The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(Omcial)

| Council met in regular session, Mayor
| Ross in chair, councilmen all present ex-
cept Minick. Crib, Young and Sutton.
Minutes read and approved as read.
| Councilman Allen moved that they 60
| into executive session before adjournfng.
Carried.
On motion of Councilman Smith, the
report Of ex-City Clerk C. 9. Smith was
referred to the judiciary committee and
| city attorney.
On motion of Councilman Smith the
report on defective lights was referred
! to the light committee.
| Contract for completing the prospect
well was read and on motion Of Council
| man Smith was placed on file.
| Claims and accounts were read and
on motion OF Councilman Smith was
referred to the proper committees.
A communication and bill from the
Rescue Home was read and on motion
of Councilman Smith was referred TO the
health committee.
Petition for permanent sidewalk five
| feet wide on west side of Market street,
from Oak 70 Elm, was read. On motion
OF Councilman Smith the petition was
granted and the property owners given
thirty days to construct the same.
Petition for permanent sidewalk five
feet wide on south side of Oak street,
from Lawrence to Main street, was
read On motion Of Councilman Reese
the petition was granted and the proper
" owners given thirty days in which to
construct the same.
A petition from a number OF property
owners asking for an extension Of ninety
days time in which to construct walks
ordered on east side of Lawrence from
Ninth to Tenth streets, on motion of
Councilman Smith the petition was or
dered placed on file.
A request was read from D. II. Miller
for permission to build cinder sidewalk
five feet wide on north side OF Ninth
street from Lawrence TO Topeka. On
motion of Councilman Allen it was re-
ferred to the public improvement COM
mittee.
A communication was read from Mrs.
A. Shuster, asking permission to con-
struct cinder sidewalk in front Of lots
1856, So and 60, North Market street. On
motion Of Councilman Schell the COM
munication was referred to the public
improvement committee.
Report Of police Judge read showing
the amount collected for the month of
June 81. 156. 50. On motion Of Councilman
Smith the report was ordered placed on
file.
The report of Fourth avenue and
Douglas avenue scales was read and on
motion Of Councilman Schell was re-
ferred 20 paving and scales committee.
Ordinance on Wichita Railway, Ligh:
and Power company was read. and on
motion Of Councilman Smith was referr-
ed to franchise and license committee
and city attorney.
An ordinance 10 amend section 5, Of or
dinance No. 7es, entitled "An' ordinance
relating to sidewalks, their construction,
maintenance, repair and condemnation,
rs amended by ordinance No. 1913" was
read and on motion of Councilman Nc
Lean the rules were suspended and
placed on its passage and adopted.
An ordinance regulating bicycles was
read and referred to a special committee
of Allen. Daniels and Handley.
An ordinance on miscellaneous appro-
priation was read and on motion OF
pended and the ordinance placed on Its
passage and adopted.
An ordinance providing for tax levy,
to pay for new sidewalks. was read. On
motion of Councilman Smith the rules
were suspended, the ordinance placed on
it's passage and adopted.
An ordinance to provide for the pay
ment of the ninth annual iris;aiiment Of
bonds and coupons OF Sewer District No.
/, was read, and on motion Of Council
man Schell the rules were suspended.
the ordinance placed on its passage and
adopted. s'--
An ordinance to provide for the pay
ment of bonds and coupons issued for
curbing and guttering. and falling due
in 1898. was read and on motion of
Councilman Smith the rules were sus-
pended. the ordinance placed on its pas
sage and adopted.
On motion Of Councilman Schell bids
for the construction Of sidewalks were
Reese the contrac: was awarded Bulla
& Smith.
On motion Of Councilman Allen the
council went into executive session.
On motion OF Councilman Allen the
council came out of executive session.
Mayor Ross appointed H. D. Killion
first class fireman to date from June
/, 1897.
On motion OF Councilman Mclean the
appointment was confirmed.
On motion Of Councilman Schell the
city clerk was instructed TO advertise for
bids on all unfinished sidewalks where
thirty days have expired.
Councilman Mclean moved 20 recon.
slider the action on bicycles. Carried.
On motion Of Councilman Reese the
rules were suspended and the ordinance
voted upon by sections, each section be-
ing adopted. At the final vote for
adoption of the whole the ordinance was
lost by the following vote: Yeas-AIlen.
Daniels. Mclean, Miller, Smith and
Reese-S. Nays-Handley and Schell-2
FINLAY ROSS, Mayor.
Attest: II. T. KRAMER, City Clerk
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