Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-15
corner of Williams and Fourth avenue be

| accepted.
| Vote-affirmative-Healy, johnson,
| Herrig, Mercer, Barnes; and the other
members negative.
johnson moved that all bids be rejected.
This caused the mayor to state that it
would not best to reject bids and johnson
| withdrew his motion. On motion it was
decided to defer action.
1t was moved by johnson that bids De
accepted until next meeting and present
bids could be changed.
Coffin thought the motion ought TO fail
| and all new bids be put in.
Healy said some bids ought to be reject
ed or some one accepted.
johnson thought his original motion to
reject all good one.
The motion prevailed allowing further
bids and changing opened.
Schnitzler moved the light question be
deferred until next regular meeting.
The motion prevailed and Coffin called
for the new proposition, when Rustling
said there was really no new proposition
but an addition to the old one.
The addition was read, which offered to
put In 600 incandescent lights for Sl4 annu-
ally for light.
Some gas lams were ordered on Market
street from Oak to Fourteenth street.
PAVING MARKET STREET.
The committee having the Market street
paving under consideration submitted the
result of their work. IL was stated that
there were number of non-residents and
some others could not be seen. In the
6,yiO feet to be paved 4. 200 feet represented
in petition for it and the remonstrance
was signed by four property owners rep
resenting four hundred and twenty-five
feet.
Coffin offered a resolution that the
council deem it wise to pave Market street
from English street to Elm. 1t was Sec
onded by Glaze and passed unanimously.
A similar resolution passed relating 10
First street from Market to Main.
Ali companies having franchises on
Market were notified TO get ready for
paving.
The sewer committee having investi-
gated the construction of the sewer and
had reports reported that the contractors
are doing good work. That the
sewer may not be perfect, but constructed
according 70 specifications with the excep-
ton that joints in the brick work were
more open, and that some of the pipe pass
ing an inspector passed the second on an
other. In the report it read "a great deaP'
of pipe failing first inspection, when
Healy said he did not know that express
sions in the report as he had understood
but twelve pieces of pipe went in on second
inspection.
Glaze took the position of Healy, and
after little chat the report was handed
back to Downing, who had written it.with
the understanding that the committee
agree on its report.
The Waco avenue paving committee re-
ported that they lad seen the property
owners and that the ratio for and against
paving about the same as seven to four.
Mr.. Hixon said that large number of
property owners on Waco had not been
visited.
Coffin said he did not think the report
differs from the petition submitted some
days ago, The report did not have a re-
Spouse from all property owners.
Glaze inquired if committees were not
instructed to report to public improvement
committee before coming to the council
The petition was referred back to the
committee.
Healy moved that the resolution pro-
hibiting smoking be repealed. The vote
showed Healy, Barnes, johnson, Carson.
Downing, Schnitzler in the affirmative
and Glaze, Coffin, Wight. Williams and,
strange to say, Herrig and Mercer in the
negative.
Coffin suggested that Herrig and Mercer
should not be allowed to vote as they were
not present when resolution passed. He
was informed that those two members
had voted with him when he looked very
sorry, but to keep in the same line he in
sisted he wanted to be fair and thought
they should not be allowed to vote. The
last insist" however, not so earnest as
the first and the vote was announced six
for and six against. Had Herrig and
Mercer voted in the affirmative the eight
for would have been the necessary two
thirds.
The sewer committee made another eff
fort at reporting their conclusion and sue
ceeded. The last report seemed to indi-
cate the work so far all right. A man
hole had been removed and found all
right.
Schnitzer moved the incandescent
lights in the chamber be discontinued and
the gas burners started up, as the bugs
were about to deyour him. His motion
created considerable merr ment but failed
in receiving a second.
THE COURTS.
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