The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-27
.SEWERCONTRACTLET
Council Awards 1t to Charles
Emmons for S6,147.80.
THREE FRANCHISES ASKED
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The city council met last night.

the railroad tracks, was let last night t
Charles Emmons Of this city, whose biz
for the entire work was sS,14zS0. Min,
firms contested in the bidding for tn,
contract, which was for the construction
Of 13. lis feet of sewer, with the necessary
man holes, observation holes, flush tank:
and other appuTtenances. The bids Of the
different firms were as follows: Charles
En1nons, s6,147SO, which, however. in
Guided the cost Of fixtures for the flush
tanks. aggregating 500, which was not
included in the other bids, and he also
offered to give free all lumber required
should Quicksand be encountered. while
the other bidders specified regular prices
Tor the material. Block, Laird & Black
man, Topeka $5,945.05; John P. Furlong
& Co., Wichita, s6,0SS94; Matt & Roberts.
Independence, Sc, 1910; Bosworth, Hahn
& Co, Wichita, $7,94471; II. L. Hallowell.
Hutchinson, s9,64f50; ]. P. Connolly,
Wichita, s6.97825; Dermody &, Co. Wich-
ita' SIO39-1O; James Howard, Wichita,
$6,922.3O. Mr.. Emnlons bid was within
$259 as low as Block, Laird & Blackman
and was the lowest when the offer of free
lumber was considered, and that was the
reason Of the bid being awarded to him
The charge made by J. D. Caldwell
| against City Assessor John f. KnobIauch
alleging mafeasance in office, came be-
fore the council. It was referred TO the
county commissioners. Both parties
! spoke in their own behalf on permission
Of the council.
Mr.. Knoblauch said: "The charge IS
hled by man whom I discharged for
| dishonest practices. He requested a no
! Sltion of me about a week ago and I re-
fused. The assessments are now higher
than they were the last year Of his ad-
ministration, and invite investigation"
Mr.. CaldwelIs formal charge against
Mr.. Caldwell follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell Of the City Of Wichita:
81 hereby charge John F. KnobIauch
city assessor of the city Of Wichita. with
malfeasance in Office in that he has in
his assessment of personal property for
the year of 1899 u-llawfully, willfully and
grossly Disseminated in fovar of certain
large personal property holders. 1 ask
that an immediate Investigation of facts
as to the truth or faIsity of such charge
be made and that such action be taken
by your honorable body as such investi-
CATION shall show to be proper and law
fUl in the case J. D. CALDWELL.
II hereby name a few cases in substan-
tiation of the above charge and make it
a part Of, the foregoing:
George lines & Co, assessment 200.
value of stock. $s5 000 Cash Henderson
assessment $500, value of stock, $4,000;
Smythe & Sons. assessment s4,O20; value
of stock $4,000; Boston Store assess
menr $1,000, value of stock $4,000; Van
zandt Implement Co, assessment s2,715:
Johnson, Larmer & Co, assessment,
$4,000, value of stock s10O, 900; Potts Drug
Co, assessment s15195, value of stock
S100, O00"
A contract was accepted with the Globe
Light and Heat company OF Chicago for
100 vapor lamps on moonlight schedule
of twenty-five night service in a month
for $3.50 each per year, the city retain
ing the right to use $50 extra lamps be-
ginning March 1 for a term of six months |
at the same rate.
Tenth street west of Pierce avenue, |
which is now included in Riverside park. |
was vacated.
An ordinance was passed forbidding |
pawnbrokers secondhand dealers and |
merchants Of like character from pur-
chasing goods from minors under the age |
Of IS. except rags. bottles and waste pa
pers, and forbidding them from doing |
business between the hours Of 10 o'clock
at night and o'clock in the morning
The hack drivers were benefited by the |
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sections of an ordinance recently passed
fixing the sums to be charged for trans
portation Of people The limit Of drive
for a single person for - cents was re-
duced TO one mile instead Of one and one
half miles, and each additional mile was
charged at . cents more. The hour
charges were left the same as before, but
the hackmen were allowed to charge
double rates from II O'Clock at night IN
til morning instead OF from midnight on.
A /. Laird was awarded the contract
for the construction Of a number Of Gin
der sidewalks at the contract price OF
9 $40 cents per lineal foot. The next |
nearest bidder was J. +. Davis, whose
bid was 10 II cents
H W. Black petitoned the council TO
yivt him q title to some land he has
made on the east bank OF the Arkansas
river between Douglas and Waco ave
lues He wishes to run a side-track
upon It and make 1t valuable 10 the
wholesale interests.
\ petition was read objecting 70 the
public dumping grounds on South Syca-
nora street, and the nuisance was or
Tered abated.
A petition was presented 70 the council
protesting against the use OF South Va
er street as a speedway. A. the council
las never contemplated anything Of the
zind. the petition was not considered
b l. Keenan, presented % the council | ,
claim On behalf o. his wife fo- 81 . .
damages for injuries alleged - have &C. ,
-urre5 % her March s. ISIS owing 70
detective sidewalk on Elm street bet
ween Topeka and Emp3ria avenues.
Tie judiciary committee returned an
diverse report on the claim % Ms
-ah creme Ardreas against the city Tor
a. an for damages alleged 10 have beer
ecesved from 3 fall On q defective side
yaIk on East Douglas avenue. The con-
nittee stated that It did not consider
hss Mrs. An57eas' fall was caused by a
S-e--is- St--sN 14s> s--st t-ift NJ Ann fis
IA sued the city oyse before on a SINH
IT charge and had failed 70 secure 5udg-
leaL
An ordnance was taken NJ granting
be Oklahoma and Kansas Long Distance
company a franchise authoriz-
~ them % construct their lines II this 1
ity and operate q long distance ex- (
hsnSe The ordnance was accompanied
3 a petition from the wholesale interests