The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-11

hands. and also the bill OF E Edkins for
damages alleged to have been done him by
| reason OF the dam recently built near the
! mouth Of tie Little Arkansas river, were
| read and laid on the ssbls.
| Tue request of the clerk for a leave of
! absence was granted.
a petition for the opening of the gut
IeTs on Topeka Ave, between Twelfth and
| thirteenth streets was referred 70 the
Public Improvement Committee.
\ petition from J. \ Windsor for per
| mission 10 lay 81 foot brick sidewalk
GU tie west side If Main street from
Lewis street, north 200 feet was granted.
! Ga motion Of Councilman Minnick the
/ petition FOR q water fountain East
| Oak street was taken from the table and
| referred 10 the Public Improvement com
! ;uiltee.
The city engineer submitted his first es-
| innate OF the cement sidewalk on Main
street. The estimate was accepted and
| p,s ced OF file.
The engineers estimate on the COS: OF
! repairs necessary 10 put the Seventeenth
street bridge across Little Arkansas river
IL good condition, also Thirteenth street
I bridge over Chisholm creek was adopted
The report Of police judge for tie month
| of June, showing collect. ous amounting TO
| 81 ,6l2 50. also Of weIghmaster Of Oak street
scales aud the city trea>urer's report of
special fund for the month OF May, was
/ received and referred 20 the finance and
/ scale committees.
Ordnance No. 1850, entitled az ordinance
making appropriations for miscellaneous
| purposes. was read, placed on its Passage
| and adopted.
Ordinance No. 1851. entitled an ordI-
nance requiring property owners in the
| city of MicLitI To place their stables,
barns and water closets on the line of the
| alley in the rear OF property. aud provid-
ns.- ufF
was read, the rules suspended, the ordi-
nance placed on it, passage aud adCp-ed.
prepared ordinance, granting the
Mutual phone company, Its successors
and assigns. the right TO build. operate
and u aintain telephone lines IN the cry OF
Wichita, Sedgwick county. Kansas, was
read and laid on the table Till the next
| meeting.
a prepared ordinance declaring il ueces-
sary 10 open Topeka avenue from SIX
tenth to Seventeenth street, was read and
ordered 10 take ae usual course.
Ordinance No. 1852, entitled an
ordinance amending section IS OF
ordinance No. GA Published Feb. -,
1889, entitled an ordinance amending
section one OF ordinance No. COS entitled
AN ordinance ameuding section of Ordi-
nance No. 5j1, entitled an ordinance 20
levy and coll, CT license tax upon certain
trades, professions and Occupai ions and
regulate the same, was fcht Tue rules
suspended, the ordinance placed on It's
passage and adopted.
Ordinance No. 1858. entitled an ordi-
nance making appropriation to pay y. &.
Knight damages awarded him in the
opening and extending of Washington
avenue from Douglas avenue 10 Central
aveu ue was read, the rules suspended, the
ordnance placed on its passage aud
id pted.
On motion of Councilman Hill the bids
for the construction OF the sidewalk on
Second street were opened.
On motion Councilman Mccall the con-
tract was awarded 4. h. Mclean for
Bandera Flsgstone at VI cents Per lineal
foot
The clerk was instructed to notify the
property owners on the west side of Water
street, between Lincoln street aud Greeu-
way TO construct the unfinished sidewalk
Hbutting on their property.
On motion of Councilman Minnick the
ordinance providing for the parking of
cert ain streets In the city of Wichita was
taken from the table. placed GU its passage
aud adopted.
The matter OF granting the Fehlison's
band tie use of Hyde park was referred to
the couucimen of the Sixth ward.
Gu motion OF Councilman Hill council
adjourned.
l. VI. Cox, Mayor.
Attest: c. s. SMITH. City Clerk.