Wichita eagle., 1889-01-15
the railroad committee with instructions

the railroad committee with instructions
to request the company to comply.
Mr.. Glaze moved that the railroad COM
mit.ee be instructed to request the Wichi-
ia & Western railway to build side
walk across their track on the east side of
Campbell avenue.
A deed from the Water company to the
city, for an extension Of Riverview street,
sixty feet wide passing through the old
waterworks site) was received and &C
cepted.
A petition from property owners asking
that Fourth avenue be opened through
the II. Q. Burliegh estate. from Oak street
north, was on motion referred to the COM
mittee on public improvements
The council granted the prayer of a
petition asking for a five and one-third
foot wooden sidewalk ION the west side of
Emporia from Central avenue to Oak
street, and the same was ordered built
Property owners petitioned for either a
stone or cement pavement, sixteen feet
wide on the south side of West Douglas
avenue, from Main street to the Douglas
avenue bridge. The same was ordered
and ninety days from date given the
property owners to lay the same.
Property owners on University avenue
petitioned for five foot cement pavements
on either side of the street for its entire
length. Their prayer was granted and
sixty days given property owners to lay
the same
The south side Of Division street proper
ty owners. from Lulu to Ellis streets, petit
toned for five and one-third foot side
walk. Granted.
The west of Lulu between Prince and
Hunter had five and one-third foot side
walk ordered on petition.
A petition for a five foot walk on the
north side of Pine between Seneca and
Sycamore streets was referred to the MEM
Der from that ward, the Fifth.
Bids for doing the scavenger work of the
city for the ensuing year were opened and
on motion the contract was awarded to 4.
S. Dennis, whose bid was the lowest, being
for $50 and his license as the
annual price of his contract.
Bids for wooden sidewalks were opened
and awarded to Messrs. Bowen g. Tilford,
for that five and one-third feet wide, at
twenty-eight cents per ineal foot, no
charge for blocking. They were the lowest
bidders
Bids for cement walk on the east side
of North Market between Douglas avenue
and First street, were opened but the con-
tract not awarded, only one being properly
presented, and the matter was laid on the
table. AS all of that pavement except one
hundred feet is said to be ordered it is sup
posed that will also be in few days
A petition for sidewalk on the west of
Market from Twelfth TO Thirteenth
streets was referred to member from
Fourth ward
The appraisement committee to hear
of property owners against as
sessments for curbing and guttering on
following streets will meet Saturday after
noon:
Douglas avenue, both sides from Water
to Fifth avenue.
Market, both sides from Douglas avenue |
to First street.
Market, west side from First to Second |
streets.
North Main, west side from Second to
Third.
East First, north side, from Main to |
Market
An ordinance appropriating s., 121 50 for |
purposes was passed, the |
same being for bills reported allowed be- |
lore the meeting.
A number of physicians petitioned that |
,he city refrain from withdrawing its |
nd OF SIS now given St. Francis hospital, |
stating that although the control of the |
same had gone from the board of direc- |
,ors to an advisory, and the Sisters have |
,harge of the institution, it will neverthe- |
ess be non-sectarian hospital On mo- |
ion the prayer of the petition was granted. |
1t was, on motion, agreed that when the /
council adjourns it be to Wednesday after
loon of this week, to hear report of special
light committee.
Adjourned at 11:46 D. M