The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-07

Deaths from all causes during Octo-
Der were p; births, GO.
The report of the appraisers appointed
to establish and assess the benefit dis
trict and damage for the opening OF
Zimmerly street from Mein street to-
Lawrence avenue was adopted and the
city clerk ordered to draw the warrants
necessary for the payment of the dam
ages.
The Frisco Railroad company accepted
the ordinance passed giving them the
right of way over some streets near the
corner Of Mosley and Murdoch avenues.
An ordinance granting to the st.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad com
pany giving them a franchise TO cross
Washington avenue within POO feet of
the present track was read and discussed.
This ordinance was asked by the company
to enable them to build ~ connecting
their main line with the line down Mos
ley avenue With this franchise the
company would not have to back their
trains around to get them on the Mosley
avenue track.
The board of appraisers appointed to
assess the damages and benefits for the
widening of Lawrence avenue fifteen
feet from Eleventh to Thirteenth streets.
reported.
An ordinance was passed establishing the
benefit district for the widening of this
street
An ordinance was passed declaring it
necessary to open an alley twelve feet
wide from the south side of First street
to the alley between Douglas avenue and
First street and between Wabash and
Ohio avenues and the mayor was in
structed to appoint the appraisers.
An ordinance was passed declaring it
necessary to open street between
! Douglas avenue and First street. ex-
/ tending from Wabash avenue TO Ohio
avenue This street will be known as
/ Reserve street The ordinance declaring
/ it necessary 10 open this street was
passed some time ago. but one of the
appraisers was disqualified and some de-
/ feet was found in the ordinance The
new street will be forty feet wide and
the property owners who asked for its
opening have agreed to pay almost every
dollar Of the costs.
An internal Improvement bond for SS44.-
( a was issued TO Bulla & Co. TO pay for
+ the construction of sidewalk.
\ bond was ordered issued for s2,114.-
% TO T. E Burton to pay for the build
ing OF sidewalks.
\ bond for S66l71 was ordered issued
TOR the Sumption Sidewalk company to
pay for building sidewalks.
The same company received another
bond for $s7s.Ss for the same work.
The mayor announced that the Munich
PAL League viii meet in Leavenworth on
the 18th of this month At this meeting
the new charter act will be discussed
/ and plans made 10 push the bill through
the legislature. There viii be a meet
ing Of the councilmen and city officials
AT 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon TO dis
cuss the hill and il is expected that
nearly all Of the councilmen viii attend
! and most OF them announced last night
that they would attend
n A. Mcclellan. 1. ". Clapp and
Howard Wheeler were appointed ap-
praisers for the new Second ward sewer.
The following appraisers were appoint
Cd for the opening Of South Wichita
street: J. II. Stewart. c. N Dickson
and C. ". Mccoy.
Mr. NJ A Putnam was appointed an
| appraiser fer the opening OF an alley be
tween Mead and Santa Fe avenues.
The Missouri & Kansas Telephone com
pany was instructed to take out al the
phones used by the city
The bids for cement sidewalks were
ret opened, as the city will do no more
building OF walks during the winter
The following bids were opened FOR me
! building OF cuThs:
T. r Burton. sec per lineal foot.
Sumption Sidewalk Co. sc per iincsi
foet
The contract was awarded 10 T. i
I Burton.
The bids for hay and oats for The FIRE
! department were reLSrred 20 the fire an5
! water committee. with poweret0 act.