The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-16
Seneca and University Ave-
nueS Will Have Pavement
BOND ORDINANCE PASSED
Authorizing Issuance of $40,
900 4 ~ per cent Bonds

At the council meeting last night petit
tons were presented for paving fourteen
blocks of street on the West Side. The
first petition presented was for paving
nine blocks of University avenue from
Seneca street to Hiram avenue. Accord
lng TO the petition the street is to be 20
feet wide between curbs. thus leaving 80
feet on either side for sidewalks and
J parking. The maximum price for the
pavement is to be S2-25 per square yard.
The highest grade of asphaltum is to be
used.
The pavement viii extend from the
west side of Seneca street to the west
side Of Hiram. It VIII end at the
Friends university drive on the campus
leading directly to the front door of the
building. University avenue has long been
considered BY many to be the most beau
tfuI street in the city. The handsome
residences, wide parking and the univer-
Eity building at its western end com
tine 10 make this one of the prettiest
street views in the west. 1t is now a res
tdence street of no small proportions and
more than half the residents owning
the property facing the street readily
signed the petition for the pavement.
Seneca street is to be paved from Doug
las avenue TO University. From Douglas
70 Texas it is 10 be SO feet wide, from
Texas 70 Maple 40 feet and from Maple
Co University So feet. The excavations
are now nearly completed from the west
side Of the river to Seneca on Douglas
and workmen will begin laying concrete
this week. The petitions ask that this
new pavement be laid at the earliest pos
sible date and before winter it is ex-
pected that the West Side will have near
y two miles of continuous pavement on
its business and residence streets.
The ordinance authorizing the issuance
OF $4,000 in refUnding bonds was passed
By the council. The issue is 10 be made
20 pay the principal Of bonds issued in
1873 and expiring on July !. The new
bonds are to be known as Series x. and
are to be Of the denomination of $1,000
each numbered serially from 1 TO 40.
They wifi bear interest at ~ per cot per
snnum payable semi-annualIy. The bonds
have been contracted for by the banks Of
this city.
The special committee appointed some
weeks ago to confer with like com
mittee of the school board relative to
Installing an elevator in the city build
ing reported. The proposition submitted
was that the city is to put in an elevator
20 cost about $500 and the board Of edu-
cation would maintain and operate It.
Should the elevator be installed the Ii
brsry would he moved to the third floor,
which the board would furnish and put
in proper condition. This would give
the library more room and allow access
20 many books which are now in the
vaults. The report was adopted and the
elevator is TO be installed as soon as
practicable.
The contract with ". Kiersted Of Kan
sss City for making plans and specifca-
lions for storm water sewer was &C.
cepted According to it's terms the city
Is 10 pay $1,000 for the complete plans
and specifications to cover the territory
south Of Twenty-first street TO Lincoln
and between the Little Arkansas river
and Chisholm creek. 1his territory is to
be drained with laterals and main sew
ers to both creeks and also into the Big
Arkansas river.
An ordinance was passed placing 1
penalty for operating slot machines in
che city at not less than 500 nor more
than $780, or not less than thirty DAYS in
Jail nor more than one year or both
such fine and imprisonment.
The ordinance increasing the bonds Of
tie city clerk and his assistant from
$500 70 81. 600 was passed.
The mayor was Instructed to appoint
city scavenger without pay. This man is
20 clean up the alleys in the business
section Many Of the merchants have
asked that one be appointed and each
would pay a small sum to have him clean
away the papers and boxes in the rear
OF their stores. This would enable
man with team 70 make a good living
and also keep the alleys clean.
Chief Burt asked the council what ac-
ton they cared to take regarding the
clock IN front Of 7 T. Varney's jewelry
sto-e. Mr.. Varney had agreed 70 take
his name of the face and keep the cor
rect time II the council would allow II
70 stand. and Chief Burt was instructed
70 leave the clock unmolested.
The stairway on the west side Of the
Roston store. at the corner Of Main ard
Douglas avenue was condemned and or