The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-09
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


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Council met N regular session. Mayor
Mclean in the chair. al counciimen pres
ent
Minutes OF last regular and adjourned
meeting read and approved
! INling moved that no more tax COM
promises be allowed. Motion carried.
Luling moved that the mayer appoint
someone 10 check the statement OF the
fscaI agency with the treasurer's books
Motion carried
Scheu moved that the mayor and fire
and water committee proceed to condemn
the old building at the corner OF Eniroria
and Eighteenth street: also the old mill
property at the corner OF Douglas and
Fifth avenues. Motion carried.
\ communication from watson's NH
and Nevlin Elevator company in regard
TO extending water mains so as 70 pro-
vide protection in case OF fire. was read
On motion Of Davidson it was ordered TO
extend the main as per request and that
the city take two hydrants.
Bellew, OF the public building commit
tee, reported the city hal in very bad
condition.
Iuling moved that the committee get
carried.
Van Duyn moved that the city clerk
notify the Santa Fe to repair crossing on
First street Molten carried.
Mckee moved that the street commits.
sioner grade approaches TO railroad on
Mnwood avenue; also crossing on Second
street and Wabash avenue. Motion car
RED
Davidson moved that the city clerk
give certificate OF error in tract No. I
ana 2. corner Of Fifth and Ninth street
Motion carried.
y communication from Newton IN re.
gard TO the services rendered by the fire
department, was read and eommunica
Ton placed on file and city clerk instruct
ed 10 acknowledge receipt % same.
reports OF the following CITY officers
were read: City treasurer. quarterly re-
port; report Pine street scales; report Of
West Douglas scales; report OF the score
tary Of the board OF healtht. on morton
same were received and placed on file
Inc report Of the committee appointed
10 condemn land necessary for the open
ing OF Slower avenue. Myrtle avenue and
Ninth street, was read and adopted.
Davidson moved that the sum appraised
for the damages be added to The an
propriaticn ordinance LuIsnE moved as
a substitute that the report be referred
back and new appraiser appointed
Substitute lost. original motion carrie,
report OF appraisers condemning IRON
erty for widening OF Water street was
read. Herman moved that report be
accepted and amounts be placed on the
appropriation ordnance Motion carried
The committee appointed on the open-
Ing Of Ellis avenue made report desig-
mating beneft district. which was ac-
copied
City attorney presented ordinance e.
tablishing the benefit district for IN.
widening OF Ellis avenue between Doug.
las avenue and Prince street. which wac
read. On motion rules were suspended
and ordinance placed on its passage aud
adopted by sections. Final vote on adop-
ton as whole: Yeas: Brakeman. sur
ton. Bellew. Davidson. Dawson, IseIv.
Herman, Lrling. Mckee. Schel. smith.
Van Duyn.
An ordinance providing for the isss,-
ance OF an internal Improvement bond
in the sum Of $t73.3i to T e. Burton 70
pay fer the construction Of curling on
South Lawrence and Topeka averues.
was read. On motion rules were suspend
ed and ordinance placed on its passage
and adopted by sections. Final vote on
adoption as a whole: Yeas: Burton.
Brakeman. Bellew. Davidson. Dawson
Isely. Herman. Luling, Mckee. scheu
Smith. Van Duyn
An ordinance for the issuance ~ m
internal Improvement bond in the sum OF
S2075S to T. E. Burton to pay for the con-
struction Of curb intersections. was read
On motion rules were suspended and crdl
nance placed or its passage and adopte,,
by sections. Final vote on adoption az
whole; Yeas: Brakeman. Burton. BEL
lew, Davidson, Dawson. IkeIy. Herman
Luiing. Mckee. scheil. Smith, van puvn
an ordinance making appropriation FOR
miscellaneous purposes was read. on
motion rules were suspended and o-,li.
nance placed on its passage and I'D 3ptod
by sections Final vote on adoption as
a whole; Yeas: Brakeman. Burton. BEL
lew. Davidson, Dawson. Isely. Herman /
L'iling. Mckee. sohell. Smith. Van Duyn
Claims AMI accounts were read and re j
ferred TO proper committees
Bids or construction OF new fire house
we're read ard rejected. as sII bids we're 1
above tho estimate.
Beilew moved tia. the street commits.
sioner be Instructed 20 put SPRING. on
door to the west entrance 70 city han. /
Motion carried
Iuling moved that TIE city engineer
prepare new plans ard specifications for
the new fire house and that the council
meet subject to the can Of the mayor 10
approve same. Motion carried.
SIR Grafton addressed the council a.
the matter q widening water street
Tho mayer submitted the names 81 7
r Mead. Finlav Ross ard Geo. r. Cano.
bell, as appraisers for the oneuirr ~
seventeenth street On motion the names
unlimited were approved
Council adjourned
p E. MIEAy. Mayor.
Attest: J. =. LELAND. city Clerk.
published January 2. 1a1c3
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