The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-16
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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WiCHILds NALL, JAIL. 1fs 1850.
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Cox in the chair and all councilmen PR
sent except Alberts and Maxwell.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved as read.
Chairman Minick of the fire commits
tee urged the necessity of putting hose
house No. in repair, so that by the time
| the lease expires on the building on
Main street it may be ready for occu-
pancy, and moved that the public
! building committee and the city engi-
neer give at the next meeting an esti-
mate of the cost of the necessary re-
| pairs, together with specifications foI
the same. The motion was adopted.
! On motion of Councilman Burton the
city sattorney was instructed to draw
up an ordinance repeating the present
scavenger ordinance and providing for
awarding the city scavenger work to
the lowest bidder.
| Chairman Mclean Of the light COM
mittee reported progress and asked for
and was granted further time to bring
in report relative to reducing the ex-
penses of lighting the city.
On motion of Councilman Hill the
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for furnishing coal to the city.
| Chairman Harris of the public i'm
the matter of petitioning, foryan alley
between Washington avenue and Wa
bash avenue from Central avenue to
Pine street that the committe was at
present unable to report definitely. The
committee was continued
On motion of Councilman Mccall a
petition relative to the removing of the
post set in Washington avenue be-
tween Oak and Thirteenth streets was
referred to the councilman from the
Fourth ward.
On motion of Councilman Mellinger
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the city clerk is here
by instructed to omit the collection of
license on one and two horse drays from
Jan. to April l, 1895.
Councilman Mccall moved to go into
executive session before adjourning.
Adopted.
On motion of Councilman Minick the
clerk was instructed to notify the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway that complaint
is made that travel is being unnecessarl
ly INSTRUCTED by their trains switching
across Main street at Twelfth street
and that the ordinance relative to trains
remaining on the street crossings must
be observed.
The clerk was instructedVto adver-
tise for bids for oak and pine lumber
for the use of the city.
On motion of Councilman Minick the
finance committee was Instructed to re-
quest Mr.. George L. Douglas to report
to the next council meeting what is the
status at present of the railroad cases
brought by the city for lower rates.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for the unfinished walk on
the south side of Ninth street from
Lawrence avenue to Topeka avenue.
On motion of Councilman Mclean
the report of the retrenchment COM
mittee was taken from the table and
that part referring to the closing of
hose house No. after April until such
time as the mayor and council see fit
to reopen 1t, was adopted.
A petition from Mrs. Weigand for the
rebate of the sewer tax against her
home property was not granted.
On motion of Councilman Mccall the
matter of bills for gas used by the city
was referred to the proper committees
to see if they cannot be reduced, or TO
see if it would not be cheaper TO sub
stitute incandescent lights.
All bills filed against the city to date
were read and referred to the proper
committees.
The clerk was instructed to made up
the short rate of insurance now in force
on the hose apparatus.
A petition for the use of rooms in the
city building for permanent state ex-
hbit of the products OF Kansas and
bureau of information, was granted
and the room used by the State Fair
association was assigned for the same
A petition for a cinder walk on the
south side of Mulberry street from Sc
neca street was granted and the prop
erty owners given thirty days in which
to build the same, also a petition for
cinder walk on the west side of Hewitt
avenue from the south sde OF Maple
street to the north side of Mulberry
street.
4 petition to open Waterman street
from its present terminus west to the
Big Arkansas river was referred to the
public Improvement committee.
The report OF the police judge for the
month of December, showing collections
TO 81, 404.50, also the report
OF the city treasurer for the same
month was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The report of the Westminster OF the
Oak street scales for the months of Mo-
and December were referred TO
the scale committee.
The report of the African Orphans
Home was ordered placed on file
The report of the appraiser for OPEN
ing Lincoln street was ordered placed
on file.
Ordinance No. IN, e1ltfeu An OF
dinance making appropriations for mis-
purposes was read and
adopted.
Ordinance No. 1883, entitled AN or
dinance regulating the construction,
and repair Of side walks In |
the city OF Wichita" and repeating or
iinance No. 1859 of the city OF Wichita, |
entitled AN ordinance amending sec
ton No. OF ordinance No SO, publish /
I'd Sept. IL, ISIS. entitled an ordinance /
regulating the construction. malnfen- /
snce and repair of side walks and saw |
ug all rights which have heretofore &C /
srued to the city of Wichita under said /
ordinance No. 11S9. was read and ]
adopted.
Ordinance No. 1884. "An ordinance
amending section Is Of ordinance No. /
"a Of the city OF Wichita. Kansas. en-
titled an ordinance amending section /
OF ordinance No. s57, entitled an or /
finance 10 levy and collect q license I
AZ upon certain trades. professions
ind occupations and 20 regulate the
'ane, was read and adopted
4 prepared ordinance asking a fran
f.Er+. for the Wichita ha MIS- EfS3sa