The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Wichita. Jan. 3. 1900.

| Ross in the chair; all councdImen present
except Hill and Mclean.
Minutes of last regular and adjourned
| meeting were read and approved
Councilman Volk. of health commit
tee, recommended the adoption of the
| government form of death certificate.
| Carried.
! Councilman Luling moved that the
street railway company be permitted TO
scatter ties along the streets. Carried.
| On motion city clerk was instructed to
| advertise for construction of following
| cinde- walks:
A fvefoot cinder walk on west side Of
Seneca from Second street to new bridge
A hve-foot cinder walk on east side
Seneca from Second street to Douglas.
A communication from Thomas Ayers
was read asking permission to erect
small barn inside fire limits. On motion.
same was referred to fire marshal.
Petitions for the following permanent
walks were granted, and property owners
given to May 1 to construct same
A ive-foot permanent on north side of
Lewis from Main to EnTporia.
fve-foot permanent on west side of
Main from Douglas to williams.
petition for f1ve-foot cinder walk
on the south side of Thirteenth street
from Fifth avenue to Emporia, was
granted, and property owners given
thirty days to construct same
Reports of the following city officers
were read and ordered filed: City treas
1Irer, police judge, West Douglas avenue
AND St Francis avenue scales.
City engineer read a detailed report of
his accommodating trip in the interest Of
the proposed railroad south from Wich-
ata- On motion, report was ordered filed
and Mr.. Jackson was given vote Of
thanks by council
Report Of appraisers on the condemna-
ton Of lots east and south of City build
ing was read and, on motion, accented.
and warrants ordered drawn for the
amounts lass unpaid city taxes
Report of appraisers for widening Cen
trail avenue was read. A motion that
same be accepted and a warrant drawn
for the amount specified was Jost.
City attorney made verbal report of
the meeting of State Municipal League
at Kansas City, Kan, at which Wichita
was represented, and stated that in his
judgment much good would result from
meeting.
Councilman Lu1ing moved that council
go into executive session before adjourn
ing Carried.
Ar ordinance declaring it necessary to
extend Riverside park so as to include
lot No. 1914 on Pierce avenue, Gredffen-
STEMS thirteenth addition was read. On
motion, rules were suspended, ordinance
placed oH its passage and adopted by sec
tons. Fiual vote on adoption Of ordin-
ance as a whole: Yeas-Burton, David
son, Dewey, Luling, HeCbig, Papkhurst.
Schell, Smith, Sutton and VoIk.
An ordinance providing for the issuance
of an internal Improvement bond in the
sum of 1878 to ]. F. Davis, to pay for
the construction of sidewalks, was read
On motion, rules were suspended and or
dinance adopted by following vote: Yeas
Burton. Davidson, Dewey, Luling, Her
big, Parkhurst, Schell, Smith, Sutton and
Volk
The mayor appointed James Allison.
T. G. Parham and B. L. Keenan, apprais
ers to appraise value of lot No. 1914
Greiffenstein's thirteenth addition, for ex-
tension of Riverside park. Confirmed bv
council.
An ordinance making appropriations
for miscellaneous purposes was read. On
motion, rules were suspended and ordin-
anee adopted by following vote: Yeas
Burton, Davidson, Dewey, LlIling, Her
big. Parkhurst, Schell, Smith, Sutton and
Volk
An ordinance to repeal ordinance No.
756 was read and. on motion, adopted by |
following vote: Yeas-Burton, Davidson. |
Dewey, Luling, Herbig. Parkhurst, |
SChell, Smith, Sutton and volk.
An ordinance to repeal ordinance No. |
644 was read and, on motion. adopted by |
following vote: Yeas-Burton, Davidson, |
Dewey. Luling. Herbig Parkhurst, |
Sche1l, Smith, Sutton and Volk.
An ordinance authorizing the compiling |
and revising Of the city ordinances was
read and, on motion, adopted by the fol- |
lowing vote: Yeas-Burton, Davidson, |
Dewey. Luling. Herbig, Parkhurst, |
Schell, Smith, Sutton and volk.
An ordinance providing for the issue of |
refunding bonds in the sum of $4,000 to |
compromise and refund certain park
bonds of the city of Wichita, was read
On motion rules were suspended and or
dinance adopted by the following vote: |
Yeas-Burton, Davidson, Dewey, Luling,
Herbig, Parkhurst, Schell, Smith, Sutton |
and Volk
Councilman Smith, of finance commit
tee. read propositions from R A. Sankey,
Katie Wendell and the owner of lot No
"a. Mossman's second addition, for tax
compromises. The committee recon-
mended the rejection Of the propositions,
which was done by council.
A communication from Henry Hase-
meyer, agreeing to pay SIS for tract Of
ground against which the back taxes are
$6L93, was read. Committee recommend
ed city to accept $50. Report adopted.
Committee also recommended that a
proposition of J. V. Daugherty to pay
s1O5S2 for lots on North Waco avenue,
against which back taxes are S124S2, be
accepted. Report adopted.
A proposition was read from Mrs A.
Weigand agreeing 10 pay Sol for lots SIS
and s., Topeka avenue, English's addi-
ton against which back taxes are SIS &c.
On motion of Councilman Herbig. propo-
sition was accepted
Councilman Dewey stated walk on
Main north Of Ninth was in poor condi-
ton On motion, matter was referred to
city engineer.
on motion, clerk was instructed to open
sewer bids. -Four bidders had filed re-
quest TO withdraw their bids. On mo
ton. council instructed clerk not TO open
such bids. The bidders not withdrawing
were c. Emmons, J. F. Davis and Der
mody & CO.
After bids were read council took re-
cess OF ten minutes to figure them up.