The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Civ Clerk ana Assistant Appointed-Several
Sidewalks Ordered Laid-Miscel-
laneous Business

The council was called to order by Mayor |
Carey at sos last night. The roll call |
showed all the members present except |
Mr.. Brown.
Minutes of the meetings of the 18th and
18th were read and approved.
The mayor then announced the appoint
ment of Fred Schattrer as city clerk. and
J. Y. Koocle as assistant. The appoint
ments were confirmed by a unanimous
vote
The Injunction suit of Robt. E. Law
renee against the city OF WICHITA was re-
ferred to the city attorney.
A plan submitted by the city engineer to
build an intercepting sewer TO connect
mains "B'' and &c" with "D' SO that the
packing house sewage would be carried
off by main 3D.; instead OF "B'' and "C'
as it has been heretofore, was, on motion,
ordered placed on file.
A petition from a large number OF the
citizens in the locality of this proposed
change, demonstrating against 1t, was
read. Petition was granted.
An ordinance was passed appropriating
the sum of s., 1s7 to the contractor OF the
city building, in accordance WITH the
twenty-fifth estimate Of the architect
A petition praying that Elm street ne
opened from Riverside TO Sherman street
was introduced. Referred TO councilman
of the Second ward.
A claim was presented from n. Ander-
son for 81. $40 against the city for alleged
iniuries received on bad sidewalk. Re
ferred to city attorney and Judiciary COM
mittee.
The mayor appointed Martin, Tucker
and Harris as judiciary committee
An ordinance appropriating $3.O26. 81 for
city building purposes was passed.
The committee on public improvements
recommended that sidewalks be placed be-
| fore thirty FIVE lots on the east SIDE Oh
| Main street between English and Elm.
Action deferred one week.
A sidewalk, 100 feet in length, was
ordered constructed on Sycamore street,
! between Texas avenue and ZINE street, Oh
| the west side of the street.
Councilman Glaze moved that the sum
of $50. 900 be taken from the city hall fund
and temporarily placed IN the sewer funo.
After some discussion the motion was put
and carried.
The committee appointed to see county
commissioners with reference to the over
flow of the creek at the Burton Car Works,
reported that the matter was under con-
sideration by the county commissioners,
with good results anticipated
On motion of Councilman Caswell the
street commissioner was instructed 10
dig ditch along Indianapolis avenue.
between Main and Water streets, to carry
the surplus water away that now lodges
in that vicinity. Mr.. Caswell also moved
that the city engineer in connection Win
the sewer committee do something 10
afford relief to the citizens OF south Lin
coin street in the matter OF making con
duit from certain low places In that
vicinity. into the sewer for the purpose OF
preventing the Judgment of water IN the
said low places. The motion was carried
On motion of Councilman Buckerldge
the city attorney was instructed to draw
an ordinance repeating the ordinance
creating the office of city physician ana to
have the same ready at the next meeting
of the council
A petition from number OF property
holders asking that the city councll re
scind its former action in ordering sloe-
walks laid along Eleventh street between
Mosely avenue snd Washington. was pre-
sented by Councilman Glaze, and on mo
ton the prayer of the petitioners was
granted.
The public improvements committee IN
conjunction with the city engineer were
instructed to investigate and define II
what portion of the city cinder ordinance;
were possible and to report next Monda,
night.
On motion by Caswell committee was
amounted to revise the names OF some O
the streets OF the city. Casweli. Bucke
ridge. Mosbacher, Mckee, Tucker ant
. Glaze constitute the committee.
motion was made to have the Eas
Douglas avenue scales moved to NORTH
Fourth or Emporia avenue, as more con
venient place for patrons of 1t. 1t wa
stated that on account of their being 81
much out of the way of teamsters prlvat
, scale owners were doing larger bushes
than the city scales and that the prlyat
scales were without license. The matte
, was finally referred to the committee Oh
, scales to investigate and report at mex
+ meeting.
, On motion a committee of three citizen
were appointed to confer. in conjunction
with the sewer committee, with Col. Levi
in regard to the Chisolm creek matter. d
p. Allen, A. w Oliver and Maj. Powel
/. constitute the committee.
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