The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-27

| Claims and accounts were read and re-
! ferred 10 proper committees.
Bond Of Bays Bros, plumbers, was read
and on motion approved.
| Communication from F. w. Heiple, on
matter Of opening Pattie avenue was
read, and on motion placed on file.
A communication from Ladies' Gene
terry association was read, asking city to
make appropriation for sinking fund. On
motion referred to finance committee.
A communication from the Wichita
Railway and Light company was read,
offering to furnish the city with six ad-
ditional street lamps of they fail To bring
present ones up to contract, and also that
they be relieved from furnishing mean
descent lamps for city building unless
same be supplied with current from troll
ley until their commercial plant be in
stalled. On motion of Davidson their
proposition was accepted except as to the
tncandescent lamps.
A petition was read, asking that arc
lamp be reinstated at corner of Central
and Riverview. On motion of Luling,
one Of the six additional lamps to be Sc
cured was ordered TO be located at cor
ner of Central and Riverview.
A petition to open an alley between
Main and Market, from 18th to 18th was
read. On motion referred to public i'm
provement committee.
The following petitions for permanent
walks were read and property owners
given 30 days from May 1st to construct:
A 4-foot permanent walk on east side
st. Francis street from 18th to 18th.
J.
Water street from Greenway TO Lincoln.
A 5-foot permanent walk on east side
St. Francis, from Murdoch avenue 576
feet north.
Reports from the city weighmasters
police judge and city treasurer were read
and ordered filed.
A report was read from city engineer
stating that in construction of sewer
district No. 2, $3.50 had been charged
TO general fund that ought to have
been paid out of sewer district No. 2
fund. On motion the amount was or
dered transferred from sewer fund to
general fund.
On motion of Councilman Luling, Nc
Fauand was given permission to make
addition to foundry building.
Councilman Luling stated that the leg
islature had passed an act requiring the
state to stand its pro rata share on all
tax compromises heretofore made or
hereafter to be made. On motion Hiu
moved the matter be referred to finance
committee and city attorney for investi-
cation. Carried
On motion Councilman Hill, city en-
gneer was instructed to prepare plat
showing work to be done on the Stein
buchel place.
An ordinance making appropriation for
purposes was read. On mo-
ton rules were suspended, ordinance
placed on its passage and adopted by sec
tons. Final vote on adoption of ordin-
ance as whole: Yeas. Brakeman. Bur
ton, Caswell. Davidson, Dawson. Dewey.
Hill. Luling. Parkhurst, Scheu and Van
Duyn.
An ordinance to prohibit slot machines |
in the city was read. Luling moved |
that ordinance take its regular course. /
Davidson moved to amend that rules /
be suspended and ordinance placed on /
it's passage. Amendment was lost Orig I
inal motion then prevailed.
An ordnance granting long distance /
telephone franchise TO a r. Champin 1
came up on second reauils- AFTER r."
had been made and q mo- /
ton TO lay on table defeated ordinance |
was adopted by sections FINAL vote on /
adoption as Whole: Yeas. Biakeman- /
Burton. Davidson, Dawson, Dewey, Lul- l
ing. Scheh and Van Duyn- Nays, Cas-
wel' Dewey and Parkhurst
An ordinance providing for issuance u
Improvement bond ia sum Of
$500 10 pay for pening Ninth street was
read on motion, rules were suspended,
ordinance placed on It's passage and adopt
ed by sections Final vote on adoption II 4
ordnance as a whole. Yeas, Brakeman.
Burton, Casweu. Davidson. Dawson
Dewey. Hil, Luing, Parkhurt, Scheu
and Van Duyn.
on motion. bios for construction of