Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-17
Council Meeting. 4.


turns of the city election, and swore
in the new officers.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and after a slight correction,
were approved. ..
Petition for sidewalks on west side
of block 85, and on the south side of
Lakin Avenue, beginning al. the north
east corner Of block 113, running
thence west to the northeast corner
of block Ill, having been presented,
was granted, and an ordinance pro-
videds for the construction of said
walks was passed.
The matter of sidewalk to the Mo.
Pacific depot, was laid over for further
investigation.
Petition for sidewalk on the west
side of Curtis Avenue, beginning at
the alley in block 70, running thence
north on the east side of blocks
70, sc, 55,. and ~, was granted,
and an ordinance providing for the
same ordered drawn.
Petition for the opening Of an alley
in block No 7, A. v. T. Add. to the
city of Great Bend, was again present
ed, and a resolution adopted, that the
same be granted, provided the prop
erty owners in said block signed the
proper legel waiver. and legal dedica-
ton of the ground so used, on or be-
fore the next meeting of the council.
A number of bills, covering the
election expenses, and street work, in
the sum of S87.70, were on roll call
ordered paid.
. An ordinance was then introduced
defining the fire limits of the city and
was passed. The limits are as follows:
all of blocks 80 and 103, east half CT
114, west half of 115, south half 78
and 79, and the east half of 104.
City Clerk was instructed to notify
sthe. Mo. Pacific that they were given
80 days to open Helen ST., and to
put in Sufficient thing under their
tracks, for the city. ditch.
The vote was then canvassed,
showing the following result:
For mayors L. P. Aber, 2S1, Mar
tin Weirauch, Alb.
City Treasurer, Louis Zutavern, 422.
Treas. School Board, G. L. Chap
man, 466. l.. J. Barker, 193.
Police Judge, D. D. Page, 400, B.
F. Ogle, I63.s .a..... -.
COUNCILAEN.
1st ward, L. c. Miller, so, Scatter
ing, 4.
End ward, N. Smith, 93, ]. G. Slentz,
1O9.
ardsward, Jacob Rediger, 148, Ed.
Marx, 55.
4th ward, F. B. Newcombe, 1O4,
Wm. Rubart, Sc.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
1st ward, John F. Lewis, 81,
End ward, R. A. Charles, 1874,
3rd ward, O. W. Dawson, 199,
4th ward, 1. N. Woodward, 9S, f.
L. Gibson, 81.
Those receiving a majority were
declared duly elected.
BY roll call the sum of $500 was
authorized to be transferred from the
general fund to the sinking fund.
Mayor elect Weirauch was. then
sworn in, and at his request the city
attorney swore in the following new
members of the council, L. c. Miller,
1st ward, ]. G. Slentz, End ward.
Jacob Rediger, 3rd ward, F. B. New
combe, 4th ward The council then
elected F. B. Newcombe as president
of the council, and the mayor an
nounced the following appointments
of committees:
Improvement, H. ]. Smith, ]. G..
Slentz, Alfred Miller.
Finance, F. B. Newcombe, B. S.
Dale, w. T.oKendall.
Fire and Light, Alfred Miller, B. S.
Dale, Jacob Rediger.
Park, ]. G. Slentz, w. T. Kendall,
H. J. Smith.
Ordinances, B. S. Dale, L. c. Mil
ler, H. ]. Smith.
Health, Jacob Rediger, L. c. Mil
Ter, F. B. NewCombe.
BY roll call the Improvement COM
mittee and the Health committee were
approved by the council.
Bond of D. D. Page, Police Judge
elect, was presented and approved.
Renewing of contract for street
sprinkler was laid over to the next
meeting, Mr.. Cox to continue in the
meantime under the old contract.
Matter of caring for the park was
referred to the park committee, they
to report at the next meeting, and
have the authority ito hire any work
done9 which would be needed in the
mean .ime.
Council adjourned.
Elmer Brodie was up to the Bend