The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-10
COUNCIL WAS HOT
DID MUCH ROUTINE WORK IN A
SWEAT LAST NIGHT.

SWEAT LAST NIGHT.
Prospect Well Not up Salt Rive rBut Down
In Salt HoIe-Contractors Throw up
the Job and the Tubing to go to Jacob
Dold Improvements and Paving Tax
Levied and a Number of Side Walks
Ordered Over Various Parts of the City
-SpeciaI Meeting Set for Thursday
Night to Consider Street Car Proposition
The council meeting last night was rou-
tine even down TO the every day feature
Of sweating and a hot time. 1t was hot
weather session. Minici. Grioi, Allen and
Sutton were absent and the balance Of
the council was present by spells.
The light committee made some rec
concentrations, in regard 10 extending
the service, especially on the West Side.
A blinker out at the end OF Maple street
seemed 10 have been neglected and a
certain brick building was the rendez-
vous for toughs, so that it was unsafe
for people 70 travel there at night
Mr.. Goldberg of the Vapor Light COM
pany said that he was paid nothing for
a light at that point but that ne would
furnish a blinker without cost 10 the city
il the stree car company would allow
the rnotorneer to carry il out and back,
light it and keep il in trim. Manager
4 nix n l,a1>a fer
West Maple IS TO be lighted.
A petition from the Fraternal Aid as
ISOLATION for the use Of Griswold park
September 7 was granted on the condi-
ton that no gate fee was to be charged.
The prospect we'll matter was taken
up. The committee reported ehat the
contractors had fallen down on the job.
When Mayor Ross found they hadn't
fallen down the hole he looked relieved
and let his query so as a facetious turn.
The report explained that in drilling
around the tools a crooked hole had
ben made and that work could not be car
ried on through the aperture.
jacob Dold was present TO bid for the
tubing. He wanted it 10 put down salt
ed ID let him have il If he could use il,
at a nominal sum. So the gas we'll
scheme instead of going up Salt river
goes down a salt well 10 be.
]. Giles Smith made a verbal report for
the finance committee about as follows:
There are 900 in bonds and interest
Don 10 be met. The school fund
.aly .1fy
at 5 per cent, and this over the per
cent offer of Splitter & Co, who have
bought them heretofore at a per cent
shave was a saving 10 the city on the
entire amount TO be refunded of $1,000
A communication from the Rescue
Home was rejected.
A long petition from the trustees OF
the steady growth Of the school, alleged
that il was at a ruinous disadvantage on
account Of the measly, uncertain, rough
and tumble, jumpety-bump service OF
the street railway. 1t was signed by
Chas E. Ports, Chas. G.. Cohn, Robert
Holmes and W. j. Morrison.
Miss Carrie Shuts asked for the city |
attorneys Office in the city building 20 |
conduct a kindergarten. Referred 10 |
on public buildings.
A c Rushing asked to move a store |
building into the fire limits on the corner /
IF Mead and Dauglas.
Report of city treasurer for July show |
ID $S,S06 in the treasury a. this time. \ /
evy Of 6 mills for internal Improvement, !
) for street work, pavings, etc. was lev |
ed
Internal Improvement bonds were au-
horned as follows: To John Furlong for /
1920. 70, sidewalks; Bulla & Smith, Sass Is. !
Petitions for building following side !
\ alks were granted:
West side of Main street from Gilbert !
. Morris.
West side OF Topeka, Eleventh to
twelfth, and on the east side Twelfth TO
Thirteenth.
North side of Central from Main stree
% Griswold park gate.
West side OF Waco. Elm TO Pine.
East side OF Lawrence, Third to Gen.
raj
West side of Sycamore. University 70
Douglas avenue.
Cinder walk north side of Second from
hydraulic - Fourth avenue.
East and west side of Cleveland TO
Third
The following amended health ordin
lnce was passed and adjournment taken
o Thursday night:
ORDINANCE NO. .
IN ordinance to amend section one Of
ordinance No. 9o2, as amended by or
dinance No. 977. entitled An ordinance
for the preservation Of the health of
the City Of Wichita
3e Il ordained by the mayor and coun-
cilmen Of the city of Wichita:
Section l. That section l Of ordinance
go s02 as amended 10y ordinance No.
Il. entitled An ordinance for the pres
rvation Of the health az The city Of WIch
a" be ana the same is hereby amended
@ as TO read as follows. t0wi;:
Section / That any person or persons
rho shall al any time except between
ne hours Of O'Clock p. m. and O'clock
m, convey, remove or carry and swill.
r slop or Stops over or along any Of The
treets. alleys or public grounds Of the
ity OF Wichita. or who shall al any time
kept between the ours OF 10 o clock p.
l. and ) o'clock a. m. convey. remove