The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-29

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The council met in regular session agair
last night with Mayor Carey in the chsi
and all the councilmen present excep
Goode and M0sbacher.
The proceedings of the previous meeting
were read and, upon motion, adopted.
The committee on public building ano
furniture was called upon to report ano
said that the city building was progress
ing finely, and as it would not be long un
I'll it would be completed, they
suggested that each councilman con
slider the matter of furniture and
come prepared at the next meeting to ex-
press themselves in regard to it. They
also recommended that the material be
furnished the boys at hose house No. Z, to
be used in repairing the house. Their re-
port was adopted.
The committee on railways reported that
the Midland company had not complied
with their contract, and on the strength Of
this report a motion was made and
carried that the company be ordered to
fxup their track between Oak and Thir-
teenth streets and that they take up all
their track south of Douglas avenue.
1t was decided to furnish Mr. Mueller OF
Fairmount with scale books, he to give
bond and to turn over half the receipts OF
the scales to the city.
The fire and water committee reported
favorably on the petition to be allowed to
move frame building from outside the
fire limits to the corner of Main and Cen
tral. 1t was referred back to the commit
tee and fire marshal with power TO act.
They also suggested that the owner of the
hose house at the Burton car works be
paid rent as per contract.
Quite a heated discussion on the gas
light question was INDUCED in by the
members from the different wards, and it
was decided that the city attorney notify
the gas company to discontinue all their
lights where they were at the same places
with the electric light except at the Santa
Fe and Rock Island depots.
The special committee on error in side
walk tax made report which was &C
cepted.
A lot of claims and-accounts were pre-
sented and referred to the proper COM
mittees.
Councilman Martin was substituted in
the place of Mr.. Mosbacher on the light
committee from the Sixth ward
An invitation from the Germans to the
mayor and council to participate in their
celebration here on the 9th of October was
read and accepted.
A petition was offered asking the privi-
lege for the property owners of one block
away down on South Market to have a
cinder instead of board sidewalk. 1t was
discussed at length and afterwards
granted.
A communication from the police COM
mission WAS received and the amount,
81, 600 from fines was ordered to be placed
in the general fund.
A communication from Mr. Milligan |
about sidewalk tax was read and referred |
to the proper committee.
The report of the city engineer in regard |
to flushing certain sewers from the race |
was referred TO the sewer committee and |
city engineer.
The final estimate of city engineer on |
brick pavement on Central between Main I,
and Market was read and the treasurer
and committee were instructed to pay the |
contractor.
Ordinances regulating hack stands, OPEN
ing Waco from Walnut and Tenth streets, |
providing for more sidewalks, appropriat-
ing g, 002. so on thirty first estimate on city |
building and appropriating money for
purposes were read and /
passed.
The mayor appointed P. V. Healy, w.
J. Holbrock and ]. L. Reece as a COM
mittee to condemn the property to be
made into Waco street which were con-
firmed by the council
The bids for bridge across Little river
on Eleventh street were opened, and ]. K.
Sawyer's bid being the lowest he was
awarded the contract at 1890 Several
bids were received and all were very close.
Council adjourned to meet again next
Monday night