The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

g Dec. II, ls92.
t The council met in regular session wi
e Mayor Carey in The chair
r All members present except Harris.
The minutes of the last meeting wer
? read and approved.
:, Mr.. Hill, at the request of Councilma
b Mckee, called attention TO the danger 0
: dead wires on the street railway line an,
moved that the matter be referred To III
committee on railways and street rail
| ways. Carried.
I Mr. Martin of the judiciary committet
i reported on Judgment held against th'
city by Edwin White Moore of s292. so ob
aimed in 1890 and recommended payment
of the same. Report adopted.
Couuci!men from the third ward report
, ed favorably.on petition for sidewalk OF
the south side of First street from the
Children's Home TO Park street and on
motion of Leveridge the same was
adopted.
Mr.. CAswell moved that P. NJ Bentley
OF South Lawrence be given the privilege
OF doing public weighing without license,
providing be gives half the proceeds to the
city.
MIR. Kenyon, to whom WAS referred the
|
tou on the fees for weighing a large guam
titY OF hay, reported unfavorably, and on
motion OF Mr.. Schad the report was
adopted.
All bills fled to date were read and on
motion of Tucker were referred to their
proper committees.
A petition to open up Wabash avenue
from Douglas avenue 20 First street was
read and, on motion of Hill, was referred
to councilmen from Third ward.
A communication from the Wilder Fec
! trio Duplex Burglar Alarm compsny.
embracing proposition. was read and, on
motion of johnson, was referred 10 the fire
! committee and city attorney.
| a communication inviting the mayor
and the city attorney to attend
meeting of city attorneys at Topeka
Dec 49, was read and on motion of Cas-
well the mayor and city attorney were re-
quested to accept the same, was carried.
communication from Wichita Gas
Electric Light and Power company, max
ing proposition to take out certain lamps.
etc, was on motion of johnson referred
to light committee and city attorney.
A petition requesting the mayor to re-
move Dennis, city scavenger for the north
district, and TO appoint in his place Jo-
seph Hooker was read. Mr.. Tucker, as
one of the signers of the petition, stated
that it was not his understanding that the
petition would be read before the council
and therefore requested that his name be |
stricken from the list, which was done, |
whereupon the mayor appointed Joseph !
Hooker to fill said position.
a cnTOnunipat from the ~ |
the police commissioners instructing |
city treasurer to turn over s., 900 from sur
plus in police fund to such other fund as |
city council might direct, was read and on
motion of Caswell was received and re-
ferred to finance committee.
Petition for sidewalk on east side of |
Ohio avenue from Douglas avenue to First
street was read aud on motion of Mr..
Tucker was referred back to the petit
TONERS.
Caswel moved that the C hief of police
be instructed to enforce ordinance in re-
gard to cleaning off sidewalks. Carried.
Report OF weighmaster on West Doug
las avenue scales for last half of Novem-
Der was read and referred to scale commit
tee.
Report of police judge for month of No
vember showing amount Of s.. 444 80 col
lected was read and on motion of Martin
was referred to finance committee.
An ordinance vacating streets and al
leys in second Sunnyside addition was
read and went over under the rules.
An ordinance making appropriations
for miscellaneous purposes was read,
placed npon its passage and carried.
Moved by GoOde that a committee of
three be appointed TO condemn the side
walk on east side Of Fifth avenue from
Oak to Ninth, on west side of Meade from
Oak to Tenth, on north side of Eagle street
from Meade to Washington and on south
side of Tenth street from Meade TO Fifth
avenue. Carried. Later the mayor APP
pointed Oh the above committee Council
men Hill, Martin and Leverage.
Mr.. Goode stated that the hedge on
Cleveland avenue between Ninth aud
Tenth Tapped over the sidewalk, making it
very unpleasant for children going and
coming from school, and moved that the
public improvement committee be in
tructed to have hedge trimmed or cut
lown. Carried.
Mr.. Goode called attention to cutters
iiled with snow and drift and stated that
5ue sJTeeL COUlmlsSiOHtT COulu nave tue
Ise of city prisoners for cleaning same and .
moved that said commissioner be requested
o call at city prison every morning aud
.et men for such work. Carried.
Mr.. Tucker informed the council that
Eleventh street was opened to bridge aud
eady for travel.
Mr.. Schad called attention to sidewalk
o be built on south side Of Park from
'opeka to Lawrence, and moved that the
Jerk advertise for bids. Amended by
ohnsoa that clerk advertise for bids on
Il unfinished walks. Carried as amended
An ordinance containing a description of
TO be taken iutO city limits was
FAD, rules suspended, placed upon its
assage and Carried.
On motion OF Leveridge. council ad-
,urned. J. Il. CAREY. Mayor.
Attest: J. V KoOGLE,
Assistant City Clerk. q