Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-29
COUNCIL MEETING.
THE USUAL ROUTINE OF BILLS
ALLOWED.
Mounted Police for the Suburbs-Bids
for Sidewalks Opened-New Side
walks Ordered-GeneralM Mat
ters-An Executive Session.
New City officers.


and Slower were present City Clerk
Schattner, Attorney Dyer, Fire Chief Wal
den, Engineer Mulvey, Street Commits
sioner Stone and some thirty spectators
were also on hand
E.From the finance committee, Mr.. Pratt
reported that bills amounting to s14, 0300O
had been approved. Some items were re-
jected by the time the appropriation ordi-
nance was passed, leaving total OF
S13, 993.9l.
He then referred to the extra width of the
pavement on Douglas avenue near the cor
ner of South Main. A bill had been pre-
scented asking for sidewalk seventeen feet
wide as the buildings were set back from
the property line.
The finance comm tee also reported that
they had secured new room for the coun-
Gil, city clerk and engineer in the Getto
Block at $50 per month. The report was
received and adopted.
These new rooms will be on the second
floor and face on Second street. They will
be occupied on February first.
From suggestion by the committee on
public improvements the city en-
gineer was requested to establish grade
on the lower portion of Waco avenue.
The bill of DR.. Minnick for rebate on
his taxes was referred to the finance COM
mittee
Mr.. Healey, of the sewer committee, re-
ported that the sewer work had pro-
gressed nicely, until a few days ago, when
on account of the delay in arranging for a
sale OF bonds, they have had to reduce
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the absence of any locks on the lids over
the observation holes of the sewer and
said boys were stealing and selling these
lids for old iron. Originally, locks were
provided, but the council rejected them in
the specifications.
On motion of Mr. Glaze the street COM
missioner was instructed to plank up the
piling in the river between the line of
Second street and the bridge, by which
the city will acquire the land made be-
tween the river bank and the piling.
Mr. Slower called attention to the fact
that black soil was being put on top of the
grading on Chicago avenue. The under
standing was that the street commissioner
is to be instructed to put three inches of
sand on top of this soil, which will make
a splendid road bed, although no action
was taken in the matter because 1t might
interfere with the contractors now grad
ing Chicago avenue.
Mr.. Mulvey, the city engineer, was called
upon for report concerning the proposed
paving of Rochester avenue. He said he
was not prepared to report anything in
particular He had considerable CORES
pondence. but no definite conclusion. He
was granted further time.
The committee on franchise and license
had no report.
Mr.. Downing, of the Judiciary COM
mittee had no report.
From the light and water committee,
Mr.. Englifh had no report to present.
Mr. Healy arose and moved that an cleo
trio light be ordered at the corner of En-
glish and South Main. Mr. Downing of
fered on amendment adding one at the
corner of Williams and South Main. This
was accepted. Mr.. johnson asked for one
at the corner of Mead and First streets.
Mr. Glaze said that as they were going
into the business OF ordering lights on q
rather heavy scale, he would ask for one
on the corner of Third street and Fifth
avenue All these lights were voted for
by all present except Mr.. Pratt, who said
that he thought it useless to vote more
lights until the city had made some further
arrangements with the company as to
paying for the same.
When the report of the committee on
fire, jqil and police was called for, Mr..
English said that there was a matter upon
which he thought an executive session
should be held as soon as other matters
were discussed. He then called 5Ntention to
the question of mounted police, saying,
the city marshall had stated that he had
three or four men who could be put on
this service without increasing the force,
provided that the city would give enough
additional salary to pay for feeding and
shceing. In accordance with this sugges-
ton, the city attorney offered a resolution
embodying the above points, which was
adopted and the city will soon enjoy the
limited luxury of four mounted policemen
in the suburbs.
Mr.. Stone from the railroad committee,
had no report.
The health committee (Mr. Johnson's)
no report.
No special committees had any reports
TO make.
Under the head of ordinances, one for
the opening of North Topeka avenue,
from nth to 18th streets was read, placed
upon its passage and adopted
\ petition asking for the opening of an
alley twenty feet wide between South
Main and South Water and Orme and
Greenway streets was referred to the COM
mittee on streets ard alleys
4 petition asking for city aid to
hospital, was referred to the
health committee. on motion of Mr.. Slower
and second by Mr.. Glaze. Mr.. Pratt
thought the city in aiding three institu-
tions, which already take free patients,
was paying all it can stand.
The report of the scale committee show
ed that ESQ loads had been weighed on the
several city scales for the twelve days,
from January l4th to 26th.
The bin of Geo. W. Sweet was referred
TO a special committee.
proposition was received from Mr..
Goldberg, Of the Napor, or "Blinker' light
offering TO furnish 400 or more
lights at ST. each, per month for a term
of seven years. 1t was referred TO the
committee on light and water
Mayor Allen here put in an appearance
and at the request of Mr. Buckeridge,
''came forward and took possession"
The petition of l.. d. Skinner, asking
for rebate of the amount he had paid for
the city's having built side walk in front
of some lots he owns on Lulu avenue,
which walk is not connected with any
other one, was received and placed on file.
a protest, from properly owners,
against allowing the Missouri Pacific TO
put in side track 70 the new electric
LIGHT commands miami on Third and