The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-19
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
published June 49, 1907
Wichita, Kan. June 2. 1902

Minutes Of last regular meeting were
read and approved.
Burton reported the completion of hos
house No. 5. and moved that the building
be accepted. Motion carried.
| Mckee, of the lighting committee
asked for instruction as TO location O.
| the new lights Burton moved that they
/ be divided equally between the wards
Smith moved as substitute that th'
city put in $50 lights and that they b'
distributed in the wards in same ratio a.
| the present lights. Substitute carried.
Police anc prison committee reported
that they recommended the construction
Of d new can system for the police de
partment and that same could be 5Iilt a
q cost. of about $3.50. On motion the com
Jnittee and city electrician were in
structed TO construct same.
Davidson moved that a committee OF
three from the council and two engineers
to make survey and see if some method
could be adopted whereby the parks and
the north end Of the city could be pro-
tected in case of high water. Motion
carried.
Mayor appointed the public improve
ment committee and II. J. Harding and
R. Brown as engineers to act on above.
Davidson introduced a resolution de-
claring it necessary to curb and gutter
Topeka avenue from Twelfth TO Thir-
teenth street on both sides.
Smith introduced a resolution declaring
it necessary TO curb Ohio avenue on both
sides from Douglas TO First street. On
motion resolutions were adopted.
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Missouri Pacific Railway company to put
in a crossing on Waco across West Doug
las. Motion carried.
Luling moved that the city employ
S. S. Ashbaugh and G. W. Adams to
assist the city attorney in presenting the
case Of the City VS.. The Railway Com
panies before the Interstate Commerce
Commission at cost of $500 to be divided
equally Motion carried.
Claims and accounts were read and re-
ferred to proper committees.
The minutes of May 10, on motion of
Luling. were corrected to read author
izing an expenditure of $50 for electric
display for convention week.
Petitions for the following sidewalks
were read:
Oak, from Douglas to Maple.
a fve-foot permanent walk, west side
ST. Francis. from Tenth to Eleventh.
A four-foot permanent walk, east side
Waco from Ninth to Tenth.
A four-foot permanent walk north side
Eleventh. from the east line of Griffen-
STEMS thirteenth addition to Main street.
A four-foot permanent walk south side
Waterman. from Water to fremont.
A four-foot permanent walk, east side
Main, from Kellogg to Orme
A four-foot permanent walk north side
English from Water to fremont.
A four-foot permanent walk, south side
English, from Water to fremont.
A four-foot permanent walk, north side
Waterman. from Water to fremont.
A four-foot permanent walk. west side
Pearce from Tenth to Eleventh.
A fve-foot permanent walk. west side
Main. from Tenth to Thirteenth.
A fve-foot permanent walk. east side
Park Place, from Thirteenth to Six
tenth
A ffve-foot permanent walk, west side
Park Place, from Thirteenth to Six
tenth
A four-foot permanent walk. west side
Fairview, from Thirteenth to Fifteenth.
on motion prayers of the petitioners
We're granted and property owners given
thirty days to construct above walks.
\ petition to locate sidewalk in the
seventh block on Ida on the east side of
the street two feet from property line,
was read and referred TO public improve
ment committee.
A petition for culvert on First street
just east Of Chisholm creek. was read.
on motion street commissioner was in
structed TO put one in.
Mr.. I. n. West addressed the council in
regard TO closing Walnut street. Smith
moved that action taken BY the council
at last session be reconsidered and the
matter be referred to the public improve
ment committee. Motion carried.
a communication from Laborers' Union
10. 1926 was read.
Burton moved that street commissioner
employ union labor. Motion carried.
= petition 70 establish a sewer district
on Jackson and Waco avenues. between
Tenth and Twelfth streets. was read.
on motion was referred to the sewer and
drainage committee.
A remonstrance against the construc-
ton Of curb and gutter on the east side
Of Emporia between Eleventh and
Twelfth street, was read on motion
same was referred 10 the public improve
ment committee.
A remonsrrance against the mainten-
ance Of a junk shop at the corner Of
Douglas and Indiana avenues. was read
and referred to the board of health.
a communication from s. c. Duncan
in regard to watching Sullivans dam
was read. on motion same was referred
TO the sewer and drainage committee to
report at next meeting
\ message from !. \. Crossweight was
read and placed on file.
Matter Of widening Sycamore street
was referred TO the public improvement
committee.
Fire marshal reported completion Of the
new hose house and the department in
excellent shape. Also asked a leave of
absence for sixty days. On motion re-
quest was granted
Reports Of the police judge. city treas
urer, secretary. board OF health and St.
Francis avenue scales, were read and
ordered placed on file
Benew moved that the Water company
be notified 70 replace wooden mains with
iron ones south OF Douglas and from
The river east TO Fourth avenue.
Luling moved that q vote of thanks
he extended TO the Red Men for their
invitation TO attend a banquet. Motion
carried.
An ordinance for an Internal improve
ment bond in the sum Of $i.77t.S5 TO pay
loT the construction Of hose house No.
was read on motion ruies were sus-
pended and ordinance placed on its pas