Wichita eagle., 1889-10-08

NJ. Neiderlander lots IA, 16, is, 20, cor

n. f. Neiderlander lots IA, 16, Is, 20, cor
ner Lawrence and Williams, s15.0O6.
r. o. Deming, l, 3 lots. Emporia avenue,
Mead add, $4,000
E. Warns, 100 feet on Market street be-
tween First and Douglas, $4,000.
a. N. Wassam, lots 16, IS, Mead addi-
ton, southwest corner Topeka and First
so, 600
7. W. Fuller, northeast corner Lawrence
and First, $4,000.
d. Hays, 93xl63, West Douglas at Wich-
tia street, $1,000.
W. f. Sites, lots 40, 81, So. S. southeast
corner Douglas and Emporia, s3S coo.
G. II. Blackwelder, lots SO, 55, 81, Will
lam street, Greifenstein's addition, slS,-
G. W. Walters, Garfield opera house,
s25, 00O
E. c. Ritchey, 10ox14O, Williams and
Fourth avenue. $500.
C. r. Miller, lots ID, Is, II, 10, southeast
corner Lawrence and Williams, S13.500.
Downing moved to accept proposition
of G. w. Walters for Garfield hall
Schnitzler proved second.
Healy said be did not think that bid
ought to be considered at all. He thought
a good building should be built.
Coffin said the law would forbid accept
ing that bid,
Johnson moved to accept bid of Houck
& Thomas at the corner Of Emporia and
Williams for $4,000.
Carson moved to accept bid of corner Of
Williams and Main, Tor SIC, 800 with, Wight
a second
Coffin inquired if another substitute
would be allowed. Coffin said he had
substitute and thought substitute was al
ways in order. The chair said if it was
another location it would be received.
Mr.. Coffin read a resolution favoring
submitting to vote of the people issuing
$4,000 bonds for city building and also by
vote to designate location, submitting
four locations from which to seect
Johnson asked if it was possible to have
vote OF the people on such an issue.
The mayor questioned whether the reso-
luton was in order.
Coffin insisted to substitute was to put
one thing in place of another and it could
not be a substitute and partake Of the
nature of the original matter.
The mayor said TO strike out matter re-
lating to city bonds the resolution would
be in order.
The resolution was cut down to sub
NIT three locations to the people
to select by vote city building site. Sites
were, First and Market $4,000: corner of
Emporia and Williams $4,000; corner of
Williams and Main $3.50.
Healy moved to lay on the table which
failed to Z. Acknowledgement Down.
ing, Healy, Wight and Williams. Mega
tive-Barnes, Coffin, Glaze Herrig, john
son, Mercer and Schnizler.
johnson moved to add corner Lawrence
and Williams at Sl3, 900.
Healy wanted to add the Russell prop
erty, corner First and Topeka, and other
members had locations to submit.
Coffin moved the previous question
which carried and tn e roll call showed 7
to in the affirmative.
Glaze moved the site of the Garfield hall
be added to the list. The motion was re-
ceived to and declared lost.
Healy moved the Berry and Richey pro-
perty, corner of Williams and Fourth av-
enue be accepted.
The mayor suggested that SO many loca-
tions might divide vote so no place would
get majority vote.
Carson thought the voting plan not a
good way.
Mercer thought vote would be the most
satisfactory.
Healy said the city building should be in
the south part of the city. He said many
people there had assisted in getting court
house on North Main street with the I'M
Outstanding that city building be south of
Douglas avenue.
Carson said the plan was to give one site
north of Douglas and three south, which
would give solid vote north to
one and south divided by three.
This would cause the north to be selected.
At this moment Healy's motion to add
site passed unanimously and Healy
moved to reconsider the "whole business"
This was received with cheers by the fell
lows in the lobby VINO were getting left.
Coffin thought the motion of Healy not
parliamentary. The chair took the posi-
ton that 1t was in order and made a talk
to that effect.
Coffin wanted the motion reduced to
writing, when Carson raised the point that
the request was not in order. It was de-
cided to be in order.
Healy submitted his motion to writing
but did not sign it, and Coffin tried to
make him do it by parliamentary force,
but it was not signed.
After much bowling around Healy said
he would drop his 'whole business" and
the whole business fell fiat. The per-
Torrance interesting the lobby had ended
and there was general rush for the door.
Steinmetz & Sullivan were given by Or
dinance Sc 4S0 for sewer construction
A communication from the fire marshal
about cutting expenses of the department
made several suggestions for increasing
expenses, but little curtailing
The city engineer submitted acommuni-
cation on the topic of storm water sewers
for Central avenue from Main street east.
The city clerk, W. p. McNair, was re
quested by council some time ago to sug
gest some means of reducing expense in
his department and suggested that the best
way he knew of to curtail expenses was to
discontinue publication of official report
OF meetings OF council in the News Beacon
which was adopted by a unanimous vote.
the mayor was empowered to vote $780,
900 bonds for city building.
The city engineer was Instructed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for a bridge
across Little river at Central avenue.
Carson moved the matter relating to Dr.
Wilson being dumped in the ditch because
of a show sign in the street soaring his
horse be referred to the Judiciary commit
tee, which prevailed.
PUT STOP TO 1T.