The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-08
WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING
All Sides on South EmpOrla
Street Railway May Have
Their Say.
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS
Was Taken Up by the Council
Last Night,

The council did not arrive al any con-
clusion as to whether there should be
q street car line on South Emporia ave
nue. or not. The petition was presented.
signed by eighty-nve property owners on
South Emporia, ninety on South To-
peka avenue and twenty-nine on Ire
mont. There was a remonstrance pre-
sented. signed by fifty property owners
but the exact number of feet front on
each petition was unknown, so the mat
ter was referred TO the franchise and
license committee, to report at next meet
ing. and a public hearing will be given
by the committee.
The ladies Of the Highland cemetery as
recitation were before the council again
asking for an appropriation of $3.50 to
improve the cemetery. They procured
seats under the balcony and had hardly
been seated when Mr.. Luling moved that
tn money be appropriated Immediately
and raid as soon as the funds of the
city would allow 1t.
Bays Bros. who are putting in the
tension If time of thirty days They
could not work to any advantage durine
the wet weather Their bond of A,00o
was also approved.
The council decided that the proper
name for the new park at the corner Of
Fifteenth street and Ohio avenue was
Mckinney Park" and under this name
It viii be known hereafter.
/. f. Duncan was appointed careta5er
Of the Sullivan dam for a salary Of $50
per month
The petition for the paving Of West
Douglas avenue was read and ordered
spread on the minutes and the city at
torney instructed to draw up a resolu.
tion declaring it necessary 10 pave the
avenue from Wichita TO Seneca street.
The council ordered the sewer and
drainage committee and the city engi
neer to make plans and specifications
for the surface water sewer
on motion of Mr.. Davidson il was de
cided to advertise for bids for the cor
struction Of all curbing on which the
time had expired.
Petitions for curling both sides OF Mar
ket street from Pine to Ninth: both sides
sides of Water from Orme to Lincoln
and both sides OF Lincoln from Water
street TO Arkansas river. were granted
and also one to curb and gutter both
Sides Of Topeka avenue from Douglas
avenue TO First street.
Petitions FOR the opening OF streetr
were read as follows: Bailey avenue
fIom Water street TO the Arkansas river
Lincoln street from Wichita to the Ar
kansas river. Wichita street from Lin
coin to Zimmerly and Waco avenue from
Lincoln 10 Zimmerly.
Petitions for permanent sidewalks
presented last night We're: The east side
Of Ohio from Douglas TO First street
west side Of Ohio from Second TO Third
street; west side of Emporia from Nor
RS 10 Lincoln. the north side OF Morri.
from fremont TO Main: the south side #
Thirteenth from Wichita to Main: west
side Of Market from Seventeenth TO Nine
teenth street. and on the west side Of
Santa Re from Douglas avenue TO the
Potts Drcg company building
The council decided that there was M
need of a cinder walk on the west side
OF Lawrence from Harry street 10 Lew
streets. A remonstrance was presented
ard the council agreed not TO order the
walk put in
y BE appraisers appointed 10 open Zin-
rCrly street from Lawrence avenue west
reported their appraisement
Fire Marshal Browueu reported that
the building az Eighteenth street ana
Topeka avenue was unsafe and Mr. Rob,
ertson agreed 10 tear it down and thus