improvements commit
tee was lost, but it was referred to the
railroad committee.
The report of city scales committee was
received and filed.
IN Of Nv ha ~
committee was instructed to have a
slaughter house in the south part of the
city discontinued and the grounds of the
same cleaned up properly.
Mr.. Healy asked what had become of
bill to re-district the city into wards. The
mayor said he understood that bill in the
legislature had been killed Mr.. Healy
moved (Mr. English as second) that the
First ward be divided north and south at
Fifth avenue, and the north line of the
Third ward be made Central avenue in
stead of Second street, as at present, but
the motion was withdrawn after getting
some rather heavy cross-firing.
His honor explained the manner of the
taking OFF, of that bill pre-
scented in the legislature by 'cities of the
the wards.
The members of the house, when the
clerk was reading that bill dropped out
one at time until the clerk and the as
sistant who helped him finish reading the
same, were about the only persons left,
except the speaker Some of the members
got back in time to strike out the enacting
clause and as the chicken with its head off
could not live, the bill died then and there.
Mr. English moved that the moyor ap-
point committee, consisting of one MEM
Der from each ward to redistrict the city
into six wards. Carried.
On motion, Mayor Allen was authorized
to sign the usual contract with the tele-
phone company for seven city telephones
for this year.
On motion of Mr.. johnson, two fire
alarm boxes were ordered on East Doug
as avenue east of the Santa Fe railway.
The Citizens Electric Light company
Notified the city that it had, according to
established arc lights on
south Main and English and at South
Main and Williams streets.
Petition for five and one-third foot side
walk on south side of Division street, from
Fannie to Ellis avenues, was referred to
from the First ward, who re-
ported favorably. The prayer was grant
I'd and thirty days given to build. Anoth-
er was petitioned for on the west side of
Topeka avenue, from Eleventh to Thir-
zenith streets, but was not granted.
Another on the west side of Market, |
rom Seventeenth TO Eighteenth, was re-
erred to councilmen from the Fourth |
ward.
The same disposition was made of one
or five foot walk on the north side of |
carey avenue, between Market and Water |
trects.
Messrs. J. r. Mead and A. A. Hyde, Of
cred to build a cinder walk on the east |
ide of Park avenue, from Douglas to Gen.
raj avenues, if the city would not order
blank walk there. The proposition was
'eferred to the members from the Third |
nd Fourth wards.
The appraisers to condemn for the open
ne of Topeka avenue between Seventeenth
nd Eighteenth streets reported damages
to $4,000. On motion of Mr.
iealy the report was placed on file
The prayer OF a petition was granted and
hirty days given to build a walk on the
outh side of Second street between Law
ence and Topeka avenues
On motion of Mr.. Pratt the city was au-
horned to pay only one-half of the dam
ges for opening Topeka avenue, and if
ersons interested are anxious TO have this
treet opened they may have it done by
aising the other half.
Ordinance No POI was repealed so as to
rovide for appropriating private property
or public purposes.
The hotel licenses were established as
blows: Sc. p for six months for hotels
harging $3.50 or less per day, and $3.50
,r each one charging more than sl.50
The mayor reported the following as the
on redistricting the city, so as
, make six wards instead of five as at
resent: Messrs. English, Downing,
ohnson, Stone and Simmons on.
Mr.. johnson moved that the license on
ry goods, clothing, jewelry, or furniture
uctioneers, which is now $3.50 semi-an-
ually, be reduced to sl25. He explained
lat several tax paying merchants who
anted to do auction business requested
On call of the roll all voted no except
-essrs. Johnson, English and Simmonson,
I'd the license was not modified.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt all accident and
ate glass insurance companies repre- |
nted in this city were ordered TO pay
mi-annual license of S2.50.
Mr.. Healy moved to strike out of the
,ense ordinance section Is, which provides
at each telegraph company pay a
ceuse of 500 semi-annually, because
lder the present ordinance such tax can
II be collected. He wanted the city at
rney TO draw up an ordinance that
ould make such an ordinance collectable. !