Wichita eagle., 1889-10-22
TRINIDAD ASPHALT FOR MAIN.
City Building Sight Changed Again-Action on
the Riverside and Suburban Deferred.

saw business the Barber Asphalt compan
was awarded the contract for pawn
Main street The grading contract wa
not awarded. There was long discussio
oyer the Riverside & Suburban new fran
chise, allowing them to reach Williams o
Market street. The attorneys of eac
company were present and spoke on th
situation. Action deferred until first reg
ular meeting in November.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Council met in adjourned session witt
Mayor Clement in the chair and members
Carson, Barnes, Downing, Schnitzler
johnson, Mercer. Herrig, Glaze. and VIII
liams present. A petition was presentet
asking that Water street from Eighteenth
TO Twenty-frst street be changed to Parl
Place.
Downing moved to make the change a
requested when Glaze suggested that tn
law forbid council to change the name of
street.
Carson thought it was a mistake t.
change the name of a street.
1t was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee
J. r. Mulvane notified the council tina
he had located a telephone in Office of cleo
ton commissioner and expected SIS pc
annum for same The document, was plac
ed on file.
Original bills read amounting to II, $50
An ordinance ordered drawn appropriate
ing $50 to j. Z. Flower for curb and gut
tering.
Glaze moved $50 allowed Mercer fol
horse injured in sewer be deducted from
money due sewer contractors. Motion
prevailed and contractors allowed on 18TH
estimate $6,672.71.
An ordinance making appropriation for
miscellaneous bills calling for s406 passed.
An ordinance was read making regular
meetings of council 1928 Mondays each
month. Call at 7:30 p. m. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
An ordinance was read opening an alley
north of Central between Market and
Lawrence. Healy said he was not fully
prepared to vote for the ordinance. Coffin
said many people wanted all alley and did
not think the property owners would
object.
Glaze moved that the matter be referred
to the judiciary committee which pre-
vailed
Healy said an arrangement should be
made to have one bank handle all improve
ment bonds. Moved disposition of all
bonds be referred to the finance committee
which prevailed.
Healy on sewerage and drainage report
ed William Mathewson complaining of
dirt left on his property by sewer construc-
ton. He did not know whether the city or
the contractors should remove the dirt.
The city attorney said it was the work of
the contractors
Healy stated that there was considerable
trouble in getting right of way. He was
empowered to employ some one to get
right of way.
The committee on franchise and license
reported favorable to delaying action on
Riverside & Suburban franchise to reach
Williams on Market street. The mayor
that some action be taken in
order to be prepared for the paving inn
provement.
johnson moved to place it on it's passage
when Coffin, member of the committee,
asked for some delay TO look into the
question.
The mayor announced that some parties
were on hand who wanted to speak.
johnson said Mr.. Stanley was present
Mr.. W. +. Stanley said as rep
the Riverside 81 Suburban
he could see no cause for delay Thought
every one ought to fully understand the
question. No object could be gained by
delay.
Kos Harris said to the city railway, felt
that the ordinance should not be passed.
1t would injure the railway greatly and OF
little benefit to the Riverside The line on
Williams street to Fifth avenue by the
Riverside. The object was to wreck the old
and that was the scheme. The
ordinance was a key to interfere with
certain important feature of the original
ordinance. There was no other thought in
the Riverside road but TO boom a certain
addition. 1t was all rot the talk about
selling the Riverside-done fer effect. If
.he idea was to sell all roads together,
what injury would come from a delay.
The scheme WAS to make the Riverside as
Big as possible and the old line as little as
possible in order to get bigger slice of a
scale If any sale should be made. The OBJ
ect of Davidson to wreck the road His
interest III the old line caused HIM to
loose 10 cents on a dollar loss but a dollar
gain to Riverside. 1t was no personal
light but contest over a business PROPOSE
ion.
Mr.. Stanley said: MY friend, in the
language of Judge Reed, Is greatly per-
urbed." He said the idea was not to
wreck the old road. If it was he could
nave wrecked it some time ago. He had
been good friend to the old road. A
franchise for 400 feet would save the COM
,any from equipping a line for several
blocks, The only question that should be
considered WAS public convenience.
Heaiy moved as an amendment to an
amendment that delay of thirty days be
given.
The mayor announced that there was
petition to read.
Mr.. Vermilion said Davidson did not
,wn the Riverside road but a Boston syn
licate owned it and hence it WAS outsiders
Who wanted something against leading
itizens OF the city who had always worked
or the city.
At this moment the mayor announced:
We want Boston syndicates here just
low 10 give us some money" The presi-
lent of the council did not take the chair
Turing his honor's remarks
The petition announced by the mayor
vas read. showing 1850 feet on Market
treet, wanting the ordinance passed.
The mayor then read paper from the
ity engineer that 'if the ordi-
lance was not passed tonight
t would delay the pavement on
darket street The mayor continued
hat if paving done now aud franchise af-
erwards granted, city would be put at