The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-10
COUNCIL MEETING.
Routine Work with Little Excitement or In.
terest Shown--Chisholm Greek Re-
ported all Right.

man behind the rail when the session con-
vened and one there when it closed but
during the session perhaps dozen i'll and
out.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Members present: Carson, Caswell,
! Buckeridge, Glaze, Coffin, Williams. Mar
| tin, with Mayor Clement presiding. The
chair announced the appointment of Drs.
| Rentz and Furley as members OF the
! board of health. The appointments were
| confirmed. The city engineer submitted
| report on improving some of the streets
which was adopted
The city engineer reported accept
ance of curb and guttering on South
Main street put in by Mulvane & Kepley
amounting to Sc, 800. Carson and Buck
eridge opposed accepting the work owing
TO defects and the report was referred back
to the city egineer.
The thirtieth estimate on the sewer
work amounting to 81 ,592 was received.
Estimated cost of storm water sewer on
Thirteenth street west of Main street
&, 075. On motion of Glaze placed on file.
Engineer give elevation of Orme street
to river from Fifth avenue, showing rela-
tive elevation of street and railroad track
Report placed on file and city attorney in
structed to report ordinance to cause
Wichita q Western to reduce grade.
Police judge reported receipts for last
month amounting TO 81, 521
The w. c. Z. L. did not want to pay
sewer tax and on motion of Carson com
munications placed ON file
The agreement between the city and the
VI it.qIT lie l.
concerned the arbitration of the Chisholm
creek question. The only question to be
determined is the actual value of it as
water power to the company. Work to
commence within ten days and milling
company to have ten days to produce evil
dence followed by the city being allowed
ten days; five days for argument upon the
part of both concerned and ten days given
for the board to render a decision Ten
days given after the decision for either
party concerned to conclude whether or
not it be accepted, the party refusing to
accept the decision of the board pay all
costs and in case both reject the result,
costs to be divided equally between the
company and the city. There was nothing
to be done with the contract and some
questions were asked.
Bond of Mulvane & Kepley was received
and on motion of Carson was accepted.
Miscellaneous bills were read amounting
to 81, O45. A bill of Sl25 was noted to Ell
dorado hook and ladder company for ser
vices in SO
The fifth on city building being $1,000
was allowed.
The sewer committee, represented by
Buckridge, reported an ordinance to va
cate" an alley. The object was explained
to be wanting to get sewer right of way
and there was no alley. 1t was then dis
covered that it was impossible to ''vacate"
an alley where there was no alley, and also
to get an alley for sewer right of way some
other ordinance was necessary, so the COM
mittee was given time to bring in another
report.
An ordinance extending the fire limits on
East Douglas was passed
Glaze succeeded in getting an ordinance
to appoint appraisers to open Topeka ave
nue. from the Missouri Pacific road to
Eighteenth street.
Mr.. Diver was reported by the judiciary
committee as willing to release the lease Of
ground for crematory, provided the city
an amount of about $500 On motion of
Buckeridge the proposition was accepted.
The light committee reported the Citi-
Zen's Light company as locating lights on
the corner of North Main street Bucker-
idge recalled that the city had been divided
between the two companies, and that the
Citizens company is trying to cover terri
tory not given the company. The mem
bers of the committee were absent and no
action was taken.
Carson offered resolution to pave alley
from Main to Water, between Douglas
and First He moved the adoption of the
resolution. He also offered resolution to
curb and gutter west side of Water from
First to Douglas.
Martin inquired about whether the Mid
land road could be prevented from using
Mosley avenue for switch yard.
The attorney announced that the Mid
land franchise allows the comdany to use
the track on the street for anything they
wanted to.
Buckeridge recalled that the Midland
track in the city was elevated and should
be brought to grade
The sewer committee reported
right of way for sewer secured
for all except three lots. The
packing houses would soon make cOnnec-
tions with the sewer system.
Martin recalled that the council had de-
cided at its last meeting not to dump
s., 800 worth of dirt on Market near kel-
logg, and moved that action be rescinded
Carson moved the clerk advertise for
bids according to engineers report to grade
Market from Kellogg to Lincoln. The
motion failed in a second.
f. T. Allen, w. A Reed and Jno. T.
Kelly appointed appraisers to open Water
street near Lees addition,
Carson thought the Market street grad !
ny could be done for l.SOO, although the !
lily engineer had thought it would take
g. 500. He again moved TO advertise for
bids which prevailed. when an agreement /
lad been made with Buckeridge to put in !
he Thirteenth street storm water sewer.
Carson wanted water crane on corner of |
Main and Williams moved to Water and /
Williams, stating that the water wagons /
we're MASKING the asphalt pavement. |
Action was deferred.
W. A. Reed, \. II. Reed and John Van /
line appointed appraisers to appraiSe /
North Topeka avenue.
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE PERKINS /
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The pastor Rev W. II Robinson, |
Preached his second anniversary sermon