The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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| June u, 1893.
Tie council met in regular session with
| Mayor Cox Ia the chair aud all the MEM
bers pres .tt.
The minutes or the last regular meeting
| were real and approved.
| MIR. Schad of the finance committee re-
ported that he Fourth National bank and
the Kansas National bank had been agreed
upon rs repositories for city funds. and
that each bank gave a bond for the sum of
$50 600 On motion of Schad the report
was adopted
Mr.. Schad, of the finance committee. Of
| fered resolution instrucGing the city
clerk TO advertise for six consecutive days
tor bids on Douglas avenue paving bonds
On motion of Mr.. Schad the resolution
| was adopted.
| Mr.. FAIRIES moved to instruct the water
company to make certain repairs on West
| Douglas avenue and Wichita street. Car
rie,i.
On motion of Mr. Schad. the matter Of
eniarging water main on Lawrence ave
nue., between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, was left to the fire and water COM
| mittee.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, the matter
of paving the ''canal" on Market and
First streets was referred to the mayor,
city attorney and public improvement
| committee.
On resolution of Mr.. Sawyer, the matter
of inspection of paving on Douglas ave-
nue. WAS left TO the city engineer.
On motion of Mr.. Kenyon, the matter OF
cutting weeds and purchasing moving
| machines was referred to public improve
ment committee and street commissioner,
| with power to act
On motion of Mr. Sawyer the engineer
| AMI public improvement COMMITTEES were
| instructed to examine the condition OF
| Thirteenth street bridge and report al
| ucXt regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Hill the matter OF the
improvement of Wheeler Avenue was left
TO the public Improvement committee and
| street commissioner with Instructions TO
| report at next meeting.
On resolution offered by Mr. Schad the
street commissioner was instructed 10
notify the Electric Street Railway Com
pany to remove the rails and ties at the
| corner of Oak aud Main streets.
On motion Of Mr. Schad a resolution
| offered by Mr.. Burton. that certain trees
| be removed and permission to build
SWITCH near the Steinhouser building on
| Fifth Avenue, was referred to the council
men from the Third Ward with power TO
| act.
Mr. Mellinger moved that the matter Of
complaint of 6. w. Huckins on account OF
81 ewalk repairs charged against him be
re iuced to 50 and that the city clerk be
| authorized TO issue a certificate of error.
| The usual number of claims and ac-
| counts against the city was read and re-
| ferred to their proper committees
City Engineer Jackson made report on
| the proposition to dam Little river and on
motion of Mr. Schad the report was re-
ceived and placed on file.
On motion of Mr.. Hill the report of the
police judge for the month OF May was re-
ferred to the finance committee
An ordinance making appropriation for
miscellaneous purposes was read and
adopted.
An ordinance concerning the deposit
tories for city funds was read and CD mo.
ton of Mr. Schad the rules were sus-
pended, the ordinance placed on its pass
age. and adopted.
Petition for the opening of Lincoln
street from the Santa Fee railway to Wash
ington was, on motion of Mr.. Horner, re-
ferred to the councilmen from the Sixth
ward.
The communication from Mrs. Jessie
Black was, on motion OF Kenyon, referred
to the mayor with power to act.
On motion of Mr.. Kenyon the potion of
l.. G. Cook for permit to move n house
across the bridge in Linwood was referred
to the fire marshal, fire committee and
mayor with power to act.
On motion of Mr.. Caswell an invitation
from Peerless Lodge, A. O.. L. W.. for the
COUNCIL W dlbcuu GuClI IOulUu Va OiJ
picnic and celebration, was accepted,
A reGues: by Wichita Council No 80,
Commercial Travellers, for the use of Lin-
wood park for Fourth of July picnic, was,
on motion of Mr.. johnson, granted.
| The report of Jessie Burt, weighmaster
| of the Fourth avenue scales. was, on mo-
| ton of Mr.. johnson, referred to the scale
committee.
A petition to abate a certain nuisance on
| the northeast corner of Third and Stevens
streets was on motion of Mr.. Horner. re-
ferred to the fire marshal with power to
act
The mayor then reappointed Theodore
Reed as janitor for the City building, and
on motion of Mr.. Horner, the appoint
ment was unanimously confirmed.
A communication from Proudfoot &
Rrd was, on motion of Kenyon, referred
to public building committee and city at
torney.
Bids on sidewalks were opened and the
bid of s. Smith being the lowest Mr.
Schadd moved that the contract be
awarded him; carried.
The mayor stated that Hale Cowley was
present and desired to make a few re.
marks Permission being granted Mr.
Cowley stated that there are several
excursions planned for Kansas and
that he would like to be Endorsed
by the city council as immigration agent
Tor TINS district, WhereupOn councilman
Schad offered the following: 1--WE hereby
recommend Hale Cowley as immigration
agent for this district; he has the qualifi-
| cation and experience and deserves any
assistance and cooperation you may be
able to give him." which was adopted.
Mr.. Cowley also asked that the council
give it as the sense of that body tina: a
sum of money amounting to about $780,
now in the hands of A. w. Oliver. treas
urer of the Kansas Immigration bureau,
be turned over to him TO be expended by
him (Cowley) at the worlds fair in
| advertising Kansas and promised that
be would account for the
expenditure Of the same. On motion of
Councilman johnson. the matter was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee with
power to act.
The mayor appointed Councilmen Ken.
| yon and Mccall mem bers of the board OF
| health.
The council went into executive session.
The council went out ot executive ses-
| sion, and on motion of Councilman Hill,
adjourned till next Monday night.
l.. NJ. Cox, Mayor.
Attest:-C. S. SMITH, City Clerk.
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