The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-25
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WICHITA. KAN, April g. 1891
Council met in regular session. Mayor
Cox in the chair aud all counciimen pres
ent.
Minutes OF last meeting read and ap-
proved as resd.
On motion OF Councilman Mccall the
report of the judiciary COMMITTEES recon-
mending the adoption of q prepared ordi-
nance. to suppress and prevent the print
ing. selling. exposing TO view, etc. any IN
decent or obscene literature, prints. etch-
iDgs, drawings. etc., was adopted
On motion of Councilman Minick the
rules were suspended and Ordinance No.
l237, an ordinance to suppress and pre-
vent the printing. selling. loaning, max
ing. advertising, giving away or exposing
TO view, or showing or taking subscrip-
rure, prints, etchings, drawings OF papers,
or any article or instrument o. immoral
use, and prescribing the punishment
therefor, was placed on its passage and
adopted.
Councilman Burton submitted the report
of the COMMITTEES to whom was referred
the matter Of employing man for each
mending that a man be employed in each
park, and that Mr.. Shaw be employed ia
Hyde park. On motion of Councilman
Oliver the report was referred to the pub
lie improvement COMMITTEES.
The public Improvement COMMITTEES sub
mitted a report Recommending that
man be employed to have charge or super
vision of the parks, at a salary OF as per
month for six months, or as long ~ the
committee may deem necessary. The
committee did not think its necessary to
employ a man for Hyde park, but would
recommend that the committee be en-
powered to furnish the man employed to
have charge of the parks. help at such
times as they deem best. They also rec
ommend that about 100 trees be set ont at
once in Lincoln park. and that the park
be furnished with a pump, and also that
one or two pumps be placed In Linwood
Park.
The committee further recommended
that John ". Snyder be appointed to have
charge of the parks.
On motion OF Councilman Sawyer the
report was adopted.
On motion Of Councilman Minick the
report of the public improvement commit
tee recommending that the brick pave
ment ON First street between Main aud
Market be taken up and relaid, was
adopted.
The report of Chsirman Harris recon-
mending that for sanitary purposes dam
some desirable point near the mouth was
adopted.
On motion of Councilman Hill the mat
ter OF tapping the Little Arkansas river
and changing its course was referred to
the judiciary committee and city attorney.
The report of the sewerage committee.
recommending change of the east sub
main of 3D." on Park street, was on
motion of Councilman Oliver. adopted.
All bills flied against the city up to date
were read and referred 10 the proper COM
mitteeS.
A petition from Mrs. A. A. Hammond
through her attorney. j. X. Sites, asking
to have her property set out OF city limits,
was on motion of Councilman Burton.
referred to the judiciary committee and
city attorney. to report at next meeting.
A petition asking for six inch water
main from Walnut street to Thirteenth on
Market. was on motion of Councilman
Mccall referred to fire and water commit
tee with power TO act
A petition to have the electric light at
Oak and Mead moved from bracket TO CEN
ter of the street was referred to light com
mittee.
A petition from G. T. Campbell for per-
mission TO move n frame building to the
vacant space on the south side OF Douglas
avenue, just east of Waco avenue. WAS re-
ferred to fire committee and fire marshal.
"A n
lative to scavenger work. was referred to
the health committee.
The application of James Beard for park
superintendent was received and placed on
file.
The bonds of G. w. Bennett and j. A.
Williams as plumbers were referred to the
finance committee to report at their next
meeting as to their sufhciency.
A commute atiOn from the city engi-
neer with suggestions relative to establish
ing permanent grade for street. and also
determining width of streets between curb
lines, was, on motion Of Councilman Hill,
adopted.
A report from the sidewalk inspector
condemning certain sidewalks was on mo-
public improvement committee to report
at next meeting.
The city engineer submitted new speci-
fications for cement sidewalks which were
adopted.
Ordinance No. 1888 An ordinance to
amend section of ordinance No. 57S. as
amended by ordinance No. $50, for the
organization and maintenance of fire hose.
hook and ladder comp anies and fixing the
compensation of firemen was read. the
rules suspended, the ordinance placed on
its passage and adopted.
The fire marshal reported two vacancies
in the fire department., whsreupon his
honor appointed thornton ". norman
and Charles Shoots to fill SAID vacancies.
On motion of Councilman Mccall the ap
pointments were confirmed.
Ordinance No. 1899. An ordinance
amending section 8 of ordinance No. 769,
entitled an ordinance relating to side
walks, their construction, maintenance,
repair and condemnation, was read, rules
suspended, the ordinance placed on its
passage aud adopted.
A prepared ordinance. granting to the
Wichita Patrol aud Protection company,
its successors CT assigns, the right to
build, operate and maintain wires in the
city of Wichita, state of Kansas for the
of electric currents, sounds
and spoken words. was read and on mo-
tion Of Councilman Burton. laid on table
until next meeting.
Ordinance No. 1910. An ordinance max
ing appropriations for miscellaneous pur-
poses, was read, placed on its passage and
adopted.
On motion of Councilman Hill the clerk
was instructed to advertise for bids to be
opened at the next meeting for the con-
struction Of all the unfinished sidewalks
as per ordinance No. 1923
On motion of Councilman Hill council