The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Sdfey Caileu Cne COUNCIL To OrueT IN regular
session. All the councilmen were present
except Goode, johnson and Leveridge.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read aud approved without correction.
The committee on franchise and licesnes
reported substituting three provisions in
the electric light ordinance duced at
the last meeting. The provisions refer
mainly to the time.
Mr.. Martin moved that the report be
adopted. Mr.. Tucker observed that it was
signed by only two of the five committee
whereupon Mayor Carey stated that he
could not be present with the committee
owing to the fact that be had spent all
day considering matters of greater inn
portance to the city. He stated some OBJ
jections to the ordinance aud animated
very plainly that he would veto it had it
passed in its present condition. He
believed that those asking for
the franchise should be compelled by the
terms of the ordinance TO put up adequate
security for the performance of the work
they propose to do. Councilman Tucker
moved that the report of the committee be
laid over till the next regular meeting to
give the balance of the committee a
chance to sign it if they considered it of
interest to the city. The motion was
adopted.
The committee on light through its
chairman. Mr.. Caswell made kick about
light being taken away from the West
Side, and, on motion, the Light company
was ordered to put it back without any
unnecessary delay,
Mr.. Caswell asked for permission for
MIR. Sternberg to put in certain sewer
mains outside the sewer limits, and. on
motion. the matter WAS referred TO the
sewer committee with power to act.
A petition was presented asking the
council to vatate the following streets and
alley in McCormick's addition: Earl and
Pearl avenues from Seneca street to the
west line of Mccormick ) addition; Robert,
Martinson, Elizabeth, Fern. Wildwood and
Vine from Mccormick to Walker; also all
the alleys in the addition. On motion the
petition was received and adopted
Judge Shields who was present asked
for ii rebate of the penalty added to the
tax of Mr.. Ireland on the West Side on ac-
count of sidewalk and on motion the
same was granted.
A petition was read from Laura Law
renee and Robert E. Lawrence relative to
the suit pending in the courts
known as Lawrence against the city
petition to pay the costs in the
case in the event of the city
withdrawing the appeal it has taken
from the decision of Judge Reed. Mr..
Haymaker. the attorney for the petitioners
made a speech on the subject before the
council, illustrating the hardships and
worry the petitioners are the victims of on
account of the appeal. On motion the
prayer of the petitioners was granted by a
vote of seven to two.
A petition was received from citizens
living in the nsighborhood of Second street
and Mead avenue reciting the danger that
exist there to life and limb by passing
trains and asking for some means of pro-
lection. On motion the city clerk was
asked to call the attention of the Rock
Island Railway company to the necessity
of appointing flagman for that crossing.
Councilman Martin moved that when
an adjournment would be made it should
DE till next Saturday night. The motion
carried.
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tain streets in Carey addition was read
and adopted and an ordinance was passed
declaring Fifth avenue from the south
side of Seventeenth street to the north
side Of first alley south of Vine street va
Gated. At this juncture the mayor in a
short but appropriate speech presented in
behalf of the city officers very nice clock
to Lieutenant Mundwell of the engineers
department. The lieutenant received the
clock with brief acknowledgment and
was very happy. 1t was the municipal
to his list of wedding pres
ents.
An ordinance was passed excluding from
the fire limits all that part of the east side
of Market street from Second to Elm and
all of Wichita street from Williams south
to En- : lish street.
The mayor was handed a number of bids
for the construction of the approaches to
the Eleventh street bridge, which he did
not open. He said he would open the bids
if the council said so, but he did not think |
there was enough money in the treasury |
to pay for the contract when awarded aud |
be positively stated that he would not sign |.
any contract unless he knew the money
was in the treasury to pay for it. The |
council did not insist on him opening the |
bids and that interesting part of the pro-
ceedings did not take place
Peter Getto addressed the council about !
the cottonwood tree nuisance and suggest
ed that it could be abated by cutting down
oue of about every seven cottonwoods in |
the city. The matter was referred to
committee
Adjourned.