The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-03
| WILL BUILD
A VIADUCT
Initial Steps Taken for One
Over Railroad Tracks.
WILL BE MADE OF STEEL
VIII Reach From ST. Francis
TO Washington Avenues.
LOCATED ON FIRST STREET
Used TO Take Away Conge8-
ton in Wholesale District.
LOCATED ON FIRST STREET

Councilman Giles Smith, at the council
meeting last night moved that a com
mittee Of three councilmen and the city
+ engineer be appointed to prepare plans
/ and specification FOR viaduct on First
| street over the railroad tracks. The mo-
ton PASSED unanimously by the council
and Mr.. Smith, Chas. Davidson and Mr..
Luling were appointed on the committee.
/ Mr. Smith made a strong speech while
introducing his motion He said that
whenever a tram came into the city there
was a congestion of traffic at the tracks.
There IS always a large number Of teams
and wagons on East Douglas avenue and
there are large number of trains passing
that street, so it is absolutely necessary
that some better way be found in order
10 keep the street open. There has been
considera bic talk about the viaduct and
as the city grows there must be some
way 10 nelp the wholesale trade Of the
| east end. The viaduct viii be built Of
steel and win reach from St. Francis ave
nue. TO Washingto navenue. This will
make it about 1000 feet long.
Mr. Frank Bcllew who was appointed
10 the position Of councilman from the
First ward in place Of Mr. Caswen.
who resigned, made his first appeara
in the chamber last night. He was intro
duced by his colleague, S 3. Herman. and
made a short speech AS he sat down
he was given hearty applause The mayor
appointed him to the Same committees
as Mr.. Caswen was a member of.
Mr.. Burton, of the fire and water com
mittee, reported that they had looked
over The merits Of the two fire engines
which were offered for the new fire house
and had decided TO accept the bid OF the
engine from the American Fire Engine
company, for an engine Of ], 800 gallon ca
pacity al $500 They also bought 1,50o
feet OF hose from the Chicago Fire Hose
company at 81 per foot
The city clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for cinder walks On the north
side OF Twenty-frst street from Arkansas
to Lawrence avenue.
Mr.. Smith, of the Judiciary committee,
reported that First and Second Spring
Grove additions and twenty-five acres
between the two additions be not taxed
for city purposes. He offered a resolu-
ton instructing the city clerk to notify
the county clerk to discontinue this
property on the tax rolls OF the city.
Mr. Mckee moved that the city clerk
notify the Light company that if any of
their lights go out before the specified
time, the amount of the light would be
deducted from the bin. There has been
considerable complaint lately that some
Of the lights do not burn, but e few hours
and some do not burn at all.
J.. 2. Bates. of FL Dorado presented a
petition through his attorneys, Redden &
Kramer. asking for $3.50 dana ges caused
by falling on a defective sidewalk on
East Douglas avenue OF the evening Of
October >. 1901 He claims that he was in
capacitated for labor until November p.
1901.
English street be opened from Water
street TO the Arkansas river. The petition
was referred 10 the public improvement
committee.
c. II. Sumption presented an additional
bond for 1000 on on sidewalk intersec-