The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-20
COUNCIL MEETING.
A Good Deal OF Business Transacted Las
Night.

The city council met in adjourned SEES
sion last night. with Mayor Cox presiding
and all the members present.
The first business taken up was the con-
sderation OF q petition from Lewis acad-
envy, asking that the sewer and paving
| taxes, amounting to over $500, be abated
Colonel Lewis, Rev. David Winters, Pro.
lessor Naylor. Mr.. Lehman, ". c. Little
and others. were present, and the latter
made a talk, advocating the request con.
| tanned in the petition.
Councilman Kenyon opposed the petit
ton, stating that it was pay school and
was not entitled to an abatement Of the
| taxes.
K. P. FAIRIES also opposed it. but Oh
motion of Mr.. Mccall, the prayer Of the
petitioners was granted, with Kenyon,
FAIRIES and Burton voting in the mega
| tive.
City Assessor Caldwell was given the
privilege of the floor and IN an exhaustive
speech showed the necessity for new set
of maps of the plating OF the city which
would cost about 5000. half Of which would
! be paid for by the county commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. johnson the matter was
referred to the judiciary committee.
MIR. Ferries of the fire and water COM
mittee presented report recommending
that B. Z. Fisher and Elmer Marshal be
promoted to fremen of the first class and
| on motion OF Kenyon the report was
| adopted.
= Mr.. johnson of the health committee
presented report recommending the i'm
mediate purchase of a crematory and on
motion the matter was referred to the city
attorney to report at the neut meeting Of
| the council.
I On motion OF Mr.. Kenyon 500 was
placed to the credit of the health COM
mittee to be used in contingencies.
On motion of Mr.. Kenyon the health
committee of the council was requested to
| act with the general health committee in
the matter OF providing dumping
ground
| \ resolution was presented by Mr.. Ken
yon and unanimously adopted requesting
the mayor to co operate with the county
commissioners concerning the Goodland
rain making enterprise.
On motion of Mr.. Caswell blinker was
ordered placed at the corner OF Emporla
avenue and Harry street.
A petition for an arc light at the corner
| Of Ninth street and Emporia avenue was
referred to the light committee.
On motion of Mr.. FAIRIES the city clerk
WAS instructed to request. superintendent
O'Neill OF the Electric Light company to
raise the light IN Hyde park about twenty
| feet.
! Mr.. Hill of the paving committee asked
and was granted further time TO report on
the proposition TO pave the canal" Oh
Market street
Mr.. Horner submitted the report of
Engineer Jackson. deeming the Thirteenth
street bridge unsafe and on motion of
Caswell the clerk was instructed to adj
vertise for bids to repair it at once.
On motion of Mr.. johnson the street
commissioner was instructed to cause the
hedge OF Wabash avenue between Third
and Central streets to be cut and the
street graded.
On motion of Mr.. Caswell the city clerk
was Instructed 70 advertise for bids for the
construction of flood gate in the dam Of
the Little river.
a report was submitted concerning con-
demned sidewalks which, on motion OF
Mr.. Johnson, was adopted.
was Instructed to give the use of the coun-
Gil cham Der to the state board of railway
commissioners during their business
meetings while in the city.
c. a. Walker, senior warden of ST.
Johns Episcopal church asked for an
abatement of the sewer taxes against it
and on motion of Mccall, the prayer of
Mr.. Walker was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson the city at
torney was instructed to draw an ordi-
nance for bonds for opening certain streets
according to previous action Of the couu- !
Gil.
On motion of Mr.. Kenyon the estimate |
of the city engineer on the paving OF Doug |
las avenue was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
An ordinance appointing John Kelly. c. !
H. Luling and John Vaudine as appraisers !
Of the property abutting on Douglas ave
nue., within the paving limit, WAS read and |
passed.
An ordinance creating hay market |
was read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Schad a resolution |
was passed empowering the finance COM |
mittee and city treasurer to borrow money |
to pay off maturing indebtedness in New |
York this week.
The bond of the Kansas National bank !
as a city depository WAS approved with |
W. S. Corbett, j. L. Dyer aud N. 9. Camp |
bell as sureties.
\ petition, gorgeous and poetic in its |
phraseology, asking Tor the removal of the /
dog pound, was read and referred to the /
public Improvement com mittee.
y petition asking for the laying of t
permanent sidewalk on the west side OF |
Main street from Douglas avenue to Elm !
street. was read and adopted and the prop /
erty owners given thirty days to lay the |
same.
On motion of Mr.. FAIRIES the |
city clerk was instructed to no
tify the agents of all railways run
ming into the city that the ordinance
relative TO the r;,te OF speed within the
city limits Will be strictly enforced in the
future.
On motion of Horner the city clerk was
instructed to notify the Missouri Pacific
railway 10 put in gates at the crossing at
Twelfth street.
Petition for switch on Wichita street
10 the electric light house was, on motion
of Schad, laid on the table.
Adjourned.
OPERA HOUSE Renovated