The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-22
OFFICIAL
Published NoveInbsr p. -.
.oUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


Wichita. Kan. Nov. 4. 1901.
Council met in regular session. Mayor
Mclean in the chair. ali councilmen
present.
Minutes OF last srecial and regular
meetings read and approved.
LuIing read the following tax com
promises and on motion council referred
to county. commissioners with recommen-
dation that they be accepted:
Delaire Brownslow. lot ., block ?. Gar
rison's subdivision; amount offered, S2.o9;
accepted. S2.o9
E. a. Dorsey. lots to q. ? 10 $. Il 10 %.
Edgar street. Oakland addition; amount
offered. So; amount accepted, $50.
3 II. Campbell, reserve D, Riverside
addition. amount offered. $3.50. amount
accepted. $3.50
o. A Reach, lot 1o7 Main street. o. T.
addition; amount offered. s447s9; amount
accepted. si77.39.
0. a. Reach. lots 125 and 127 Main
street Lees addition; amount offered
S5s s.: amount accepted. $e6S5.
c. y. Hunter, lots 125 ana 127 Market
street. Lees addition; amount offered
81 So; amount accepted. S25-e3.
J. b 1JdL= Avt LIS " AtAtlld StACCNr
Jewellers second addition; amount Of
fered sSI51; amount accepted. 1871
]. : Campbell. lots 9. Il, IS. Fifteenth
avenue. Burleigh's addition: amount Of
fered. 1854; amount accepted, $3.50.
n J. Waterbury. lots and 6. Boston
avenue, C. A. Hatfelds subdivision;
amount offered. 1857; amount accepted,
S3627.
E. A. Dorsey. lots s. 5. :. Il. 70. p Leroy
street, Oakland addition; amount offered,
SS5; amount accepted. $s5.
A. ]. Weaver. lots 26. Is. so. g. Sites
avenue, Mcssman's second addition:
amount offered, $50; amount accepted. $50.
W. z. Koontz. lots I. ?, 3. I. 70. % 3.
"a. So. IS. 81, IS. block c. near the corner
OF Frisco avenue and Hydraulic; amount
offered. $3.50; amount accepted. 1892.
Delaire Bronslow, lots p, = in block /;
lots II. &c. Is. %, in block >; lots n . in
block s, lots Z, IA. 16 q. in block s. all in
GaTrison's subdivision in tho Wichita
gardens; lots 1 and in block !. Hamnton's
subdivision in Wichita gardens; lots 10.
II. 70. p. 3 in block ,. Rapid Transit sub
division. in the Wichita Gardens; amount
offered, S5455; amount accepted, S5455.
and 361 feet west OF northeast quarter
21-27-1e; south 10 feet. west $50 feet. north
112 feet. east $50 feet; amount offered,
s12O; amount accepted. s12O.
Burton moved to advertise fer bids 10
furnish fire engine in accordance with
specifications furnished by the fire mar
shal. Motion carried.
Burton moved 10 so into executive ses-
sion before adjournment Motion carried.
Mckee notified council that the Wich-
tia Railway company was not prepared
to furnish current for all night lights. and
moved that the Wichita Railway and
Light company be required to pay the Gas
company for furnishing lights 10 the
police. fire marshal and engineers Offices.
Motion carried.
LuIing moved that contract be made
with Mr. Nelson before paving is done
at corner of Main and Douglas. Motion
carried.
Mckee moved that bloodhounds be dis
pensed with. Burton moved 10 amend.
that the matter be referred 20 committee
on police end prisons 10 report at next
meeting. Motion as amended carried.
Barton moved that street commissioner
build platform at hose house No. l.
Motion carried
Davidson. of the public Improvement
committee reported adversely on the va
eating Of alleys between Ellis and Fan
ME avenues from Gilbert street 300 feet
north. On motion. report Of committee
was adopted
Puhiic Improvement committee was
given further time to report in the mat
ter of vacating ten feet on the east side
of Cleveland avenue.
Davidson moved that damages ap-
praised in the opening of Topeka from
Sixteenth 10 Twenty-tEird street. be
placed i'm tho miscellaneous appropriation
ordinance ard tond issued at next meet
ing to reimburse tho city. Motion car
ricd
Isely moved that the ditch on the north
side of Central avenue be filed and that
the street commissioner be instructed to
attend to the same Motion carried.
Herman moved that FIRE marshal sec
Water company and have plugs placed
out Of the lire Of walk at the corner of
Gilbert and Morris streets on South To-
peka. Motion carried.
The matter Of constructing walk or
James street was referred TO the public
Improvement committee.
On motion the city engineer was re-
quested 10 estab lsh line on Waco avenue.
Davidson moved that the engineer and
street commissioner notify Mr.. Rogers to
place walk on line or Ninth street.
Motion carried
Claims and accounts were read and re-
ferred 10 proper committees
a petition 10 build a bridge across the
Arkansas river at Second street was read
and referred 70 public Improvement com
mittee
Petition for the following sidewalks
was read:
a 5-foct permanent walk on the west
side Of Lawrence avenue from Thirteenth
10 Sixteenth street.
A 6-foot permanent walk on the west
side Rock Island avenue from D0uElas
to Division street
On motion prayers Of the petitioners
were granted and the property owners
given thirty days % construct same.
y communication from Frank Z Brown
accepting telephone franchise. wss read
and placed on fie-
Reports Of police judge. police clerk. g.
Francis avenue scales. city treasurer and
secretary ~ tire teard OF health. .ers
resi and placed m ale
afairtai-arce bonds % 2 & Burton
were read and approved.
Miscellaneous arproureatlon o7dinsrcc
was read on notion rules we're Suspend
q and ordnance placed on ffs passage
and adopted H. sections. FINAL Eote on
adoption IS q whole, Yeas. Blakeman.