The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-12

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
wichita Kan. Oct. 70. 1ss,

read. That part relating 10 constructing
a cement walk on north side of Hyde
Park changed so assto read. South side
Of Hyde Park" and approved as amended
Fire marshal recommended that c. D.
Wachob be made fireman of the first class.
On motion the recommendation was
adopted.
On motion the clerk was instructed TO
| advertise for bids to connect the West
Side hose house with the sewer.
Report of police department for the
month of September. 1898 was read. show
ing the collections from fines. forfeitCres.
etc. s2744.5O
On notion the city clerk was instructed
( TO advertise for the construction Of the
following walks:
Five foot cinder walk on west side of
Emporia from Second Morris to Zimmeriy
street.
Ten foot permanent walk on east side
of Market from alley south Of Douglas
TO William street.
Five foot cinder walk on east side OF
Waco from Thirteenth street TO Four
4 teenth street.
! Four foot cement walk on south side Of
Tenth street, from Main to Jefferson ave-
/ nue..
Five foot permanent walk on west side
Market. from Park to Elm.
| Five foot permanent walk west side Of
| Fourth, from Central to Oak.
Five foot permanent walk north side
Central from Fourth to Main street.
Five foot permanent walk south side
Elm. from Lawrence TO Market.
foa aet af& a.
Lawrence. from Central 10 Second street.
Five foot cnder walk east side Matthew
son. from Douglas to Third street.
Five foot cinder walk west side New
York avenue, from Douglas to Third
street.
Four foot permanent walk on west side
of Washington avenue, from Douglas TO
First
Nicholas Bird addressed the council in
reference to destroying his sidewalk and
asked that the council take some action
on the communication now on file On
motion the matter was referred TO the
judiciary committee.
On motion of Councilman Cubbon the
city attorney was instructed to prepare
ordinance prohibiting gates swinging
open onto the sidewalks.
Claims and accounts read and referred
10 the proper committees.
Councilman Reese recommended that the
city attorney be instructed TO prepare an
ordinance requiring the Santa Fe railroad
TO place and keep fiagmen at the cross
ings of Kellogg street. First street, Third
street and Central avenue. Recommends
ton adopted.
Remonstrance against the widening of
the walk on west side of Lawrence from
Douglas TO alley south, was read. On
motion IL was referred to councilmen Of
First ward.
Petition for cinder walk on south side
OF Fifteenth street, from Vassar to Strong
avenue, was read and ordered placed on
file.
Petition for permanent walk four feet
wide on west side Of Riverview, between
Second and Third street from alley south
of lot 81 to the brick fats, was read. On
motion was granted and the property
owners given thirty days to construct the
same.
A communication from Hooker and
others. in the matter of scavenger work,
was read and referred to the health COM
mIttee.
old brick building on lots 1. 3 and EN-
poria. in Lawrence Avenue addition, be
condemned. as it was dangerous. On mo-
ton the recommendation was adopted.
A communication from ]. NJ. Cossitt
was read and on motion was placed on
file.
I. P. Campbell presented a petition for
special election for the issuing of bonds
for the constructing OF a light plant,
which was read. On motion the matter
was referred to finance committee.
Report of Douglas avenue and Fourth
avenue scales was read and ordered
placed on file.
Report of the city treasurer for Sep
TENDER, 1898. of the general fund account
was read and ordered placed on file.
Councilman Herbig moved that the
council go into executive session before
adjourning. Carried.
An ordinance to repeal Ordinance 1881
was read, and on motion the rules were
suspended the ordinance placed on its
passage and adopted by sections.
An ordinance providing for condemning
of certain property for park purposes was
read. On motion the rules were suspend
ed. the ordinance placed on its passage
and adopted.
The mayor appointed as appraisers to
condemn property as provided by ordi-
nance. C. NJ. Dickson, J. T. Dorsey and
II. NJ. Keohane. On motion the appoint
ments were confirmed.
An ordinance providing for the payment
of Burton & Furlong for the construction
OF sidewalks was read. On motion the
rules were suspended. the ordinance placed
on its passage and adopted.
An ordinance directing and requiring
the use of the Union Label of the Inter
national Typographical Union Of North
America. or It's subordinate unions. was
read. and on motion the rules were sus-
pended. the ordinance placed on its pass
age and adopted.
An ordinance providing for the appropri-
alton from the Firemen's Benefit Fund
was read. On motion the rules were sus-
pended, the ordinance placed on its pass
age and adopted
An ordinance providing for rniscella-
neous purposes was read. and OF motion
the rules were suspended, the ordinance
placed on its passage and adopted.
\ claim for damage By Perrin Dewey
was read and on motion was rejected.
An order OF the district court vacating
certain properties was read On motion
was placed on file.
on motion the bids for the constructing
OF a dam was opened as follows:
J. w Burton. $, So 80. on motion Bur
ton Vas awarded the contract
on motion Dds for construction Of new
walks were opened and read. Burton &
F0rlong. cement. q. cents per square
foot Buila & Smith, cement. 81 cents per
square foot on motion Burton * Fur