The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-24
OAK STREET PRESBYTERIAN cHURcl
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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Jan. %, 1892.

| PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
(Oficial.)
Special call meeting
The council convened pursuant 70 a call
and order OF the mayor, Mayor Carey in
| the chair All couucilmen present except
| Mr.. Caswell and Mr.. Harris.
Mr.. Glaze of the finance COMMITTEES re-
| ported that his committee had prepared
| an appropriation ordinance, including
most of the bills filsd and consuming
about all the funds in hands OF city treas
urer Report adopted.
The following report of committee on
| buildings and furniture was submitted
and read, towit:
Your committee on furniture for the
| city hall would respectfully report the fol-
/ lowing: We invited bids on the list of
furniture previously adopted by the mayor
aud council. due notices with list wanted
was sent by the city clerk to each of the
| following firms: The Beattic Manufac-
turing Co., st. Louis, j. VI. Murdoch &
| Co, Lincoln, Neb., The School and Church
Furniture Co., Kansas City, Mo, A. IL.
| Andrews 81 Co., Chicago, and Conaut
| Bros Furniture Co, Toledo. Bids were
to be opened Jan. 10, '92. Only three firms
| submitted bids
Before converting your committee ex-
acted a certified check for $500 from each
to bind their bids. The committee there
| upon met Jan. Is, 1892. All members
present.
Bids of School and Church Furniture
company was to indefinite to be consider
ed. The Andrews company and the
Conant company were the only boni fide
bids submitted. Your committee was in
session Jan. 18th, 10Th. 18th and 18th, in
speeding the different samples. models.
plans, diagrams, styles, etc. both OF the
1st and End grades OF furniture, and
after careful and minute investigation
with thorough comparison of prices and
qualities submitted, your committee
awarded the contract to the Conant Bros
Furniture company of Toledo, Ohio, for
81, TAI. 80. being the lowest and best bid,
with all the committee voting in the
affirmative.
Your committee selected the 1st quality
OF oak throughout, which is finely and
artistically finished. The End grade. III
our Judgment, was higher in proportion
and prices varied not sufficient to warrant
change from the best.
The city attorney drew up the contract
In duplication, which have been signed,
and the committee reserved the right to
reject any articles of furniture not up to
the standard Goods to be ready and in
position within sixty days, and payment to
be made January l5 1898, when the whole
is accepted.
A T. BUCKERIDGE, Chairman.
w. r. TUCKER,
CHARLES MOSBACHER,
JOHN b. CAREY,
H. l.. GORDON,
j. NJ. LEyERIDGE,
Committee on Buildings and Furniture
Attest: FRED. SCHATTNER,
CLERK OF COMMITTEES.
On motion of Mr. Glaze the report WAS
ratified and adopted by full vote of the !
council.
Mr.. Buckeridge stated that no interest
was included in the above, and that the
contract so specifies it.
The committee on sewers and drainage |
made the following report, which was
adopted: THAT having thoroughly tested |
(since Aug 16, 1891 the practical workings |
the Flood Gate" patented by Mr.. E. Z. !
Fitzpatrick, we are perfectly convinced |
from our own knowledge of usefulness and |
together with the high endorsement of the |
city engineer hereupto attached. we believe |
the city should be in possession of
said improvement We therefore recon- |
mend that six (6) of said gates be pur-
chased at once. as follows: One each for |
the 20, IS, Is, H. 10 and inch mains at A
cost of S63H per gate; total of $500. The |
patentee o guarantee in writing the city |
of Wichita the perpetual use aud right to
maintain said patent without further de-
mands on receipt of amount hereby |
recommended.
[Signed1 B. K BROWN, Chairman.
A. t. BUCKERIDGE,
VIM. y. CAswELL,
GEO p GLAZE,
CHAS MOSBACHER,
Committee on Sewers and Drainage.
Petition asking to rebate the sewer tax
from property of Reformed church Was
read, and on motion of Mr.. Glaze was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Petition OF A. Stattleman for position as
city scavenger was referred to the health
Report of city engineer on damage to
private property by certain portions OF the
sewers, was on motion of Mr.. Buckeridge
referred to the sewer committee.
Report of city engineer on Harry street
was on motion OF Mr.. Martin
accepted, and further moved that said
petition be granted and thirty
days given owners TO construct it; carried.
REPORTS of Weighmasters Woodcock
and Sargent for December, 1891, were re-
ferred to the scale committee.
Report OF A. +. Museler, police judge,
for December, 1891. was on motion receiv-
ed and referred to the finance committee.
Official reports of city treasurer and city
clerk for the month of December, 1891, |
were referred to the finance committee
Reports of city marshal on all lights not
giving service were considered. Mr.. Glaze
sta ed that deductions had already been
made by not allowing interest on overdue
bills Mr. Buckeridge then moved that
reports be received and that the clerk
notify all companies that hereafter defect
i've lights will be deducted from their bills
Carried.
Ordinance No. 1,116, IAN ordinances
amending section of ordinance $50. en-
titled An ordinance TO prevent the OBJ
-3ruction and improper use OF streets,
alleys and public grounds, was read.
rules suspended, placed on its passage and
carried.
Ordinance No. liz. IAN ordinance de-
cl s<inQ it necessary TO open aud extend
O8ie avenue from Park street 10 Garden
&Fest and appropriate private property
s5r that purpose. was read, rules Eu-. |
pended placed on its passage and carried
Mr Glaze stated that Dir. Foltz yet
claimed So more on grading short streets.
and that an estimate from the sx-cify
engineer had been FLED showing that
amount. and moved that the same be re-
ierred 20 the public Improvement commit
tee. which was carried.
Mr. Martin moved that we do no more
business this afternoon. but pass on the
appropriation ordinances. Carried
Ordinance No. LIS. "An ordinance
al appropriation ont of the sever
fund, was read. placed On its passage and
carried.
Ordnance No. 1.IIs, IAN ordinance
appropriations for miscellaneous
purposes" was read. placed On its passage
and carried
On motion the counsel adjourned-
Attest. jobs 3. CAEET.