The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDIxos
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WleAu. May


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Wichita. May 10. 1851.
couaciI me: In regular session. Nayou
Rose In the chair and all ccancsim<n
present except Daniels. Mclean. N,sl<s
and Sutton.
The minutes OF the las: meeting wers
read and approved as read.
The cisy engineer submitted his report
On the sidewalks.
Chairman Handley OF the IRE and
water committee submitted . repor, rec
ounmendirg disseminating Hose House
No. 3; also reducing the force IN each
OF the other houses one man; also that
the wages OF the firemen be reduced
$500 per month.
Councilman Esndley moved the Aaop.
ton OF the report.
Councilman Min,ck moved 10 smen1
ard 10 include Hose House No. 4. whicS
was Lost. The vote recurring on the orig.
ina. motion. the report was adopted.
Chairman Miniek OF the iigh, commit.
tee reported very much complaint aSalnss
the arc hight systems and aaked that
the engineer prepare two charts slowing
the locations OF the lights and indicate
irg the company owning the same %
that they may be made responsible foe
all inefficient service.
Chairman Grbi Of public building COM
mi,tee called atten ton OF the council
20 some leaks in the roof OF the city hail.
which had caused some plss.erinG 10 fan
on: s,so that one OF the boilers TO the
city hal had settled 80 that .t had brok-
en- the connection with the other one.
The committee was instructed to have
the necessary repairs made. The commit.
tee was also instructed TO sell . desk
that was formerly used In the once %
police commissioners and which IN "a
longer needed.
Major Ewing generously terdsred "a
the city the free use OF Griswold park
for the year 1897. which. on motion os
Councilman Smith. was accepted and .
vote OF thanks Of the mayor and council
on behalf OF the city was given the ma
for for the same.
Councilman Mlnick stated that CHIEF
Of Police Campbell had offered 20 have
the prisoners In the city prison prepare
rock for the use OF ths streets II the city
would furnish the rock. The city enxin-
esr was instructed 10 order q car OF rock
for that purpose.
The claim % Mary we!s; was referred
TO the judiciary committee.
All bills fled against the city 20 date
We're read and referred 20 the propeu
committees.
The report Of The city treasurer foe
April: also the police judge for the sane
time. the last showing collections
amounting 20 3i.s7s.50. was read and re-
ss--ej 10 the inarce committee.
The city engineer submitted bis report
on the sidewalks which were referred "a
him at the last meeting OF the council.
the following Of which heireportsd in had
condition. VIZ, About $50 feet of tho
board walk on west side Of Empor.s
avenue from Central avenue % Oak
street: also on thu east side % Imports
averue from Oak street to Ninth street.
what remains should BE- taken up and =
good cihder walk constructed the fun
length. The walk on The west eide ol
Emporia from Ninth street % Eleventh.
street contains about roo fes. % very
poor board walk which should b. conc
demned ard removed.
The walk on the north side Of Dous.
Las avenue from Washington avenue "a
Hydraulic avenue In IN bad condition
and should be condemned and removed
The walks or. both sid~s % Mark., street
from William street TO Lewis street. - is
basi condition and al board walks should
be condemned and removed.
The stone walk or Rou:b Lawrence
avenue between Kellogg and Douglas 70
in bad condition: also the board vsnk,
which would recommend be confemn-
Cd and removed.
On motion % Councilman Smith. ne
report was adopted.
TIE matter % the Kansas MsdisnA
Railroad company moving their track %
Mcviey sverue was referred 70 ths CON-
mitiee IN railroads 20 report .; ;hs csxs
meeting.
A petl:io~, FOR Q nvs-soos viis cement
walk on the eAs; eide % Main sire~s
from Elm street - Oak street vas RAJ
and referred TO ire pubic Improvement
committee.
ordlnanc- No. 1915. entitled An er1sns
ance naki-x appropriations for rSssrsl-
lsneogs purposes. -ss r-sd and aaopsei.
Orsaanc~ No. 1917. entitled an or5;s-
snes making appropriations Cor pre-
pectfnx pgrDoses. Was read ard sdsp:sd.
Orslnanos "a. 1919. e-tsfi~5 "a ordsa-
ano. making spprcprsfsors for nrsrBes's
benefit. wa rad sns adopted
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