The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-28
Fire end water-Handley. Allen and

! Crib
Heal,h-Sche,i. Minick and Daniels.
Lighting-Minick. Reese and Young.
Paving and Scales-Reese, Sutton and
Schell.
Police and Prisons-sutton. Miller an1
Crib.
Public Bu,ldings-Gribi, schell, AMI
Sutton.
Railroads and Street Railways
| Young, Reese and Allen.
Public Improvements and Parks-Mc'
Lean, Smith and M;nick
| Sewer and Drainage-Miller, Daniels
and Handley.
Judiciary-Allen. Handley and Miller
| Franchise and License-Daniels, No
l Lean and Smith
Prospect Well-Smith, Min,ck and
| Schell
All bills filed against the city to date
were read and referred to the proper
committees.
| A petition for the abatement OF
licenses on hack, dray. etc, was read
and referred 10 the committee on fran
| chise and license TO report al the next
meeting.
A petition for a permanent walk on
! the west side of Lawrence avenue from,
| Kellogg stree: TO Douglas avenue was
| read and on motion of Councilman
| Miller granted and the property owners
given thirty days to construct the same
Councilman Mclean moved to recon-
sidar and refer TO the city engineer TO
report Oh condition o: walk at the next
meeting. The motion was adopted.
4 petition for a cinder walk on both
sides of Market street from William
street to Lewis street was read and re-
ferred to the public improvement COM
mittee.
A petition for a permanent walk on the
south side Of Second street from the
Missouri Pacific railway depot to the
permanent walk at the west end of the
Getto building was read and granted
and the property owners given thirty
days in which to build the same.
A petition fer four-foot wide cinder
walk on the east side OF Holyoke avenue
from Fifteenth street to Sixteenth street.
and on the north side of Sixteenth street
from Eolyoke avenue to Fairnloun.
avenue was granted and the property
owners given thirty days to construct
Inc same.
petition was granted for a perma-
nent walk on the east side OF Topeka
avenue from Oak street to Central ave-
nue. and Tire property owners given
thirty days to construct.
A remonstrance was read agains.
ordering permanent walk on the north
side OF Douglas from Washington to
Hydraulic avenue. On motion of Coun-
Gilman Smith the petition was referred
10 the public improvement committee.
A petition for a permanent walk five
feet wide on the west side Of Emporia.
from Central avenue, to Oak street; also
on the east side Of Emporia, from Oak
street to Ninth street; also the west side
Of Emporia from Ninth street to
Eleventh stree was read anda referred
to the city engineer with instructions TO
inspect and report at the next meeting
On motion of Councilman Mclean the
city engineer was instructed TO inspect
and report at the next meeting all walks
where petitions have been presented for
new walks
The report Of the city clerk for the
fiscal year; also the city engineer, were
read and ordered filed.
The report of the fire marshal was
read and ordered published
The reports OF the weighmasters of
West Douglas avenue scales for the
months OF February and March also the
Fourth avenue scales for March. were
read and referred to scale committee
The Teporte Of the police judge for the
months of February and March, show
ing collections amounting TO s1.734.50
and s1,so1.oo respectively. were read and
referred to the finance committee.
Ordinance No. 1413, entitled an ordin-
ance making appropriations for miscei-
laneous purposes. was read and adopted.
Ordinance No. 1414, entitled an ordin-
ance relating 10 petty larceny and fix
ing the punishment therefor. was read
and adopted.
Ordinance No. 1415. entitled an ordin-
ance relating to issuing Of fraudulent |
checks and drafts and fixing the pun
ishment therefor, was read and adopted. |
4 petition was granted and the prop |
erty owners given thirty days to build |
a permanent walk five feet wide on the |
south side Of Third street. from alley |
vest of Topeka avenue 10 Lawrence |
avenue: and from Third street south on |
the east side OF Lawrence avenue TO VI. |
Z. church.
Councilman Smith moved that a COM |
rnittee Of three be appointed on decora-
tions for the grand lodge meeting OF |
was adopted.
His honor appointed Smith, Minick |
ard Mclean on decorations.
Councilman Minick was granted per-
mission TO place President McKiniey's |
picture in the council chamber. without: |
expense to the city.
On motion of Councilman Reese.
COUNCIL adjourned.
FTNLAY ROSS. Mayor.
Attest: c. :. SMITH. City Clerk