Wichita eagle., 1889-05-17
COUNCIL MATTERS.
THE PAVING SCHEMES FALL WITH
A SICKENING THUD.
Bond OF Street Commissioner Campbell
Accomplishments Committee De-
eide on Form For Sewer Bonds.

ACCepueu-t1nance committee DE-
eide on Form For Sewer Bonds.
Before the council was called to order
the mayor stated that there seemed to bt
some misunderstanding about whether il
was special or adjourned meeting. Down
| ing seemed to think it an adjourned meet.
ing and he hoped to be able to consider
some matters about city lights. Carson
thought it special meeting and no bust
ness could be done but to consider paving
| The clerk being called upon for his under
standing of the matter stated the minutes
showed it an adjourned meeting and hence
any business might be considered without
resorting to the form of calling special
meering The point in question was thought
to contain more than appeared on the sur
| face. According to one plan the
street commissioner bond could be
considered and according to the
other plan that matter would be compelled
| to go over until the next regular meeting.
The showing of the minutes was favor
able to prompt action on the part of the
street commissioner business.
The roll call showed all members pres
ent and a moderately good sized lobby
| composed mostly of parties interested in
paving. There were several representa-
tiyes of companies handling paving ma
terial and they seemed much concerned
over the probable result of the meeting.
Mr.. Coffin said he understood that there
is resolution uuder consideration to pave
| Douglas avenue from the east end of the
Douglas avenue bridge to the east side of
Mosley avenue. In order to get the ques-
ton before the council Mr.. Coffin moved
that the resolution be adopted, and Wight
proved a second.
Downing-Is there petition asking for
the pavingi
To this the clerk answered in the mega
tive.
GlaZe-Is there remonstrance?
Healy-Yes. one containing many names.
The remonstrance was read and seemed
TO be a strong one. Downing moved the
resolution be tabled and Coffin answered
as second.
The motion carried unanimously.
Carson said by going around the streets
he could find three to one opposed to
paving, and he himself did not
think it time to start in that line of i'm
proYement. He moved that the question
of paving be tabled. Williams replied as
a second.
Coffin said the question of paving is not
before the council as everything Of that
kind disposed of. He insisted that the
motion is to a certain extent out of order.
Carson replied that he understood that
many more petitions for paving and re-
monstrances would be before the council
in short time, and he hoped the motion
would have beneficial result.
The mayor said it might be considered
that the council had refused to hear petit
tions.
Mr.. Carson said that he could see where
there might be a misunderstanding and
with the consent of his second he would
withdraw the motion. The second con-
scented.
Mr.. Glaze said much Of the sentiment
for paving had been worked up thinking
the law would be improved, and since the
law had experienced no change he did not
know what the people would want.
The Goldberg vapor light mat
ter was then brought up 1t
is simply an contract Co make.the cityspay
$1.65 per month the usual price. The orig
inal contract called for 400 lights only and
that number has been put in and more
ordered and the contract under considera-
ton to insure him the same price for all
put in over four hundred lamps.
Wight, on the lighting question: said
the committee had had a meeting and Mr..
Russell, of the Citizens company. had met
the committee and said the council only
wanted to give $500 per month for electric
light while the company claim that
the contract calls for 1888 per
month. He thought the first thing
necessary would be to reach an under
standing on the price.
Mr.. Schnitzler said the Citizens COM
pany would furnish all-night service for
50 a month per light They would also
furnish the incandescent light for S1S per
month. The gas company would furnish
lamps for $50 Per month.
The motion on the Goldberg proposition
was adopted.
Dowing moved the mayor be instructed
to sign the contract and. with Carson a
second, the motion prevailed.
His Honor stated that there were num-
Der of gentlemen present who were inter
ested in paving, and probably the council
would be glad to hear them speak. Mr..
Sherwood who for some time has been
agitating paving on Waco avenue, being
called upon said he was interested in paw
ing Waco avenue. The petition which he
had prepared had been signed since the
meeting of the legislature. He did not
know how strong the remonstrance is but
he knew that he had a strong petion forit
1t was learned from the clerk that pc
., hal civ
the improvement committee but must
have fallen in the soup, as they had not
been heard from.
Mr.. johnson said he had been trying to
get a meeting of the committee to discuss
the matter but unable to get action. He
would like to hear some one who was OPP
posed to paving, as he thought some of
that class were present.
It was finally decided that the commit
tee would give the question a hearing be-
fore the next meeting of the council.
Carson said some parties on the south
side of Douglas from Water street
TO the river had not complied with
the sidewalk order and moved the
city clerk proceed to advertise for bids to
put it down. The motion carried.
The mayor stated that c. s. Campbell
had submitted bond as street commission
er, $780, signed by II. W. Lewis, +. E.
Lawrence and j. 0. Davidson.
Mr.. Downing said that he had under
stood the gentlemen whose names appear
on the bond are good for the amount and
moved the bond be accepted. The remark
was quite sufficient to cause a little stir
around the room, and Carson responded
as second. The motion carried unani-
mously.