The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
COUNCIL SESSION.
Rontine Work Predomna;eS-Aley Paving
Contract Awarted-More About street
Railway Paving-Blds for City
Building Heating Apparatus.

Schnitzler, Downing, johnson. Barnes
Herrig, Mercer Williams. Glaze. Cohil
and President of the Council Healy presid
ing. Neither the city attorney orasSistan
was present and some Inconvenience X
suited. but considerable routine work wa
attended TO
After some routine work Glaze, of TIM
finance committee handed in petition by
Mr., Rush wanting SEQ FOR. injury received
To horse belonging to him.
Downing offered resolution ~ advertiS,
for bids 10 construct bridge across Little
| river at Eleventh street, which wa,
adopted
Carson offered resolution instructina
i city engineer TO give line for paving Main
/ street. giving room for tracks TO be put IL
! 10y the electric line Double track call,
I Tor seventeen and one-half feet, and FOL
/ single track seven feet
| Johnson inquired if the new company
| going tObe given one. two or three years To
/ pave, OF how much time would il take u
! have the street improvement compiet Ell
Carson said the new company would
/ pave AT an early date.
The city engineer said the city attorney
was unable TO tell whether the city was to
pave within one foot OF the track on out
side, or up TO the track
On motion OF johnson the resolution
and question raised was referred 10 the
city attorney and city engineer.
IL WAS AT once discovered that for the
city 10 pave to the rail would cost the city
several thousand dollars more than 10 let
the company pave one foo outside of the
rail, according to agreement by franchise
Downing moved the city pave TO the out
side rail of track with asphalt
Mercer amended that one foot outside of
the rail be paved with stone, at the eX-
pense offhe city
Carson said all the street car company
wanted was 10 know the line Of paving by
the city.
The Mercer amendment lost-three to
seven.
Carson said the resolution he presented
had been written by the railway company
1t was decided after investigation that
the franchise as passed makes property
owners pave to The outside rail as well DIS
between the tracks The question then
came up that if the City railway resolu-
ton was passed leaving a foot on either
side if the city would not be compelled TO
let another contract some time for the foot
on either side and between the rails.
The action on the resolution was rescind-
ed and Carson moved the adoption of the
resolution, which was received-seven for.
three against. This leaves the foot space
unpaved until the track for the electric line
is put down.
The light committee reported to remove
gas lamps on Douglas from Main street TO
Mosley avenue and on First from Main to
Emporia. The report was adopted
Schnitzler moved the gas company be
notified TO remove lights as ordered.
Barnes reported manholes on First street
from Main to Lawrence making them
selves known quite forcibly. He moved
the street commissioner cover up the man
holes referred to. which prevailed.
Carson said an elevated manhole on
Waco and Elm was three feet high and
buggy smash up and man hurt AZ a result,
and another damage suit The street com
missioner was ordered to look after the
elevated manholes.
Downing moved to curb Park Place ave
nue. with wood.
Barnes amended TO curb with Fort Col
Inns sandstone.
Glaze moved as a substitute that the city
engineer submit plans for the proposed
and Barnes proved a second.
1t was understood that Barnes FIT.
Collins effort had a wink with it,
Mercer asked Downing if he could not
wait until after the election and replied
that he could get along no matter what ac-
ton was taken.
\ resolution declaring it necessary TO
curb Park Place avenue prevailed
Glaze offered resolution TO advertise
bonds for paving Main street which pre-
vailed
Bids for paving alley between Douglas
avenue and First street. from Market 10
Fifth. were ordered opened and it was dis
covered that only one bid was on hand and
that of Mulvane < kepley for TT. Collins
sand stone at 2-63 per square yard.
The city engineer said that the specifi-
cations attached to iasperite paving con
tract are not the same a. submitted upon
which bids We're offered.
After some discussion the city engineer
WAS instructed 10 show the difference I'm
the two specifications at the next meeting
About this time the council referred te
the alley paving and contract awarded 20
* kepley
Glaze reported some interest on Market
street paving due.
Mercer moved 10 open bids for heating
city building.
Coffin thought further time should br
given. while Glaze suggested that special I.
meeting be held to- consider the question. +.
lie moved a. "A substitute To meet today at
2 D. M to consider the question. The mo
ion prevailed.
Decided to advertise for bids In construct /
ing sidewalks
Bids for sidewalks on south side Of Dong
las from the river TO Washington avenue.
were opened and contract awarded 10 John .
heifer for Brunswick stone AT Is cents per /
foct.
The engineer was instructed 10 prrEssre .
plans for sidewalks on north side of Doug
a. from Washington 20 Water street. :
Glaze moved the street commissioners +
pat a wire fence around the Burton car .
works park which was amended hy refer
ing 10 public improvement
The city engineer was instructed 20 pre-
pare plans for making Improvement iu F.
.-inwood park
The city engineer wa- authorized % ra-
pair defective cement curb and guitering
Ju Main street aud Douglas avenue.
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