The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-05
PARKS GIVEN
MORE MON Y
Additional Appropriation of
$3.50 Per Month Made by
CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT
Much Miscellaneous Business
Was Transacted.
CITY COUNCIL LAST MIGHT

The council at its meeting last night.
with C. l. Davidson. president of the
council. in the chair appropriated $50
per month from August 10 January to be
used By thu park commissioners IN i'm
proving the parks Of the city Mr.. Dav-
idson. near tEe close Of the session, made
& statement regarding the work in the
park. and as a member Of that board
asked for the additional appropriation.
The commissioners are now sprinkling
the drives and they would have 70 cut
down the force unless they had an add
tional sum az their disposal This could
not be done and the improvements nee
essay in the parks made.
The commissioners now receive $500 .per
month from the city, but Wichita has
three large parks and it requires a con
siderable number OF men and z great
deal OF money 70 keep these up. and they
must be improved little each year. and
this requires money and the commits
sioenrs asked for the additional sum.
They were greatly hampered in their
work last summer by the high water and
the damage TO The flowers and grass
amounted TO quite a sum. All OF this
damage hsd u be repaired
The tax levy ordinance was passed as
follows. the rate being the same this year
as last: For general expenses. ) mills:
Tor improvements. except sewer and spec
iai, mills. for payment Of coupons On
bonds, mills: making total Of 3 mills
for each dollar Of taxable property in
the city
The city treasurer, in his monthly re-
port, stated that he had cancelled war
rants 10 the amount of 81 472l3. and
that there was credited to his account
fcr the city il the various banks OF the
city. sl2,555.4s
The street car company had notified
the franchise and license committee that
the board of directors OF the company
had not met and considered the propo-
sition Of building the line down Topeka
avenue, and they asked for further time
10 consider the matter. which was
granted.
The following petitions for permanent
Sidewalks were read and a resolution
passed granting the prayers Of the petit
TONERS.
On the west side Of Jackson avenue,
from Ninth 10 Thirteenth streets.
on the south side Of Texas avenue. from
Elizabeth 10 Seneca streets.
on the east side of Main street. from
Eleventh 10 Thirteenth streets.
On the west side Of Lawrence avenue.
from Zirr7r-arTr-
On the north side of Texas avenue.
from E. zabeth TO Handleyr avenues
The following petitions for permanent
curbs were read and the resolution de-
claring il necessary TO curb and gutter
passed:
On the east and west sides OF Lulu
svenue. from Douglas TO Hunter avenues.
On the east and west sides Of St Fran
els avenue, from Central to Murdoch ave
nues.
On the north side Of Second street.
from Cleveland 10 the alley west OF Ohio
avenue.
on she west side Of St. Francis ave
nue.. from Murdock avenue TO Thirteenth
street
The matter Of building the walk on
the west side Of Santa Fe avenue from
Douglas avenue 10 the Potts Drug COM
panys brrding was referred TO the pub
lie Improvements committee. IL has de-
veloped that the building owned by Jake
Eckert is four feet out into the street
and il would be necessary 10 remove this
building. The committee was instructed
10 see what kind OF adjustment could be 1
made ard report AZ the next meeting.
J. Giles Smith stated TO the council (
that some Of the contractors who built .
sidewalks over the city were not coming /
up to specifications. Re gave several in 4
stances where the sidewalks were al /
most worthless within a few days after /
drying. These Instances were only 10 I
be found s-aere The contractors built the 1
walks for private parties and IL seemed /
that the contractors would throw tho I
sand and cement together IN most any 4
Old way ana put il into the walks aud /
then as soon as the walks dried it was 4
found that the base and top dressing did I
NOT hold together and the walks became 4
broken. He stated that he had noticed /
several instances OF this work on East /
Douglas avenue between Mosher and Hy- /
draunc avenues. The council thought It /
best TO allow the city engineer another +
inspector 20 SO over the walks before /
they were accepted by the city and the 4
public Improvements committee and cts /
attorney were instructed 10 prepare IN I
ordinance requiring the property owners f
20 notify the engineer when they would +
put in their walks and the Inspector could /
visit the work and see II the contractors
were putting in the right kind Of walks
The board ~ health reported that dur
ing the month just passed there we're
births OF these there were white males,
~ white females. - Colored males, ?.