Wichita eagle., 1889-10-15
ing Main and Market streets for paving,

ing Main and Market streets for paving,
which prevailed.
Healy moved to award contract for
grading Market street to John w
Taylor at "a cents per square yard. Taylor
had no certified check on hand and Barnes
moved to readvertise three days. Healy
amended to reject all bids. Glaze moved
as substitute the contract be awarded to
Barber asphalt company at 26 cents per
cubic yard. Coffin favored the motion,
stating the city engineer said good job
could not be done for less than 26 cents
The substitute prevailed
The clerk was instructed TO advertise
three days for grading Main street. Also
advertise three days for curbing and gut
tering First street from Main to Market
with sandstone.
The bond of Barber Asphalt company
for paving Market street was presented
and it was moved to accept Glaze moved
to refer to judiciary committee, which car
lied seven to four.
The meat" ordinance was, on motion
of Carson, Indefinitely postponed.
About this time the council run up
against John Stewart and again keeping
away sewer pipe. 1t was finally referred
to Healy with power to act. Healy said
tie council had no power of that kind to
give Some one suggested Healy's obitu-
airy would come around very soon.
The city attorney gave instructions to
''hold John Stewart down until get sewer
pipe down"
Oak street paving deferred on recon-
mendation of councilman of Fourth ward.
Carson offered resolution to rescind ac-
ton of council on city building location
scheme. The resolution was carried unan-
imous.
Coffin said he had had a better under
standing of the matter. He moved bid on
northwest corner of Lawrence avenue and
Williams street at ,006 be accepted.
johnson moved to accept southeast
corner of Lawrence and Williams at
$4,000
Glaze offered substitute southeast corner
of Main and Williams at s19,500. Motion
lost; five to six.
Vote on southeast corner of Lawrence
and Williams at $4,000 showed seven to
five. Carried.
Johnson moved mayor close contract
which corried. The property belongs to
&. Il. Miller.
Architect Dumont was appointed super
intendent of the two hose houses being
built at $40 per building.
Glaze said the sewer contractors were
not using enough red lights.
Wight reported Wichita e. Western not
cutting down grade Fifth ward. Matter
referred to city attorney.
A communication was read from board
of health about stencil arising from man
holes where attachments have been made
and no flush tanks provided. The matter
was referred to sewer committed
George w. Sumption was awarded con-
tract for putting down curb and guttering
on west side of Main street from First to
Douglas.
Healy moved to have official proceedings
printed, with Wight second.
Barnes said it ought to be printed in
Beacon claiming EAGLE took it's report
out of the Beacon. the former read twelve
hours before the latter. The other mem
bers smiled at the wonderful amount of
information displayed
Coffin thought the Beacon might take
especial care to have good report without
extra pay owing to having official print
ing.
The motion to rescind carried to 4, and
the Beacon men left the council room hav-
ing been in attendance all evening, the
first time since the ''Other time"