The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-21
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I Oldham. There is no provision for the
I opening OF Twentieth street. He moved
/ that the plat be accepted II this street
was opened. 1t was stated that Twen-
! tieth street was not used, so IL was IN
! necessary to open It. Mr.. Smith moved
+ that the public Improvements committee
! investigate.
! Several weeks ago a resolution was
! adopted which stated that the city en-
! gineer should make plats of tracts sur
rounded by the city that were not now
/ in the corporate limits. Mr.. Davidson
/ presented the plat of a tract between
! Ninth and Twentieth and between Law
! renee avenue and the alley east of Wich-
! tia. II consists Of twenty acres and has
all the benefits of the city, but pays
/ only county taxes. He also had a plat
of the tract of four acres between Ninth
! and Tenth streets and east Of Riverside
park and another west of the Greiffen-
stein bridge, and also of Central River
side park
on motion Of Mr.. Luling the matter
was referred TO the committee until the
next meeting.
Mr.. Brakeman moved that an alley be
opened between Meade and Santa Fe ave
aues, from Lincoln street o Zimmeriy
street. The motion was carried.
Mr.. Benew moved that the street COM
missioner allow people TO haul sand out
and that they be allowed to grade
roadway down the bank. Motion carried.
Mr. Mckee moved that the city attor-
ney prepare an ordinance declaring it
necessary TO widen Handley avenue from
/ a point 40 feet north to Maple avenue.
! The motion carried.
Mr. Davidson stated that the ground IN
the new Dold park was not in a very
good condition and the trees needed trim
ming and also some new trees were
needed, and asked that an appropriation
of 500 be made for this purpose. The
motion carried.
Mr.. Davidson reported that the street
commissioner needed a wagon with an
automatic endgate II would cost $3.50
He stated that II would save the city Soc
per day over the present way of handling
the dirt. on motion Of Mr.. Davidson
the street commissioner was instructed
10 purchase the wagon.
Mr. Burton moved that a stone sewer be
built from Chisholm creek 10 Lulu ave
nue. thence 10 Prince street, thence TO
Pattie and on that street to Douglas ave
nue. This would cost $500. The matter
was deferred until the city engineer could
make an examination Of the ground.
Mr. Isley thought the city engineer
should be instructed TO look up some
plan 10 build a storm water sewer which
would drain all OF this city.
Mr. Mckee presented a resolution or
dering the city engineer TO prepare a
curb line on Maple street from Sen
eca TO Hiram avenue, making the street
forty-five feet wide. The motion car
ried.
The city had constructed a manhole on
the property Of Mrs .Catharine Baker
ct 1211 East First street. She asked s15
( damages. The matter was referred TO
the sewer and drainage committee.
II - rrr.1f rf- rv,~fN So.
reported that a Mrs. Stanley had pre-
scented a petition TO the council that she
She had fallen through q rotten cross
walk at the corner Of Vine street and
University avenue. Her back was IN
jured and she was confined TO her bed
for nine weeks. She asked 50 for her
injuries and Doctors bill. which was al
lowed
The claim OF Mrs Elizabeth Howell FOR
s. coo was rejected. she was taken 70
the pest house and claims she lost her
sight because OF the treatment she re-
cived
TIL report q the city treasurer was re
ceived and placed on file.
a petition was granted ordering a FIVE
foot cinder walk laid on the west side %
South Fifth avenue from Harry 70 Ossie
avenues
The police department presented pc
tition asking Tor a new room for female
prisoners in the city building. u was
stated that 81 was some times necessary
10 pat prisoners i-to ,he present quarters
that was unjust and n they had another
room 70 would BE better for those prison
ers and also for the department The
petition was referred 80 the committee on
police and prisons.
4 petition was also presented asking the
city to order ic a SIX inch water main on
Market street from Central % Pine
streets. The petition stated that there
was q one inch pipe ~ supply fourteen
houses al1a gthar street The city CLERK
nv 10 rrff in Tho main