The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-03
FOR OPENING
WICHITA STREET
Council Passed Ordnance ES-
tablishing Benefit District.
NO MORE AUCTION SALES
Are to be Held on the Streets
of Wichita.
MUCH BUSINESS DONE
At Meeting of City Council
Last Night.
MUCH BUSINESS DONE

An ordinance was passed at the council
meeting last night designating the bene-
1T district for the opening Of Wichita
street. The report Of the appraisers for
this district has been on fie for several
weeks and last night il was taken up
and disposed Of
The benefit district is bounded as foi-
lows: Beginning al the Arkansas river
on the south line Of First street, thence
east to the west lire OF the alley between
Main and Market streets. thence south
TO English street, thence west to Main
street. south 70 Lewis street, west 10
Water street, thence south TO Lincoln
street, thence west 70 the river.
The cost OF opening wichita street from
Lincoln to Lewis street will be corsiL-
cradle and the appraisers made the dis
triet large 50 that the cost would not
be burden to any taxpayer ii the DIS
trict which Will be beneIited By the
opening.
The matter was brought up last night
on account OF the letting OF the contract
for the grading Of the orient railway
between Milton and Wichita. The street
Will be Used by the Orient Railway conf
pany. but this fact vas not 10 be consid-
cred by the appraisers, as IL IS the right
OF way for the COMPANY 70 procure an
entrance into the heart Of the city.
Mr. Davidson OF the public improvement
committee at the beginning Of the session
last night offered resolution instruct
ting the city attorney to prepare an ordi-
nance creating the position OF gas in
spector of tbs city ana setting the price
o. gas supplied 10 consumers. Gas Of q
certain quality is 90 be supplied at a
certain price Tbs action was taken on
sccos4nt Of the objections which people
have made because of the poor quality
OF gas sometimes furnished.
Mr. Burton introduced a resolution in
STRUGGLING the city attorney 10 prepare an
9rdin;ance forbidding auction sales Of any
kind being held on Tire streets OF this city
and designating the hay market as the
place for holding public sales. The coun-
ell adopted toe resolution There have
been made complaints TO the counciimen
DE cause Of the sales conducted AT the
corner OF Douglas avenue and Water
EStreet and the counciIzaen determined 70
DO away with the crowd that frequerts
this corner by having the auction sales
In the market place. which was purchased
for this purpose
Mr.. IsIey stated to the council that
many people in his ward had called on
aim and asked If there was nos some way
that the fast driving could be stopped
OF North Lawrence avenue. This street
has been put in fine condition and a num-
Der of people use it for a speedway. until
Il has become dangerous for persons 70
cross the street Mr.. Luling stated that
the same was true Of Waco avenue, and
roth gentlemen favored putting a mount
ed policeman on these streets. The mat
ter was referred TO the police and pris-
DIS committee. with power 70 act ard
Instructions 10 enforce tn driving orGi
nance on these two streets.
The street car company has asked the
city engineer for a lire for them To build
new street car bridge across the Ar
kansas river. Mr.. Davidson OF the public
lrnprt3y ements committee stated that
there wss considerable talk by the peo-
pie Of this city for a new bridge across
the river ard II such was built the street
car bridge should be placed consider
able idistance away from the proposed
bridge. The company was willing. and
the yeouncil passed the motion directing
the ieity engineer to give the company
the fine twenty-five feet north Of the
north line OF the present wagon bridge
SOME time ago the city engineer was
Inst hucted 70 prepare plans and estimate
Tor building sanitary sewer IN the east
parp Of the city Last night he reported
The boundaries OF the new district are
and that section of the city south and
wSast OF Chisholm creek and connecting
with the Washington avenue sewer. His
z istimate for the cost was sl3.0.5. The
: ity attorney was Instructed To prepare
Nm ordinance declaring It necessary 10
s5uild this sewer The property owners
'of the section 70 he benefited have petit
Toned for this sewer.
Mr.. Wynkoop Kiersted. tilA civil en-
gineer of Kansas CITY who has made pro-
posals Cor making the plans aud specifi-
cations for i storm water sewer. sub
nitted proposition last night The sewer
es he planned It would drain all OF that
section OF the city between the Arkansas
river and Chisholm creek. Several O.
the councilmen wanted the plans drawn
FOR building A sewer that would iEclude
College Hill and the West SIDE not tina
lhey expected 70 build the sewer irnme-
lateiy. but when the sewer in the center
" the city was built they wanted plans
nat would allow 90 building the sewer
n the other districts and make 4 perfect
system The proposition submitted Lass
night was rejected and The city engineer
eas instructed a draw mp plans fer hst-
ing some engineer make plans and esti-
mates for building 4 sewer over the ell
tire city This report is expected II
the next meeting and az that time the