Wichita eagle., 1889-08-20
A DREARY MEETING.
The Enlivening Feature Being the Discussion
and Action on the Arc Light Question.


This was drousy work but it had to b.
done. The meat inspection ordinances
came up but referred. The City Railwa!
franchise discussed for a few minutes
Some bills allowed, and the most enter
tanning feature was the light discussion
Recinded action accepting 50 proposition
of Citizens company and discussing prop
osition passed it again with only ont
member voting in the negative. Also ac-
cepted Thompson-Ho proposition Of
s. per light per month, allowing that com
pany half of the street lighting and The
Citizens the other half for 50.
| This action was the feature of common,
| on the meeting after the session.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
! President of the Council P. Y. Healy in
the chair, and Members Glaze, Coffin.
Schnitzler, Williams, Herrig, Mercer
johnson and Carson present.
j. G. Redfield was appointed to correct
some mistakes in valuation of property
subject to taxation for sewer construction
The sewer levy OF first installment was
made out and adopted.
Twenty-one pages of special sidewalk
taxes appeared as an ordinance and was
adopted.
An ordinance was read compelling Wich-
| tia & Western to lower grade from west
| bank Of Arkansas river to the limits OF the
city. The ordinance was placed on its
passage and passed, after little discussion
The ordinance is the result of considerable
agitation on the west side, along the
Wichita & Western.
The bids for construction of Third street
storm water sewer were opened and Mr..
Oscar Sterling being the lowest bid was
awarded the contract for 81, 175.
A communication was received from the
city engineer urging street improvements
in the line of paving. 1t was referred to
the public improvement committee.
A petition asked no side walk on east
side of Market street fro ON Lewis to Orme
street. The petition kicking on the side
walk was headed by c, r. Miller. 1t was
referred to the councilmen from First
Ward,
A petition asked that the street commits
sioner repair west approach to the Seven
teenth street bridge, The commissioner
was instructed to make the improvements.
A communication was read asking re-
uuCIlOH VI lICtUSc Oh pOOl ldDIto. IL was
referred to the license committee.
The eleventh estimate of sewer work
was approved by finance committee
amounting to "a, 137. An ordinance pro-
viding payment of the same was passed.
Bills were allowed amounting to SS7s
and 500 of it to pay cost Of cases in the
court where the city come out second
best. A chicken case cost 1913.
The beef inspection ordinance was read
and action deferred.
The City Railway electric lire franchise
was read and Mr.. Coffin of the franchise
committee said he was not ready to give
his 80. X" and wanted to suggest few
more changes.
Johnson said be was like Mr.. Coffin, he
had some changes to suggest and was not
ready to consider it tonight.
AT this moment Healy, Johnson, and
Downing left for the Rock Island train
east. and Coffin was called to the chair
amid slight applause.
w. s. Jones was taxed to pay for side
walk which had not been constructed.
The city had paid some fellow for putting
it down, and he got SO much out of the
city.
The light committee reported favorable
on proposition of the Thompson-Hous-
ton company for all night arc light SER
vice. This is the IS per month per light
proposition that has created SO much COM
ment. The proposition was accepted.
Schnitzler moved contract with Citizen
company be recOnsidered when Mercer
kicked. Ee voted in the negative but the
motion carried which was thought TO
mean that a majority of the council had
concluded that - is more than s..
The proposition was read and Mercer
said the Thompson-HoustOn say no money
at IS per month but made money on gas.
The Citizens had no gas to fall back and
he would favor the . contract yet.
Schnitzler said that i: was the business
of the council 10 do business and s. was
less than 50.
1t would make difference of over Sc 900
in the contract. He would favor only IS
per month per light.
Mr.. Rustling, of the Citizens company,
said his company has a contract of TWO
years yet and would continue on that at a
good price instead of coming down to IS.
The question was the adoption of the
Citizens company's proposition of 50 per
month per light.
Glaze said he opposed adoption of Citi-
zens bid because it was the highest bid.
He inquired if the company could accept
s., when Mr.. Rush said it would not be
business for his company to accept it.
Mercer said it would not look we'll to
have part Of the city lighted and the other
part dark and he was in favor of
allowing So
The vote was taken on the proposition
and Glaze alone voted mo" with Will
Jams, Snitzler, Herrig, Mercer, Barnes and
Carson in the Affirmative, which means
they give 50 TO the Citizens company
when the other company offered to give the
same service for $, but the Citizens COM
pany had their old contract for light to
midnight,
Mr.. K. n. Bird on Oak street asked the
privilege to put some brick paving in
front of his residence. Mercer seemed to
think it would cost city something to al
low engineer give grade. Carson seemed
to think it would be a sudden change and
Bird was refused the privilege.
Carson reported progress on fire engine
and wanted more time.
Glaze said he was ready to recommend
for bids to pave Main and Market streets
but the city engineer wanted more time
and thought it best to give INN time
Carson kicked on Thompson-H Houston
pole in front State National bank and
moved it be moved which carried.
The street commissioner was instructed
to repair Oak street bridge across Little
river.
Notion allowing English and Hays one
year to construct sidewalk on West Doug