The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-03

Deaths reported from all causes dur
| ing the month, sc.
Births reported: White, IS; colored. 8
total %.
Mr.. Burton. of the fire and water com
mittee, reported that his committee rec
! commended that the Central Coal and
| Coke company should not be allowed TO
\ move the frame building from the corner
| of st. Francis and First streets to East
| Douglas avenue, as the new location is
/ inside the fire limits.
Mr.. Beliew. of the public buildings COM
mittce reported that theTnew ward OF
| the prison was ready for use with the
exception Of the closets. for which the
| city engineer was preparing plans and
| specifications.
On motion of Mr.. Mckee the city engin-
eer was instructed to see the Santa Fe
railroad regarding the lowering of the
grade of the Wichita and wesern rail-
road on the West Side.
On motion OF Mr.. Smith the street COM
missioner was instructed to run the
grader along the streets between and in
! Guiding Mosley and Grove streets from
Douglas TO Second. This viii form drain
age during the spring months and pre-
vent water standing in the streets
On motion of Mr. Luling the city clerk
was instructed to notify the railroads.
Santa Fe, that they must not leave cars
| standing on sidetracks within fifty feet
Of the street line. Mr. Luling stated that
/ II has become the custom of the roads
| TO leave cars standing right up to the
! street lines and II Is impossible for q
| person driving along the streets TO see
train in the night. Mr.. Luling had an
exciting experience a night or two ago
when a Missouri Pacific train struck a
fel~ rf Ia ha 10 .1-g,-z II
not see the train approa ching until he
had driven on the track.
The city clerk was instructed to notify
the Frisco and Rock Island railroads that
their train crews We're violating the or
! dinance by blocking Douglas avenue
! more than five minutes at time. and
unless this was stopped arrest of crews
would follow.
The chief OF police was instructed TO
see the local officials OF the railroads and
notify them personally that the council
wanted lights placed at the different rail-
| road crossings according 10 ordinance
\ remonstrance signed by twenty-five
residents was presented against vacating
forty feet of the north side OF Ninth
street between Main street and Law
I renee avenue. The matter was referred
10 the public Improvements committee
4 petition was presented asking that
the fire limits be extended 50 as 30 in
clude the north and south sides OF Doug
las avenue from the bridge TO Seneca
street This was referred 70 the fire and
water committee.
A petition was presented asking that
| the council refuse Emil Werner perrnis-
sion TO repair the buildings at the corner
! OF Moslev and Douglas avenues which
were burned 4 short time ago The
buildings were damaged over - per cent
I OF the actual value and are in the fire
/ limits The prayer OF the petitioners was
granted. There is an ordinance pre-
venting the repairing of buildings In the
/ fire limits when damaged 81 per cent
or over
petition asking that the city ~vacste
/ I'VE feet on each side OF Waco avenue
I from Francis 70 Zimmerly streets to
| make the street uniform in width 90
/ feet. The petition was referred To the
/ public improvenent committee
lie property owners on Eleventh street
/ from Carlos avenue east asked for & ce-
| ment sidewalk on the north side OF the
street from Carlos avenue 10 the alley.