The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29

water will not run over the University
campus was read and referred TO sewer
| and drainage committee.
| A petition to strike from the permanent
| sidewalk list a walk ordered on the low
ground next to the river at the north
east corner Of Third and James streets
committee
The application and Recommendation Of
! Charles II. Spencer to open an employ
ment agency was read and referred to
franchise committee.
The petition OF Schwartz Bros, to re-
move lumber sheds from the north side
Of Douglas avenue to the south side, was
| read and granted.
The communication from 1. Cashion in
! the matter of award for the opening Of
a forty (40) foot street in Matthewson's
Addition, he claiming to be the owner
/ Of the land condemned. was referred 70
/ the judiciary committee and city attorney.
A remonstrance against the opening of
an alley twelve Q2) feet wide in Mat
| thewsons Addition was read Freeman
moved that the remonstrance be granted.
| Motion carried.
| TO opening of an alley in Matthewson's
| Addition was read and referred TO the
, counc:lmen Of the third ward.
Report OF the St Francis avenue scales
was read and ordered placed on hle.
petition requesting that appropria-
tons sufficient to defray the expense of
a band to give sacred concerts on Sab
bath afternoon ard popular concerts on
Wednesday evening IN Payne's Zoologi-
cal PARK which was TO be free to the
public be made, and that Innes' band
be employed TO give said concerts, was
read Iseiv moved that the above band
be employed to give two concerts per
\ week at the same rate as per contract
made by park comm ssoners with San
foTvl's band. 70 give said concerts during
the months of July. August and until
September Is. Motion carried.
Report Of police judge for the months
Of May and June was read and ordered
placed on file.
A petition for the paving of Rock Island
avenue wss read.
Burton moved that the prayer Of pc
titioners be granted and thst the city at
torney prepare a resolution declaring il
necessary to curb and pave said Rock
Island avenue, and that said petition be
spread upon the journal. Motion carried.
TO THE MAYOR AND cOUNCILMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA. KAN:
We the undersigned residents of the
city of Wichita, in the state Of Kansas,
and being the owners Of more than one
half Of the square feet OF property front
Lcla
in said city. between the south line of
Douglas avenue and the north kne Of
Division street, do hereby respectfully
petition your honorable body to declare
il necessary TO curb and pave said Rock
Island avenue within the limits and for
the width hereinafter described, and that
you cause the said Rock Island avenue
in said City of Wichita to be curbed and
paved its entire length from the south
side of Douglas avenue to the north line
of Division street, and from the west curb
line now established on said street to the
east curb line as now established on said
street by ordinance No. 2o43.
We further petition your honorable
body to cause said portion of said street
herein defined to be curbed on each side
with good cement according TO specifica-
tions to be furnished by the city engin-
eer, and to cause that portion of the said
Rock Island avenue within the limits
herein described to be paved with one
course of verified brick to be laid edge
wise and laid on six inches of concrete
as the base
We further petition your honorable body
TO cause one-half of the expense Of said
curbing and paving TO be taxed to the
property on the west side Of Rock Island
avenue, and the other one-half of said
curbing and paving to be taxed to and
paid by the property situated on the east
side of Rock Island avenue. as provided
by law.
NAMES OF PETITIONERS-OwN
OF FEET FRONTING ON ROCK
ISLAND AVENUE
st. Louis & San Francisco r. R. Co..
by NJ H Rudolph, agent. 1.1s6 feet.
United Sash & Door Co, A. ]. Parks.
president. 225 feet.
The Wichita Ice & Cold Storage Co.
C. w. Southwark. president, 200 feet.
The Hockaday Hardware Co. I. n.
Hockady, president, 81 feet.
Mahan Supply Co.. W. Meyer, 200 feet.
The bonds OF the city clerk and the
sistant city clerk were read and approved.
A resolution declaring it to be a public
necessity to construct q permanent curb
on the east and west sides Of Water street
from Central avenue TO Eleventh street
was read and adopted.
Maintenance bond Of T Z. Burton was
read. Davidson moved that same be sp-
proved and bond be delivered when bonds
man had qualified Motion carried.
Gas franchise was read and referred
to the franchise and license committee
TO report at next meeting
Davidson moved that the lighting com
mittee maks a report as to what progress
has been made for the examination of
gas meters. as provided by ordinance.
Motion carried.
A resolution declaring It necessary TO
pave and curb University avenue was
read as follows:
PAVING RESOLUTION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA:
That whereas. q petition signed by the
residents Of the City OF Wichita, Kansas.
who are owners Of property upon Uni
versity avenue In said city and who own
more than so per cent Of the front feet
abutting on the portion Of said street 10
be improved belonging TO residents OF
said City OF Wichita, more specifically
hereinafter described. has been presented
10 this council and by IL ordered spread