The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-23
:CITY WILL NOT
! MAKE CONTRACT
As RACES & Co. Propose to
Have 1t
BEFORETHEY DRILL FOR GAS
Council Met in Adjourned
Session Last Night.
BEFORETHEY DRILL FOR GAS

The city council met in an adjourned
session last night Mr.. Davidson, of the
special committee appointed TO make the
contract for drilling for gas around
Wichita. reported that in his opinion, the
citizens of Wichita should not accept the
contract as proposed by RACES & Co, on
account of the word wells Mr., David
sons idea was that the company if given
the contract could dig half dozen wells
H. order to get a flow of half a million
cubic feet of gas day, while Mr. David
sen and the committee wanted it particu-
larry understood that this amount of gas
OF ten barrels of oil was to come from
just one hole and not a number con-
nected together.
Another point was that the company
WANTED the $1,000 subscribed by the citi-
Isens of Wichita deposited in the Winfield
r!anks. This committee did not
Ike this idea They thought that
ethe Wichita banks are plenty
'iarge and substantial enough to
. held the money and they could see no
benefit to be gained by either party by
taking the money to Winfield.
Pursuant to this explanation Mr. David
son presented the following notion:
Il move that the chairman of this com
mittee notify RACES & Co, of Winfield,
that this city cannct accept that portion
o. their contract which permits them to
mature The same with more than one
well-that the total amount OF oil or gas
contracted for must be from one well and
also that portion requiring the money to
be deposited in banks in Winfield"
Mr.. Luling amended the motion to en-
power the committee to make contract
with other parties if RACES & Co. did
not see fit 10 change their contract as the
Committee desired.
Both amendment and original motion
were passed unanimously. A conference
by telephone VIII be held today by Mr.
Davidson and the companys representa-
tive, and if the company will accept the
features asked by the city the contract
will be signed Immediately There was
60 mention made of asking the company
, TO find their gas in gas bearing sand, as
this was not considered essential.
A number of communications were pre-
, sented stating that the vapor lights lately
installed. were not burning as required
benefited wanted the council to see about
IL. The communications were referred to
the light committee and copies ordered
furnished Bays Bros
a number of maintenance bonds were
presented by contractors and were re-
ferred TO the finance committee to ap-
prove and when approved the warrants
FOR the work completed will be issued as
She money has been appropriated.
The ordinance authorizing the issuance
OF the bond to pay for the construction of
the new sewer district No. g. was passed
The entire bond is for $9l5.G5. divided into
ten bonds, payable from one to ten years
and bearing interest at the rate of 5 per
cent. the usual rate for the long time
bonds.
An ordinance was passed ordering the
issuance oaan internal Improvement bond
&c T. f. Burton in the sum of $69.11, to
pay for the construction of sidewalk in
tersections.
Only one bid has been received for the
building of the bridge across Chisholm
lIeck on Seventeenth street, and on
motion of Mr.. Isely. the city clerk was
instructed TO readvertise for bids to be
in at the next meeting of the council.