The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-25
NO BOND ACTION.
The City Attorney Not Ready to Pull the Lam
yard-Market street Elevation Contract
Signed and Property Owners In
quiring About the RemOn-

The city council last night intended to
! tackle the bond question but the city at
| torney was not ready fully, and the couu-
| Gil will meet again this evening for that
! purpose. The South Market elevation
| contract was reported signed, sealed and
delivered-or at least everything delivered
but the dirt and improvement bond, gen
! eral improvement bond which would in
due time stir up the money TO pay for the
| specified general improvement. There
were inquiries about a healthy remons-
| trance but no one vas able to locate its
present whereabouts.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
All members present but johnson and
Martin with Mayor Clement presiding
The city engineer submitted estimate for
paving first alley west of Main from Doug
las to Second which was placed onfile The
bond of Z. a. Shrader for grading
Market near Lewis, IN the sum Of 81 900
was accepted.
Glaze said the committee on advertising
to investigate map and had contracted
to take maps of the Cherokee strip amount
ing to $50. The report was accepted and
adopted.
Martin of special committee on the
Chisholm creek matter reported prog
ress," and had not been able to reach any
conclusion. He promised a report at the
next meeting The special light commit
tee also promiseda report at the next meet
ing making a re-shuffie of the lights.
Mckee said the electric line was above
grade on the West Side. He wanted the
engineer TO set the grade and the company
al l. h. 70 Il
was so ordered The city engineer said
no system of grading had been de-
termined upon for the West Side and the
task assigned would be most difficult
one He would have trouble to set grade
until the drainage system had been con-
structed, being basis for Gale ulation.
Tucker said two years ago a city engineer
had made grade and the company had
placed their track higher than the grade
then determined upon.
The mayor said Shrader, the Market street |
grading contractor, would not sign the
contract unless the city furnished the dirt |
near Market.
johnson said it had always been the rule |
for contractor to furnish his own dirt |
that was in the provisions of the contracts |
of that kind.
Buckeridge reported in sewer fund ST. /
440.9S and taken from the sewer fund So /
600 for first installment of bonds; total |
cost of work yet, $4,000; leaving balance |
on hand of 81, 631. This would leave |
enough money to construct the pipe line |
for flushing the east main of the sewer.
Carson moved to reconsider the west side |
grade motion, which prevailed. Mckee |
moved that the railway be inspected to |
place rails on street grade, which passed. |
4 resolution by Mosbacker moved TO
open Washington from LincOlnto Kellogg. |
Mr. Glaze stated that some bond matters
were with the city engineer. A form of
bond for Douglas and Main was presented
as made out by the attorney for the bond
purchaser, and the city attorney inquired
of John f. Hume, Esq, attorney for the
bond purchaser, if he would accept any
other bond, when Mr.. Hume said he could
not answer whether any other form would
he acceptable. The form submitted would
be acceptable.
The mayor said if the finance committee
had acted as instructed the matter would
have been settled.
Glaze, of the finance committee, said he
had been doing the best he possibly could.
The city attorney said there were a num-
Der of forms of bonds to be considered and
he would like to have more time
Johnson moved that when the council
adjourn it adjourn until this evening. The
motion prevailed and some of the members
tried to get away but they were called
back for more business.
Mr. Eldridge wanted to allow a water
closet building to remain on North Main
street. The alley is being paved and the
city engineer found the building in
the alley. Mr.. Eldridge said the
building was located by the city engineer
of four years ago but the change of en-
gineers had brought about change of
lines.
johnson moved to allow the buildings to
remain in the alley and Caswell a second.
After some discussion it was decided TO
allow the privilege two years. The motion
as amended prevailed. The council adj
iourned TO meet this evening.
When the meeting bad ended Mr. p. V.
Healy, who was in the lobby, said he had
come to the meeting TO look after the
South Market grading. He inquired OF
Caswell if any remonStranCe about the
proposed improvement had appeared when
he said he had not heard of any. Healy
replied that a majority of the property
owners concerned were represented on
intended for the council. 1t
might have reached some one who had
been keeping still, standing in with the
The mayor said he WAS opposed to two
or three thousand dollars being expended
in that way; thought it eXtravagant but
the council had decided TO award
the contract and he felt 1t his duty so sign
the contract. and it had been signed
Mr. Healy continued by saying that he
was sure the majority OF the property
owners concerned did not want to buy
curved field glasses to be able TO see the
sun half the day. He commenced to figure
some way to have the action reconsidered,
and those concerned may be able to get
hearing some time and may not
DOWN IN SOUTH MISSOURI.