The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
IoFFICIAL-l

| WICHITA, Kan. Sept. II. 1894.
Council met pursuant TO Adjournment
| Mayor Cox In the chair and all council
men present except Alberts aud Harris.
/ Councilman Mccall moved that n com
mitts2 OF five, three councilmen aud tive
| ciIizsDs, be appointed TO confer witt
United States Attorney Perry with regard
| 10 the suit now pending IN the Uuit-t
| States court against the railroads In tn,
| freight rate cases, and rendering him such
| legal assistance as he may deem neces
| sary.
The motion was adopted, and his homo,
! appointed Messrs. E. 4. Allen and L. l.
| Potts to act with Councilmen Oliver. Nc
Lean and Mccall in the matter.
| Ga motion OF Councilman Burton, all in
situations drawing revenue from the cts
| are required 20 submit to the mayor and
| council every 30 days, a report in detail
| Of how and where the money is expended
Ga motion of Councilman Minnick, the
/ city clerk was Instructed to correspond
with Brokers with regard TO the bond.
| issued for prospecting purposes and &
solicit bids therefor.
Ga motion of Councilman Mccall, q
| committee consisting of Mccall, MinuIcl
and Burton were appointed 10 act with the
city clerk 10 ascertain the cost OF The
necessary III prospecting for coal machinery
aud whether IL Is advisable 10 purchase the
sinking the well.
Councilman Burton reported that in the
matter OF the complaint made that the
alley near Volutia avenue was being Oh
structed, that the committee did not fluid
il INSTRUCTED as reported.
The report was adopted.
On motion of Councilman Burton the
fire marshal and fire committee Were iu-
structed to purchase oats for the ire de-
partment.
Ordinance No. 1867 entitled an ordinance
to amend section one OF ordinance No. ll35,
entitled an ordinance TO restrain the ruu-
ming at large of chickens. ducks or other
domestic fowls, was read, the rules sus-
pended, the ordinance placed on its PASS
age aud adopted.
A petition asking that the ditch on the
east side of Wichita street, between Park
and Tenth streets. be opened and tue
street cars standing on the said street re-
moved therefrom, was read and the street
commissioner instructed to notify the
Wichita Electric Railway and Light COM
pany to clear the said street within five
DAYS.
Ordinance No. 1865. entitled an ordinance
repeating ordinance No. 1868. entitled AN
ordinance providing for the Issuing an i'm
provement bond To pay for the coustruc-
tion OF sidewalks. was read, the rules sus-
pended and the ordinance placed on its
passage aud adopted.
Ordinance No. 1859 entitled an ordinance
providing for the issuing of Improvement
bonds TO pay for the construction of side
walks, WAS read, the rules suspended, the
ordinance placed Oh its passage and
adopted.
"a motion of Councilman Oliver the
city clerk and finance COMMITTEES were ia =
structed to cancel the bond issued by ordI-
nance No. 1868.
The street commissioner was instructed
| to replace pipe at the corner Of Harry
street and Fourth
The public improvement committee were
| instructed TO Inspect the Maple street aud
Second street bridges across the Arkansas
river; also the Second street bridge across
Chisholm creek, and any other bridges in
the city, and report as TO their condition
and the necessity for repairing the same.
On motion OF Councilman Oliver council
went into executive session.
Council came out of executive session.
The bill Of the city clerk for allowance
made 10y the board of election commits
sioners for clerk here was referred 10 the
board OF election commissioners.
Ordinance No. 1870 entitled ian ordin-
| ance amending section one of ordinance
No. l25l, entitled an ordinance requiring
| property owners in the city of Wichita TO
| place their stables. barns and water closets
on the line with the alley in the rear OF
| properly" and providing for penalty
| for violating the same, was read, the rules
| suspended. the ordinance placed on its
passage and adopted.
On motion Of Councilman Burton the
street CONT missioner was instructed 70 re-
move the hedge at the corner of Lincoln
| and Washington and TO build the cindsg
sidewalk rs per agreement with Mrs.
Mitchell
On motion of Councilman Hill council
adjourned. L. n. Cox. Mayor.
Attest: c. ;. SMITH. City Clerk.