The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Wichita, Kansas. July 6. 1903.
Published July %, 1858.

read and adopted.
Davidson of the public improvement CON-
mittee made the following report: that the
Electric Light q Street Railway company,
will use the same poles as far as practic-
able.
In the matter of protecting the city
from food water the city engineer was
not ready to make his report; also that
the city would need a strip of ground
thirty go feet wide from Woodman
bridge TO Pine street
Davidson moved that the city attorney
prepare an ordinance for the issuance OF
an Internal Improvement bond in the
sum of $500 to purchase a strip OF low
ground lying along the bank Of the Little
Arkansas river, commencing at Grifen-
STEMS bridge, running northwest along
the bank of the river the distance Of 800
or 1.7oe feet and 80 feet wide. TO be used
as a dixie.
Davidson moved that the city attorney
procure deeds 10 a strip of ground ex-
tending from the Eleventh street bridge
to the Thirteenth street bridge, and place
same in escrow until dixie is built. Motion
carried.
prepare an ordinance for street forty
(4O feet wide extending from Douglas
avenue to Maple street on the west bank
OF the Arkansas river, providing proper
ty owners decided the required amount Of
. land to the city TO provide for said street.
Motion carried.
Herman moved that the city clerk ad-
vertise for bids to remove curb on South
Empsria avenue that is out of line, and
place same in line. Motion carried.
Burton moved to advertise for bids
for the construction of all curbs on which
time had expired. Motion carried.
Herman moved that property owners
who had constructed curbs on South En-
poria avenue since the city engineer was
instructed not to give grade, be notified
TO place curb on proper line At their own
expense. Motion carried.
Mckee moved that the sidewalk in the
first block south of Douglas on Handley
avenue be constructed three 90 fet west
Of property line Motion carried.
Davidson moved that the city engineer
prepare specifications for brick cross
walks and present the same at next met
ing. Motion carried.
Luling moved that hereafter that bills
allowed against any fund be paid out Of
the money to the credit Of such fund and
to no other, and that in case no funds
are available from such fund to pay with,
that biHs lay over until funds are placed
TO the credit of such fund. and further
that when bills against the city are paid
that the proper fund be charged there
with Motion carried.
Davidson moved that the street com
missioner be granted a ten 90 day leave
of absence. Motion carried.
Claims and accounts were read and re-
ferred to proper committees
A petition for the construction OF a
cement curb and gutter on the east and
west sides of Topeka avenue from the
north line of Murdoch to the south line
OF Tenth street was read. On motion.
prayer of petitioners was granted and the
Isetition ordered spread on the journal
and the city attorney instructed to pre-
pare a resolution declaring it necessary
to curb and gutter said street.
PETITION FOR CURB AND GUTTER.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND
COUNCILNIEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA, KAN.
Gentlemen:-
We, the undersigned resident property
owners of the City of Wichita, and being
the owners OF the amount of property
abutting on Topeka avenue between the
north line of Murodck avenue and the
south line of Tenth street. set opposite
our respective names herein, do hereby
respectfully petition your honorable body
h. OF MT
curb and gutter on the east and west
sides OF Topeka avenue from the north
line of Murdoch avenue to the south line
of Tenth street, all curb or gutter now
constructed and located by authority of
the city engineer TO remain unless by
him ordered to he moved, in which event
It is TO be replaced at the expense of the
city.
Anna NJ. Brown, 927 n. Topeka Ave,
u feet frontage.
u Black. s21 n. Topeka Ave, 70 feet
frontage.
N. stenen. 924 y. Topeka Ave-, 100 feet
frontage.
w. E. Jett, 800 N. Topeka Ave-. 81 feet
frontage.
]. N. Haymaker, lO47 and 9O5 n. Topeka
Ave. 100 feet frontage.
Geo. r. Fultz. 81 n. Topeka Ave. 6S
feet frontage
IN. Moore, S21 n. Topeka Ave. s. feet
frontage.
John Braitsch. s45 n. Topeka Ave.
70 feet frontage.
l.. A. Kimban. S87 n. Topeka Ave. so
feet frontage.
j. t. Ludlum. ss5 N Topeka Ave. %
feet frontage.
!. T. Ludlum. 1000 n. Topeka Ave-. so
feet frontage.
w. ]. Human. sl1 N. Topeka Ave, 50
feet frontage.
M s. van Deusen, SIS n. Topeka Ave.
Sc feet frontage
W. b Throckmorton. 1851 y. Topeka
Ave. 100 feet frontage.
futile estate by W. B. Throckmorton,
N. Topeka Ave. 200 feet frontage.
S. H. Horner. 9Ss N Topeka Ave, 70
feet frontage.
Flora. X. Bentley. 1o42 n. Topeka Ave.
70 feet frontage.
W. o. sternberg. 1905 \. Topeka Ave.
60 feet frontage.
George Dimond. 1883 n. Topeka Ave.
81 feel frontage.
W. W. Pesrce. 1ols y. Topeka Ave. IS
feet frontage
A. w. suHwen. sos y. Topeka Ave. 50
feet frontage.
1 NJ. Ro8olf. 1854 y. Topeka Ave. so
feet frontage.
w. R. Hewey. lO17 n. Topeka Ave. 70
feet frontage.
ID D16av 1os5 y. topeka Ave 10