The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS:
Regular Meeting Of the Council-Bills Allowed
and Appropriations Made

johnson came in about 8, and the council
was at once called to order by the mayor
| There was no lobby present as the
| weather was too blustery and nobody had
any axes to grind The regular routine
work was all that was done during the ses-
| sion.
After the roll call, which showed Carson,
CaswelI, Mckee, Martin, Mos.
| bacher. johnson and Schnitzler to
| be present the minutes of the last
| ocular and intervening special meetings
were read and approved.
| Under the report of city officers the city
engineer submitted report on the subject
of cinder sidewalks. He said if the coun-
Gil did not provide some restrictions the
entire city would be divided into outlying
districts. He said some people would
strew a few ashes along and call that a
| sidewalk He recommended that no walks
| be constructed where people were too poor
| to build wooden sidewalk.
| Moved that the report be adopted
| Moved by Martin that the engineer be
| instructed to draw specifications for Gin
der walks and submit them to the next
meeting.
The second estimate of the city engineer
| east side of Main from Lincoln to Harry;
north side of Lincoln from Hunter to
| Division; on the south side of Third from
Lawrence to Fourth, and on the west side
of Indiana from Second to Third, was sub
mitted and adopted.
| The fourth estimate of the engineer on
the grading of English, Elm and Third,
was submitted and adopted.
| The final estimate on the cement side
walk on the north side Of Douglas from
Fifth to Washington, was submitted and
allowed.
A Communication from the board Of
education on the action of the council in
regard to the changing of the city limits
was received and placed on file.
| The city engineer submitted map of
| the property to be condemned in the open
| ing of Ohio avenue. The map, as submit
| ted, was adopted by the council.
! A petition was received from citizens of
| the Second and Fourth wards, asking that
hay market be established some where
| in the vicinity of the Oak street scales for
the convenience of the people who live in
those wards On motion the matter was
| referred to the councilman from that
ward. with instructions to report at a flu
! ture meeting 4sSsss
A communication was received from
William Stockinger regarding the placing
of the heating apparatus in the new city
| building He said that he should go on in
accordance with the specifications in his
| possession, which provide only for heat
| from the pipes that run through the base
ment for that part Of the building. On
motion the matter was referred to the
| judiciary committee and city attorney.
A petition from a number of citizens of
the Sixth ward was read, stating that they
| were cognizant of and endorsed the
changing of the city boundaries
| by setting out the addition of
| Ransome & Kay. A remonstrance, signed
| by as many, was presented against such
| action on the part of the council On mo-
ton the whole matter was referred to the
councilman from the Sixth ward.
| The bond of the City Water company
was presented and accepted.
Mrs. Susan Hovey was allowed few
| minutes in which to make q statement to
| the council in regard to some money due
her for boarding some of the hands who
worked on the paving last summer. She
stated that she had received an order from
one Foye for boarding men and
that she had given it to a person to present
to the city clerk, but that the party car
| ried it for sixty days and then returned it
to her. In the meantime the agent of
Foye had drawn all money due him from
the city before Mrs. Hovey's order was
presented. The matter was referred to
the councilmen from the second ward
with instructions to see If something
could not be done for Mrs. Hovey's relief
An ordinance was passed making appro-
priations for miscellaneous purposes to
the amount of s., 545.S5.
Carson asked to have rebate of sidewalk
tax on the property of Mrs. A. Wiegand on
her residence property on South Topeka
avenue. Carried.
A bill from DR.. Bibbee for $50 for services
as city physician was allowed and placed
in the appropriation.
An ordinance making an appropriation
for sidewalks was introduced, but was not
passed, except the first item of S204
Bills against the city were then read and
referred to the appropriate committees.
The committee on fire department
of Mr.. Little to move frame
DuIIul0P from lulTO SbTGcJ 10
An adverse report was made on petition
of r. Jacks to build frame building on
Main inside of fire limits. The report Of
the committee was adopted.
The committee on lights reported about
twenty-four gas lights that were on cor
ners where there were electric lights. The
committee recommended the dIscontin-
uance of these lights and the city clerk be
instructed to notify the gas light company
of such continuance.
A motion was made by johnson that the
park committee be instructed to build a
band stand in Hyde park, not to exceed
500. The committee stated that the park
improvements would fall below the esti-
mate in cost and the request for the band
stand was granted.
Carson asked that a crossing be con-
structed on South side of Harry street
across Lawrence.
The question was raised Of the advis-
ability of constructing sidewalk on West
Third. Moved by johnson TO refer to
councilman from Second ward. Amended
by Carson TO order all walk to not be con-
structed Moved to defer the whole mat
ter until next meeting. Moved than an
adjournment be taken until next Monday
On motion adjourned
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