The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
STORM SEWER IS
PUT TO LONG REST
Driveway and Dyke to Pre-
vent River Overflow.
JUDGE. DALE SHOWS FIGHT
City Council Did Big Business
Last Night,

The city council last night made tn,
preliminary arrangements for construct
irg a driveway along the little river from
Eleventh street 10 Jefferson street, 70.
Dyking the river from South Riverside
park to Fine street and they laid the
storm sewey away in it's little bed where
81 viii probably be allowed to rest fcI
q long time to come.
Il of The councilmen except Davidson
were present Mayor Mclean presided
and the city attorney, c. Z. Blake, was
neatea by his side ready to give leagal
advice when needed.
Councilman Bcllew said Mr.. Pucket
Nanred 10 extend his building on West
Douglas back to the alley and he desired
IA permit to erect a frame building ana
cover it with iron. The matter was re-
Jerred TO the public Improvement COM
alittee and the fire marshal.
Mr.. Isely said his committee had ex-
amined the new pavement on West Doug
las avenue from Sycamore to Wichita
utreet and found it all right and on his
.aotien the work was accepted
Councilpan, Reliew called the attention
of the council to the shiny and new
appearance of the furniture and stated
that George X Spencer, who is manager
Of the Texas Manufacturing company.
bad donated the polish, the name Of
which he had forgotten and had helped
l.
ton that the council tender him vote
of thanks which was promptly done.
COUNCILMAN Freeman has been having
Sood Zeal Of trouble in the construction
Of the sanitary sewer fIe sad they had
run against a snag down in Hunter
edition Charley Hunter had discoNered
that instead of there being an alley be-
tween Pattie and Lulu avenues, there
was none and he owned the strip OF
ground six hundred feet long and forty
feet wide Mr. HUn.er wanted three
hundred dollars for the STRIP of ground
and he wanted the council to tell his
committee what they must do about it.
Julng said the whole addition was not
worth much more than three hundred dol
lars and Isely Suggested that they put
In two small sewers. one either side OF
MIR Hunters strip of ground. He said
IT would cost only one hundred dollars
more than the estimate ard they would
save two hundred dollars by the double
sewer. Burton made motion to con-
demn the strip of ground, which finally
carried.
Several ladie representatives of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union We're
present to hand in a petition to the coun-
oil asking that an ordinance be passed
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and
cigarette paper in the city. The mayor
and council received the petition and
committed Il TO the tender care Ct the
license committee and the city attorney.
evidently with the itneptior of having an
ordinance prepared by the next meeting.
At this point in tn proceedings MAYOR
Mclean remarked that quite a number Of
people We're present and If any of them
had any communication TO make to the
council they would now have the oppor-
tunity. Judge Dale pulled off his overcoat
,and stepped 60 the front. He said he
and some of the other residents OF Waco
avenue had come there TO fight. They
had been informed that some parties who
do not live on Waco avenue were circu-
]: ting petition for the granting of
franchise for the street railway company
TO build track on their street and they
had been informed that it would come
before the council tonight He said they
were there 10 fight it and they were
afraid that it would come up some time
when they would not have q chance 10
put in their objections. If that petition
was going to be presented tonight he
wanted TO know if they would be given
chance to be heard when il did come
up. Mayor Mclean said the rules re-
uuired an ordinance o. tfac kind to be
read at one. meeting and then to go over
to the next meeting and in they way the
people on Waco avenue would have the
dsred notice and he would promise tina.
the rules would not be suspended in this
particular case Then Judge Dale put
on his overcoat and the other Wacoites
followed him out
The estimates were submitted for the
paving of West Douglas avenue and APP
proved 1t sowed that s45.2lo.oS viii have
TO be charged up 10 the property owners
along the street and that the city viii
have to pay slS.s27.55 for the intersec-
tons of streets.
Fritz schnitzler was present 10 ask the
council to grant him 4 permit to build
q stairway in the alley first north OF
Douglas between Main and Market He
said he had q stairway in the trout