The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-10

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year OF the nineteenth century, indicate
agreater growth in the material develop
ment in its industrial, commercial and
educational interests. Gratifying though
/ It may be to all, it brings with it in
crease of responsibility to those OF US
| who remain in office another year, to-
! gether with those who have been recent
| ly elected. Therefore. let US resolve that
We viii act together tremendously with
united action for the welfare Of our city.
appreciate the zeal of every one OF you
| to advance the interests of your respect
| i've wards and Of the whole city.
Thanking you, and all officers and en-
ployes Of the city for your cordial sup
port OF the management of the affairs of
the city, I have the honor to remain
yours respectfully. FINLAY ROSS"
City Treasurer Glenn's report showtd
balance on hand s1,492.45.
Street Commissioner Aliens report was
read by City Engineer Jackson, Mr.. Al
len being sick. The total expense for
labor, material and miscellaneous in the
street department was $25, S07.03. Alleys
have been cleaned once week and are
in good condition except where some bu-
siness firms persist in dumping their
waste paper in them, which is blown over
the city.
City Attorney Helms report showed the
disposition of all legal matters concerning
the city, nearly all of which was in the
city's favor. Only one or two cases Of
the twenty-five or thirty against the city
were settled at the loss or expense of the
ing for cities of the size of Wichita.
The report of City Clerk Mccain
showed the total running expenses of the
city for the year just closed to be
$137, 949 %. The total amount OF out
standing bonds, S554, 1892. Over $4,000
Of bonds will be paid this year. He re-
ported the excellent compilation and pub
lished form of the city ordinances by
Judge keenan,.
Fire Chief Waldens report was In part
S follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and members
of the City Council.
Gentleman I have the honor to pre-
sent to your honorable body this my an
nual report of the fire department for
the year ending March 81, 1890. During
the year the department responded to
one hundred and eleven alarms Of fire
one hundred and nine Of which We're &C
tUal fires, two We're false alarms-which
was attended with loss of eighty-six
thousand four hundred and thirty-eight
dollars and one cent ($S643S.OD fully COW
cred by insurance and salvage.
The total amount OF insurance at risk
where fires occurred is as follows: on
buildings, $40, SO 90; on contents, SOL 1850;
total. $1S1, 1000.
Total number of buildings where fires
occurred was So, of which number 80 were
brick, and 81 We're wood. OF the brick
buildings where fires occurred, one was
four stories, seventeen We're three stories,
nineteen were two stories and one was
one story. OF the frame buildings where
fires occurred. twenty-nine were one
story, twelve were one and one-half
stories and sixteen were two stories.
The most disastrous fire was the dry
goods story of Geo. Innes & Co, North
Main street, which occurred at o'clock
in the morning The entire stock was
festOoned with paper decCra tions, which
being added to the already highly COM
bustible material made it impossible for
the department to check the very rapid
progress of the fire. The insurance loss
sustained in this fire alone was So, 10000.
The next heaviest loss was sustained by
the burning Of the City Mills on East
Douglas avenue, which caught fire while
the entire department was engaged in
fighting a very threatening fire on the
surance loss of about S12O00.00.
The burning of Mrs. McClain's home on
Fairview avenue occurred when there was
no one on the premises and the alarm
was conveyed to the department. by 81
boy who had travelled two miles. The
insurance loss sustained in this fire was
100000, making a total loss OF S74,OO0.0O
in these three fires. together with the loss
Of 81, sol for one hundred and six fires,
chronicles the heaviest loss in any one
year for the past twelve years,
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT.
iCty Engineer Jackson submitted very
interesting report, which follows:
Wichita, Kan, April TO- 1900.
Honorable Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen: Herewith 1 beg to submit
a report for the operation of the various
departments in my charge during the past
year and their condition at the present
time:
SEWER DEPARTMENT..
Six catch basins were constructed, using
100 brick and six barrels of cement, 24O
feet of S-inch sewer had to be moved
east in order that same would be cove ed
by building now being constructed by
Messrs. Lehman & Higginson, between
the Santa Fe and the Rock Island depots:
46 flush tanks are dumping water in dead
ends of Iaterals.
The sewer is constantly and carefully
examined and is in excellent sanitary
condition. Mains B and have a con-
slant flow OF water from Little river.
Main a is well supplied from power house
of street railway and gas plant
The water now from Little river is
under perfect control for flushing the
sewers and keeping constant flow OF
pure water down Chisholm creek. Seven
ty-ive permits were issued for connection
with the sewer.
The present sewer system contains 56.I7
miles Of mains and laterals 9S3 man
holes 1875 observation holes, 20 flush
tanks IS catch basins.
We have about reached the limit OF
catch basins for mains =, B and c. and.
in my judgment, no more should be con-
structed on these mains, but instead q
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