The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-21
Published April p, 1903.
ORDINANCE No. 2O1O.

An Ordinance to Pave and Curb Doug
las Avenue from the West End of the
Asphalt Pavement on Said Douglas
Avenue TO the East End of the Iron
Bridge over Arkansas River and from
the West End of Said Bridge to Sen
eca Street. and to Approve and Con-
firm Contract for Said Work
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Wichita, Kansas:
Section / That it is hereby declared
necessary and ordered that Douglas ave-
nue., in the city of Wichita, Kansas,
from the west end of the asphalt pave
ment on Douglas avenue TO the east end
OF the iron bridge over the Arkansas
river and from the west end of said
bridge to Seneca street, be paved with
asphalt; the roadway of said street to be
sc paved shall be eighty-One SD feet
wide from the west end of the present
asphalt pavement to the west side of
Waco avenue, less the street car track
and one foot outside the rails, and from
Waco avenue TO the east end of the iron
bridge over Arkansas river the roadway
TO be paved shall be of a width uniform
ly increasing from flfty-five (55) feet wide
at Waco avenue to seventy-five (75) feet
wide at the east end of said bridge, less
street car track and one % foot outside
the rails; and from the west end of said
bridge to Seneca street the pavement
shall be seventy G0 feet wide, less the
street car track and one o. foot outside
the rails.
Sec. 2. Said pavement shall be an as
phaIt pavement and laid as follows: The
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cement concrete six Co inches in thick
ness; upon this shall be spread binder
course OF bituminous concrete one and
one-half Ql2) inches in thickness; upon
this shall be laid an asphalt wearing
surface two q inches in thickness, the
matrix of which shall be composed of
refined Trinidad asphalt obtained from
the island of Trinidad, or Of an asphalt
OF equal quality for paving purposes;
said paving to be done in conformity with
the plans and specifications for sheet
asphalt pavement now on file in the Office
OF the city clerk Of this city.
Sec 8. That curbing be constructed on
both sides Of the railway Of said Doug
las avenue from the west end of the
present asphalt pavement on said street
10 the east end of the iron bridge over
the Arkansas river and from the west end
of said bridge to Seneca street, said
curbing 70 consist of cement business
curb and TO conform in all respects 10
the plans and specifications for said curb
ing on file in the Office of the city clerk
Sec. 4. That all of said work. both paw
ing and curbing, be constructed of such
material and in such manner that the
same shall endure without the need OF
repair for period of ten years after
the completion thereof. according to the
said specifications therefor
Sec. 5. That the contract dated April
S. 1913. by and between the Barber As
phait Paving Company and the City OF
Wichita, Kansas. for paving and curb
ing Douglas avenue from the west end
OF the present asphalt pavement On said
street To Seneca street he and the same
IS hereby approved and confirmed and
the work ordered done and paid Cor in
conformity herewith
Sec. {. This ordinance shall take effect
end be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication in the Wichita Daily
Eagle. Passed in council April s. l9B.
Approved April 5. 1875
B. F. MLEAN Mayor.
J. I. LELAND. City Clerk.
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fcial report OF the condition Of the
Kansas wheat crop viii be our carly this
week. when the compilation Of reports
from the wheat growers has been com
rleted by the state department. OF asri-
culture. The report viii De composed Of
the reports from several hundred CORE
spondents in the wheat belt Il VIII show
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