The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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Wichita, May %. 1895.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment Mayor Cox in the chair and all
councilmen present except Harris.
Communication from parties at Fort
Scott in answer to d communication
from the city clerk of Wichita relative
/ 10 the working of mutual telephone sys-
tenn in operation in that city were re-
ceived and placed on file.
Chairman lines of the light commit
tee recommended that the arc lights !:
the following places be discontinued
and the clerk be instructed to notify
the light companies to discontinue the
same. viz: Douglas and Fifth avenue.
Douglas and Mosley. Water and Orme.
Kellogg and Fifth avenue. Mosley and
First street. Moseley and Second.
Moseley and Third. First and Fifth
avenue. Second and Fifth avenue.
Third and Fifth avenue. Central and
Fifth avenue. Oak and Fifth avenue.
Douglas and Mead. Mead ard First
street. Mead and Central Mead and
Oak. Moseley and Central Main and
Twelfth street. Wichita and Ninth
street. Wichita and Third street Wich-
tia and First street. Wichita and Cen
trail on motion of Councilman Min!ck
the report was adopted.
The city clerk was instructed TO no
tify the A. T and s r railroad COM
lowing crossings, viz: Douglas avenue
and Fifth avenue. Douglas avenue and
MOseley avenue. Water and Orm.
streets. Kellogg and Fifth avenue
Moseley and First street Noseley and
Second street. MosCley and Third
street. First and Fifth avenue. Second
street and Fifth avenue. Third street
and Fifth avenue. Central AMI Fifth
avenues. Oak street and Fin avenue.
And that the Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific railroad be notified 10 place arc
amps a the following eros sings. Wig:
Douglas and Mead avenues. First
street and Mead avenue. Central and
Mead avenues. OAK street and Mead
avenue. Also that the Missouri pa
cifc railroad be notified - place arc
lamps AZ the following crossings. VIZ:
Main and Twelfth streets wichita ard
Ninth streets. Wichita AMI Third
streets. Wichita and Second street
Wichita and First streets. wichita
street and Central avenue.
The committee on police an prisons
reported that they had called upon
the police commissioners. as rsQues.t
and had been assured they ,ihe pole
commissiOners) desired to work IN bar
mOuy with the city council Chairman.
Jones Of the police commissioner. up0a
invitation. addressed the council and
stated that they were ready = render
the city ASSISTANCE whenever called
upon
Councilman Throckmorion novel
that the police commissioners b. r.
quested 10 detail 4 special policeman
20 look after the herduen wac use
Lawrence and Waco avenues aud any
other streets whore complaint IS mad.
o. damage being done 81 the t5aa
herds Adopted
4 petition u Ira r Elliott for PEI
mission - elevate the Sidewalk sn front
OF his mil. No g. North Main street
was rejected. and the matter OF thz
platform already built IL front 81 ihe.-
place was referred "a the cCunciimen
OF th= Fourth ward. wlih power 70 act
The chairman OF the public improve
rnsnt committee reported The grass al
the parks sold Tor tzaa.s
The clerk was instructed % notify
NJ Ross thst fh~ cind@r walk al The
southwest corner % Hydraulic and
Douglas must be made - comply giih
he Specifications II The city s1giaees
or cinder walks.
The street Commissioners vas In
si-Ectec 20 .spzG. me Oak stree; br51xs