The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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Caswell, FAIRIES, Hill, johnson, Kenyon,
Sawyer and Scliad answering to roll call,
and Councilman Mccall coming in later.
Minutes If last regular and intervening
meetings were read and approved as lead.
On motion OF Councilman johnson the
clerk was instructed to have the report OF
the clerk and city treasurer showing the
financial condition of he city at the time
the present administration took charge OF
The affairs OF The city published in the
local columns OF the Wichita daily EAGLE.
Councilman Schad, chairman OF the
financ- committee, reported that he and
the city clerk had taken the Douglas
avenue bonds to Topeka and had them
registered as per instructions of the City
council. Ga motion of Councilman Hill
the report was adopted.
granting Z j. O'Neil permission
to erect FIRE proof frame
building between Mead and Mosley
avenues, was amended by Councilman
Casweii to be referred 10 the fire marshal
aud fire committee. Adopted.
On motion OF Councilman Hill, chair
man of the paving committee and scales
committee. resolution was adopted In.
structing the street commissioner to serve
the Wichita Electric Light and Railway
company with notice TO pave the space in
the center of Market street with genuine
Trinidad Lake asphalt from the south
line OF Elm street to the north iiue of
English street.
A resolution instructing the city attor-
ney to examine the bond executed and
gran ed TO the city of Wichita by T.. f.
Wilson and securities for the faithful
performance of the Jasperite contract
and if in his Judgment Il suit can be sue
cessfully maintained thereon to recover
- sf.in NY ho tv h.t l,o
Institute the necessary action or actions
for that purpose, and should he need as
sistance he is hereby empowered to employ
the same, subject to the approval of the
MAYOR, bu5 no fees shall be paid for such
assistance unless IL recovery is had and All
amount collected, was read aud on
motion of Councilman johnson adopted.
The matter OF repairing the cutters of
the roof of the city building and also to
furnish n lightning arresJer to connect the
tower with the cutters was on motion of
Councilman johnson referred to Council
man Caswell of the building comm ttee to
have tie necessary repairing doue.
On motion of Councilman johnson the
matter of repairing the engine ana radia-
tors of the city building was referred to
the building committee.
On motion of Councilman Hill resolu.
ton was adopted instructing the street
" hOtHy tLC w ACulCd anu
Western Railway company to lower TO
city grade their road across Emporia, To-
peka, Lawrence, Market, Main and Water
streets,
The following resolution was on motion
of Councilman Ferries adopted:
Resolved, That the city of Wichita en-
ploy no teams on public improvements
unless driven by the owner.
On motion of Councilman Caswell the
g Of fly,v
interfering with the sewer mains, was re-
ferred to the sewer committee.
On motion of Councilman johnson the
petition of the First NJ. f. church for Il
rebate of sewer tax was referred to the ju-
dietary committee.
On motion of Councilman johnson the
light committee were instructed to see
I he manager of the Electric Railway and
Light company about having the lights
turned on earlier on Fest Douglas avenue,
also as TO why some of the lights are on
the side OF the street instead of the center.
The chairman Of the light committee
asked for further time to bring in a report
on the petition for an arc light at the
crossing of the Wichita and Western on
Water street. Granted.
The report of the judiciary committee on
the claim of John n. Fennell and E. P
Thompson against the city in she sewer
cOnuemndttOn cases, WIS, Oh motion
Councilman Schad, adopted.
All bills against the city filed to date
We're read and referred to their proper COM
mittees.
The claim of s. F. Lane against the city
for damages for injuries alleged to have
been received from falling over defective
water course. was read. On motion of
Councilman Schad it was referred to the
Judiciary committee, city attorney and
mayor.
On motion of Councilman Kenyon the
communication from the National Oil
company was referred to the fire commit
tee 10 report at next meeting.
The city clerk was, on motion of Coun-
Gilman Burton, granted leave of alb
seice of two weeks during October.
A petition from the owners of property
on North Main street asking that the
order for permanent sidewalk from Elm
street TO Oak be SO modified as to permit
the repairing of tue present walk, was on
motion of Councilman johnson granted.
a communication from the manage
ment of the Missouri Pacific railway rela-
tive to Il new depot, was received and
placed on file.
A petition for cinder sidewalk on the
east side of Park Place avenue from
Thirteenth Co -Four teenth street, was on
motion of Councilman Schad granted and
pIgpetlp oWNeiS given thirty uayS TO
build the same.
The petition for permission to move
frame business building on lots ISL, 1859
and l6l Moth Main street was on motion
of Council Caswell referred To the fire
marshal and lire committee with power
10 act
Ga motion of Councilman Schad the
petition for the removal of trees on North
Lawrence avenue and the grading of the
street was granted.
\ communication from the county clerk
asking the city to place telephone in the
Office of the county physician was on mo-
ton of Councilman Schad laid on the
table.
A resolution condemning the sidewalk
in front o. loi No. 50, North Market street.
wss on motion Of Councilman johnson
adopted.
The chairman of the health committee
submitted the form OF an agreement, also
bond 10 lie entered into by parties doing
scaviDcer work in the city, which was
adopted.
The report OF the city treasurer. police
judge aud weiehmaster of Oak street
scales for month OF August, was on motion
OF Councilman johnson referred 10 the
finance committee.
Ordinance No. -. entitled an ordi-
nance amending sec IL OF ordinance No
So, published June 80, 1855, entitled an
ordinance TO levy aud collect license tax
upon certain trades and professions aud
occupations, aud tn regulate the same wis
read; rules susperdeu aud adopted.
A prepared ordinance entitled an or.
dinauce 10 levy and collect liceuse tax
from persons engaged in selling clothing
by patterns or samples, and regulating the
same, was read and on motion of Council
man Johnson, referred TO license com
ulttee.
\ prepared ordinance entitled aud or
dinance prohibiting steam lauu6ries from
Geing operated and maintained in -buIla-
in2s situated on portions of certain streets
In the city al Wichita aud defining said
STREETS and limits, WAS read and referred