The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-22

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-e elevator at Market street entrance. !.
! mission Of the council to advertise for
the horses and purchase thcm in order 10
be ready for the opening of the house.
{ This permission was given the fire and
water committee and the fire marshal.
/ The new fire engine lately purchased viii
be installed there and it viii take three
horses to pun it.
An ordinance was passed changing the
name Of Chicago avenue to Douglas ave
nue. Chicago avenue heretofore has been
that part Of Douglas avenue extending
from Wichita street to Seneca avenue on
the West side. There has been a great
deal OF confusion about this street dur
ing the past few years and it was
thought best 70 change the name so that
the entire street would be Of one name.
Another ordinance passed gave the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific Railway the
right TO construct a spur track on Mead
avenue beginning north of First street
and extending south TO the big wholesale
implement warehouses now under con-
structiOn in the first block north Of
Douglas avenue. This wac done IN order
that the big implement houses would get
the benefit Of the tracks at their doors.
The people living on the south side of
Elm street from Lawrence avenue to
Emporia avenue, presented a petition
asking that the parking line on the street
be twenty-five and one-half feet from
the property line. There are a number OF
fine shade trees along this street and
II the parking line was reduced to the
width Of the balance of the streets, II
would necessitate the cutting down of all
these fine trees.
The city is going to do IT'S part toward
decorating and entertaining the members
OF the various orders and associations
and political COW entions during their
meeting here next month. \ resolution
was adopted last night asking the Light
company to place strings Of fncandescent
lights across Douglas avenue from Ire
mont street west 10 Main and triangle
1T the intersection of these two streets
and then put the lights across the street
for the first block on Main These lights
would cost $50 for the ten days.
Mr.. Luling, of the special committee
to look after the determinations against
this city by the railroads in the matter
of grain and -four rates, reported that the
Interstate Commerce Commission would
meet in St. Louis the 26th of this month
and the commissioners had asked that this
city send some witnesses 10 that place
and If the case was well brought out
before them by the Wichita people. they
would come TO this city and hold meet
ing to consider the case.
The mayor and city attorney were in
structed TO prepare a communication to
the members of the commission asking
them to come here and investigate.
The city attorney stated that he had
received a notice from the clerk of the
supreme court stating that the case Of
the United States against the Missouri
Pacific railway would come up in that
court some time I'm October. This case
is one that was commenced many years
ago by the United States district attOr-
ney in the district court here. The case
was one involving the discriminating
freight rates between this city and Oma-
Ia by the Missouri Pacific. The case
was decided i'm favor Of the United States
in the district court and the decision at
firmed by the United States circAit court
Of appeals and was then appealed to the
supreme court. where 1t viii soon be
heard Mr. Helm stated that he did not
think the present United states district
attorney was conversant with the case
and he may not know anything about the
matter at an. The city attorney was in
structed 10 inform the government at
tOrney that the case would be heard in
a few months and ask permission TO help
him in the matter This case is of great
Importance TO this city in the matter Of
freight rates against the Missouri river
points and VIII mean much 10 this city
if the decisions of the lower courts are
affirmed by the supreme court
The first Of May the labors OF the city
dog catcher VIII begin. For several years
George Mcdonald has performed the ar
duous and not very pleasant duties OF
this position and the mayor submitted
his name for reappointment TO this posi-
ton and the council confirmed the nomi-
nation
The MAYOR also presented the name Of