Wichita eagle., 1890-02-18
CITY COUNCIL SESSION.

!, 4
Healy and Williams, with Mayor Clemen
in the chair. The city clerk had asked 70
more assistance to take care of business il
|, his department. Action was deferred til
miscellaneous business.
The bills of mayor, clerk and assistants
engineer and street commissioner amount
ing to $3.50 were read and under protest O
Healy allowed. He thought some othe
bills were older aud should be given pref
erence.
Some bills for Proudfoot & Bird wers
read and johnson thought they should b.
allowed 10 run for time. In the same
ordinance were some printing bills. a:
was expected Carson wanted Proudfoot &
Bird to get their money quick.
Barnes thought the architects could
get along without it themselves
Glaze said that they wanted tkei,
| money.
Healy thought it vas paying s70o tc
architects in advance and was not neces
sary.
Carson said Healy, Barnes and johnson
were business men and should know the
contract. He made another earnest speech
for paving architects.
|
some other bills were allowed while the
contract was being fished out. Sullivan &
Steinmetz were allowed 1854.
| ]. c. Redfield, r. c. Holloweil and T. C.
Reed were appointed appraisers for curb
and guttering.
| By this time it was developed that the
architects had no advance payment on file
and the bill was knocked out. Carson had
| nothing more to say on the extreme bind
| ing effect OF contract which could not be
| found.
| The committee on city boundary re-
| ported an ordinance which took in Lin
| wood park and in rounding out the city
| brought in Burton car works addition and
about sixty acres Of built up additions
The packing plants were included and
suggested they could be cut out should
they make a protest before the court. The
ordinance was passed after considerable
confusion.
Mr.. Squlres, of the Barber Asphalt COM
pany, was presented by the mayor, and
said that he had been called to Wichita by
estimate on asphalt paving being reduced
from $2S5 to S2.65 He said it was the
first instance he knew of such a case
cut; outside competition would set the
price. The engineers estimate being much
above cost would not raise the price of
paving. He asked that the council restore
the estimate where it was when the COM
pany came into the city.
Carson-Moye city engineer put estimate
back to $3.50. He did not say swear to
it,
Mercer, promptly-Second the motion.
Glaze said it was a reflection on the
the Judgment of the city engineer
The city engineer said he had made his
estimate and was willing to stand by it
and the council could not make him
change his estimate. This was received
with cheers by the lobby.
Mercer Estimate cuts no figure, and if
Douglas avenue gets pavement cheaper
than Market it would cause a kick.
Carson thought competition would set
tie the price, and not engineers estimate
Coming down to the fact he asks this for
favor. 1t will hurt asphalt elsewhere" "
Coffin said it did make some difference
what estimate was submitted The en-
gneer set the maximum price. Before
the asphalt company put the price to the
that company to have bid below maxi
mum. The city engineer isright when he
says the council can't make him change
an estimate any more than make the city
attorney submit an opinion that is not
legal. The city engineer can scarcely be
made by the council to make affidavit to
what he thinks is not true
The city engineer asked Mr.. Souires if
estimate was restored to 81 so if he would
suo omit a bid below S26S
Mr.. Squires said he was not SUBJ
mitting bids at this time. He
would later. He had not lob
bied to get the price restored as he did
not think there could be an objection.
Mayor Clement-While it is true the
council can't make the engineer restore
the price, yet he could be asked to raise the
estimate. He then ruled the motion out
of order.
Mr.. Swan, representing Jasperte, of |
was presented and said that |
IN his town two years ago it had been put |
down in horse car track and had stood the |
travel admirably. He read letters of |
recommendation. After showing speci- |
mems he said the price would not exceed |
S2 so per yard; would guarantee five years /
The city engineer placed sl.06 per yard |
on macadum for Douglas and $50 for
brakes patent jasperite. The estimates
were placed on file.
A petition wanted Indiana avenue open
from First to Douglas. 1t was inJimated
some parties wanted to sell lots for street
he city pay the bill. The matter was re-
ferred
Mr.. Mathewson asked that committe
De appointed to give estimate of damages
If sewer through his farm south. Request
granted.
Carson moved ordinance 759 be repealed
md pay back license money by commission
ntn. Schniizler was second.
Glaze amended that further time be
given for investigation and Herrig
second.
The mayor suggested that the commits
ion men get together end report what
hey want. The amendment prevailed. II
Coffin, of Judiciary, recommended Geo.
3obinson's claim OF $1,000 be rejected: also
eject claim of Otis Brown. Report
dopted.
3. F. Tohe wanted damage for property
lear Kellogg and Main and reduced his
,rice 10 $50. The city attorney thought it
,est 10 give him that amount.
On motion of Glaze proposition adopted. |
Mr.. Schnitzer said water company rep
esentative wanted more time 10 figure on
,entral avenue bridge.
Heaiy, on light question, wanted COM (
nittee appointed 20 revise gas lamps The
notion prevailed.
Downing moved fire alarm extended tn
street and Fairyiew. which pre-
aIled.