Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-26
CITY BUILDING LOCATED.
southeast Corner Of Douglas and Emporia
Avenues Selected-Captain Carey Says
lie Will Fill the Block With
Four or Five Story Building.

Four or Five Story Building.
AT a special meeting of the council yes
terday afternoon it was decided by a vote
OF eight to four to locate the city building
On the southeast corner of Douglas and
Emporia avenues. the property secured
being four lots. or one hundred feet front
for s3S, 000
THE PROCEEDINGS.
When the meeting was called to order
there was just quorum present but
few minutes more the belated five were
on hand and the council once more pre-
sented a solid front for business.
The bids for location of city building
were opened, there being twenty-three in
in number. They were as follows:
Lots Is, Is, II, 10, opposite opera
house, byO c Daisy ................S16 $4,000
Lots IL, 10, northeast corner First
and Emporia. by NJ S Rochelle..... $4,000
Site of Lawrence avenue Episcopal
church, 95x140 ft............... 11750
Northeast corner of Topeka and Wa
termaD, by Weigand. ..........1 2000
Waterman and Main, southeast cor
ner one hundred feet by Mrs
jerome. ouU
southeast. .....................' 1900
Lots 81, SO, 35, Lawrence and Will
liams. by G R Miller. ............. 25ooo
DR. Whitiock. ....................'. $4,000
by FindIay Ross. ................' 10000
Ed Dorsey Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Corner Market and Second, south
west, by Maddox. .................. $4,000
A n Deminp three lots OOrt beast
corner of Douglas and Emporia.. :. 1880
Southeast corner of Emporia and
First. .............. 145OO
Lots 80. 80 and 81, Lawrence and
Waterman. by Yike. ........ 1900
Southwest corner of Lawrence and
Central, by In Woodcock. -. 1000
Topeka and Pine by Mrs G Price. :. 10000
Lots 10 and IA, Main and Water
man, by Blackwleder agent. 10000
Lots l, 3, 5 and 7, southeast corner
of Main and Williams. by Black
welder agent. .............. 1880
When the bids had been read and after
looking them over for few minutes it was
moved to accept the offer of the southeast
corner of Main and Williams for $18, 500
The vote stood six to six and hence was
defeated. 1t was then moved to accept
the offer for the southeast corner of Doug
las and Emporia and vote in the affirma-
tive showed Healy, Downing, Schnitzler,
Barnes, johnson, Williams, Herrig and
Mercer, with negatives, Carson, Coffin,
Glaze and Wight, showing eight for and
four against.
When the vote had been announced Mr.
Johnson said that Captain Carey was
present and had some matters that might
interest the council. With the consent of
the mayor and council the captain said
he was willing to build up
the one hundred feet between
the Carey hotel and the site selected for
the city building. and that he would pay
half the cost of the east wall of the city
building and give half the ground. He
said he would leave the offer at the option
of the council and should they decide to
accept it he would enter into bond with
the city to do as stated.
The meeting then adjourned, as it was
a special session and nothing could be done
with that part of the business. According
to some of the members it is thought that
the offer will be accepted officially at the
next regular meeting.
At the commencement of the meeting
there was some discussion about the ques-
session could locate the city building 1t
was decided to be perfectly legal and the
matter settled.
Concerning the matter last evening Cap
tain Carey said that he would put build
ing at least four stories and if the city
would 60 one more he would be very glad
as he would like to see the whole block five
stories. He seemed we'll pleased over the
fact that the old shanties should be re-
moved and be replaced with fine buildings.
There was considerable talk about the mat
ter last evening. All seemed to think it a
good location and the court house being on
North Main street, the city building on
East Douglas avenue would have build
ing to equalize things. Some seemed to
think the bid first voted on, as far as value
of real estate is concerned, was as good
proposition as the other, but the interest
of dealing fair with all parts of the city
it might be best to accept the Eass Douglas
proposition. AS Il result of the action of
the city council, Mr.. Goodyear was offered
So, 600 for his lot on the southwest corner
of Emporia and Douglas, and accepted it
and forfeit put up.