The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-12

Gas, Electric Light and Power Com
psnv Offer to Put In Two Hundred
Lights of Two Thousand Candle Power
at $50 Per Year, to Run From Dusk
Till One O'clock
The fire at the Dold packing house
Sunday raised the question in the coun-
Gil last night as TO who should pay for
the run Of the fire company out there,
the packing house being outside Of the
city limits. Some of the councilmen
thought that Dold would be willing TO
pay for the run if the city would
make it. Others thought that the city
ought in consideration Of having the
packing house in the city. On motion
OF Schell the matter was referred TO the
fire committee
Chairman Smith Of the public i'm
provement committee had no report. I'm
der this head Dr. Ninick called attention
20 the fact that the cinder sidewalk ad-
vertised and let on North Topeka 70
Mr.. Koontz had not been touched; thai
Eoontz had contracts for cinder walks
in nearly every part Of the ci,y,and had
done nothing toward finishing up the
work. The ten days allowed him by the
contract had expired and another ought
10 De made. DR.. Minick moved 70 cancel
contract with Koontz and re-advertise.
This was seconded and carried.
Nj Smith wanted - know from City
Engineer Jackson if Mr.. Koontz had
built any of the walks. Mr. Jackson
said that Mr.. Koontz had built ONE
and was al work every day. He had 70
ship in ths cindar from Hutchinson, and
was probably doing the work as fast as
he could. DR.. Minick's motion was then
Withdrawn.
Councilman Reese said that the walk
on South Hydraulic, leading to Lin
wood Park and the insane asylum, was
poor and that the matter ought 70 be
looked after
Schell said the walk on me north side
OF Central from Main to Griswold, eight
blocks in extent, had been advertised.
Mayor Ross thought that the outside
walk business could be made 10 bank
rupt the city, and ne thought there was
a pace 20 call a halt.
Smith being the only member Of the
l[cNC-lof SEl1 llCStiSt- NSLF4IlitNSS tAtSCAitB
presented a communication 10 the
ancnise and license committee in re-
gard TO the license on the opera house.
A hundred dollars, he said, was thought
by the owners to be exorbitant. The
building had never paid expenses. The
company was willing 20 pay s25 license
per .'eer, and Mr.. Smith moved that the
license be made that figure.
City Attorney Adams thought that the
amounted could not be changed withouS
amending the ordinance and he had
thought that the ordinance needed re-
vision.
Mr.. Smith moved that the license COM
mittee, in conjIn ton with the city at
torney, be authorized to revise the Or
dinance ard the license upon the opera |
house be held in allegiance pending the |
report Of the committee. Carried.
petition signed by property holders |
On North Lawrence between Thirteenth |
street and the packing house was read. |
The petition Of the taxpayers wac thar |
the street be not allowed for the use OF |
the street railway company from Thlr- |
teentn 10 the packing house. Referred. |
Fire Chief Walden recommended the /
purchase OF fire alar boxes two djZen /
battery jars. which was authorized by |
unanimous vote.
Mrs. c. Andrews. through J e. az |
torneys. Amidon e Conley, put in a bill |
Or fS5, 900 damage for injuries she re- |
reived from a defective sidewalk on |
North Fourth between Douglas and |
First.
Report Of the city treasurer showed
S1
Millie 4. Hodge. on North Main street,
asked rebate Of taxes because OF ina
bility to pay the assessment.
PROBABLY the most important ques-
Ton before last nights session was that
of lighting the city. Bids were opened
from the street railway company and
from the Gas and Electric Light and
Power company. The railway company
made bid of S. per light per month for
200 lights Of 2.009 candle power for five
years. Moonlight schedule the same
price. Incandescents at one cent per
nour.
The Gas and Electric Light company
submitted a bid TO run $50 arc lights,
1000 candle power for ten years from
dusk till o'clock al $50 per year. Two
hundred vapor lights az SIS per year
Electric lights on five year contract az
S72 per year for 150. Two hundred for
$50. One hundred and fifty on moon-
light schedule burn all night when
moon Is oFoscured by clouds al SOS per
year Two hundred al $50 per year.
The matter was referred 10 the COM
mistee. Mayor Ross said that II the
light question was not settled by the
next regular meeting ne would see that
no lights contract for which had ex-
pred would be paid for If he could help
il.
Contract for furnishing the city with
coal was let TO the Kansas and Texas
Coal company at $S15 per ton for Weir
City lump and $3.50 per for ton for slack.
on motion Of Dr.. Minick all wages of
;eamsters for the city were raised %
% per day.