The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-30

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Council met In regular session. Mayor
Ross in the chair. All councilmen pres
emit except Guthrie.
Minutes Of last regular ana intervening
| special session were read and approved
as read.
Councilman Dewey OF IRE and water
committee recommended that water main
be extended from corner of Main and
Ninth streets west TO Water street.
thence north on Water 20 corner OF
Tenth. Carried.
Councilman Cubboa Of street railway
committee stated that nothing had been
heard from Mr.. Scott In regard to the
| proposition which had been made to him.
Councilman Burton called councils at
| tentlon to the dangerous excavation at
corner of Douglas and Washington ave-
| nues.
Councilman Smith moved that owner of
property, Emil Werner, be notified to Ill
same as per his agreement with city.
| Carried.
Councilman Burton moved that street
commissioner he instructed to put tenn
pcrary fence. around excavation until
same was filled up. Carried.
Councilman Cubbon moved that city at
torney be instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance prohibiting the planting Of cotton
wood trees In the streets. Carried.
On motion clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for the following walks:
A 4-foot permanent walk on west side
Of Water, from Elm to Murdoch avenue.
A 4-foot permanent walk on south side
of Third street, from river to Sherman.
A 5-foot permanent walk on east side
of Emporia. from orme to Lincoln.
A franchise granting to J. o. David
son, associates and assigns, the right to
build and operate a street railway was
read. Governor Stanley was present and
addressed the council favorably to grant
ing a franchise to home men.
Councilman Cubbon moved that rules
be suspended and ordinance be placed on
its passage. Carried. 49,
The ordinance was then read by Sec
tons, and with a few amendments and
additions, unanimously adopted by Icoun-
Gil.
Claims and accounts were read and re-
ferred to proper committees.
A remonstrance against 12-foot walk
to Williams street was read. On motion
of Councilman Herbig prayers of remon-
strators was granted and further action
OF council postponed to comply with
statutes.
The maintenance bond of o. L. Wilder
Jr., On the sum Of $780, for the construc-
ton of cement sidewalk. was read and
approved by council.
Several petitions were read protesting
against the building of sewer district
No. 2. Prominent citizens were present
and addressed the council, some reDre-
senting the petitioners and some favoring
the creation of said district. On motion
the matter was referred to sewer COM
mittea.
Several petitions were read protesting
| against the abandonment Of street car
line on East Fifteenth street as contem-
plated in the Scott franchise. On motion
petitions were referred to street railway
committee.
A communication was read from the
Wichita Union Mill company alleging in
correctness of city scales, also stating
| they had been put to considerable ex-
pense on account of same. On motion
was referred to scale committee.
A petition signed by citizens residing
along Fifteenth street asking that Six
| teenth street be opened. graded and
| dftched from Hillside to Hydraulic. was
read. On motion referred to public i'm
provement committee.
Surety bond of National Bank of Com
merce to secure city deposits was ac-
cepted by council and clerk was in
structed to return personal bond.
Ordinance for miscellaneous appropria-
tons was read. On motion rules were
suspended, ordinance placed on its pas
sage and adopted by sections. Final
vote on adoption Of ordinance as a whole
was as follows: Yeas-Burton, Cubbon,
Dewey, Herbig, HILL Mclean, Schell,
Smith, Sutton and Volk.
An ordinance providing for the issu-
ance OF an internal improvement bond
to o. T. Wilder for construction of side
walk was read. On motion rules were
suspended, ordinance placed ION its pas
sage and adopted by sections. Final vote
on adoption of ordinance as a whole:
Yeas-Burton, Cubbon, Dewey, Herbig,
Hill. Mclean, Schell, Smith, Sutton and
Volk.
An ordinance amendatory of ordinance
No. 1917. providing for a tax levy to pay
for sidewalks was read. On motion rules
were suspended, ordinance placed on its
passage and adopted by sections. Final
vote on adoption of ordinance as a whole
as follows: Yeas-Burton, Cubbon,
Dewey, Herbig. Hill. Mclean, Suher.
Smith, Sutton and Volk.
Councilman Schell introduced and the
council adopted a resolution stating that
If J. o. Davidson, his associates, Success
sors or assigns accepted the railway
franchise that the council would grant to
them a light franchise embodying the
same terms as the one offered to Mr..
Scott.
An ordinance providing for the issuance
of an internal improvement bond to o. T.
Wilder ITO pay for cement sidewalks was
read. On motion rules were suspended.
ordinance placed on its passage and
adopted by sections. Final vote on adop-
ton of ordinance as a whole as follows:
Yeas-Burton, Cubbon. Dewey. Herbig.
Hill, Mclean, Schell. Smith. Sutton and
Volk
Mayor Ross nominated c. II. Luling OF
Second ward to Eli unexpired term of
Councilman Guthrie. resigned. Council
confirmed appointment.
Council went into executive session.
Council came out OF executive session.
Councilman Burton moved that finance
committee be instructed to rebate pen
atty and interest on taxes for Mr.. Grun-
| stedA