The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-06
COUNCIL GROUND
4 LARGE GRIST
Will Make War on Patent
Medicine Advertisers
WILL OPEN NEW STREETS
Bonds of the Barber Asphalt
Co. Approved.

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After the city attorney has prepared the
ordinance he was instructed to last night
by the city council the patent medicine
advertisers viii have to be careful where
they distribute their wares ard samples
over the city. 1t was reported by oae
OF the councilmen last night that d few
days ago patent medicine man thew
samples of his medicine into the yard Of
John House and one of the htas children
on finding the box of pills rh1lsnt they
We're candy and ate them. The child be-
came very sick and its life WIS save-I only
by a physicians skill. OTHER councillnen
stated that similar cases hal ccur-ed III
their wards and voted unanimously that
the patent medicine vendors should be
prohibited from throwing their samples
into private yards. An ordinance viii lie
prepared by the city attorney and passed
by the council to that effect
The Linwood park bridge and South
Hydraulic avenue bridges are in bad
shape and the street commissioner was
Instructed TO have them repaired al a cost
Of between $50 and $40 and bring the
bridges up TO the average grade of the
street.
The city attorney was instructed TO noti-
~ the Santa Fe railroad company to raise
about 100 feet of their roadbed between
the Newton spur and the Santa Re tracks
up 10 the street to protect the Watson
mills from the water that collects there
in wet weather.
The sidewalk on Central avenue be-
tween the Missouri Pacific tracks and the
river Will be repaired
The citizens living on Water street
filed an objection to the building Of per
manent sidewalk on Water street be-
tween Lincoln and Harry streets and
their objection was sustained by the
council.
All new sidewalk TO be built on Camp
bel avenue viii be built to conform with
the present sidewalk
The city clerk was instructed to order
the persons owning the property on Wa
ter street south of Lincoln street to move
their fences back from the curbing the
required distance.
Councilman Mckee reported that some
of the streets south OF Friends University
had been fenced up by the adjoining
property owners and were being used as
pastures The street commissioner was
Instructed to open the streets.
Chief Of police will be instructed to pre-
vent the auctioneers on Water street from
blockading Douglas avenue and prevent
them from coming nearer than 40 feet Of
Douglas avenue on Water street.
4 petition to open a livery barn in a
frame building in the ear of Geo. lines
& cos store was referred TO the fire and
water conGmittee.
BY consent Of the council the name of
Mesier avenue on College Hill will be
changed TO Roosevelt avenue. The reason
fer this IS that there is another Mosier
avenue in the city. and that MOser is
often mistaken for Mosley avenue. there
by causing much confusion in the mails.
An objection signed by the citizens liv-
ing on Nosier avenue to a sidewalk on
that street between Second Street and
Douglas avenue was sustained by the
council.
a motion was made to instruct the Off
Gals Of the Wichita and Western railway
company TO arrange their tracks in such
a way that the waste water viii be drain
ed from a point where their tracks cross
Seneca street. The motion was referred
to the city engineer
A petition signed by 3 number Of citi-
zens for an arc light at the corner of
Hunter and Washington avenues was re-
ferred to the light committee.
The contract for 1.5o0 feet of fire hose
at 800 per foot with the Chicago Fire
Hose COMPANY was approved by The
council
Tho estimates of the CITY engineer of
$500 for the paving Of Seneca street
were approved and placed on tile Ills
estimate Of $6,29i and specifications for
the paving of Water street from Doug
las avenue to First street were also
approved.
The matter of paving Rock Island ave
nue. was referred to the city engineer,
paving committee and city attorney who
were instructed TO confer with the Frisco
people who own the abuttiug property
The bonds of the Barber Asphalt COM
pany for the paving Of West Douglas
avenue We're approved and accepted.
An ordinance providing for the pay
mcnt OF $3.50 per year To the city nhysi-
clan passed as did also one for the en-
ploymcnt Of "A stenographer for the city
attorney. The city attorney has had
the services Of a steuographer for several
year. but the council considered it wise to
authorize it by an ordinance.
The plans for the city storm sewer.
made by Mr.. keistard, We're referred TO
the sewer and drainage committee and
the city engineer.
The city attorney was instructed 10
notify the owners Of the city waterworks
that il is the intention Of the city 10
purchase the waterworks as provided for
in one of the city ordinances.
The contract submitted by Sumption
& Co for the sewer in district number
four was referred To the sewer and drain
age committee for their inspection and
if the report they return is favorable
the mayor is authorized to sign the con
tract. Tie bond Of Sumption & Co. OF
acceptable. is 10 be signed at the same
time.
The husband Of Verde Critics filed a
bill asking for S5.eo0 damages for inju-
rios received by the latter in fall
through q coal chute west OF the Sheet