Wichita eagle., 1889-10-22
Butler get $500, but if given that amount

. others negative.
The judiciary reported favorable to ap
proving bond of Barber Asphalt company
for paving Market. Report adopted.
The light committee submitted a repor
that did not mention ''vapor" lights, mucl
to the surprise of many. Mercer suggest
ed Goldberg at Washington.
Glaze submitted resolution requesting
police commissioners to instruct police t
report bad light service to the city clerk.
The clerk was instructed to interview
water company on second main from the
water station.
Glaze moved the committee on light BIZ
| instructed to ascertain rebate of city fol
bad service. The motion prevailed.
The scale committee reported unfavor.
able to moving West Douglas avenue
which was adopted.
Downing offered resolution instructine
city engineer to prepare estimate on paw
ing Douglas avenue from River to Wash
ington; Oak from Fifth to River; Waco
from Elm to Fourteenth; Second from
Main to Douglas. Estimate on wood
stone, asphalt and brick.
Downing moved to adopt when Coffin
moved to strike out Oak street.
Coffin said Oak street property owners
did not want paving.
The amendment lost four to eight.
Glaze moved to defer resolution two
weeks which lost.
| Glaze moved the city engineer be in
structed not to discriminate against
| Wichita brick. This was followed with a
cheer but declared out of order.
Healy got an amendment to include "red
and white cedar"
| Johnson got in cypress block
| Roll call showed vote as follows:
Affirmative - Barnes, Carson, Coffin,
Downing, Healy, Herrig, Johnson, Mercer,
Schnitzler, Wight, Williams.
Negative-GlaZe.
1t was resolved to pave the alley between
Douglas and First from Main to Market
Resolved to pave English street from
Main to Market
w. NJ. Behring & Co. was the name
signed to a note wanting the city to adver-
tise for all kinds of asphalt.
The mayor asked if any other asphalt
company wanted 20 submit a bid.
johnson said there were three or four
asphalt companies wanting to submit
bids.
Glaze said he was informed of other COM
panies than the Barber handling asphalt.
He moved that bids be not opened tonight,
but readvertised three days for asphalt, :"
leaving out the word Trinidad"
Healy said he would like to have samples
of the various asphalt companies submit
ting bids.
Glaze said it would be we'll to amend to
defer action for two weeks and it was in
serted
The vote was as follows:
Affirmative-Barnes, Carson, Glaze,
johnson, Williams, Wight.
Negative-Coffin, Downing, Healy, Her.
rig. Schnitzler Mercer.
Glaze moved for one week delay on
opening the bid of the Barber Asphalt
company.
Healy moved as an amendment that the
bids be not opened. The vote was as fol-
lows
Affirmative-Carson, Downing, Healy,
Herrig, Mercer, Schnitzler, Williams.
Negative-Barnes, Coffin, Glaze, John
son.
The Barbar Asphalt company's bid was
read. Grading on Main street % cents per
cubic yard; cost of repairs not more than
10 cents per yard for ten years; per square
yard s.. So
Glaze moved to reject the bids. He said
the city would save money to pass the mo-
ton.
The mayor asked why the council had
not heard of the many asphaits before.
Glaze replied that it had been considered
no use for other asphalt companies to put
in bids.
The roll call showed:
Affirmative - Barnes, Coffin, Glaze,
Healy, johnson, Schnitzler, Wight.
Negative-Carson, Downing, Herrig,
Mercer, Williams-5.
Glaze moved the city advertise for bids
to pave main street with asphalt"
Downing moved as an amendment that
ali action concerning paving Main street
be rescinded. johnson was a second.
Carson thought it foolishness to further
delay. People had signed petition for
- Trinidad asphalt" and not just asphalt"
Williams said the movement was
dodge to defeat pavement on Main street
Carson moved to reconsider the matter
of rejecting bids
The vote was as follows:
Affirmative-Carson, Downing, Healy,
Herrig, Mercer. Schnitzler, Williams.
Negnatiye-Barnes, Coffin, Glaze, John
son, Wight.
Mercer moved to award the contract to
the Barber Asphalt company, and roll call
showed the vote as follows:
Acknowledgment Downing, Healy,
Herrig, Mercer, Schnitzler. Williams.
Negative-Barnes, Coffin, Glaze, john
son, Wight.
The mayor declared that the motion pre-
vailed.
Carson moved to award grading contract
to the Barber Asphalt sompany.
Glaze amended to reject the Barber
bid to grade, which prevailed.
1t was stated that while Market street
grading was twenty-six cents per square
yard the company havin g the contract
had sub let it for twenty eight cents as it
cost two cents to spread dirt and that WAS
not noticed in specifications.
The contract for curb and guttering on
Main street in section to be paved was
awarded tosMuivane q kepler TO use Fort
Collins NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eighty
five cents per lineal foot.
Carson moved that the bond for Barber
to give for Main street be same
as contract price.
There was some discussion as to what |
bond Is to cover. 1t was decided to have
bond same as contract price.
Two hose wagons of NJ. A. Mckenzie |
make ordered costing 800 each.
One thousand feet of hose from North |
western Rubber company ordered, ninty- |
five cents per foot including couplings and |
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