The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(Omcial.)

Wichita, Oct T. 1897.
Council met pursuant 10 adjournment
from September q, 1897. Mayor Ross in
the chair. Councilmen all present ex-
cept Crib, Schell and Young.
Councilman Allen moved that the
council go into executive session before
adjournins; carried.
Councilman Miller made detailed re-
port on sewer, and parties attached to
same. who are outside of sewer district
On motion OF Councilman Minick the re-
port was adopted.
Councilman Miller moved that all par
ties who live out of sewer district and
have no. yet paid for the privilege be
given 80 days to pay for same. and those
no: paying % be disconnected; carried.
On motion OF Councilman Minick the
clerk wss instructed 10 advertise for
bids on $50 arc lights and 200 arc lights,
also 200 vapor lights. more or less.
Councilman M;nicks motion 10 reduce
the number Of yapor lights to 200 until
further ordered was lost.
Councilman Minick moved that peti-
ton for permanent walk on north side
IF Tenth street from Fourth avenue 10
Main street De granted and property
owners given thirty days TO build the
same: carried.
Councilman Minick moved to advertise
for permanent walk on west side of
Waco avenue from Elm 10 Pine street:
carried.
Councilman Smith moved that the
water company be requested to extend
the water main on Cleveland avenue
from Douglas to Second street; carried.
Claims and accounts, on motion Of
Councilman Smith, Were referred TO the
proper committees
The following petitions for cinder
walks We're granted and the property
holders given thirty days 10 construct
the same:
On west side Of Lawrence from Thir-
teenth to Seventeenth street.
Both sides OF Campbell avenue. from
Mulberry TO Maple.
On the west side OF Oak street. West
Wichita, from Maple TO Chicago avenue
On north side Of Pine street from
Sycamore to MartinSon avenue.
Petition for permanent walk on both
sides Of Park or Ninth street from Law
renee to Main street.
Communication from manager Of the
opera house was, on motion Of Council
man Smith, referred TO the franchise
committee.
Bill and communication from Rescue
Home was read. On motion OF Council
man Mclean the bill was rejected.
The report of the city treasurer for
the quarter ending August 81, 1897. also
NJ
scales, were read and ordered placed on
file.
Fire marshal reported building on lots
81 and SO North Market street as dan
gerous. and recommended the building
be condemned. On motion Of Council
man Minick the report was adopted and
house condemned.
An ordinance regulating and requir-
ing all vehicles to keep TO the right of
the street while riding or driving was
on motion OF Councilman Smith passed.
An ordinance providing for the pur-
chase Of Riverside and Greiffenstein
Parks for public parks, and the voting OF
bonds for same. was read and on motion
OF Councilman Mclean the rules were
suspended and the ordinance passed
An ordinance for issuing internal i'm
provement bond to pay Bulla & Smith
for new sidewalks was read, ard on mo-
ton Of Councilman Smith the rules were
suspended and the ordinance passed
An ordinance for issuing Of three in
ternal improvement bonds to pay for
Sidewalks was read, and on motion of
Councilman Smith the rules We're sus-
pended and the ordinance passed
Councilman Minick moved that there
be three signs panied and placed on East
Douglas. North Main and West Douglas
avenue; carried.
Council went into executive session
Council came out Of executive session.
On motion the council adjourned
F. ROSS Mayor.
Attest: H. T. KRAMER, City Clerk.