The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-08-27
Grand total Of all de-
s42es.4o
REHABILITATION.

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Labor ..................S36 1868. 40
Material and supplies. 90 1926. 10
The work performed has been the
grading of nine and one-half miles of
streets; hauling $50 loads of cinders
and $50 loads of earth in low places
hauling $50 loads Of debris from paved
streets and cutters; building Ave catch
basins and cutting a ditch from Waco
avenue to the Little river on Central
avenue, thereby effectually draining
ten basins in different parts OF the city
where much trouble has been caused
in part by the water overlooking lawns
and sidewalks.
Issuing and delivering 400 notices to
property owners to repair sidewalks.
Taking UP and cleaning and repair
ing gutter pipe. culverts and bridges
all over the city.
All street work has been done accord
ing to profiles OF grandients on file in
city engineers Office, and wherever
necessary levels have been run 10 de-
termine the best and cheapest method
TO pursue.
The citizens OF Wichita could very
materially assist in this work II they
would only refrain from throwing re-
fuse in the cutters.
Using this quarter as basis Il Is
safe to say that the cost OF engineer.
fiscal year ending May 2s. 1896. will fall
inside OF 6,00G 90. as the last two
quarters will less than the first two.
I desire to call your attentLo~ TO the
great need the city has foI : first
class road machine. With the same
force five times as much work can be
accomplished, and the city get better
value for the money expended on the
streets. or. in other words. during the
with n
we could grade and crown not less
than forty-five miles of streets. which
would greatly improve all of our public
drive-ways and thus beautify the city
This machine will only cost s175. 90
and would simply take the place OF the
plow and~craDer.
Respectfully submitted.
II. L. JACKSON.
City Engineer.
After the council had voted unanirn-
ously 20 act on the city engineers
recommendation he was asked % state
how the expenses in his departments
compared with last year. and Hr. Jack
son stated that al the rate they were
going u would be 80 per cent less than
last year.
The public improvement committee
were all absent but DR.. Minnick re-
ported that the Fsirmouat people
wanted a sidewalk obes
wanted the sidewalk repaired from the
end OF the electric railway 20 the col
lege. The matter was referred TO the
city engineer
Mr Hanley % the franchise commit
tee reported that there was about 500
due the city on license which ought
20 ta collected. He had called on the
chief O. the police and the president
Of the board of police commissioners
but they had not given him any salts
faction.
He said that NJ Smyth had promised
% be present tonight but had failed
Some one -sunsrked that the other TWO
members q the board were present
The mem bers Il she council stretched
their necks and l0oks1 around but
failed - see Ar. keCk and Nr- Lisu--
ance IN ne highest part % TIE gallery.
Some = he members called for Keck
but he was too FAR away % hear them
). d SheiieahsYger petitlored IN.
council f1r the privilege q moving a
house across Thirteenth street bridge
TIE FIRE marshal sa!d the bridge wss
being Injured By moving heavy houses
over i
Dr. Mi1nick said there were about
ere hundred f1e houses over on ts1.
side of TIE LB-tle riveT that would az
be moved i-fo tae city cr the bsz- re@i-
6elce streets ard he rhquEhf ne city
woald better take chances on ~
hTiiEe and more especially since ths
house movers offered % give 3 bond
20 pay ar damages % the bridge The
rzs zess was grated