The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-15

dinance to regulate the crossing of rail-
/ roads and to prevent accidents was
| read, the rules suspended, and the Or
, dinance adopted.
| The cOmmitte on franchise and license
| TO whom was referred the prepared or
| dinance granting a franchise for es-
| tablishing, maintaining and operating
| market in the city of Wichita, Kan.
| submitted its. report favorab Bile to grant
| ing said franchise. by an ordinance
prepared under the direction of the city
attorney, which was submitted and Of
fered as substitute for the original.
The ordinance was not adopted.
Ordinance No. 1903, entitled An or
| dinance 10 abolish the Office Of street
commissioner and to impose the duties
, of said office upon the city engineer was
| read, the rules suspended. the ordin-
ance placed upon its passage and
adopted.
On motion of Councilman Minick the
following resolution was adopted. Be il
Resolved, By the mayor and council
OF the city OF Wichita, Kan. that the
city clerk be, and is hereby. instructed
to certify to the county clerk the special
taxes for paving services and sidewalks
| on all church property, liable for such
taxation, and be further
Resolved, That all former resolutions
in conflict with this resolution be, and
the same are reScinded.
There having been no report rendered
the city by the charitable institutions
TO which the city is donating mounthIy
allowances, as required. a resolution
was adopted. on motion OF Councilman
Mclean, authorizing the mayor 10 ap-
point a committee OF three councilmen
to investigate the condition and the
amount of money necessary for the
maintenance Of said Institutions, and
the way in which the money donated by
the city has been used since said in
stitutiOns failed TO give sthe city
monthly report
Councilmen Shuts. Francis and Hand
ley. were appointed committee TO
make the investigation.
The report of the board OF appraisers
appointed TO assess the damages award
ed in opening Lincoln street, submitted
their report. which was adopted.
The bids for doing the city printing
were opened.
Councilman Oliver moved TO award -
the Wichita Daily Eagle Councilman
Burton moved 70 amend and award 70
the Wichita Daily Beacon The amend
ment was adopted by the following
vote; Yeas-Burton. Francis, Handley.
Harris. Minick. Maxwell, Mclean.
Shuts and ThrockmOrton. q Nays
Inness. Oliver and Sawyer. D.
On motion of Councilman Burton.
coencil went into executive session
Council came out Of executive ses-
sion.
The committee TO whom was referred
the mater OF Strengthening Gilbert street
submitted its report. recommending
that the mater be referred % the city
engineer. The report was adopted.
HlS honor made the following appoint
nents, which. upon motion. were unan-
imoUsly confirmed.
George A Sewell. assistant city clerk:
II. l. Jackson. city engineer. A g Wal
cen. FIRE marshal. Jesse Burt weigh |
master al Fourth avenue scales. ToEey !
Bruln- wsighnaStsr West Douglas
scales; t L. Throcknort0n- veignnas-
ter Oak stree; scales. r. 2. Allen. J |
NJ u. nick and Samuel HuPP. board of |
health
On motion OF Councilman lines cotI1- ]
ell adjourned until next Monday night !
L VI cox. Mayor.
Aietst: G : SMITH City Clerk