Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-09


committee, reported expense annually Of
gas lights $1,000, electric lights $1,000,
vapor lights $4,000.
follows:
Gas. Electric. Vapor
First ward. .......1S $50. II :. go
Second ward $50. 7 :. 20
Third ward ............l3 49,. II 45
Fourth ward. .....3o $50. 10 LII
Fifth ward .............
This does not include twenty-eight gas
lamps on Douglas and twenty two cleo
trio, also eleven gas on Main and eleven
electric, total Cos.
Mr.. English stated that hose house
No. 2 is a failure caved in
behind, hump back, slab sided,
etc. He thought it ought to
be knocked down and good one put up.
As TO the fire department, he said it had
always been doing good service and it is
one that the city should feel proud of. The
worz on the previous night had been
strong test and the department equal to
the occasion.
Concerning the building of No. 2, Mr..
Healy stated that the brick in that build
ing is very defective, and said he COM
menced to kick on the brick when it was
being put in. The kick avaied nothing,
however, and rat trap the result.
Mr.. Healy, chairman of the park COM
mittee, thought it time to pay some atten-
ton to parks. He named over the parks
that have been donated the city. The
park commissioners had favored the coun-
Gil deciding on SO much appropriation an
nually for parking. This would give the
commissioners a chance to have some idea
of what they can do.
The city engineer reported cost of bridge
across Chisholm at Central 81, 1S6 and cost
OF moving west span of Douglas avenue
bridge $500. He thought it would be best
to construct bridge as it would be wider
and better suited to accommodate the travel
in that direction. The report was
received and placed on file
Attorney Dyer said if he should make
report of his work it would take much
space For five years before being city at
torney be was member of the council.
He stated the council of the last two years
had been the cleanest council he ever saw
in the city. There had been less inclina-
ton to favor for love or money than any
council he had watched. If the work he
had done was correct and proved to be SO
he would have the honor, and if not right,
he would bear all the blame. Hoped the
members who have another year to serve
would treat successor as kindly as they
had treated him,
The city engineer was instructed to re-
port detailed estimates of cost of bridge
across Chisholm creek at Central avenue.
The engineer reported sidewalk con-
structed amounting to 81, ll9 feet during
the year, the average cost 81 cents per foot.
This does not include the stone walk. Over
5000 feet of curb and guttering put in and
contract awarded for 1000 feet more and
plans being drawn for 1000 feet more.
He reported favorably for keeping horses
out of the gutter. Of over five hundred
miles of streets in the city grade had been
established for less than one mile. I'm
peratively necessary to establish grades in
case of paving. The paving question, the
report stated, was much more difficult
than putting in sewer system.
The report was received and placed on
file in the pigeon hole for that kind of doc
uments.
The fire marshal's report was an extern
sive affair giving full report of the depart
fires; loss $4,000 and insurance
paid $4,000 This is for the
yeBr, SIS up to one year ago. The last
year was $50. 900 with 81, 900 paid.
Business brick buildings during the last
year forty-three and twenty-seven frame.
Total number OF permits issued four hun
dred and twenty-seven. Total cost OF
buildings for the year ending April 1,
81, 901, 600 Cost of buildings. for year
ending March 81, IS, s., 96i, rs. This is a
much less showing than the facts owing
to the fact that the permits were not
ordered at the beginning of that year and
many of the buildings after permits were
ordered were located in additions outside
city limits.
The street commissioner gave an item
lied report showing four thousand feet of
thing put in for culverts and two hundred
and forty days work by chain gang.
At this time some one called for report
from the mayor, who stated that his time
for speech making would be Thurs
day evening when the old council
would turn the city government
over to the new. He stated that
mayor elect Clement would be ready at
that date TO commence his duties.
The clerk read statementof finance as fol-
lows: Bond fund, sos; sewer fund district
No. !, ia, SIS. general fund; 1881. On
and up TO March 16. Sewer contractors
paid $44 900 and full amount estimates
$500 and uo to date per cent.
owed the contractors s9.67S66. After
some figuring on the question it was
decided that the city owe the, sewer con- |
tractors sll. &c., and the same was allowed |
by ordinance
The electric motor ordinance for South |
Topeka avenue was called up and action |
deferred.
An ordinance was read relating to COM |
pensation of city officers. 1t provides that |
the city treasurer shall give bond for $780,, |
600. The salary of the treasurer is $50 per |
month or $500 per annum. When this /
fact came out in the ordinance there was /
general laugh, the contrast between |
salary and bond so marked
Some sidewalk bids were opened and /
contract for construction awarded H n
Debhreaht.
The city engineer was instructed to sell /
instrument to al Oklahoma boomer.
Buckeridge being called upon for a
speech. said be never made speech in his /
life and did lot want to tackle 1t now. l