The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-24

street, and that Four FIRE plugs had been
put in also that the fire alrrm boxes had
arrived and would be placed in position
tomorrow.
Couucilnian II trris moved that the po-
lice be requested TO allow no houses OF
prostitution 10 be run in he business por.
tious of Main street sBd Douglas avenue.
The motion WAS adopted.
The fire committee were instructed to
have the roof Of hose house No. 3 re-
paired
The street com N ssioner WAS instructed
10 no,ify the contractors who psve.i the
| first alley south of DougIas from Water
street TO Market, also he first alley north
of Douglas from Water street to Topeka
avenue aud the alley from Douglas To
| Central between Msiu aud Market, that
the same are in bad condition aud must he
repaired at once.
The street commissioner was instructed
to remove the ashes aad clean I'D be alley
| West of Main between Douglas ana First
street.
The street commissioner was instructed
! 10 grade Popi.r street as per request OF
Councilman MAXWELL.
The petition of Mrs. Hurst for permits
sion 10 build cinder sidewalk on Biting
avenue was granted
The street commissioner was instructed
to repair the sidewalk on tne north side OF
Second street, from the..alley To Market
street.
The matter of flushing the sewers. was
referred TO the sewer Inspector aud health
committee.
The report OF the special committee ap-
pointed TO confer with United States At
rorney Perry in regard to the matter Of
freight rates was submitted and adopted.
A petition from the ladies OF the W0-
mems Chris, ian Temperance union for re-
bate of taxes was referred to the Judiciary
committee and city attorney
A petition for permission TO extend the
switch OF the Missouri Pacific railway so
as to connect with the spur North OF Second
street was granted.
Al bills filed against the city 10 date
were read and referred to the proper CON-
mIt;ees.
A communication from Theis & Barroll
Was referred To the finance committee.
\ petition from j. W. Kirkwood for per-
mission to lay ciuder sidewalk IN front
of lots thirty eight and forty on Market
street, between Elm and Pine was referred
TO the councilmen of the Fourth ward.
The engineers sworn estimate aud speci-
fications for borring for coal were sub
mitted and adopted.
Orciuance No 1,213 entitled An ordin-
ance making appropriations for miscel-
laneous purposes. was read. placed on Its
passage and adopted.
Ordinance No. LIZA, entitled an ordin-
ance amending section l of ordinance No.
l,2Tl, published Oct =, 1894, entitled an
ordinance ievying a license tax on retail
dealers on cigarette papers, was read. the
rules suspended and the ordinance adopted.
\ prepared ordinance entitled an ordin-
auce to widen Lincoln street from the
alley between Main street and Water
street west to the Big Arkansas river, and
to appropriate private properly therefor.
vas read aud ordered TO take the regular
couse.
Ordinance No. l,275, entitled an ordin-
ance declaring IL necessary TO open
stephens street from Central avenue TO
the Little Arkansas river. and to appro-
pirate private property therefor. and TO
appoint appraisers to assess damages. was
read, the ordinance placed on its passage
and adopted.
His honor appointed A e.. Dickson. J.
ID. Hutchings and W. A Reed board of
appraisers to assess the damages Ia open
ing Stephens STREET
The claim of Frank Williams for $50 for
damages TO horse injured from stepping in
ii hole in culvert on Guy avenue was re-
ferred TO the Judiciary committee.
\ communication from Cicero Rhoads,
was referred 20 the committee on police
and prison.
On motion of Councilman Hill the bids
for repairing the bridges were opened aud
were as follows:
George l.. Pratt offers to furnish all
In Dor and material necessary for S34 50 per
l 600 feet for new lumber and with old
lumber under the direction of the city
engineer at 81 cents per lineal foot.
Lafayette Bridge company. s34 20 per
| 900 feet for new lum Der and 90 cents per
llneal foot for old.
Wrought Iron Bridge company per r.
S. Drake. 1924 for new lumber aud 80
GEMS per liueal foot for old.
On motion of Councilman Mccall the
contract was awarded George l.. Pratt.
Tue judges and clerks of election for
Nov. q. 1894, were appointed, AS follows:
FIRST WARD.
First precinct-Judges: VI. VI. FscE-
heimer, I. Ii. Spurrler. l.. W. Bicknell;
clerks: J. Il. II. kiIg, w. L. Hawley.
Second precinct-Judges: W. +. Walker,
J. T. Christman, T. q. Parham; clerks;
Henry Grosh, Charles We'll.
Third precinct-Judge~: &, A. Gates +.
c Blanchard, George T. Miller; clerks:
Henry Huffman. John kuoblauch.
SECOND WARD.
First precinct-Judges: f Dumont, B.
ii Downing, d. +. Speese; clerks: G. H.
Luling. L. ID. Gosh.
S.cond precinct-Judges: J. A Bru-
btcher. Jacob McAfee, George +. Milbnru,
clerks: X. e.. Jackmau j. J. Arnold
y.
ID. Lee, w. f. Craus; clerks: /. Beach,
Lew Dean.
THIRD WARD.
First precinct-Judses: J. NJ. Allen,
Harry Hill, w. 4. Burgess; clerks: J. Il.
Bomgrtte, NJ. A. Low.
S-coud precinct - Judges: George T..
Campbell, VI. NJ Stuckey. o. ID. Draper,
clerks: j. 7. Dorsey. Ed Thorne.
Third precinct-Judges: T. r. Hart. S,
I. Mccarthy, ). III. Feltou; clerks: A. J.
Giichrist, j. A. Keisrer.
FoURTH WARD.
First precinct-Judge-: l.. u. Westgate,
W. w. Sweet, W. II. Culp; clerks: &. b.
Tbacher. Frank Bulls.
Second pr-cInct-Judges: T. J. Brook,
VIM. Ransom, George W. Huckeus:
clerks: J. X. Dutton, X NJ. Piatt.
Third Ir-cinct-Judgrs: r A. Nicely,
II. 4. Corn. Amos Tucker; Clerks: W. II.
Olipbant, NJ ". Tanner.