The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-17

candle power required herein, shall make
a deduction to consumers on all gas bills
equal to 10 per cent of said bills for each
candle power that said average shows
below the required Is candle power.
Section T. Any person, company or cor
poration violating any of the provisions
Of this ordinance shall upon conviction,
be fined for each any every such viola
ton not less than ten $50 dollars nor
more than one hundred (sle0) dollars. All
officers, directors, servants. agents and
employees OF any such company or cor
Poration shall be subject to arrest and
prosecution for violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance and shall be
fined as in this section provided
An Ordinance Regulating the Price to Be
Charged for Electric Lights to the City
of Wichita and the Inhabitants Thereof
BE il Ordained. by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Wichita:
Section ]. That no person. company or
corporation furnishing electric lights TO
consumers in the city of Wichita shall.
after the first day of March. 1903, charge
therefor TO exceed the rate of twelve and
cne-half (s121k) cents per thousand watts
for business houses and not to exceed the
rate of twenty 500 cents per thousand
watts for residences. provided that the
consumer of any such electric lights shall
be entitled to a deduction of 20 per cent
upon said amounts, upon paying for such
electric lights on or before the 10th day
Of the month succeeding the consumption
Of such lights so charged for.
Section ?. Any person, company or cor
poration violating the provisions of the
next preceding section shall, upon con-
viction, be fined for each and every
charge made by them in excess OF the rate
in said section provided. not less than
ten $50 dollars nor more than one hun
dred (Sl00) dollars. All officers, directors,
servants and employees of any such com
pany or corporation shall be subject To
arrest and prosecution for violating the
next preceding section and shall be fined
as in this section provided.
The city engineer was instructed TO
file with the city clerk the specifications
for the paving of West Douglas avenue
from Wichita street to the bridge across
the Arkansas river and from the west
side of the river to Seneca street. On
motion by Mr.. IsIey the city clerk was
instructed to adversitse for bids for this
work as soon as the specifications were
prepared. The engineer had already pre-
pared the estimates of the cost of ex-
cavating, curbing and paving the street
and these were adopted as follows: Ex-
y
ing, per lineal foot, 50 cents; brick paw
ing. per square yard, s1.S5; shet or rock
asphalt, per square yard. $3.50. The curb
ing according to the specifications pre-
pared by the engineer will not be of such
depth as on other streets but will be
thicker.
The city engineer had specifications
prepared for the making of surveys and
plans for building q storm water sewer.
Tho SDecifcat included almost
part of the city and some sections that
were not in the city. The specifications
were by metes and bounds and j. Giles
Smith objected to this and wanted the
specifications made by streets and al
leys. as he and other councilmen could
not understand what portions of the city
were included. as they did not know the
different additions. The Specifca tons
We're finally adopted after some sharp
words by both sides and later apologies
were made and caucus of the council
men viii be held next Monday night,
when they will decide on just what por
tions Of the city they wish TO include.
The former action was reconsidered.
Mr. Bellew, of the public buildings CHM
nittee reported that the new steel doors
of the city prison were In place and sat
isfactory. and asked that the bills for
putting them up be paid. Chief Burt re-
right. and the bill was held up until the
door was repaired.
The appraisers for the extension of Wa
bash avenue reported and assessed the
damages for property to be used at $500.
and the benefit district was also located
and the assessments made against the
property to pay this sum. An ordinance
will be prepared for the next meeting to
open the streets and pay the damages.
s. T. Amidon and c. II. Brooks were
before the council with a petition for the
,ity TO Vacate fortN feet on the north
side OF Ninth street from Lawrence to
Main street IL order to make the street
IF the same width the entire distance
east of Main street. From Main to
Lawrence the street is 100 feet wide. with
D row of trees in the center. East of
Lawrence avenue the street is 60 feet
wide The petition was signed by sew
aral others. but Messrs. Amidon and
Brooks each made speeches in which
they announced that it would be a bene-
1t to them by adding to their property.
but rs soon as the street was vacated
md the trees taken out they would pre-
sent q petition to have the street paved
from Main street to Lawrence avenue.
The matter was referred to the public
Improvement comRlitJee.
An ordinance was passed vacating
SedRwick avenue and a part of Twentieth
street in Royds Riverside addition. w.
F. Schell has purchased this entire adj /
1iJion and wishes to make it into one
solid piece of property. None OF the
streets are used to any extent.
The Central Coal and Coke company
asked permission TO move their coal bins !
rom the corner OF First street and ST |
Francis avenue to their property on /
South Moslev avenue. This was granted |
,ut in the same petition they asked to |
move their frame building used as an |
,fiice to Lot SO. Douglas avenue. This |
vas referred TO the fire and water COM |
nittee.
The mayor appointed N L. Hallowell |
and Miss Cora Cogdell registry clerks |
Mr.. Halloween will have charge of the !
ren'S books and Miss Cogd-il will reg
ster the women Of the city who wish to /
-ote al the election this spring. They |
III go to work as soon as the city clerk !
leenS necessary.