The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-21
PRoCEEDI2Gs OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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| COUNCIL met III auJOuTueO session, May
Cox in the chair. all couucilmen present
On motion Of Councilman Mccall til
petition for rebate of special tax on Levi
academy for 1892 was granted.
| On motion of Councilman johnson tn
matter of replatting the city was referre'
to Judiciary committee 10 confer witt
county commissioners.
On motion of Couuciiman kenyon b. +
| Fisher ana Elmer Marshal We're promote;
10 fir.men OF first class.
| On motion of Councilman Johnson tn
| matter of issuing bonds for purchase Of
| creamatOr was referred TO city attorney 4
report at next meeting.
On motion of Councilman Kenyon tht
SUM OF 500 was placed Mt the disposal 0
the chairman of the board of health.
On motion of Councilman Kenyon thu
mayor appointed Couuciimen Johnson
Cas- ell aud Burton to act with the boart
OF health in providing the city with
dumping ground.
On motion of Councilman Kenyon th,
mayor was instructed to confer with hi
! county commissioners, in view of Operat
, Ing Jointly with them III opening II CORES
pondence with the GoodIand Rain com
| pauy, relative to terms and conditions o
rain contracts.
A blipker was, on motion of Councilman
| Caswe!l, ordered placed at the corner O,
Emporia avenue and Harry street.
The petition for an electric light at the
corner of Enporia and Ninth street, was
on motion OF Councilman johnson refer
red 10 the light committee.
! The city clerk was Instructed to notify
| the Citizens Electric Light company &c
raise the light in Hyde park twenty fee,
above present height, on motion OF Coun-
| Gilman FAIRIES.
The paving committee was granted an
| extension OF time to bring in report rela-
| tive to paving the canal GU Market and
First streets by motion of Councilman
| Hill
The reportof the public improvement
committee and the city engineer on needed
| repairs for the Thirteenth street bridge
| together with estimate of costs on same
WAS read and the city clerk Instructed TO
| advertise for bids on same, by motion OF
Councilman Caswell.
The street commissioner was, on motion
OF Councilman johnson, instrut ted to cut
the hedge on Wabash avenue and grade
| same between Third street and Central
avenue.
On motion of Councilman Csswell the
city clerk WAS instructed to advertise for
three days in the official paper for bids
for the construction of Il food gate in the
| dam of the Little Arkansas flyer.
The report of the sidewalk inspertor was
on motion Of Councilman johnson read
adopted.
The mptter OF rendering the Qse OF the
council chamber to the state board of rail-
road commissioners was on motion of
Councilman johnson referred to mayor
and building committee.
The petition to abate sewer tax on ST.
Johns Episcopal church WAS on motion of
Councilman Mccall, granted.
The city attorney was, on motion of
Councilman Johnson instructed to draw
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bonds for opening Market, Emporia and
Washington streets, also alley between
Topeka avenue aud Lawrence avenue.
The first estimate of city engineer on
paving of Douglas avenue was read and
on motion of Councilman Kenyon referred
to finance committee, to report at the next
meeting.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance to
appoint appraisers to appraise the real
estate liable for special assessment for the
paving o: Douglas avenue was read,
the rul es suspended, placed on its passage
and adopted
Ordinance No. entitled an ordinance
amending section No I of ordinance No.
5S3 regulating the construction, repair and
malntalnance of sidewalk was read. On
motion of Councilman johnson rules were
suspended, ordinance placed on its pas
sage, each section voted upon separately
aud he whole adopted.
Ordinance No. entitled an ordinance to
establish and maintain Il public hay mar
ket and to regulate the hauling OF hay,
mlllet, grass aud straw to and from the
same over, through and along the streets.
alleys and public grounds of the city OF
Wichita was read. each section voted upon
separately and the whole adopted.
Ga motion of Councilman Schad the
finance COMMITTEES and city treasurer were
authorized to borrow money to pay off
bonds maturing this week
On motion of Councilman Johnson, the
bond offered by the Kansas National bauk
as city depository was accepted.
On motion OF Councilman Johnson. the
petition for removal of the dog pound was
referred TO the public improvement COM
mittee, with power to act
The petition for Il permanent sidewalk
on west side OF Main street from Douglas
avenue to north side of Elm street on
motion of Councilman CaswelI, was grant
ed and the property owners given thirty
days to lay same.
On motion of Councilman FAIRIES, the
city clerk was instructed TO notify agents
of the Chicago, Kansas and Northern rail
road and the Missouri Pacific railroad that
the city ordinance regulating the speed of
railway locomotives and trains in the cor
porate limits OF the city must be OBJ
served
On motion of Councilman Horner. the
city clerk was Instructed to notify the
Missouri Pacific railway to put in rail-
road gate at crossing OF Main street.
Councilman Schad moved to lay on the
table the petition for a switch from Mis-
souri, Pacific railway to Citizens Electric
Light company building Carried
On motion of Councilman Mellinger
the council then adjourned
L. VI. Cox, Mayor.
Attest: C. ). SMITH, City Clerk.