The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
TO SUPERVISE PARKS
Dickson, Allen and Mclean
Park Commissioners.
HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION
Prospect Well Property Re-
turned to Owners.

appointing of three park commissioners
and going into their chronic executive
| session.
Mr.. Kramer called the roll and Messrs.
| Miller, Reese, Handley, Mclean. Sutton,
Minick, Allen. Herbig, Crib, Young and
Smith answered present. The minutes OF
the last meeting were read and approved.
Mr.. Minick said that he had expected
| long ago to have received the list from
| each of the councilmen stating where
they desired the placing of the arc lights
in their ward but up to date he had not
received them. He had, therefore, made
out the lists himself. Mayor Ross sug-
| gested that three days after the contract
| or arrived if the reports had not been
| given to him, that he place the lights
where he thought best. To this all agreed.
| On motion of Mr.. Crib the bill of $50
| of Mr.. Hoover's was rejected. This bill
was for repairing the damage done to his
building on East Douglas avenue last No
vember while the place was being used
as a voting place.
| Mr.. Mclean, chairman of the public i'm
| provement and parks committee, said
yet. The city engineer had been allowing
parties to cut some trees down in River
side park under his instructions, as
agreed upon by the council at a previous
meeting.
Councilman Minick made the following
motion: Resolved, That the mayor be
empowered to appoint a committee of
three, composed of one councilman and
two citizens, to act as Park Commission
ers. One citizen to be appointed for
term of one year and one for a term of
two years. That they have supervision
over all park matters with the aid and
assistance of the city engineer and shall
recommend all matters to the city council
for their action. Without remuneration"
The motion prevailed, all voting aye ex-
cepting Messrs. Smith and Miller.
Mr.. Allen thought that there ought to
be Waterman appointed to watch the
park. He did not put his suggestion into
a motion and the matter was allowed to
go over until some future time.
Mayor Ross appointed as park commits
sioners Mr.. George Dickson for the long
term and ex-Mayor ]. p. Allen for the
short term. Mr.. B. F. Mclean, chairman
of the public improvement and park COM
mittee, was appointed by the mayor to
represent the council as park commits
sioner. The council confirmed the ap-
pointments by unanimous vote.
Councilman Miller, chairman of sewer
and drainage, said that the abstract to
the Sullivan Dam property was in the
hands of the city attorney. He thought
-
next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Mclean, the city clerk
was instructed to advertise for regula-
ton cinder walk, regulation width, from
the Presbyterian church TO Maple street
on the west side of Dodge avenue.
Mr.. Herbg. chairman of franchise and
license, said that his committee was not
ready to make a report on the revision of
ordinances. He said that at the next
meeting the report would be ready to be
submitted.
At every meeting for months DR.. Min
lex has asked that the alley way be
opened from Central to Elm between Wa
bash and Washington avenues. He sue
ceeded last night in passing motion TO
have the matter referred TO the city at
torney and his colleague. Mr.. Sutton of
the Fourth ward. TO negotiate with the
owners of the land with a view to having
it opened to the public.
Mr.. Smith said that the city had no |
further use for the property on which the |
prospect well was situated and he desired |
that the clerk be instructed to notify |
the owners so that the city would be re- |
lieved from paying the taxes on the land. |
There were several bills which were |
read and referred to the proper commit |
tee for approval One was for $1,000 by |
Isabella Butts for damages sustained |
from falling on a defective walk.
Mr.. Minick made a short but earnest |
plea TO have fire plug put in on the /
corner of Fifteenth and Lawrence ave-
nue.. 1t was agreed that plug be taken |
from some other part of the city and put /
in there. Mr.. Handley gave notice that /
the council would go into executive ses-
sion before adjourning.
4 petition was read asking that permits
sion DE granted for the construction of
cinder walk five feet wide on the south
side Of Kellogg street betweet Main and
Emporia- The petition was granted.
The Missouri Pacific Railway company
through its superintendent Mr.. A II. /
Webb. asked that the road be allowed 10 |
put in a side track loo feet in length
beginning at a point just north OF First
street and ending just this side of Third
With the petition was A blue print show
ing the tracks as they now exist and the
proposed siding. The new track is TO be
between other tracks. Mr.. Mclean moved
that they be allowed TO build the track
as was shown on the map. II was
granted.
Mrs. Hodges was before the council ask
ng that they rebate their share OF about
iya worth OF taxes. She said that she
was unable 10 pay the taxes and that
he county commissioners had agreed to
-ebate If the city did. Mr.. Adams said
hat the council did not have the power
% rebate taxes but that as a business
proposition he thought that It would he
well for the ciry 10 appoint a committee
o confer with the county commissioners
n regard 20 T. Mrs. Hodges said that
he thought that she would be able to
a.se $S4 10 pay toward settling for the
axes. The property in question Is the
hotel on North Main street
dr- Young moved that 4 committee Of
hree. with the city attorney. be appoint
d TO investigate and confer with the
commissioners. The motion carried aud |
Mayor Ross appointed Messrs- Young. |
Allen and Mclean
The city treasurer's report was read and
efe-red 10 the finance committee A
,arch OF bills we've read and allowed. ,
fter which the council went into e1ecC-
i've session