The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-03
COUNCIL SESSION.
Some Discussion About the Chisholm Greek
Question--Con:ract Awarded for Paving
Street Car Space on Main and Douglas.

mittee will meet this morning at the
packing houses on the Chisholm creek
question Contract was awarded to Null
vane & Kepley for paving street car space
on Main and Douglas with Fit. Collins
sand stone
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Members present, Carson, CasweIl.
Schnitzler, Buckeridge, Glaze, Mckee.
Martin, with Mayor Clement in the chair
There was some time spent in discussing
the Chisholm creek question but no action
| taken
Buckeridge submitted report of the
sewer committee which concerned flush
ing the sewer on North and South Mosley
avenue. The report favored water COM
pany extending six inch mains over part
of the territory and two inch over the re
mainder, the extreme limits. 1t was re-
ported that the water company would put
| in the mains as suggested provided the
| city would pay four years in advance for
| the water to be used in flushing along the
proposed extension. The sewer committee
was instructed to prepare contract and
| present it to the council at its next meet
| ing.
| The mayor announced that Col Lewis
! had made proposition to take $50, 900 for
the Lewis dam or 81, 900 and city council
to give him right of way from the mill
| to the Frisco for a switch. Or he would
| leave the matter to board of three. The
mayor also claimed he had suggested that
! the last proposition would more likely be
accepted.
Mr. Glaze said he would favor the arbi-
| tration, provided the city would not be
| bound by the result.
Carson thought Col Lewis was getting
very anxious to sell.
Martin moved to accept the terms to ar
| bitrate
Glaze amended that the council reserve
the right to accept or reject the result.
Martin accepted the amendment.
The city attorney reported the attorney
for Col. Lewis saying the city need not ac-
cept the result if it did not want to.
Carson suggested the health committee
might find some law to reach the situation.
Martini don't think Colonel Lewis is
unreasonable in the price.
Carson-According to what his partner
told me | think Colonel Lewis very unrea-
sonable
The motion prevailed, with Carson in
the negative.
The judiciary committee was instructed
to report at next meeting some sort of a
compromise on the Diver rent question.
| This refers to the space rented by the
mythical crematory.
The mayor brought up the board of
! health question and said it was hard to
get physicians to serve on the board. He
had decided to recommend that each ply
stefan member of the board be allowed
800 annually.
Carson said such a recommendation had
never before been made and there were
physicians in the city who would do the
work for benefits derived outside the city
salary.
Buckeridge said it would be a good
scheme to pay old debts, or some of them,
before creating more debts.
Mr. Martin said he had been informed
that there were a number of physicians
who would share the work without sal
airy.
The mayor said he would receive nomi-
nations for the vacancies.
Martin said DR.. Furley used large pills,
DR.. Owens medium size and DR.. Minnich
small size which might make good aver
age board The mayor said he would
make appointment as suggested.
SchnitZler thought incandescent lights
cheaper for police headquarters and some
of the hose houses than gas. The light
committee was instructed to submit writ
ten report.
Coffin recalled the ancient movement to
secure uniform names for the streets.
Moved committee report at the next
meeting on the ACCESSIBILITY of having uni
formity of street names.
Coffin had no rules to report and
the mayor inquiring about the
book to contain annual reports
of city officials anxious that they be out
for distribution
Coffin replied that the printer had de-
cided to give the city much better paper
than the contract called for and this had
brought about the delay This was the
modest excuse and no motion passed to
prevent the alleged high grade paper being
used and contractor from losing money.
Carson again introduced the elevated
sewer main question originating in an
alley near Water and Kellogg He wanted
to remove the main and provide some
other way for giving sewer service.
Carson moved that the street commits
sioners proceed to Water and Lewis and
remove a fence from the street belonging
to Dave Hays The motion prevailing and
Carson said he would go with the commits
sioner to remove the fence, claiming Hays
had years ago sold the city the ground he
was claiming now.
Carson wanted to advertise for bids TO
fill up 3. 50O-wOrth of dirt on Market
street. near Kellogg. He said he was
willing the First ward secede and do its
own grading.
Martin inquired how many times man
allowed to speak on mud-hole at the
same meeting.
The rules so far have nothing to say
answering the question.
The effort failed and Carson said he had
nothing more TO ask at the present.
johnson submitted resolution TO pave
Fourth avenue from Douglas north to first
alley; carried.
On motion of johnson stray link of
sidewalk in the east part of Third ward
was placed under a shed for future use
4 petition asked that the electric rail
way poles on North Topeka avenue be
placed in line of trees.
An amendment was offered 70 the cleo
trio railway company franchise to allow
jasDerite to be used in paving street rail
way tracks.
Buckridge wanted TO know why asphalt /
was excluded and moved 10 refer the ordi- /
nance TO paving committee.
johnson was much in favor Of stone for /
such paving not mentioning FIT Collins" /
by name,
The motion 70 refer prevailed.
Judge Chitty adorned the floor and 4
said he was satisfied the council was not /