The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-19
STREET AIRLO
Council Grants Permission to
Committee
FOR SOUTH MAIN STREET
As ON North Market Consent
of Residents Secured.

Permission was granted the street fair
MANAGEMENT last night, at q. special meet
ing Of the council, TO enclose the streets,
bu5ld booths and conduct a midway on
South Main street, beginning at the CITY
building and extending south 20 the end
of the block south Of English, east on
English street from Main to Market, and
north on Market to William street. The
section Of William street from the City
building to Market will also be enclosed.
The Midway will be located in the square
between Madn and Market street south
of William street. just below the City
building. The written consent of resi-
dents and business men along the streets
slected was obtained, just as was done
on North Market street. The objection
to locating the fair on North Market
were as stated in the Eagle Saturday
morning. that THE block north Of the
court house was too far away from the
business part of the city for the Midway
and that the fair would be in purely
residence section The petition submitted
by the street fair management to the
council last night and granted by the
council unanimously, was as follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
Gil, city of Wichita, Kan.
"Genuemen-Yourh honorable body is es-
pecially peidoned to grant to the Wich-
tia street fair and carnival the right to
enclose and build booths from curb to
curb on the following described streets,
for the purpose Of conducting and carry
ing on Of a street fair, carnival and mid
way.
Beginning at the intersection Of William
and South Main, running thence south to
the termination Of one block south Of
English street, thence east on English
street 20 Market, thence north on Market
to William, also east on William street
from Main to the west side of the post
Office building.
You ere also petitioned to grant TO the
building committee of the street fair and
carnival the right TO viaduct such side
walks that may be enclosed at cross
streets; this Cor the purpose Of permitting
pedestrians to pass over from sidewalk
to sidewalk.
1.-The above petition IS respectfully sub
united 10 you for your favorable consid-
GRAFTON, and the passage of same is urg-
emily requested by the citizens and mer-
chants of Wichita, whose business inter
ests are interested and subscribed to for
the purpose Of successfully conducting
the so-called Wichita street fair and car
nival. Yours very respectfully,
CHAS. G. COIN, Pres.
H. c. LOCKWOOD, Sec'y.
The general committee Of the street
fair will meet tonight at the Commercial
club for final action on the matter of To-
cation. This agreement to holding the
fair on South Main was signed by the
property holders and tenants as follows.
Only two men interested refused to sign
the paper.
I'VE, the undersigned property owners
and citizens owning and controlling prop
erty through leases or legal title, do here
ny give our consent and hearty support
TO the street fair and carnival movement
by certifying that we willingly consent to
the locating Of the street fair, carnival
and midway in the streets opposite the
property occupied and controlled by the