The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-16

which has been long due, their desire for
payment is in the interest OF the city and
the taxpayers thereof, as double interest j.
being paid upon the contract price for
Main street and in lieu thereof the city re
ceives the small premium OF Sl,Oi2, which
is about one third of the interest the city
| Is paving. Owing to the repeated delay
upon the part of Splitter & Co and the
fact that further delay seems probable. As
Splitter q Co will be actuated by the
best results for themselves, we ask that
the city proceed 70 have the bonds printed
in Wichita. signed and registered Tor
delivery The blanks eau be prepared IN
two or three days and can be signed ana
registered i'm two or three days more and
will be ready for delivery In making this
request we offer TO pay for the printing OF
the bonds and ask that SAID bonds be
turned over TO this company IN payment
of the amount now due u from the city.
In making this request and demand, we
respectfully urge the council so 20 act and
that the bonds be printed, signed and reg
istered and turnsd over TO rs and IN so
doing this company believes that the same
will be in the interest of the city and the
tax PAYERS thereof and that the same -
Justly due this company; and this action
upon the part Of the mayor and council j.
firmly, though respectfully, urged
There is another reason why this action
should be taken by the council Owing 70
.ne delay Of Splitter & Co. in IN taking the
bonds. their delivery today will bring less
than the par value as will be seen above,
and the law forbids the city council to sell
the bonds for less than par.
THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING Co
by James Dana. Atty.
The mayor objected 70 the reading OF all
the communication; he thought il was a
chestnut. Some Of the members seemed
to think the Sl1 interest daily being paid
by the city because Of failure 70 meet an
obligation in behalf Of the city, a very
small matter.
The city attorney said the city had bet
ter stand BY the contract made with spit
ger &, Co. He was sure the bonds would
be on hand tomorrow Hs thought the
Asphalt company would soon BE- here or
the Communication would not have been
written.
Mr. Dana, Of the Asphalt company. in
sisted that the company had waited a long
time and wanted some money.
Buckeridge offered a resolution that no
street be paved unless a majority % the
property owners 70 pay for the improve
meut wanted II.
Carson had no idea any paving would
be done in the face OF such a remostrance.
He moved. Of course. 20 lay IL on the table.
which was decided carried, but on roll call
the vote was a. follows:
Afirmatiye-Brown, Carson. CaswelI.
Martin.
egative-Buckeridge Mosbacber. Nc
Kee. Schnitzler, William
In the vote on adopting the resolution
- - 80 lee Ia al
featinZ the resolution
The vote showed clearly that there was
strong sentiment 20 keep up the paving
snap business sorne while Caswell stated
be had been urged 20 have all the cross
streets between First and Douglas paved.
l. would, 10 doubt, - the thing - do.
Il is generally believed thss the paving
contractors and some o. the cogucilnen
would make a very big effort 20 have some
more paving contracts 70 let and % receive.
Il would Be tough luck % let up o. such
picu!cs.
Caswell wanted an ordinances passed %
allow al business % be conducted On sun
day until 1890 a H.
Il va ztsssed that this would - Ia vio-
lati0n % TIE state law. but Carson thought
the ordinances would Be al night anyhow
state lsw or 10 state law. The sunday
morning resolution passed With only Nc
kse and Williams yotiag In the negative
Bueksridgs vas empowered " Keep
John 5tsEart's sever pipe Ia the ground
lie had been kolting John coNa al day
% give the sewer force 8 chance ~ pa the
pipe ia the zrouad.
Mckee wanted the street railway frac 4
lower On the Wsst SIDE from TIE bridge 20
O-aze. Buckeridgs recalled thai al over
the city the track va TOO high- Oh las
Douglas :he elevation ENs t1ree fe~t- lie
give thing, general haiislug2h. when tae
mAyos sd BacAeEldSe wss c. t1e railway