The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-26

was running cars in the city after night
without headlights. The clerk was la
structed to notify the company that all
cars run after night must have bead
lights on.
The public Improvement committee re-
por, ed that the matter OF repairing the
bridges across the Arkansas river and
creek, that the Maple street bridge needs
one new pile and new floor The Second
street bridge over tie Arkansas can
be shortened on the east end of the bridge
east OF the island sixty feet, and the bridge
west of 4 he island 40 feet from the east
end anf can be filled in with sand and
dirt. The west end Of the east bridge will
require two or three piles and one cap
The joist from the part removed can be
used TO repair The remainder. The door
needs replsGking.
The Second street bridge over Chisholm
creek can be shortened sixty feet with very
little filling. The lumber in the part
removed will make the repairs necessary
on the remainder Of the bridge The joists
on the said bridge should be turned up
side down. The report was adopted.
The engineer was instructed 10 ex-
anime the bridge and make an estimate OF
the cost Of repair and report CT the next
meeting night
A petition for permission to build a
cinder sidewalk on the west side of Mar
ket street between Gilbert and Lewis WAS.
on motion of Councilman Oliver. granted.
Ia the matter of opening and extending
Lincoln street the committee asked FOR
further time to bring ia report. Granted
The clerk was instructed 10 advertise
for bids on all unfinished sidewalks pro-
vided for by ordinance.
Councilman Maxwell reported water
standing on Fannie avenue between Hun
ter avenue and kellogg street. The
street commissioner was Instructed
TO drain the water OF.
The Public Improvement committee re-
ported that he services OF the man at the
park would be dispensed with Oct. /.
The street commissioner Was instructed
70 take charge of the tools aud seats at
Linwood park and 10 store them away for
the winter.
Chairman Harris OF the Public I'm
prov-ment committee, presented the fol-
lowing resolution, aad moved its adoption:
Resolved, BY the mayor and city coun-
Gil CT the city of Wichita.
First-That all work done on the city be
under control of the Public improvement
committee: and OF whatever character be
by the selection OF the said committee.
Second-That ali bills whether for labor
or whatsoever, be endorsed by said COM
mittee before allowance. On motion of
Councilman Hill the following substitute
was adopted: That the street commission
er employ laborers subject 10 request of
the cOuncilmen from the various wards,
distributing employees according TO popu-
lstion Of the wards. aud TO employ no one
more than two weeks at any one time.
Councilman Mccall moved TO 90 into
executive session before adjourniug. The
motion was adopted.
The committee TO whom was referred the
matter of investigating the management Of
the charitable institutions of the city, sub
mitted the following report:
Your committee would respectfully re-
port that il has visited the City hospital
and investigated its financial conditions as
far as practicable. We find that IL Is re-
ceiviug the following amounts, viz: