The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-22
OFFICIAL
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


present except CasweIl-
Minutes Of previous meeting read and
adopted.
Public Improvement committee reported
favorably on vacating alley in Fetch
eimer's addition. Davidson moved that
city attorney prepare an ordinance va
eating same Carried
Davidson Of the public improvement
committee reported favorably on the Pc
tition for the opening OF Topeka avenue.
and that city attorney had been requested
to prepare ordinances.
An ordinance changing the corporate
limits of the city of Wichita was read.
On motion rules were suspended, ordi-
nance placed on its passage and adopted
/ by sections. Final vote on ordinance as
a whole: Yeas, Brakeman, Burton, Da-
/ wilson, Dawson. IseIy, Herman, Luling,
/ Mckee. scheIl, Smith. Van Duyn.
I An ordinance declaring ii necessary TO
! open and extend Topeka avenue from the
south line of Lawrence Avenue addition
/ to a place where Topeka avenue is now
/ open, was read. on motion rules were
! suspended, ordinance placed on its pass
age and adopted by sections. Final vote
on adoption Of ordinance as whole:
Yeas, Brakeman, Burton, Davidson. Da-
vison. Isely, Herman, Luling, Mckee,
Schell, Smith, Van Duyn-
Mayor appointed and council con-
frmed Finlay Ross. Geo. E. Campbell
and c. ". Mccoy appraisers for the
opening of Topeka avenue.
In the matter Of opening Wichita street
committe asked for further time. Re
quest granted.
Davidson introduced resolution that
fountains donated the city by Mrs. Car
ter be named the Carter Drinking Foun-
tains, and moved that resolution be
spread on the minutes. Motion carried.
City engineer and street commissioner
instructed to repair the following
bridges: Bridge at Lincoln and Kellogg,
and Harry street.
City engineer instructed to notify Wa
ter company TO lay water pipes so as not
TO interfere with curbing.
City engineer and street commissioner
instructed to fix curbing at corner Of
Murdoch and Waco avenues.
Smith moved TO open bids on gasoline
lights. Schen moved to amend to open
bids two weeks hence. Motion as amend
ed carried.
Dawson Of the health committee moved
that the salary of the city physician and
the board of health be reduced to the
original amount. two hundred dollars per
year. Motion carried.
Bills read and referred to proper com
nittees.
Luling of the finance committee urged
that heads of different departments and
different committees be more prompt in
approving bills, as finance committee de-
sired all bills passed on before being
presented to that committee.
Communication from Cone & Cornell
asking that barn occupied by Ed Taylor,
which stood about two feet in the street,
greatly to their inconvenience, be re
moved from the public street. Burton
moved that property owners be notified
to move building out of street. Motion
carried.
Claim Of william Jamison for damages
in the sum of $500 was read and referred
to judiciary committee and city attorney
Bond OF George z. Harris as city treas
urer read and referred back for correc-
ton.
Communication from Jacksonville. Fla.
read and clerk Instructed to give de-
sired information.
Petition to place light at the corner Of
Second and Wichita read. On motion Of
Smith same was placed on file.
Petitions for the following walks read.
On motion prayers OF petitioners were
granted and property owners given thirty
days to construct same:
A four-foot permanent walk on west
side of Washington from Douglas to De- !
Maple.
A fve-foot permanent walk on the west |
side Of Exposition from Douglas to De |
catur.
A ive-foot permanent walk on the west
side of Topeka from Thirteenth to Fiji |
teenth.
Bond of c. II. Sawyer in the sum Of
$780, for the construction of the First /
street bridge read. On motion same /
was approved.
Maintenance bond Of c. II. Sumption /
in the sum of $1,000. for construction
of intersections. read. On motion same
was approved.
Bond OF J. II. Cossitt for the construc-
ton Of permanent walk, in the sum Of
$500, read. On motion same was &C
cepted.
L4OttsL against TIE NDLlSlLLCl4pA OK q
walk on Exposition avenue read and on
motion same was referred to the coun-
cilmen of the Fifth ward
Engineer granted further time to pre-
pare estimate OF paving OF Chicago
avenue
Fire marshal reported that apparatus
for opening station on Thirteenth street
could not be obtained till the last Of
the month.
Lulirg moved that Waco avenue be
for three blocks for ten days.
Motion carried.
Isely moved that city clerk advertise
for bids for all unfinished walks where
property owners had been given the
required time. Motion carried.
City attorney read report on water
works franchise. on motion same was
placed on file.
Report OF lighting committee il regard
10 matter IN controversy between Street
Railway and Light company and city
u regard to lighting city building. was
-ea6. Recommended that The sum % 1
30 he accepted 81 settlement OF same.
N motion same was accepted.
Smith moved % reconsider motion q 1
iefer opening Of bids on lights lo- two
weeks. Motion carried
Smith moved % re-advortise Tor BIDS
same 10 be opened the first meeting in ! r
September Carried
CITY engineer Instructed % notify prop / 1
.rty owners 20 put walk IN on West ThIrd
street according 10 specifications: also :