The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-08
yACATING THE CITY LOTS.
Legislature WipiDg Out Some of the Land
marks of the Boom.

marks of the Boom.
Nearly all the Kansas towns during
the recent boom spread themselves out
ever more territory than the eXigencies
Of the case required and they are now
drawing in their boundary lines to suit
the present circumscribed views of the
inhabitants.
When the people of town confident
ly expected their village to become a
second Chicago it was necessary 10
lay out several sections of adjacent
land so as to give the map of the pros
pective city an imposing appearance.
After experience showed that farms
returned larger income than city al
ditionS turned over to the SunfloWerS.
The drawing process was enacted in
Wichita and now towns all over the
state are following suit.
A bill has been introduced in the
legislature Vaca ting additions in a large
number of towns in the state which Will
in all probability make valuable farms
or gardens adjacent to the towns prop
er. Some of the additions which will
be noticed are near Wichita.
One section of this proposed law pro-
vides that all that part OF the town of
Murdoch, Kingman county, Kansas, ly-
ing east of Main street and north of
Second avenue; also all that part lying
south OF Wichita and Western railroad
except lot six in block six, and Main
street; also the east half of block nine,
and all of block seventeen, be and the
same is hereby vacated.
Then it is provided that all that part
of the town of Cheney, Sedgdwick coun-
ty, Kansas, plated as the west half
of block twenty-seven, west half of
block Twenty-Five, west half of block
thirty, west half of block thirty-one.
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block thirty-siX. west half of block
thirty-seven, west half of block thirty
eight, west half Of block thirty mine,
west half of block forty, all of blocks
fifty, fifty-one, fifty-five, flfty-siX, fifty
seven, fifty-eight, flfty-nine and sixty
seven, the west half of block sixty
nine, the east half of block seventy
three. and all of block seventy-four, be
and the same are hereby vacated.
All that part of the town of De Graf
Butler county, Kansas, lying south Of
the sonth line of Allen street; also all
that part lying east of the east line Of
Ramsy avenue, excepting Main street.
a is also all that part of the town or
Attica Harper county, Kansas, lying
west of the west line of Graphic street
and north of avenue ''B"; also all that
part living east of Grant street and
north of avenue ID: also all of block
thirty-six, the east half of thirty-eight,
the west half of thirty-nire, the west
half of forty-three, the west half OF
sixty-three, the east half of siXty-six.
all of sixty-seven and siXty-eight, and
all that part of avenue F. lying be-
tween said last above described blocks
also all of block siXty-nine. the east
half of seventy, all of seventy-two. the
west half of seventy-four, and all OF
seventy-five and seventy-SiX. and that
part of Miller street lying between said
blocks sventy-five and seventy-siX; a.
SO the west half of block ninety-siX, the
east half of ninety-seven, and all or
block ninety-eight.
There are towns all over Kansas in
cluded in this bill and in which addi-
lions will be vacated All OF which
shows that these towns nave recovered
from the boom craze and are getting
down to legitimate business.