The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-16

dered torn away. The steps are not used
except for crowds 10 view parades and
there is much danger of a serious acct
dent. Removing these stairs will neces-
state the moving OF the old piano boxes
and the police call box.
The special committee appointed to see
wha1 steps should be taken to protect
the city from floods from the Little Ar
kansas river reported that the Central
avenue dam should be widened 90 feet and
the circle drive in Riverside park should
be raised to the Woodnan bridge. From
the Woodman bridge TO Murdoch avenue
the committee recommended building a
drive 80 feet wide on the south side of
the river. East from the Greiffenstein
bridge a levee is 10 be built until high
ground is reached. The drive in North
Riverside is TO be raised and widened to
Eleventh street, where the bridge is to
be heightened and the roadway raised.
From Eleventh street to Thirteenth
street the drive is TO be continued. North
of Thirteenth street the proposition TO
protect the city is to be considered as a
separate proposition. Many of the people
along this proposed drive have consented
to giving a part Of their land for it and
the other will have to be condemned. 1t
will not be very expensive as the dirt
will be dredged from the river. West of
the Greiffenstein bridge on the south
side of the river the lowland along the
creek bed will be condemned and a levee
thrown up which viii do away with the
underbrush in the river bed.
The report was adopted and the COM
mittee with the mayor and city engineer
was instructed TO employ a competent
engineer TO make plans and specifications
and oversee the work of building the
Ievee
The Painters union requested that only
union painters be employed in painting
the park bridges, and the council nOti-
fed the park commissioners to employ
none but union men.
The Emporia avenue curb lines came
up again. A petition was presented ask
ing that the street be made Az feet
wide from curb to curb, when the ordin-
ance made it So feet wide. There were
speakers on both sides and on a vote the
motion to grant the petitioners wishes
was lost.
Mr.. Isley Of the paving and scales com
mittee asked that the system of running
the scales be changed. He thought the
city should furnish the tickets and audit
the books every three months.
The city clerk vas instructed TO adver-
tise for bids for repairing the hose houses.
This will cost $2oo-
The city clerk was instructed TO no
tify parties having barbed wire fences TO
remove them. and also that all trees and
hedges should be trimmed to the proper
height
Mr. Pierce wanted a flagman put at
the Douglas avenue crossing of the Frisco
tracks. Mr. Rudolph was present and
stated that a fagman would be put to
work this morning, so the matter was
not voted on.
Mr.. ScheH of the franchise and license
committee moved that the city attorney
be instructed to prepare an ordinance
making a license of $50 for all electrical
workers. This would do away with the
fee business which has been unsatisfac-
tory, About $50 is received each year
from the permits and the amount would
be even larger with n license ordinance.
The attorney was instructed TO prepare
the ordinance.
The public buildings committee was in
structed to have the plumbing put into
the new city prison. This will cost about
s1oo.
J. F. Boyer had a claim for damages
of 800 Younger Bros. $50 and Herman
Nickel, SO, on account of the food OF
two weeks ago. The damage was caused
by the overflowing Of the Little Arkan-
sas river. All Of the claims were re-
ferred.
The petitions for sidewalks were laid
on the table until next meeting. The
petition TO open a street from Main to
fremont between Harry and University
avenue was referred TO the public i'm
provements committee.
Bids were opened for building cement
walks as follows:
II. T. Milton. 10 cents square foot; sand,
. cents cubic yard.
BuHa and company. 10 cents square
foot: sand. = cents square yard
T E. burton. 10 cents square foot; sand.
. cents cubic yard.
Sumption Sidewalk company. 1olz cents
square foot: sand 20 cents cubic yard.
McCabe and Kensler, l0tf cents square
foot; sand, = cents cubic foot
y. c. Fisher. ls1z cents square foot;
sand. . cents cubic foot
Wilder and Ceaser. II cents square foot;
sand. = cents cubic yard
The contract was awarded 70 Thomas
z Burton.
Bids on cinder walk were opened as
follows:
] p. Furlong. 70 cents per linesl foot.
Thomas E. Burton. 10 cents per Hneal
foot.
A. l. Laird. ss4 cents per Hneal foot
The contract was awarded to J. P. Fur
long