The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-04
THIS IS A HOLIDAY
City Employees Will Observe
Emancipation Day.
WOE FOR THE ICEMAN
Council Hears of Short Weight
Being Given.
THREE HOURS HARD WORK
Was Required to Care for Bus
mess Before Council.
THREE HOURS HARD WORK

To-day is Emancipation day and the
Golored people Of this city and the sur
rounding towns have planned a grand
celebration for this city. There will be
a. parade this morning and exercises in
tthe park this afternoon and in Garfield
hall this evening At the council meeting
last night on a motion by Mr. Davidson
today wac declared a holiday for all
city employees and no city Offices viii be
open except the police station more than
few hours during the morning and the
street and sewer forces will not work
during the entire day.
On a motion of Mr. Bellew the judiciary
committee and city attorney were in
structed to prepare an ordinance requir-
Ing all ice wagons TO carry scales and
give full weight. This action was taken
by the council after listening TO reports
OF several complaints by people of this
city 1t was reported TO the council that
some Of the drivers of ice wagons ha /
become very insulting and were giving
short weight to customers Last winter
the ice companies refused to sell drivers
ice but hired the wagons and men to
deliver ice for them in the hope that
there would be no complaints of short
weight but the customers keep kicking
and the councilrnen decided to regulate
the traffic If possible.
resolution was adopted instructing
the police force to have all hucksters
drive to the haymarket to dispose of their
wares. For some time there have been
number of complaints OF wagons block
tng Douglas avenue from Main 10 Market
streets during the mornings and yester-
day there was trouble on account of the
fire wagons being unable 10 get through
the jam. At five O'Clock yesterday morn
ing AIR. Bellew stated that there were
15o teams in this block Merchants from
all parts of town come TO this section
every morning to buy goods from produce
men and they viii hereafter 90 to the
haymarket on South Water street.
The PUBLIC improvements committee yes
terday reported favorably on the building
Of the following sidewalks. On the west
side of Cleveland from Central to Ninth
streets.
On the west side of Martinson from
Burton to Mccormick avenues and on the
west side of Main from OrIne to Lincoln.
fIhese are permanent walks and the COM
naittee reported favorably for a cinder
walk on the east side of Ash street from
Second to Central
The following sidewalk petitions were
presented:
. West side of Spaulding from Riverside
to Franklin avenues.
81 Il of I "a
Missouri Pacific tracks TO Maple street
On the north side of Franklin from
Wiley to Buffun avenues.
On east side of Ellis from Douglas ave-
nue. to Chisholm creek.
on the east and west sides of Charles
avenue from Douglas TO Hancock ave
nues.
The four petitions reported favorably
by the committee and the ones for Ellis
avenue and on both sides of Charles ave
nue. were granted and the property owners
given thirty days 20 construct the same
The lines band asked the council 70
give them instructions as to where and
when they s.iouId give the two concerts
a week contracted for two weeks ago
When the contract was made the band
evening and one every Sunday afternoon
in Payne's park. 1t was supposed that
this matter was settled at that time but
the band boys wanted the park commits
sioners TO instruct them where and when
70 rlav One Of the members of the band
stated &c the council that Mr.. Payne had
demanded one half the amount appro-
priated by the city to pay for the use
of the park and the band boys could
not afford 10 give this. The council IN
structed the park commissioners to tell
the band where they should play and at
what time
The ordinances declaring II necessary
TO pave Seneca street from Douglas tc
TaiverSity. University avenue from Sene-
ca 10 Hiram avenues. First street from
Main TO Water streets and fremont street
from Douglas TO Williams were read AMI
passed and the city clerk instructed TO
advertise FOR bids for the work. The
CITY engineer has prepared the plans and
specifications for the work and the es-
tinated cost is as follows:
University avenue ...-............-. SO SCI s.
eeneca avenue ..-..-.............- 24bl5.S9
fremont sereet ...-..---..-.......... 6.oSStS
First street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SSft.t>
The weed ordinance declaring it a nui-