Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
WEST SIDE NOTES.
A Movement to Get Sewerage and other I'm
provements Position on Paving
Demand for More School Room.


Demand for More School Room.
! A petition has been passed around the
west side for the Information of the coun-
| Gil on the question of sewerage for the
Fifth ward. It is being signed by num-
Der of the leading business men and asks
that the Fifth ward be organized into what
shall be known as ,sewer district No. 2. A
leading business man concerning the mat
ter yesterday said that the west side could
b severed very easily, as it would be
necessary to extend the leading main only
about two miles south, reaching the river
nearly opposite the fair grounds. In his
opinion grade better than the one for the
east side could be secured. At presant the
improvement was needed along the bust
ness streets, including the brick blocks
and many of the fine residences. The Gar
field university needed connection, and he
believed from the manner in which the
petition had been signed that majority
of the property owners are anxious the
council commence to consider the question
In an earnest manner. One observed that
Judging from the action of the council on
similar work for the east side, it would
take the council some months to get mat
tiers in shape to commence work Oh a
sewer system for the Fifth ward. Another
observed that it was much more difficult
to do a thing the first time inexperienced
than to repeat. and the present
council would have much east
er sailing than the one that
got down to business on the same question
before. AS result be thought there
would be no difficulty in getting every
thing ready for work by next spring and
next summer sewer system could be put
in. 1t is estimated fifteen miles of main
and latterals would be as much as good
system for the ward would call for.
1t is thought the council at its hext
meeting will be presented with the petit
tons when the question will be considered.
The sewer committee probably be given
charge of the petitions when the commit
tee will hold meeting and hear from the
leading property owners on the question.
In connection with the sewer agitation
the gas main business for the ward is also
being considered. The gas company as
yet has tailed to get across the river and
the agitation of that kind two years ago
allowed to die out but is being revived.
With the sewer system some of them want
gas. Nearly all the buildings on Chicago
avenue are ready for gas but are compelled
to put up with the taller plaets" or the
coal oil lamp. The committee on light of
the council it is said will soon be called
upon to consider the question of how to
get gas service for the Fifth ward. The
gas company claims that certain num-
Der of consumers are required before they
can be compelled to make any extension.
Some of the property owners concerned
claim that for Chicago avenue block west
of Seneca street more than the number
of consumers required by the ordinance
can be secured.
The demand for gas is possibly more ur-
gent owning to the absence of incandes-
cent lights in the ward than it would be in
their presence. One thing credited with
causing the matter to be considered so
earnestly of late is that many months ago
the company handling incandescent lights
promised to extend service to that part of
the city, but the current jumped off into
the river or got lost and did not get there.
Councilman Wight said yesterday that
they meant no joke Monday night when
they presented the resolution to pave Chi
cago avenue from the bridge to the
west side of Seneca street. They
did not want it paved until Douglas
avenue on the east SIDE was given the same
treatment, but when it was they did not
propose to have people leaYe Il pavement
on the east side and jump off into mud on
the west side. They wanted their pavement
contract let the same time the east side
made such investment and not before.
Chicago avenue could do without it no
longer than Douglas avenue
Mr.. Wight also said the people of the
West Side wanted the Wichita & Western
brought to grade as decided upon some
months ago they had petitioned for it to
the council; the city engineer had made
profile proposing to cut the grade on an
average two feet from the river to the city
limits and the same had been adopted. The
city attorney had been instructed to notify
the officials of the road and have a confer
ence with them but SO far nothing more
done.
He had no doubt but that the grade
would be lowered as requested without
much objection on the part of the officials
The question had been under
for a year or two and the
people were beginning to inquire for their
bearings again.
Mr.. Howard, member of the school
board from the Fifth, says that they are in
Deed of two more rooms and they should
be added to the Franklin school. The
four room building recently ordered
would not be large enough in bis judg- |
ment to meet the demand for more room. |
In his Judgment the board should at an |
early date commence work on two more |
rooms for the Franklin.
The west side hose house on south Senne- |
"a street has reached the second story and it |
5 thought the building will be ready to /
move into by the first of December next.
A number of fine residences are being |
erected on University avenue.
A farmer in charge Of double team at
,ached to a road wagon was going west on /
Chicago avenue at SENECA yesterday when |
The hail storm commenced. The horses
seemed to think the old gentleman wanted !
hem to increase their speed and they
started on the run and kept it up very clev
,leverly as far rs seen west, many blocks.
Il the driver lived due west there seemed |
10 doubt but that he could get there pro
Tided the Pacific was not in the way.
WICHITA AND THE QUADRANGLE.
Mr. George d. Metcalf. formerly propri-
tor OF the Oakland, California, News. and
Dr. E. I. Metcalf, of Colony, and E. NJ,
lis son. now attending the Garfield Uni
-ersity, the former two brothers of Pro-
essor Metcalf of that institution, called
These gentlemen were not en-
irely unacQuainted with Wichita, but
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