Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24

opinion or desire which may have been
heretofore expressed by some ofthe signers
hereof before they had made fall and
complete investigation.
We now appeal to you to protect our
interests and respect our wishes in this
vital matter.
The petion represented 1874 feet on Main
street from Park to Lincoln, 1850 feet
leaving oyer COO feet against asphalt.
Downing moved prayer of petition be
granted. Then there was some discussion
about what was meant. by the motion.
Ex-Mayor Aldridge gained the floor and
said the petition was to reconsideration
and not to award contract for any kind of
paving or to any company.
Mercer said it was too late to petition
for kind of material but could petition to
reconsider. He seemed to think that pc
| tition was out of order as it seemed to deal
with kind of material.
Coffin amended that contract for sand
stone on Main street be reconsidered,
which was accepted by Downing, and
motion carried with Barnes and johnson
in the negative.
Carson moved Main street be paved with
cedar block on concrete with johnson
second
Glaze said the motion would lead to
same error which the council had COM
mitted in accepting sand stone. The
property owners had not asked for wood
pavement and could not see why any one
should vote for it.
| Healy said he thought wood blocks
made good pavement, but if no man want
ed he could not vote for it.
Coffin said there was such thing as
mlstaking the petition, as many property
| owners had favored asphalt to be a unit
against sandstone but do not really won't
asphalt. He thought cedar blocks on con-
crete pavement a good pavement and
should be adopted, and vitriied bricks
could be put on the cedar blocks later on.
The speech was loudly cheered by some
| members Of the LOBBY and Mercer of the
council.
Ex-Mayor Aldridge, as property owner
on Main street, asked for word and said
in the meetings he had not heard cedar
blocks mentioned. He was satisfied cedar
blocks would not be acceptable at ali.
Mr.. Balsch thought it would be fair to
allow more time to petition and consider.
Colenel Stewart as taxpayer on Main
street, said he was in favor of asphalt and
seen wood being remoqed in Chicago.
Thought il an outrage to force wood on
the tax payers of Main street.
l.. 2. Skinner said he had paid consider
eble attention to the agitation and had not
heard a single man suggest wood pave
ment.
Frank Williams said he thought wood
better than sandstone but useless to try to
get the people to accept wood on Main
street.
Mr.. Rossler said he had seen wood put
down and in less than four years people
were making kindlipg wood out of it. He
favored granite.
Mr.. S. G, Winch said he had found no
one in favor of wood.
Coffin said he did not mean to be under
stood that he thought the majority of
Main street property owners favored wood.
He did not want to cease investigation On
the question.
Healy thought it would be best to allow
time to consider the matter He said he
never favored sand stone on Main street, |
when Coffin jumped up and said he did !
vote for stone, and Clement said Healy |
was right, when Healy asked for the rec
ord, which was read and Healy was shown |
to have voted for sand stone, and Healy !
said he would have to take it back, and the |
mayor said he would not back him again. !
The lobby enjoyed the record: hunUing very /
much.
Downing moved to defer action until |
Monday next, when Glaze spoke against |
the motion. The motion lost with Down
ing and Wight in affirmative.
Recurring to the original motion to pave |
Main street with cedar block the vote was I
as follows: Affirmative Barnes. Cars n,
Coffin, Herrig, Johnson, Mercer, Schnitzlet,
Williams.
Negative, Healy, Downing. Glaze,
Wight.
The sandstone fellows seemed to enjoy
the matter hugely and heavy property
owner said the livery stable members of
the council were very happy
One of those voting for the
cedar block who had been working very
hard for sandstone, said as Main street
would not have stone they would give
hem wood He did not own Main street
property and as they had been kicking
they could have something that might
suit them less.
a large per cent of the lobby seemed
very indignant, and looked upon it as a
sandstone paving scheme and determna-
ton on the part of certain members to
make the selection against the will of the
taxpayers. Others look on the whole
matter as child's play and see-saw fal-de-
rol. They seemed to think they would
oscilate around to where the majority of
square feet are, before clinching anything.
The lobby was quite noisy for a time
and the council tried to proceed with
adopting the rules which have been hang
ing fire for many months. 1t was discov-
cred that one rule expressly states that no
appointment of the mayor can be confirm
ed without ma jority of council elected.
The mayor thought the rule in violation
Of statute aud Healy seemed to think
confirmation could not be made with less
than 2 majority OF those elected. The
mayor said he did not want to see any
thing adopted contrary to state statute.
Glaze moved to strike out the clause
with Schnitzler second which passed
with a few in the corner voting mo"
The rulers were finally acted upon
separately and new committee was Gre
sted. its work being to give attention to
public buildings and grounds.
The rules were finally adopted and the
mayor expressed his things for some rules
A remonstrance against asphalt pave
nent on Market street was read and placed
IN file.
Coffin moved the city attorney prepare a
written opinion on the awarding Of the
contract for paving Market street. The