The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-18

haul the cinders at the earliest possible
date.
On motion of councilman Isely a COM
naittee consisting of Mr.. Isely, Mr.. Scheh
and Mr.. Herman was appointed to draft
resolutions of coincidence for the family
! of ]. P. Allen and former mayor ana
councilman. The resolutions were pre-
pared and adopted.
The ordinance was passed appointing
~. H. Stewart, Chas. Swsarington ana
H H. Richa.d s appraisers TO assess tne
property liable for taxation for the paw
ing of Douglas avenue. The paving Oh
the street will be completed within the
next month and the appraisers VII go
TO work Immediately to have Their Joo
completed when the paving is done that
the improvement bonds may be issued
The city attorney was instructor 10
prepare an ordinance to authorize the
issuance of international improvement
bonds to pay for the opening of Lulu
and Ohio avenues.
The Ietition asking the city counch
to aid The county commissioners TO puiio
a wagon bridge across the Arkansas rlVer
at Harry street was presented and re-
ferred to the public improvements com
rnittee. The petition was signed by sew
eral hundred names Of property owners
in the city.
The ordinance establishing the boun-
diaries of sewer district No was passed
The boundaries are; beginning at the
corner OF Douglas and Ida avenues
thence south to Hunter, thence east 10
Chisholm creek. thence along the wst
bank of the creek to Hydraulic avenue
thence north on this street TO Thi d,
thence west on Third 10 Washington
Thence south to Douglas and east to
Ida.
The salary of the city engineer was
raised from twelve hundred to fifteen
huntired dollars year. There $50 much
work in his Office that the engineers
of the city would not accept the PCS
ton at the former salary.
The city attorney was instructed to
prepare a new license ordnance. An
ordinance was presented a month ago
which did not exactly meet with the
approval of the council and it was turned
down. The city attorney viii prepare an
other one
of the fire department during the alb
sence of assistance chief Brownewel.
]. B. Fishback was appointed city
scavenger without pay.
The remonsIance against a curb on
Water street from Murdoch avenue to
Tenth street was granted as the gre1tcr
number of property owners do not want
the curb
A Mir. Ish told the council that he
could locate gas and oil wells. He sa d
that he had examined the country and
knew that there was oil and gas IN
abundance. He locates the wells with
a diving rod ana asks fifty dollars for
each well he locates. The city is 10
drill where he tells them and if they do
not find oil or Sas he is not to receive
pay. The matter was referred TO the
franchise and license committee.
A petition was presented asking that
the curb on South Empora avenue be-
tween Kellogg and Orme be allowed to
remain as it is at present. Since the
street railway line was built there has
been considerable changing of the curb
lines but nothing was done with the
curbs and the people have again petition
ed that the, curb lines remain as they are,
and the council granted the petition.
The water company was instructed to
extend its mains on Main street from
Orme to Bailey.
The following petitions for permanent
curbs were read:
North and south sides of Second street
from Washington to Hydraulic.
West side of Lawrence from Oslo to
Harry.
Sidewalk petitions were read and re-
ferred to the public improvements COM
mittee as follows:
On the west side of Cherry street from
Murdoch to Eagle street, thence on the
east side to Ninth street.
North side of Fourteenth street from
Emporia to Topeka avenue.
West side of Emporia from Fourteenth
to Fifteenth streets.
East side of Emporia from Thirteenth
to Sixteenth streets.
West side of Topeka from Morris to
Lincoln.
petition for cinder walk on the west
side of Short street from Second street
to Central avenue was granted and the
walk ordered in.
The Fair association asked for the use
of the hay market for their shows during
the week beginning September % and
also giving them all city licenses during
the week. This privilege has been grant
ed to all other fairs and on motion of
Mr. Luling it was granted to the asso-
citation this year.
Assistant Fire Chief A. s. Brownewell
was granted a leave Of absence for one
year. He is a member of the All-Ameri-
can fire team at the st. Louis fair and is
now in that city.
NJ r. Diver was gwen permission to
move his barn on Waco avenue from
north of the Missouri Pacific tracks TO
the south side. He agreed to put in a
new front and keep it in good shape and
the building is to he erected on the street
line as given by the city engineer. The
old barn has stood about four feet in the
street and has always been an eyesore.
The council welcomed the chance to get
the old barn back out Of the street and
also improve the appearance of that sec
ton.