The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-11

COUNCIL PRocEEpISGs.


!, Wichita, Kan. Oct 9, 1899
| Council met in regular session. Mayor
Ross in the chair. All councilmen pres
ent except Herbig and Volk.
| Councilman Smith read communicat ton
from Stewart & Burns asking for $50 per
month for lot used by city as hay mar
] ket. No action.
| Mayor Ross stated that Swartz Bros.
would donate use of ground for hay mar
ket. On motion proposition of Swartz
! Bros. was accepted.
! On motion of Councilman Smith coun-
ell related penalty slS2.s4 on taxes for lots
| No. 81, SO, So Douglas avenue, original
town, to Barney Levi,
| Councilman Luling of fire and water
committee. stated that committee had
made arrangements with Mrs. Whelan to
| decorate fire apparatus for street fair
parade for $50. Luling moved that fire
marshal be authorized to purchase such
! hose nozzles as he deemed necessary.
| Carried.
| petition signed by residents in south
ern portion of city demonstrating against
| the keeping of hogs in that vicinity was
read. On motion referred to health COM
mittee.
Councilman Parkhurst moved that clerk
! be instructed to advertise for permanent
walk on east side of Market, from alley
| between Douglas and Williams street, TO
Williams street. Carried.
On motion clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for following walks:
5-foot permanent walk on north side
of Third street, from alley between Water
and Wichita streets, TO Wichita street
A 6-foot permanent walk on the west
side Of Main street, from Murdoch to
Walnut.
5-foot permanent walk on the north
side of Williams street. from fremont
street to the alley east.
A 4-foot permanent walk on the north
side of Eleventh, from Topeka to Law
renca.
A 5-foot cinder walk on north side of
Maple, from Martinsou to Charles street.
A 5-foot cinder walk on north side of
Mentor, from Hiram to Bond street.
A 5-foot cinder walk on west side of
Orchard street, from Maple to Wichita
and Western railroad track.
The committee appointed to draft suita-
of Police C. NJ. Jones and Ex-Mayor VIM.
Greiffenstein made their reports, which
were. adopted by council.
The maintenance bond of o. T. Wilder,
Jr.. in the sum of $500 for construction
Of sidewalks and curb and gutter was
read and approved by council.
communication from Henry c. Scott
in regard to electric lighting for streets
was read. On motion referred to light
committee with Instructions to report
next meeting
A communication from Sun vapor Light
company was read. On motion same was
received and placed on file.
communication from the local Odd
Fellows organization was read, asking
city to decorate city building On motion
street commissioner was instructed TO
decorate same.
A communication from the street fair
committee was read asking use OF alley
between Main and Market running north |
from Douglas TO alley running east and
west. On motion request was granted
Fire chief asked that he be allowed to !
move his chemical engine and locate it |
near the street fair grounds. also that he |
be given three extra men during fair |
week Both requests were granted.
Treasurer's report for September was |
read. On motion same was referred 10 |
finance committee.
Report of police Judge for September |
was read. On motion placed on file.
Reports Of St. Francis avenue and West
Douglas avenue scales were read. On mo
ton placed on file.
An ordinance making appropriation for
purposes read. On motion
of Councilman Smith an item Of s., 2a9 to
pay for opening Of alley between Doug
las and Williams was eliminated from the
ordinance. On motion rules were sus-
pended. ordinance as amended placed on
It's passage and adopted BY sections.
Final vote on adoption as a whole: Yeas
Burton, Davidson. Dewey. Luling HiIl.
Mclean, Parkhurst, schel. Smith ard
Sutton.
An ordinance providing for the 'ssu-
ance Of an internal Improvement band IN
the sum OF &577s5. payable 70 o. T.
Jr., for the construction Of side
walks. was read on motion rules VeTeA
ordinance paced OF It's pas
oR adoption OF ordinance as s7osc:
Yeas-Burton. Davidson. Dewey. I.Usiag.
Hill. Mclean. Parkhurst, SchslI. Smith
and Sutton.
An ordinance providing for the issu-
ance of an internal Improvement bad n
The sum Of s525s2 20 0. T Wilder. Jr..
Tor the construction OF curb and gutter
vas read On motion rules ~ere sus-
pended. ordinance placed or It's pasaags
md adopted hy sections. Final v..te a
adoption of ordinance - a whole; yeag-
Burton. Davidson. Dewey. LallnE 1Fin
Mclean. Parkhursf. schell. Smith aad
sutton
The mayor made 4 change = ire Eta7S-
nE committees. transferring ConncfII as
Davidson from The street railway cc-a-
nittee 20 the Ire and water COMMITTEES.
nd Councilman I.alsnE from are and
water 70 street railway committee
On motion clerk Ess instruetss - cPen
ids tor c7ai Bids were as fsHoEs:
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