The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(OFFICIAL.)

Wichita. Feb. %, 1897.
Council met in regular session with
Mayor Cox, Daniels and Mclean alb
sent.
on motion Of Councilman Throckmor-
Ton, Councilman Burton was elected
chairman pro tenn.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved as read.
on motion Of Councilman Throckmor-
ton, the city engineer was instructed to
report ar the next meeting Of the coun-
ell all unfinished sidewalk for which
contracts have been let, and for which
petitions have been presented and grant
ed by the council, so that the council may
advertise for bids for constructing the
said walks
Chairman Handley of the license COM
r1ittee submitted report in which the
committee recommended the employment
Il some competent person 10 collect the
said city license On motion of Council
man Minick the consideration of the re-
port was laid over FOR one week.
Chairman Minick OF the judiciary COM
mittee reported that the committee
would recommend the rebating the in
| tsress and penalties for the nOn-payment
OF the taxes on the building at the south
cas- corner Of Douglas avenue and
Market street. provided that the full
:axes are paid within the next ninety
days. and that the owners would COM
plete the construction of the said build
ing.
on motion Of Councilman Smith the
report was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-FrancIs. Minick, Smith. Throck-
morton and Young.
Nays-Handley. Miller. Knoblan-
and Shuts.
All bills filed against the city to date
were read and referred 10 the proper
committees.
\ petition asking the city 70 furnish
eight lamps and oil for the same 10 be
used OF Paramount avenue. on motion Of
Councilman Minick was granted.
4 petition for a cement sidewalk on
the east side of Lawrence avenue from
First street to Second street was. on mo-
ton OF Councilman Smith. granted. and
the owners of abutting property given
thirty days in which to construct the
same.
the city attorney was instructed to
prepare an ordinance prohibiting the
running a. large OF chickens and other
domestic fowl between the first os
March and the first OF November.
The petition asking for a board walk
on ono avenue was referred back 10
the petitioners, as It did not comply with
the statutes.
The report Of the we.ghmast=r Of the
West Douglas avenue scales for Janu-
airy was read and referred % the proper
committee.
Ordinance No. 1904. entitled al o7di-
nance making appropriations for misceI-
Iane0us purposes. was read and adopted.
Ordinance No. 1905. entitled an ordi-
nance relating 10 and imposing a license
tax upon dealers in fruit. vegetables or
other produce, who have no established
pace OF business within the city limits.
was read. The rules suspended and the
ordnance adopted.
\ prepared ordinance amending ordi-
nance No. So. was read and Councilman
lIiuick moved 70 place the ordnance on
is passage. The motion vas lost.
The mayor was requested q notify che
owners % the building ~ Maple strezt
rear Seneca. wtieh has been partly torn
ioRn. 5s1ac the building i unsafe and
mus. BE- pa; n a safe condition.
The matter Of poor Nshr service a. ne
corner q Lincoln and Main streets. an5
Ono and First street. vas referred 20
tae Ign, committee
The attention q the public improve
msnt committee was called - The banks
os the Little Arkansas rive-. waich n
soma places has been worn away aui
which would leave the city exposed n
case CT higE waters
On motion Of Councilman Shuts. coun-
Gil adjourned Until mex, Monday night
L N cox. Mayor.
A.,es.: c < SMITH.
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