The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-27
OFFICIAl.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Published May q. 1909.


later.
Minutes of last regular and adjourned
meeting were read and adopted.
Otto Eckstein addressed the councp
with reference 10 an appropriation for
the construction Of a battle monument
to be erected in Maple Grove cemetery,
II honor of the soldiers Of the Civil war.
BeIlew moved that the matter be re
ferred to the mayor and finance commit
tee 10 copfer with the county commits
sioners Motion carried.
Mr. H D. Heiserman extended vote of
thanks to mayor and council in behalf
OF old soldiers and Women's Relief Corps.
Resolution passed by the Womens Re
lief Corps approving the appointment OF
Mrs. Ella Glenn Shields to the Office Of
police matron was read. and ordered
placed on file.
Herman moved that the CHIEF of police
be given ten days leave and that the
sum of 500 be added to the appropriation
ordinance to defray expenses to the meet
ing of the International Association of
Chiefs of Police 10 be he'd at New Or
leans. Motion carried.
Luling moved that the city attorney be
the salary Of the city treasurer at $500
per annum. Motion carried.
Burton moved that the chief of the fire
department be authorized 70 purchase
horse for use OF the chief. cost of horse
not 10 exceed 500 Motion carried.
Davidson moved that the city attorney
prepare an ordinance taking into the
city limits tract OF land lying north
of Buffam avenue and west of Riverside
avenue, west to the Little Arkansas
river. Motion carried.
The matter Of different grades given
for sidewalk line on the east side of
Campbell avenue was referred to the
public Improvement committee.
Bellew moved that the street commits
eioner be instructed to grade streets in
the First ward. Motion carried.
Freeman, OF the sewer and drainage
committee reported favorably on petit
ton OF Silas Brown to connect private
sewer with main sewer on Pine street
upon payment of proper portion cost of
said main sewer. On motion report of
the committee vas adopted.
Claims and accounts were read and
referred TO proper committees.
west side of Lawrence from Oslo to
Howard street was read and referred TO
the public Improvement committee
Herman offered resolution declaring it
necessary to curb the east and west side
of Emporia avenue. from Douglas to
Lincoln street Resolution adopted.
A petition for fire hydrant at the cor
ner Of Division and Ida was read and
referred to the fire and water commit
tee
A petition to open and extend an alley
in Greifenstein's seventh addition was
read and referred TO the public improve
ment committee.
A petition requesting privilege to re-
move frame building from 2G7 South Main
TO rear of l26 South Main was presented
by Boss and Sinclair. Burton moved
that the petition be rejected. Motion car
rIed.
A petition that the center of North
Market street be paved. and that same
be paid by the city at large, was read
and referred to paving committee and
city attorney
a petition to pave First street from the
west side of Main street to the west
side of Water street was read. Isely
moved that the prayers OF the petitioners
be granted. that the petition be spread
on the record and that the city attorney
be instructed to prepare a resolution
declaring it necessary to pave said street.
Motion carried.
PETITION.
To the Honorable Mayor and Councilmen
Gentlemen: The undersigned petitioners.
being resident owners owning more than
one-half az of the feet fronting or
abutting upon the street herein named
20 be improved. do hereby petition your
honorable body to cause First street, in
the city of Wichita. Kan. to be paved
from the west side of Main street to the
west side OF Water street, so as to make
the roadway between cutters on said
streets forty-one (4D feet wide: said
street to be paved with asphalt laid upon
a concrete base or foundation to be con-
structed according TO plans and specifi-
cations TO be furnished by city engineer.
Said pavement to cost not to exceed s. p
constructed as soon as can be conven-
tently done. and your petitioners will
ever pray.
Names. No. of front feet.
james L. Mead. ...-............-..........1 c0
Wichita Lodge. No. SO. \. F. & A N,
by ]. +. Mccoy, chairman board OF
trustees ...............-...1 40
AIRS. w A Polk and T E. Arnold. $50
A challenge by the insurance men OF
the city to play n game of baseball with
the city officials Was read. on motion
same was accepted and Councilman Schell
instructed 10 arrange for date and pre-
pare for the game.
Bond of J. S. Sheppard was read and
approved.
Reports of the police judge. secretary
board of health and st. Francis avenue
scales were read and ordered placed on
file
Report OF appraisers assessing the bene-
fits and damages for the widening OF
Fannie avenue were read and adopted.
Davidson moved 10 so into executive
session before adjournment. Motion car
RED.
City clerk was Instructed to notify the
Missouri Pacific Railway company that
they must keep cars out Of street cross
ings.
Mayor appointed Couucilmen Pierce.
Reynolds and Freeman TO confer with
the board Of education with reference To
putting elevator in the City building.
An ordinance creating the Office OF
city councillor was read Luling moved
that rules be suspended and ordinance
placed on its passage. Davidson moved
as a substitute that same be referred 70
the finance committee and city attorney.
Substitute carried