The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-21
OFFICIAL
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Published october p. l902.

Council met In regular session, Mayor
Mclean in the chair, al councilmen pres
ent except Van Duyn.
Minutes of meetings of August IS. and
September !, were read and approved.
Committee on buildings were authorized
10 have boilers in the city hall repaired.
City clerk was instructed to notify the
Missouri Pacific railway to put cUlvert on
west side OF Meridian avenue.
Burton moved that the city clerk notify
the Rock Island Railway company 10 put
IN crossing about 400 feet south of Lincoln
street.
Davidson, of the public Improvement
committee, reported that the committee
recommended that The remembrance
against the construction Of walk on the
east side Of Main street, from Orme TO
Lincoln, be granted and that same be cut
out Of contract. On motion recommen-
Cation CT committee was adopted.
On motion the remonsCrance against the
construction of walk on Jackson avenue,
was placed on file.
Claims and accounts were read and re-
1erred TO proper committees.
Petitions for the construction OF side
walks as follows. were read:
4-foct permanent walk on the south
side OF Pine, from Main street to Water
4-foot permanent walk on the south
side Morris, from Main to Lawrence.
P-foot permanent walk on the south
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A 4-foot permanent walk on west side
Iospeka, from Fifteenth to Sixteenth.
4-foot permanent walk on the west
Side Sherman, from Reserve "C'' TO Re
fserve b"
4-foot permanent walk on the north
side Eleventh, from Main to Waco.
4-foot permanent walk on the south
side University or Mulberry, from Seneca
street TO Campbell avenue
4-foot permanent walk on the west
side Hydraulic, from Kellogg to Doug
las
A 4-foot permanent walk on the south
side Third. frem Hydraulic to Cleveland
A 4-foot permanent walk on the north
side Second, from Sherman 10 Arkansas
river.
A 5-foot permanent walk on the west
side Emporia, from Thirteenth to Four
teenth
A 4-foot permanent walk on the west
side Hydraulic. from Second to Third
street.
4-foot permanent walk on the east
side Campbell, from Maple TO wichita &
Western railway
A 5-foot cinder walk on the west side
Ash or First street, from Second street to
Central.
On motion prayers of petitioners were
granted and property owners given thirty
Gays TO construct sidewalks.
A remonstance against the arranging
Tor water TO flow south from the Frisco
track on Washington avenue was read
On motion by Isely, the Tenonstrance
was placed on file and work was TO he
suspended on the above Improvement
until the public Improvement committee
reported on same.
y communication from a N Wallace
requesting the privilege to string metal
sign across Lawrence avenue, was read
herr.en moved That the request be
granted Smith moved 10 amend, that
same De rejected. Amendment carried
A petition to give rDoIIOA protection on
Murdoch avenue was read. On motion
came was referred 20 police and prison
committee
A communication from the board of
edueation relative to the passage Of a
Curfew ordinance. was read On motion
OF Luling, was ordered placed on file
A communication from the Watson
Z Milling company, 10 grant them perrnts-
sion TO tap the sewer running east on
Santa Fe avenue, was read and referred
TO the sewer and drainage committee
petition to widen Avenue ID was
read and referred to public Improvement
committee.
Luling moved that the sidewalk adver-
tised for bids on Avenue d. be cut out
OF contract. Motion carried.
Application for position as fireman of
the city building was read. on motion
same was referred to the public building
committee.
petition to widen Lewellen avenue
and Eleventh street, was read and re-
ferred TO the public improvement com
mittee.
petition to enforce the ordinance rel
ative TO licensing wagons hauling pas
sengers during special occasions. was
read. On motion police was instructed TO
enforce ordinance.
remonstrance against the construc-
ton of a curb on the north and south
SIDE Of Second street was read.
On motion same was referred to the
councilman OF the third ward.
Isely moved to reconsider communi-
cation from the board OF education in re-
gard TO curfew ordinance and that the /
council hear some member of the board 1
In regard to it at the next meeting. Mo-
ton carried.
resolution declaring 1t necessary to /
construct "A permanent curb on the east
and west side of Emporia, from Douglas /
TO Murdoch also on the south side OF 1
Douglas from Washington TO Hydraulic I
rernonstrance against the construc-
ton Of permanent curb on the east
size Of st. Francis from Central to Thir-
teenth, street was read. Same being q
legal remonstrance on motion was
granted and ordered placed on file.
A remOnstrance against the construc-
side of university for Mulberry was read.
On motion same was ordered placed on
fae
Clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids on all walk and curb on which the
time would expire. also. readvertise for
bids for the construction Of sewer in
Sewer District No 8.
Davidson moved that clerk notify
Wichita hospital TO repair sewer Motion
carried.
Herman moved that property owners
be given thirty days in which TO con
struct curling on both sides OF Water
street. from Crme TO Lincoln. Motion
carried
Bellew moved to go into executive ses-
sion before adjournment. Motion carried.
Isely moved that the IRE and water
committee be instructed to purchase q
lamp for Hose House No 4. Motion car
ried.
Burton moved that the city engineer
prepare a new estimate for construction
Of sewer in Sewer District No. 8. Motion
carried.
through property of Miliison was re-
20 report at next meeting.
The matter OF issuing 4 warrant TO
Mr.. Frazier FOR opening alley was laid
over till next meeting.
City attorney reported that the inter
state commerce committee would hear
freight rate on the 2fth-
LuIing moved that the city attorney
be empowered TO select his help 10 assist