The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-22
TIE COUNCIL IN SESSION.
The Council in Adjourned Session and Trans
act Routine business

act Routine business
The council met last evening in ad
jou rned session with nine members pres
ent. Mayor Carey was in the chair ans
business was Immediately taken up Th'
resolutions from Topeka were taken up
read and filed. The mayor offered short
explanation, as did Mr. Leyeridge, of the
board of health.
A communication from N. Bird, asking
for certain assessments against property
to be set aside.
A petition from citizens of the Wesi
Side was received and read, which prays
for sidewalk on Chicago avenue. Ths
matter was referred.
Upon q motion by Councilman Martin
the clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of the pieces OF
| sidewalk on certain lots on North Main
from English street to Elm street, which
have not been laid.
A communication from Messrs. Hol-
brook & Blackwelder was read. IL noti-
| fed the city to pay no rent TO anyone but
them, who are the authorized persons TO
collect. for the use of the lots on which the
| city calaboose is located on North Market
street.
| The clerk read a sidewalk ordinance
which authorizes and directs sidewalks 10
be built of follows:
| Five foot cinder on west side of Martin
son avenue from Mccormick to Maple
street; Sd board walk south side Eleventh
from Biting to Carlos; a foot Cinder on
north side of Eleventh from Fifth to
Washington; 1 foot cinder on north side
of Ninth street from Mead to Washington;
4 foot cinder on west side of Washington
from Eagle to Ninth streets and 4 foot
cinder east side of Washington from Ninth
to Eleventh.
1t was moved to suspend the rules and
pass the ordinance at once, but rs mem
bers from the Fourth ward were absent, it
was decided to defer the matter until the
next regular meeting.
An ordinance appropriating 1888 for
miscellaneous purposes was read and
passed.
The city engineer submitted report in
relation TO the widening of
Waco street between Walnut and
Tenth streets. The report was
adopted. The city attorney was in-
structed to draw up an ordinance to pro-
ceed in the matter of strengthening this
street.
The committee Of the councilmen of the
Fifth ward, who had under consideration
the matter of building certain sidewalks
which had been petitioned for, reported
and their report was adopted. The usual
thirty days were given the people 20 build
the walks
Mr. M0chanhar Cd he ~ of
the council to the radiators for the city
building which Mr. Stockinger had
shipped and were now on the cars in this
oity. He asked to hear the opinion
whether the estimates on them should be
made by the architect while on the
cars or when put in the building. The
opinion seemed to be to make the estimate
after they had been put in the building
The matter was left to the bull ding COM
mittee and the city attorney with power to
act.
Councilman Harris offered a resolution
which gives the property owners on the
west side of Tenth street, between Wich-
ita and Jefferson streets, permission TO
make parking between the sidewalks and
the streets The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Firebaugh put in a request that the
council give him permission to build an
addition to frame house on lot 13, North
Topeka. The council referred the matter
to the fire committee and fire marshal
with the understanding that the request
be granted.
Councilman Brown requested permis-
sion to do the same for a gentleman own
ing some houses on East Douglas between
Mead and Mosley. The matter was also
referred to the fire committee and fire mar
shall for action.
On motion of Councilman Caswell, the
city attorney was instructed to draw up
an ordinance for the construction of side
walks on South Water street from Green
way to Harry street.
Upon motion by Councilman Harris,
the clerk was instructed to tender to Mrs.
Hovey license for a hotel runner and
charge her for only three months. The
lady is said to be poor but respectable and
owns little hotel
On motion the council adjourned.