The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-08

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| ferred to committee on police and prisons.
Petition TO have six inch water man ex-
tended on Market street from Central to
Pine street, was read. On motion, clerk
| was instructed to notify water COM
pany TO put same in.
| Bond of Preston Plumbing company
read and referred to finance committee,
| TO report at next meeting.
Report of city treasurer on checking
statement of the fiscal agency and bond
account was read. On motion same was
! ordered placed on file
An ordinance granting to c. V. Fergu-
son, his associates and successors and
| assigns, the right TO construct and oper-
ate and maintain lines OF double and
single track inter-urban street railways in
the city of Wichita was read, on mo-
ton same was referred 10 committee on
franchises and city attorney.
An ordinance providing fer the issuance
OF an internal improvement bond in the
sum of SS4O.25, to c. H. Sumption. to pay
for the construction of sidewalks, was
read. On motion rules were suspended
and ordinance placed on its passage and
adopted by sections. Final vote on adop-
ton as a whole: Yeas-Blakeman, Bur
ton, Bellew, Davidson. Dawson, Isely,
Herman, Luling, Mckee, Smith, Van
Duyn.
of IN internal Improvement bond, in the
sum Of S369.49. to T. z. Burton. TO pay for
the construction of sidewalk and cement
curbing, was read. On motion rules
were suspended and ordinance placed on
its passage, and adopted by sections.
Final vote on adoption as a whole: Yeas
Brakeman. Burton. Belfew, Davidson,
Dawson, Isely, Herman, Luling, Mckee,
Smith, Van Duyn.
An ordinance making an appropriation
out of the Firemans Benefit Fund was
read. On motion rules were suspended
and ordinance placed on its passage and
adopted by sections. Final vote on adop-
ton as a whole: Yeas-Blakeman, Bur-
ton, Bellew, Davidson, Dawson, Isely,
Herman, Luling, Mckee, Smith, Van
Duyn.
An ordinance making appropriation for
miscellaneous purposes was read. On
motion rules were suspended and ordi-
nance placed on its passage and adopted
by section. Final vote on adoption as a
whole: Yeas-Blakeman, Burton. Bel
lew, Davidson, Dawson, Isely, Herman,
Luling. Mckee, Smith, Van Duyn.
Davidson moved that bids on construc-
ton of fire station be opened. Motion
carried.
Burton moved that the bid of Brant &
Crib be not opened, as same was filed
with the city clerk later than time desig-
mated. Luling moved as a substitute
that the bid be opened. Substitute car
ried.
Bids were opened as follows:
Brant & Crib. s4.10o.
]. w. Sprague. s3,9S2.
J. Walter, s. ,S2S
On motion contract was awarded to J.
Walters.
City clerk instructed to advertise for
bids on plumbing for new fire station.
Smith moved that the city clerk adver-
tise for to receive proposals for sale of the
Thirteenth street fire station. Motion
carried.
Mayor appointed ]. D. Caldwell to act
as appraiser in the opening of Seven
teenth street. to fill vacancy on account
of inability Of Finlay Ross to act. On
motion the appointment was confirmed
Council went into executive session.
Council came out of executive session.
Davidson moved that the sense of this
council is that the street commissioner be
instructed to remove islands out of the
river. Motion carried
Council adjourned.
B. F MLEAN, Mayor.
Attest: ]. L. LELAND, City Clerk.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the under-
signed appraisers have been duly ap-
pointed by the mayor and city council
men of the city of Wichita TO assess the
damages and benefits to property owners,
for the opening of Seventeenth street
from Lawrence avenue to the east line
Of the right-of-way of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway, and that said
appraisers win meet in the office of the
city clerk in the city building on Thurs
day, the Goth day Of February, 1872, at
10 o'clock. a. m, for the purpose of
assessing damages and benefits in the
benefit district. established and bounded
as follows, viz:
Commencing at the intersection Of Fiji
teenth street and Arkansas avenue.
thence east on the north line of said
Fifteenth street to its intersection with
Washington avenue; thence north on the
west side of Washington avenue II its
intersection with Nineteenth street:
thence west on the south line of Nine
teenth street to its intersection with
Arkansas avenue; thence south along
the east line of Arkansas avenue to the
place Of beginning.
J. r. MEAD.
GEO. z. CAMPBELL,
FLOR J. D. CALDWELL.