Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-25
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Inc Majority OF Property Owners on Main
Street Desire Paving and the Council
Resolve to Pave.

ent, with Mayor Clement in the chair.
Previous to the commencement of the reg
ular proceedings the mayor made the fol-
lowing additions to and changes in the
standing committees: Mr.. Mercer was ap-
pointed chairman of the scale committee
and an additional member of the sewer
committee. Mr.. Herrig was appointed on
the health committee, in the place Of Mr..
Glaze, resigned, and additional member Of
the franchise and license.
In view of the amount of work involved
in the paving question and the already
arduous duties devolving upon the public
improvement committee, special COM
mittee on paving was appointed. COM
posed Of Downing. Glaze and Wight.
The finance committee reported favor
ably on the engineers sixth report of the
sewer work and the receipt of So from the
county treasurer; report adopted.
Mr.. Downing submitted the following
resolution which was adopted: Whereas,
Park Place avenue is ninety feet wide, be
it resolved that the road bed extending
from curb to curb, be establish
ed at width of forty feet
leaving space Of twenty-five feet on each
side of the street from property line to
curb, and that the property owners be per-
mitted to park us much of said space as is
not required by the sidewalk.
A motion to direct the street commits
sioner's attention, particularly to several
streets, was showed under by amend
ments.
Mr.. Crawford was in favor of leaving
such matters to the judgment of the street
commissioners.
Mr.. Healey thought it proper to instruct
As had been done for seventeen years.
Finally it was resolved that the street
commissioner be instructed to turn his at
tention to Water street and six others"
in the south ward
On the request Of Schnitzler, the COM
mlssioners was instructed to trim all
shade trees to heighU of eight feet
The motion by Mr.. Glaze to suspend the
order of business in order to take up the
question Of locating the city building pre-
vailed. Mr.. Carson's motion to continue
the matter two weeks was ruled out Of
order. On motion by Mr.. Johnson, Mr..
Glaze's resolution was reconsidered, and
amended to postpone for two weeks;
amendment carried. Other bids are in
yited in the interim, but none of the
present bidders are necessarily bound by
their present propositions.
Mr.. Carson attempted to reduce the auc-
tioneer's license, which resulted in mo-
ton from Mr.. Healey rebating fifty per
cent of Mr.. Mullinix's license. On mo-
tion horse auctioneer's license was re-
bated fifty per cent for the next six
months. The billiard table license and
vendors license and employment bureau
licenses were deferred pending a revision
of the license ordinance
On motion of Mr.. Carson the attorney
was requested to draw an ordinance pro-
hibiting the parading of bands of music,
night or day, without permit from the
mayor The main object is to reach the
Salvation army.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably upon the removal of the
dog pound from the Fifth ward
to some mathematical point here
after to be agreed upon; also
the changing of certain frontages from
Williams street to Water street.
The light and water committee reported
favorably on the location Of vapor lights
at Seventeenth and Park. Fourteenth and
Park, Thirteenth and Park, south corner
lot 81, Emporia and Zimmerly streets, at
lot % at Tenth and Main streets, corner of
River and Belle streets, and one electric
light corner of Fourth avenue and Second
street. The committe further recon-
mended the location of a water plug on the
corner of Elm and Market streets
The question of city scales in the Fifth
ward was deferred for further considera-
ton.
On the recommendation of the health
committee Mr.. Yike, $40 per month rent
for the pest house.
1t was understood that the health COM
mittee should give the city scavenger tenn
porary permission to dump on Maple street
bridge during the present stage Of water
in the river.
PAVING.
Chairman Downing, of the paving COM
mittee, submitted the following figures
with regard to Main street from Lewis to
Park:
Favorable frontage. .....-....... 1887 feet.
Opposed. Observation-Disclosures. 40 feet.
Sixty-two per cent Of the entire frontage
is in favor of paving and three and half
per cent opposed at full stock. The COM
mittee recommended that the street be
paved in accordance with the
wish of the majority. On motion
Main street was ordered paved
from Lewis to Park, and the gas and
water companies notified TO have their
mains in readiness.
\ petition to open Sherman avenue from
Central north to the Little river, eighty
feet wide, was granted.
The Salvation army petition previously
referred to the police commissioners was
with the report that the subject
was beyond their reach, and with the
that it be referred to an
council composed of
Wichita clergy.
A bill from the Eldorado fire boys was
reported back from Chief Walden, as
matter belonging strictly to the Interstate
fair association. In regard to the recogni-
ton Of colored iremen the chief reported
all his departments filled.
Bids for curbing and gathering on Doug
las and Second street as advertised were
opened; a contract was awarded to Mr.. J.
E. Flower at sl.45 per foot.
Bids for a sixteen foot stone side walk
on south side of West Douglas avenue
from Main street TO the bridge were
opened; contract was awarded to the
Bandeira Stone company at seventeen and
cents per square foot On
motion the walk in front of the Douglas
Avenue hotel was accepted for one year.
On motion Mr.. Hays was given permission
TO build his own walk.
The city engineer made a lengthy
report on the grade of Douglas
avenue and Main street submitting