The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-20
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OFFICIAL
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Wichita. Kans.. Julv !. 1ao1.

4
Council met in regular session. Mayor
Mclean in the chair. all eoUncImen pres
ent except LuIing ana Mckee
Minutes OF regular meeting OF June =,
and special meeting Of June a. read and
adopted.
Isely made motion that the mayor offer
s. reward for every legitimate case OF
smallpox reported. Amended by Caswell
that reward does not apply to officials
whose duty it is TO report cases and that
only s. be given for reporting cases in
one family. Motion as amended, carried
Van Duyn called the councils attention
TO the fact that the street railway had
torn up paving blocks on South Topeka
and left street in very bad condition.
Proper. parties were requested to repair
streets at once.
Herman moved that the street railway
be notified TO put track on Main street.
south Of Orme in proper condition at
once. Carried.
Davidson moved that park south OF city
building be called the Hamilton. Carried.
Smith moved that city attorney prepare
ordinance that parking on south side OF
Indiana avenue be extended TO the width
OF fourteen feet
CasweH moved 10 amend 70 include in
ordinance that parking on Lawrence
avenue south of Wichita & Western rail-
road be included in above ordinance and
that the parking OF said street remain
same as at present Motion carried as
amended.
Davidson moved that engineer prepare
plat of Park street between Lawrence
and Topeka. Carried.
Petitioners for 5-foot walk on west SIDE
Of Lulu asked that width OF walk be re-
duced to four feet. on motion petition
for said walk was referred back to petit
TONERS.
Schell. Of the franchise committee. re-
auested further time to report on Whine
franchise. Request granted
Claims and accounts were read ana re-
ferred to proper committees.
Van Duyn moved that the park rules be
amended to allow fast driving at River
side from to p. m and to a m.
when park was not otherwise occupied.
Carried.
Communication from s. L. Nelson. ac-
cepting gas franchise No. $500, read and
ordered filed.
Petition TO open alley between Ida and
Laura from Kellogg to Hunter. also alley
between Kellogg and Hunter from Ida 70
Laura. was read. on motion OF Caswel.
prayers Of petitioners were granted and
street commissioner instructed 20 open
said alleys.
Burton moved that engineer make esti-
mates OF thing streets where same had
been asked for. Carried.
The following petitions for sidewalks
were read and on motion granted and
property owners given thirty days to con-
strUct:
PERMANENT WALKS:
A 4-foot permanent walk on west side
Of Fannie, commencing forty feet north
CT northeast corner Of Hyde park TO
Douglas avenue.
A 5-foot permanent walk on the east
side OF Main from Tenth to Main.
4 4-foot permanent walk on west side Of
1Iathewson from Douglas 70 Third.
A 4-foot permanent walk on south side
Lewis from Lawrence 10 Water.
a 4-foOt permanent walk east side Mar
tinson from Maple to Chicago.
A 4-foot permanent walk south side
Second. from Hydraulic to Topeka.
A 4-foot permanent walk south side
Lewis from Emporia to Main.
A 4-foot permanent walk west side
Sherman from Central 40 feet north.
A 5-foot permanent walk east side En-
poria from Murdoch go feet north
A 10-foot permanent walk south side
Chicago from west end OF bridge to Sen
eca street
A 4-foot permanent walk west side
Sycamore. from Wichita & Western rail-
road to Chicago avenue.
A 4-foot permanent walk south side
street, from wichita to Sher- /
wood.
Davidson stated that park board and
Mr.. Nelson of the Street railway had
agreed to donate SO each 10 secure free !
band concerts.
Smith moved that the city donate $50 |
per month. that eight concerts be given |
per month during summer seasons; six |
10 be given at Riverside, one at Hamu- |
ton. and one at HYDE. Carried.
Communication from W. F. Townsend |
was referred back 10 writer
Reports OF city treasurer, chief Of po-
lice and city Beighmasters, read and /
placed on file.
Bonds OF the Kansas National and the /
Fourth National banks in the sum CT /
$4,000 each, as city repositories. were
read and on motion, approved
Miscellaneous appropriation ordinance
vas read. On motion, rules were sus-
pended and ordinance placed on its pass
ace and adopted BY sections. Final vota
7n adoption as a whole. Yeas: Blake
nan. Burton. Casweli. Davidson. Dawson.
sely. herman, Schel, Smith. Van
0uyH-
On motion Davidson. biz wichita Street
hallway & Light company was placed on
ordinance.
Ordinance fixing salary % police matr9n
vas read on motion. rrics were sus-
1euded ard ordinance placed on IT'S pass
zee and adopted By sections. Final vote
m adoption of ordinance as whole.
Teas. Brakeman. Burton. Caeweu. Dav-
ison. Dawson. Iseiv. Herman. Scheu.
smith Van Duyn
An ordinance prohlbiting the sale ~
1orrhine. ard fixing penalty Tor viola
ION ~ same. was read. on motion. rules
we're suspended ard ordinance placed or
81 passage and adopted by sections. FINAL
ere on adoption Of ordinance az = whole-
-ee- Brakeman Burton. Cagweu Dav-
re- Dawson. Isely. keenan, scheu.
mh Van nuyn.
1-a-te- ~ preparing ordnance fixing
es-s Ter selling goods ca ths street. ce-
rrez
slr. Tolcoub p Ka7Fas Citv. s-d ~
-oarrar1 ~ Chicago. addressed re
1anc- in regard % porting ll system
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