The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
(Omcial.)

NicnlIa, Jan. -, 1850
Council met in regular session, Mayor
Cox in the chair and all councilmen
present except Mclean.
The minutes of the last regular and
intervening meetings read and APP
proved as read.
The report of the auditing committee
on the report OF the city clerk, was
read and ordered placed on file.
The telephones at house houses No.
8 and We're ordered removed.
Councilman Shuts asked for further
time for the committee to bring in
report on the hospitals. Granted.
The report of Weighmaster Jesse
Burt for the year was received and re-
ferred to the scale committee.
The scale committee were instructed
to get a report from each of the other
Weighmasters.
The attention of the city engineer
was called to the condition of Fifth
avenue between Ninth and Tenth
streets; also to South Washington ave
nue., and he was instructed TO put the
same in good condition.
Councilman Oliver of the franchise
| license committee reported having met
the express companies and telegraph
companies, and after hearing their COM
/ plant, deemed it insufficient and had
/ Informed them that they would be eX-
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port was adopted.
On motion Of Councilman Throck-
/ morton Chairman Handley of the fran
1 chiSe and license committee was en-
/ powered 10 collect the license tax
On motion of Councilman Throck-
morton the motion TO dispense with the
( services of George +. Stewart was re-
! considered, as il was found necessary
4 10 keep a man for that work.
80 Tln.l
! clerk was instructed 10 issue a certifi-
! cate Of error in the matter Of sidewalk
| tax complained Of by J. c. Redileld.
| All bills filed to date were read and
referred 10 the proper committees.
| The petition for a cinder walk G-
/ North EmpOTia avenue from Eleventh
/ street 70 the north side Of lots Nos.
! 800 and 322, TerroIs add, as granted
and the property owner given thirty
/ days in which 10 build the same.
! \ petition for a permanent walk on
the north side of Third street. from:
Main 10 Water, was read and granted,
! and TIE property owners given thirty
! days TO construct the same
a petition was received aSkT E for the
| abatement Of the license tax on drayS.
! The petition was ordered placed on file.
\ cOmmunica ton from State Labor
| Commissioner Bird, relative 10 employ
meut agencies, was referred 10 the iran
! chiSe and license committee.
\ communication from J. +. Craig re-
lative to a telephone franchise was re-
! ceiVed and referred 10 the franchise and
! license committee.
The report Of the weighmaster OF the
/ West Douglas avenue scales was re-
: c5ivei and referred % the scale commit
! tee.
The report Of the African Orphans
! Home for Dec was received and reIerr-
| ed 10 the health committee.
4 prepared ordinance granting tbs
! Missouri and Kansas Telephone com
! pauy 3 franchise. together with a Pc
I tition from the patrons Of the company
Was received and on motion OF Coun'
Gilman ThroCkmorton referred 10 3
/ committee OF six for COaSsdera- ION
/ With inst ruCJionS 10 report LeNt Mon
day night
Ordinance No. 1886. entitled an ordi
nance making appropriations for mis-
ceIareous purposes, was read and
! adopted.
\ prepared ordinance taxing tele-
phone, telegraph and electric street cal
and electric light poles within the ci;y
limits was read and referred 70 th'
| Franchise and license committee
On motion Of Councilman Throck
morton, council adjourned until mex
| Monday night l. NJ cox, Mayor.
Attest; L. :. SMITH, City Clerk