The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-06
WANT LOWER
WATER RATES
City Co<nciI to Make Maxi
mum Price for Water
TO CITY AND CITIZENS
Resolution ApOpted to That
Effect at Last Nights Meeting
TO HAVE BAND CONCERTS
Council Takes Action in the
Matter.
TO CITY AND CITIZENS
TO HAVE BAND CONCERTS

The city council is going after the wa
ter company and see if lower rates for
both the city and citizens cannot be
secured. Councilman Burton introduced
a resolution early in the meeting last
night as follows:
Whereas. the present rates charged
to the city and citizens Of Wichita BY
the Wichita Water company for water
are unreasonable. excessive and exor-
bitant; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the fire and water
committee and the city attorney be di-
reeted and instructed TO prepare an or
dinance fixing and establishing reasona-
bic maximum rates for water anr re-
port the same at the next regular meet
ing OF the council
a few moments before this he intro
duced another resolution fnstructing the
city clerk to request the water COM
pany to extend their mains on Laura
avenue from Douglas avenue TO Division
street without any hydrants. The water
company requires that al extensions of
meains the city shall order in at least
one hydrant TO each six hundred feet.
Air. Burton in introducing the resolution
stated that this was but a preliminary
step and as soon as it was passed he
presented the one given above.
There was no discussion by the mem
bers. one asked the city attorney If
the city had a right to make a maxi
mum rate after corporation had been
granted a franchise and he informed
the council that cities of the first cl-zs
had this right The resolution was
passed without a dissenting vote.
The matter OF band concerts during the
summer months was brought up and
finally disposed of. and there viii be
eight concerts this summer. Yesterday
the street car company made a PROPOSE
ton to the park commissioners that they
would pay 500 per month If six concerts
were given in Riverside park or SO per
month il but four concerts We're given
in the park. Mr.. Sanford had stated
TO the commissioners that he would fur
nish a band Of twenty-five pieces at $500
per month and give eight concerts.
There was considerable discussion of
Vhetehr to have a band of fewer pieces
and more concerts or whether 10 have
the six concerts in Riverside park and
none in the other parks. 1t was finally
decided TO have four Sunday afternoon
concerts in Riverside park. two even
Ing concerts in Hamilton and two in
Hyde park
The street car company Will pay SO
and the park commissioners $50 and
+1,-.
was appropriated last night for the
months Of June, July and August.
A letter was read from s /. Nelson
asking that ne be given longer time in
which to comply with the ordinance
granted him a year ago to manufacture
gas and furnish it to the city and cit
izens He asked for another year until
the ordinance be forfeited He gave
as his reasons that the members Of
the company could not meet at very
early date and decide what to do in the
matter and he asked that more time
b. given in order that they might come
TO some conclusion. The time was
granted.
The city attorney read the letter he
had received from General Manager
Nudge of the Santa Fe stating that the
company was willing to make the grade
OF the Wichita and Western tracks on
Orme street on a level with the street
grade as had been requested by the
city.
The secretary Of the board of health /
made the following report for the month I