The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-19

ceive6 lstter from Manager NelSon. u
the street railway company. who STATED
tEat Aessrs- Mckinley aud Wood men OF
the company. would be If syi.hiia during
the fair. and asking that actloa On the
South Emporia avenue 81 car line
Be deferred until that tine when thsy
hoped that some satisfactory arrans-
naents could be made regarding a line 70
he southeast part OF The Cit
At the same tine the railway COMPANY
was instructed 10 cut the .secGs TOW
growing alcng their tracks
The council passed q resoi,iris saying
that AL OF the licenses for the shDv~
and displays for the fair aa1 exposition
this fall be collected By the city clerk
ard turned over 10 thu fair association
This has been the custom IN former years,
ana as there wiH be I'd irclcsure This
year the locating Of the shows viii Be
n the hands Of the chief OF police
Frank c. Harris presented a bin for
5000 for damages which he alleges re-
suited from one OF MS horses falling
through the Central avenue bridge across
Little river. The damages to the horse
amount 10 500 and for doctor bills ard
repairing harness x7.50- The bin was
placed on hie-
a remonstraace against paving West
Douglas avenue. from wichita street 70
Seneca street. vas read. but IL had sign
ers only TO the amount Of AZ front feet,
and this is not majority q property
owners and the remonstrance was re-
5ected-
The question was raised as 70 whether
the city had the right 70 issue internal
improvement bonds fer the paving Of
sidewalks. II has always been the Gus
ton for the cost OF the pavement TO be
taxed 70 the abutting property Il re-
lGires abeu. a year for the amount 20
be collected IL this manner, and the city
has &c pay the bonds out OF the general
funds. and this cuts OF q large snount
OF funds that could be used for other
improvements. and sometimes the money
10 pay for current expenses has TO be
taken from some special funds The
payment OF The bonds ties UP 8 great
deal Of money and the public improve
uents committee wanted 10 ind some
plan that would do away with this Is
suing bonds for two years was the only
scheme that presented itself, but the
city attorney stated that this could not
be done in the case of sidewalks. but
could be in payment for curbing-
The appraisers for the widening Of Fan
ME avenue reported the benefit dis
trict. The same appraisers reported on
the opening Of Wabash averue, in Elliott
& Hanmonds addition, 70 Murdoch. and
were discharged.
A renonstrance was presented against
building a permanent walk on the west
side Of Jackson avenue. from Eleventh
TO Thirteenth streets IL was signed by
property owners having L140 out OF the
LEO front feet which would be affected
hy the walk There are no houses along
this side OF the street and the matter
was referred 10 the public improvement
committee for action
= petition wes granted Tor curling
both sides OF Emporia avenue from Doug
las 70 Murdock avenues.
The city clerk Was instructed 70 re-
advertise for bids on ali unfinished walks
and cgrbs and also for the building OF the
sewer in the north part Of town There
was only one bid for building the sewer.
and this vas rejected.
The following petitions for sidewalks
were presented:
East side OF Biting avenue. from
Eleventh 20 Twelfth streets
North side Of Walnut street, from Main
street 70 Lawrence avenue
West side Of Sherman avenue, from
Third street 70 Central avenue.
North side Of walnut. from Waco 20
Water streets
South side Elm street from Lawrence
70 Euporsa avenue
West side Of waco, from Douglas ave
nue 10 First street.
East side OF St fraacis. from Murdoch
~ Eleventh streets
East side Of Hendricks. from Douglas
avenue TO First street.
West side OF Seneca. from Douglas 20
Maple avenues
East side OF Lulu. from Douglas to
Hunter avenues.
Al eighs-foot walk vas petitianed for I
on the south side Of Douglas, from
Washington 10 Hydraulic avenues
\ petition vas presented asking Tor /
cinder walk on the south side of Seven I
teensh street. from arkansas to Fairview
avenues
The petitions were granted and the /
property owners slvea thirty days 70 4
construct same.