The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
STREET CAR LINE
Mr. Wards Company viii
Agree to Build One
IF GIVEN LIGHT CONTRACT
Sidewalks Ordered to Be Built
Within Thirty Days.

The city council met last night in regu-
lar session. In the absence of Mayor
Ross. President of the council, B. F. Nc
Lean, occupied the chair. On roll call the
following responded: Cubban, Allen, Nc
Lean. Volk. Smith, Crib. Herbig. Schel
and Guthrie. My one thing broke the
monotony of routine business and that
was when Mr. B. A. Ward, manager Of
the Wichita Gas, Electric Light and
PowerT company, addressed the council.
He said in part: THAT he had received
instructions to inform the council that II
his company was given the contract for
lighting the city they would put In first
class street railway with additional Ines"
He also said that they would begin i'm
Uediately after they had received the light
contract and would not need TO sell any
bonds in order to get capital 70 commence
work. Upon being questioned he said that
they would want different light contract
from the one given to the Church COM
pany. He agreed TO put in arc lights for
s5.75 per year. The matter, on motion Of
Mr.. Reese, was referred to the light and
street railway committee.
TIL minutes of the previous meeting were
read and stood approved
/ Mr.. Reese, chairman OF the street rail-
way AMI franchise committee, reported
I that he hal received letter from an east
/ ern party vino he felt certain would take
hold Of the street car line here and build
a frst-class road. fully equipped. He also
wanted the lighting franchise for a term
/ of years. He said the man was a practi-
! cal street car man and could figure within
| a cent Of what it would cost and that no
/ time would be lost He thought he would
J be here within week or two.
/ Mr. Cuban, chairman of sewer and
drainage, said that he had seen Mr.. Sui
/ Ivan and had offered him $40 per month
/ for tending the water supply for sewer
usages. Mr.. Sullivan refused the offer
and talked as If he wanted the same as he
has been receiving. which is 500 per
month. Mr.. Cuban said he claims gGS
/ which is due him and which if paid notn-
! ing would be said about the water in the
/ future. No action was taken.
! Many claims and accounts were read
and referred to the proper committees.
! The following petitions for sidewalks
/ were read and the property owners given
/ thirty days in which to build them:
( Cinder walk five feet wide on the west
side Of Ash street. between Douglas and
Second street.
Cinder walk Ave feet wide on the west
side of Market street between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets was referred for
lack of names to the petition, 1t being nee
essary to have twenty-five before a petit
ton Will be considered.
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Main street between Eighteenth and Nine
teeenth streets. Thirty days given for It
to be built.
Cinder walk ordered five feet wide on
the west side of North Lawrence avenue
between Seventeenth and Nineteenth
! streets.
clnder walk five feet wide on the
north side of Eighteenth street between
Market and Topeka was referred for lack
OF names.
Cinder walk north side of Seventeenth
street between Fairview and Market was
referred.
The property owners on the west side OF
Robert street from University to the south
line Of Dayton avenue were given thirty
days in which to construct cinder walk
Cinder walk five feet wide on the north
side of Mulberry street between Camp
bell and Seneca was ordered built
a clnder walk 1--WE feet wide was ordered
10 be built on the east side of South Main
street from Lincoln 10 Harry.
Cinder walk five feet wide ordered on
the north side Of West Morris between
South Main and the river.
A permanent walk was ordered on the
south side Of First street between North
Main and Water.
Permanent cement walk Ave feet wide
on the east side Of Emporia between Ninth
and Tenth ordered.
Permanent walk five feet wide on the
west side OF Water between First and
Douglas was ordered built and property
owners given thirty days to construct
same
The city engineer was instructed to IN
form the Wichita and Western railroad
70 build walk five feet wide on their
right of way on Robert street.
A gentleman signing himself Patriot /
asked the council for the privilege Of firing
off frecrackers and other pyrotechnic /
paraphernalia on the Fourth Of July. The !
communication was referred to the police /
commissioners.
a communication from County Clerk /
Denny was read, which stated that the /
board OF county commissioners would 4
meet on the second Monday Of each month /
TO hear petitions for "compromise OF tax !
es' under the law and invited the finance /
committee TO be present and Cooperate /
with them.
Mr.. Guthrie made complaint about an 4
implement house blocking the Sidewalk
on the corner Of Third and Wichita street.
Mr.. Vo}k moved that the city engineer
swear out a warrant for any future d.
gresslons. Carried.
The statistical reports Of city officers
were read and received
An ordinance aQpropriaunE money FOR
miscellaneous purposes was read and the
city clerk Instructed 20 draw warrants.
The city clerk was instructed 20 aE-
vercise for bids for sidewalks. both ciRder
and permanent.
On motion the council adjourned.
Mr.. w. H. F0GG PROMOTED
Becomes Travelling Passenger Agent