The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-07
SOMEPARK IMPROVEMENTS
Commissioners Report on
What ShovId Be Done.
DAM TO BE WIDENED
Much Business Transacted by
Council Last Night.

For some time have received num-
xrous complaints from my constituents
concerning watered milk. said J. Giles
Smith, councilman from the Third ward,
at the adjourned session Of the city coun-
Gil last night, "and move that the city
clerk be ordered to correspond with the
city clerk Of Kansas city, Kansas, and
procure copy of the pure milk ordi-
nance Of that town which he viii fur
nish the city attorney who will immedi-
ately prepare an ordinance providing for
the proper inspection Of milk and to place
the quality of milk at a certain standard
before it can be sold TO our people
IN discussing the proposition a number
OF couneiImen stated that they had often
received complaints of bad milk and the
members were unanimous in the opinion
that pure milk ordinance should be
passed ans enforced and every member
voted aye" when the motion was put.
City Clerk Leland announced that he
would procure a copy of the Kansas City
ordinance at the earliest possible date
and it is expected that before The first of
the year Wichia sill rave d II.iS IN
Iec &c; ano the daigmen viii have t. fur
ni>h pure mills tu tneir customers or be
l'afie 70 punishment The milk furnished
VIII have to oonJtiH a ce.tain pe-ce-t4ge
of ,utter-fat before IT can be placed vn
The market In daI.ya IN VIII have t.
take certain lrecsL.ioi IN tbs caee Of
,~,sll- hororo rl.e,- will he
allowed 10 do business in tins city.
Mr.. Davidson. of the public improve
rnent committee, announced that last
spring the park commissioners were re-
quested by the council to formulate some
plan whereby Riverside park could be
protected from the high water and he
was now ready TO present this report.
The commissioners believed that the
only way 10 protect the park was to
widen the dam at Central avenue and TO
raise the drives and levies. They had
procured estimates and men with sand
boats were ready TO move the dirt from
one point To another at about 10 cents
per cubic yard.
The commissioners desire TO widen the
dam forty feet and the river the same
width for a distance of 400 feet above the
dam This would necessitate the removal
of considerable dirt which could be used
in raising the drives along the river which
take the place of a levee.
The widening of the dam oompells the
commissioners to purchase some property
south of Central avenue and east of the
river Cass Woods owns this property
and he made an offer Of land with a front
age of twenty-five feet on Central ave
nue. and extending back to the river. for
$500 and he would move his house at his
own expense. This proposition was ac-
cepted by The council and the city attor-
rev was instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance ordering the issuance of an inter-
nal improvement bond to cover this
amount and to be delivered TO Mr
Woods when he delivered good title TO
the property
The city engineer was instructed to pre-
pare plans and estimates for this work
70 be furnished the council at the next
meeting This work must be done during
the winter and the park commissioners
desire to get at is as soon as possible to
have it completed before spring As the
council was about 10 adjourn Mr.. Bur
ton moved that the city attorney prepare
sn ordinance regulating the amount Of
damage the boys can Go on Hallowe' en-
night The boys viii be prevented from
pushing over buildings and carrying off
personal or real property. but nothing
viii be said against the young people
making a iGgh carnival out Of the night.
Mr.. Mckee of the lighting committee
reported that Wednesday night he Wis
fled the locations where complaints were
made Of poor lights. He found the
lights burning in good shape with the
exception of a few that were broken.
There are now l5S lights in use on
motion Of AIr Mckee the council accept
ed the lights. The contract with Bays
Bros is now in force
Mr.. Pearce asked that an arc light be
placed at the corner OF First and Wash
ington. which was ordered. The question
of moving the light at the corner Of
Second and Indiana 70 the corner Of
New york and First streets. was re-
ferred 20 the counCilmen of the Third
ward. A remonsuance was presented 10