The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-07
al WORK ON DYKES
Council lnStructS for Protect
ing City from 0verhOws
LAND WILL BE PURCHASED
That River May Be Cleaned
of UnderbruSh
PETITION FOR PAVING
Rock Island Avenue with Brick
Was Allowed
PETITION FOR PAVING

At the council meeting last night on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Davidson chairman OF the
public improvements committee the city
attorney was instructed 10 prepare an or
dinance declaring It necessary TO con-
denim thirty fest Of land abutting the
south bank Of the Little Arkansas river
from the WOodman bridge 10 Pine street.
While the city has no authority 10 build
drive along the river an act of the leg
islature allows them 70 condemn land for
dykes The dyke viii be built and turned
over TO the park commissioners and they
will make the drive.
On the south side Of the river Just west
of the Grie1ensteia bridge in Central
Riverside there Is a low place grown up IT
trees and Underbrush- This low land
forms an impeachment in the river and
causes the overlooking Of the central park
The commissioners have been trying 10
secure this property but the owners want
ed one thousand dollars for it. Last week
Mr.. Davidson secured tne property IL
Guiding thirty feet along the bank Of the
river for just half that amount. The city
attorney was instructed 10 make the deeds
and an internal Improvement bond viii
be issued 70 pay for il. The commission
ers viii cut the trees and unGerbrush
away and remove the mud making the
river open from one bank TO the other
and building a dyke on the bank TO pro-
tect the parks.
Beginning a the Eleventh street bridge
the river 10 Thirteenth street the proper
" owners are Tery anxious 10 have
dyke built and protect their property
from another overflow such as caused
great damage this spring. Almost with
out al exception tie property owners have
agreed 10 deed the city thirty feet of
their ground next the river and the city
viii build the dyke and make the drive
4 special committee composed II the
city attorney and the public improvement
committee was appointed To close up the
deals for this property and that just west
Of the central park
Fcck Island avenue is To he paved with
brick from Douglas avenue TO Division
stscet A petition signed by nearly all f
the property owners along the street was
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ash that the street be paved with one
Isyer Of vitrided brick set on edge on
tor Of concrete The city clerk was IN
sfructed u prepare the resolution declar-
i,-2 t necessary 10 pave the street The
taving viii extend two blocks south OF
Douglas avenue.
\ street is u he opened along the east
bark Of the Arkansas river from Doug.as'
avenue south 70 Maple avenue. It is 20
BE- forty feet wide from Douglas 10 the
alley and nifty feet The balance Of the
dis lance. All of the land has been donated
and the city attorney was instructed =
secure the deeds 70 this property
Mr.. Davidson Of the public Improvement
committee stated that a year ago thu
city trieu an experiment by LAYING brick
cross walk on First street. The walk has
tten subjected 70 hard usage and has
proved very satisfactory and the public
Improvement committee had decided that
brick crosswalks would he cheaper in
ehe end and give better service than the
board haIks wherever there is heavy traf-
fc. and on Nj. Davidson's motion the
CITY engineer was instructed 10 prepare
specifications for brick cross walks which
will be put IN in the future.
\ petition Of some $50 names
was presented asking that The city engage
the lines band for a sacred concert on
sunday afternoon and a popular concert
WEDNESDAY evenings OF each week during
July and August and until the middle
of September After considerable discus
SIGN the council voted 10 have the con
certs. paying the band the same price per
concert. about So. as the city and park
commissioners are now paving Sanford 5
band. This viii give the citizens TWEEN
tv-one free concerts every month
Mr.. Davidson reported that the street
car and. electric light companies had COM
Melted arrarCements whereby the two
companies would use the same poles on
West Douglas avenue. and were at WORK
now trying 10 make some arrangements
70 use the same poles on East Douglas
The arrangements on West Douglas ave
nue. wiU mean the removal OF SIX poles.
and the arrangement on East Douglas VIII
mean the removal Of some twenty poles
on motion Of Nj. Herman, the city
clerk was instructed to advertise for bids
for. moving some sections OF curling on
South Emporia avenue. which were put
IN before the curb lines were established.
when i was decided on Tor the street
railway company. The motion was