The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
COUNCIL SESSION.
The Sewer Ordinance Passed-Routine Work In
Abundance and Some Special
Work,

| considerable routine work. The finance
committee was given instructions for
prompt action in disposing of S264, 900
| bonds for paying for paving Main and
! Douglas and a number of alleys, the work
on some Of them being completed.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Members present: Caswell, Carson, Buck
/ ridge, Brown, Martin, Mckee, Glaze and
! Williams The clerk was instructed to
read the ordinance providing for the sec
ond payment on the sewer bonds, which
was in fact, very lengthy document, but
it did not take long to dispose of it affirm
atively.
! Buckeridge reported 40 flush tanks
built and most of the right of way secured
for sewer main. There was some trouble
about getting water for flushing the east
main. The main should be flushed or it
would be nuisance
Carson said part of the main was useless
but would have to be flushed or would clog
the main and give trouble
Caswell said if the east main would not
be used it might do to stop the main with
cement.
Martin said the property east was as
sessed for sewer construction and the prop
what they were paying for
The mayor observed that to flush the
east main would cost nearly s., 900 and
would be a dead investment with the flush
tanks to be added. If there were not
half dozen residences to connect, it would
be very expensive. If they used the water
in the houses the water company would
extend mains there and save the 5000 for
the city, and scarcely need sewer beyond
water main limits.
Glaze said owing to the bonds it would
be necessary to extend the service WHEREBY
er the mains reach.
Martin said that it might be possible to
flush with wagons.
The city attorney took the position that
the city was not compelled to furnish water
to any part of the city
An ordinance was read to open Eigh-
tenth street from Emporia to Fifth ave-
nue.. The consideration being 81, 100, bonds
to be issued for raising the same. The or
dinance was placed on its passage on mo-
ton of Mr.. Martin. The ordinance passed
unanimously. As appraisers, B. H. Camp
bell, George 7. Buckner and George Cecil.
Blackwelder were appointed.
An ordinance apprOpriating 5000 to
Mulvane g. Kepley for paving alley be-
tween Douglas and First from Market to
Fifth was passed.
An ordinance was presented extending
the city limits including Gruffenstein'f
park.
Caswell inquired if the object was to
build a bridge at Eleventh street.
Buckridge said it was hoped TO build a
bridge at Eleventh street, when Caswell
said that he did not want to build any
more bridges for the railway company.
Mayor Clement said that it should be so
arranged that the street cars would not be
allowed to enter the park
The ordinance was withdrawn 10 give
time for comforting with Mr. Grulfenstein
about the purchase of some land on Little
river for park.
An ordinance was passed to lower grade
of Wichita & Western on the east side of
the river
Buckeridge said that some time ago
resolution passed to require Missouri Pa |
cific to place fagman at Oak street cross
ing The Waterman had been there some |
months but recently taken away. He
wanted him returned. Some watchmen .
had been ordered on Second street at Santa /
Fe and Rock Island crossing, but not .
complied with.
Carson reported that it was desired to !
have brace pole removed from southeast /
corner Of Main and Douglas The matter |
referred to committee on telegraph and .
telephones.
Carson moved the estimate of Mulvane
& Kepley for paving first alley south of
Douglas from Wichita TO Fifth avenue be I
approved. Carried.
Buckeridge moved proposition of water
company for flushing east main of sewer .
system be accepted, which prevailed.
Carson called for report on Market street (
canal, when CasweI said that no report /
was ready, but could possibly fill the
canal in with dirt The city engineer
promised to see the asphalt company
about paving the canal Further time .
was allowed for investigation
An ordinance was submitted to make a /
license of si5 for doing public weighing. /
Martin opposed it, saying it was not /
enough, and Mckee said the amount was /
enough. The ordinance finally passed.
Caswell reported that the Black barn /
had filed the river at the Douglas avenue /
bridge for seyentv-five feet outside the |
piling. Matter referred to the sanitary
police
Martin said he had understood that the /
Main street and Douglas avenue paving /
bonds had not been taken. He inquired if /
that was true, when Glaze of the finance /
committee said the attorneys looking into
the legality of the bonds wired Re, emily /
that the bonds were legal but issued in
irregular form. The purchaser had repre-
scented to hjm that he did not know what
would be done with the matter yet.
Martin was of the opinion that the bonds
were bearing interest all right enough
from June l last amounting TO quite q
sum by this time and hence more valuable.
While the bonds calling per cent from
the city the contracts completed call for
per cent and the result was the city was
paying II per cent on one or two hundred
thousand dollars per day. He moved the
finance committee allow the purchaser of
the bonds twenty-foUr hours TO take bonds
or not take them, and in the event of fail
ure To take the bonds the committee dis
pose of them at best possible figure. The
parties the city owe according 10 contract
would take bonds at par.
The mayor observed that the committee
could likely stop delay by positive action
and the city had been kept ont of the mon
ey for over one month and paying interest
on bonds as well as paying interest on
Main street paving contract which had
been completed long ago.
The motion prevailed. The vote was
followed by some discussion about city
double interest and the situation when Mr..
Dana. of the asphalt company, said that it