The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-30
TIE CITY COUNCIL
Met Last Night in Adjourned Session-A sh ort
Session


The council meeting last night was not
very well attended The meeting was
called to order at $50 by Mayor Carey.
Roll call showed absent Mosbacher,
Brown and Buckeridge. The mayor stat
ed at the beginning that there would be a
special meeting of the council on next
Monday evening at which all complaints
on assessments would be heard.
The committee who had prepared rules
for the government of the city council
submitted a report The rules were read
and with some slight alterations were &C
cepted. The city clerk was instructed to
publish the rules for the accommodation
of the members.
The fire committee in conjunction with
the fire marshal located the fire boxes on
the West Side and decided upon establish
ing additional fire boxes and recommended
boxes to be put in at the corner of Syca-
more and Chicago. Oak and Maple and
Seneca and University avenue.
Parties on the east side of Main street
between English and Central, asked for
thirty days time to construct sidewalks.
The time asked for was granted
City Engineer Mulvey was asked
to explain the survey made on
the mill dam. He explained by
means of plat, the entire survey. The
ordinance, copdemning this property
named therein, was read and. after some
discussion, passed. The ordinance speci-
fed no amount to be paid in damages.
which will be done later and at another
time
On motion of Councilman Martin the
city engineer was instructed to survey the
Little river from the dam to the mouth
and Chisholm creek from Douglas avenue
to the mouth of Chisholm creek.
Ordinance 1904, a miscellaneous appro-
prlation ordinance. was passed. 1t amount
ed to trifle over $1,000.
An ordinance was introduced refunding
to the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska
Railway company ss212l which that COM
pany had paid for Jasperite paving at the
time the thirty days were given for pay
nent, as is usually done in such cases, but
later the council determined not to vote
bonds. This was to refund what the COM
pany had paid in at that time After
some discussion the matter was laid on
the table.
Upon motion by Mr.. Caswell, the
street commissioner was instructed to
open a ditch running from Lincoln to
Harry street This ditch was opened years
ago and used before a sewer had been put
in on Market street. After some discus
sion the motion passed.
Mr.. Tucker stated that in raising the
sidewalk in front of Lewis academy,
some 200 blocks were raised and separated
from the cement beneath and that in order
to put the walk in good condition again,
the contractor had informed him required
an additional $12 The amount was
allowed after some discussion in which a
point arose whether or not the grade had
been given at the time the sidewalk was
built Mr.. Goode wished it understood
that if the grade had not been given he
opposed the city's raising the walk now.
Mr.. Mckee called attention to the bad
condition of the board walk in front OF the
Holmes property on Main street
Mr.. Votz, the contractor doing the grad
ing and excavating for the Second and
Central streets, preparatory to paving, was
allowed $50, upon recommendation of the
city engineer in order to pay his men.
After discussing some minor matters, the
council adjourned to meet next Monday
evening.