The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-15
ORDINANCE PASSED
FOR VOTING BONDS
Interurban People Present Pc
tition by Taxpayers.
WICHITANS TO RAISE HOGS
Water Street Will Be Used by
Fair Association.

At the meeting of the city council last
night a petition signed by more than two
ffths of the taxpayers of the city was
submitted asking that an ordinance be
passed calling an election for the purpose
OF voting bonds to the amount OF $50 900
toward the erection Of the Arkansas Val
ley interurban railway, and an ordinance
was passed to that effect. The ordinance
states that a depot, car barns and ter
minale be located within the corporate
limits of the city Of Wichita, that work
shall commence upon the road before
the 1st of May, 1904. and that it shall be
completed before the lst day of May.
1906. 1t also states that the bonds shall
be issued in the denomination of 500
each, from l TO 60, that they shall bear
interest at the rate OF AZ per cent. in
terest payable annually, and that they
shall be delivered when the road is COM
pleted
Representatives of the fair association
were present and stated that they would
need more room on the Pike" than the
baymarket afforded. 1t was recommend
ed that they be granted the use Of Wa
ter street from William street south one
block. with the exception of the sidewalk
on the east side of the street This will
enlarge their grounds sufficiently to make
the arrangement of their shows and
other exhibitions more attractive They
will also be allowed the use OF William
street and Main street south from Will
lam to the Hamilton hotel free from team
traffic during the evening. People will
be allowed TO congregate on these streets
during the evening without the danger
Of being run down. The council also
voted TO donate toward the decoration Of
the big fire engine which will be used in
the flower parade.
Considera BILE complaint has been made
~ people living in parts Of the city
whore the old wooden water mains are
had bursted and it was impossible to get
water pressure in case of fire. The coun-
ell instructed the city clerk to notify the
water company TO replace the wooden
mains with iron at once. The city clerk
was also instructed to advertise for bids
on 1.5o0 feet of fire hose. Some OF the
present hose has been in use for a long
time and is in bad shape. Bids on hose
are to be submitted at the next meeting
CT the council.
At the last meeting of the council COM
PAINTS wer made that the quality of gas
II finished by the gas company was not
UP tc the standard and the city electri-
clan vas instructed to make an analysis
Of it. He made his report last night
and stated that the quality of gas wasa
up to the standard but that he did not
think that the pressure was great
enough. The ordinance giving him au-
thority TO make an analysis OF the gas
does not cover the question of pressure
and the city attorney was instructed 10
prepare an ordinance which would cover
it,
1t was ordered at the request of the
fair association that the lights in the
park not on the drives or street car line
should be moved to the hay market to
be used at the fair and carnival
J. y. Haymaker was given permission
to plat the following property which viii
be called the Brookside addition TO the
city of Wichita: Beginning at the south
east corner Of Pattle and Hunter avenues
south to Kellogg street. east TO Ellis
avenue. north 10 Hunter avenue. and
west TO the place of beginning.
Members of the Labor Day committee /
were present and extended a vote Of
thanks to the city administration for the F
many kindnesses shown them on Labor /
Day. BY way Of showing their appre- /
citation they rendered check for so TO 1
the park commissioners TO be added TO
the general fund.
The city engineer reported that the con- I
-ecting pipes to about fifteen flush tanks /
N the central part of the city were in
nd shape from rust and that it would
BE- necessary to replace them at once. f
The present pipes have been in use six
teen years. The city clerk was instructed .
10 advertise for bids for $50 feet Of
pipe, bids TO he opened three weeks
hence. The estimated cost OF the pipe is /
'275.
A petition signed by 70 residents Of 4
he city asking that they be allowed TO
Keep hogs within the city limits but be-
yond the hog limits. was placed on file.
A damage claim Of 5000. presented by
Elizabeth VI. Morton. was placed in the
lands Of the judiciary committee.
During the fire in the old mill building
IN Murdock avenue last Saturday night
wo sections OF fire hose were cut BY a
Rock Island train. Trains are required
" a state law 10 refrain from running
ver fire hose while in service. and the
natter was placed in the hands OF the
ity attorney.
Ordinances were passed 10 pave Cnive--
ity avenue from Seneca street 70 Hiram
treet: Seneca from Douglas avenue 20
-niversitl avenue: fremont avenue from
Douglas avenue 70 William street; First
treet from Main street 70 Water street.