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

ferred back to the lighting committee for
further turmoil The asphalt paving COM
pany again appeared by communication
and wanted some money for work done
last May. There was some hesitancy
shown about allowing it read. but it was
read anyhow, and as given will show some
thing of the situation, the accumulation
of many months.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Members Caswell, Carson, Schn itzler,
Buckeridge, Martin, Mosbacher, Williams,
Mckee were present with Mayor Clement
in the chair.
Some sidewalk petitions were read and
for the most part referred to the council
men of the respective wards.
A petition to vacate Walnut street be-
ferred TO the Fourth ward members and
the city engineer
The st. Francis hospital, through Mr..
Buckeridge, offered 10 care for two-thirds
of the city's sick for s75 per month, or all
the city's sick for 500 per month. Mr..
Buckeridge stated that the city was now
giving s., 600 per year to hospitals and the
was 1920 per yeOr. He sug-
gested it should be referred TO a special
Carson said the doctors would be raising
the devil if there was change. He favor
ed long expense to the city before rails
ing the deviln with the doctors.
The special committee motion prevailed
Sullivan & Steinmetz were allowed 500
on sewer construction. Appropriated for
purposes S2,906.l7.
An ordinance empowering the council
TO enter into contract with the Wichita
Gas & Electric Light company for all
night arc light service. The number Of
lights not TO be less than forty and the
to be 50 per month per light.
All lights ordered TO be giving service
within six weeks after ordered Over due
bills from the city TO the company 10 bring
10 per cent. until paid.
Carson thought the contract should not
be accepted although it is similar TO the
one he favored for the Citizens company
when the Thompson-Houston wanted TO
give the service for s. per month per light.
When in favor of the Citizens company it
was dandy contract at a much higher
price.
Buckeridge recalled the Second ward
was getting only half night light and the
Citizens friends in the council had forced
the Schuyler light into the Thompson
Houston territory There were Schuyler
lights in the Thompson-HOuston territory.
The latter company had to have forty
lights to operate an all night dynamo and
could have that number if the Schuyler
Schnitzler said it would not take long 70
get the lights. The Schuyler company
had put in their North Main lights tempo
rarily, expecting to take them out.
The mayor thought no more lights
should be ordered to get contracts and the
per cent on deferred payments be bought 1t
was recalled that the famous Citizens com
pany scrimmage showed 10 per cent of the
same There was some surprise that such
a high rate had been allowed even when
the Citizens company was so extremely
magnetic to the then council
The contract was referred back to the
light committee and city attorney.
An ordinance to provide for commence
paying for cross street pavement from
Main to Market was adopted
The following communication was read:
WICHITA, Sept. Is. 1890
To the Honorbe Mayor and City Council OF the City
OF Wichita, kansas.
In the matter of the issuance, sale and
delivery of the bonds proposed 10 be issued
by the city of Wichita, Kansas, for the
made on Main street by
this company, we desire TO submit the fol-
lowing statement and showing TO you:
It will be conceded that this company
has been both moderate in its demands
aud patient amid the various delays in
and about the issuance of the bonds for
the improvements on Main street. The
on Main street made by
this company were completed prior 10 and
formally accepted by the city on July i, OF
this year, at which time, under the con
tract between this company and the city.
the money due this company from the city
was due and payable. About this time
the controversy between this city and Mr..
Levy was in progress, which 1t Will not be
necessary 10 refer to-
About August S, Mr.. Barnett. represent
ing Splitter & Co, of Toledo. o., arrived
here and negotiated for bonds, and on the
18th Of August, a contract was concluded
between the city and Splitter & Co. for the
purchase of the bonds. The contract, 50
far as the bonds to be issued for the inn
provements on Main street Is concerned, Is
as follows:
For all Of the street improvement bonds
of the city of Wichita which the city pro-
poses to issue in the place of the $2t4, 900
in bonds sold by the city on May ;, 1890, TO
VI. w. Levy, we make the following propO-
sition For the S92, 400 Of special assess
ment bonds to be issued for the improve
ment Of Main street, we will pay the sum
Of S92. $50. and one months interest on the
same to August /, 1890, and for the S2i 800
of bonds 10 be issued for the improvement
of the areas formed by the intersection of
itreets and alleys upon Main street, we
will pay the sum Of 81 so.
The contract further provides that these
bonds to be issued on Main street shall be
dated July !, 1890, and draw per cent 10
terest from that date.
At the time of the signing Of this con-
tract, the reprepresentative of Splitter &
Co, stated that the Sr2 400 OF the Main
street bonds would be prepared and arrive
here in time for the signature Of the mayor
upon his return from Boston August -,
and the 81. 800 for the intersections as soon
a. the ordinance therefor was passed.
The ordinance providing for the issu-
ance Of the 81, 400 in bonds on Main street
was passed and published prior 70 the de-
parture of Mr.. Barnett, and MI Barnett
was given a copy OF the same. The ordi-
nance providing for the issuance Of the
SCI, 800 Of bonds was passed and published
about August %, 1890, and the same was
forwarded TO Splitter * Co,
AZ Toledo. Since that time Splitter & Co.
have been repeatedly asked when the
blanks would be here ready for signature
and registration, but have not and would
not give any defnits reply, except that
some time during the last week a telegram
came saying that the blanks would leave
Chicago last Saturday; and Il 20
shipped they should have reached here
today. The blanks, however have not come
The blanks could be printed in Wichita IL
two days and autographed II not more
than ten days. Mr.. Barnett, representing