The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-20
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Published May %, 1871.
Wichita Kansas. NAY 2. 1904.

Freeman. Iseiy. Kar1an, Luiing, Paugh,
Pearce and Reynolds. Absent: Mckee
and Schell
The minutes Of the previous meeting
We're read and approved.
Chairman OF the finance committee no.
titled the councilnen that said commit
1 tee in the future would not o. K. bills IN
! less by other committees. Isely moved
that heads of departments be requested
to call at the city clerks office and o. K
all bills by 10 O'Clock on the Monday
morning of council meeting days. Motion
carried.
! Councilman Herman moved that bin of
Prestons in the sum OF 23.3o be added
| to the appropriation ordinance to pay on
account Of changing curb grades. Motion
carried.
Councilman Luling moved that all per-
manent walks in the future be construct
ed feet in width Bellew moved TO
amend that on streets that were less than
SO feet wide walks be constructed feet
| in width Freeman moved as a substitute
/ that all walksin the district bounded on
| the south by Lincoln street. on the east
| byby Hydraulic avenue, on the north by
! Eighteenth street and on the west by the
Arkansas river hs feet in width. Sub
| stitute carried.
| The public Improvement committee re-
ported adversely on vacating alley in
| Orme & Phillips addition. On motion re-
/ port of committe was adopted.
| \ plat OF Park View addition was SUBJ
mitted for approval Councilman Luling
moved that plat be referred back and por-
ton of said lots should be plated north
| and south instead of east and west. Mo-
ton carried.
| Councilman Luling reported that grader
was worn out and moved that new one be
| purchased at cost of s24Qeo Motion
! carried.
Resolution as follows was introduced:
| Be it resolved by the mayor and council
men of the city of Wichita: That it is
| hereby declared necessary to construct
permanent curb on the east and west sides
| of Grove street from Douglas avenue to
| Second street; also permanent curb on the
north and south sides of Park Place ave-
nue. from Ellis avenue to Fannie avenue;
also permanent curb and gutter on the
north and south sides OF Douglas aevnue
| from Washington avenue 10 Hydraulic
avenue.
On motion resolution as read was adopt
ed and city clerk instructed to cause pub
| LEGATION of same according to law
The matter of opening a 20-foot alley
from ....... street to Laura avenue was
referred to public Improvement COM
mittee
Councilman Burton moved that street
commissioner notify parties to open alley
| above referred to. Motion carried.
he nd
drainage committee reported that sewer
in sewer district No had been complet-
| ed and that committee and city engineer
! had been over the work and found the
same satisfactory. and moved that sewer
IN said district be accepted. Motion car
ried, all councilmen present voting yea.
Councilman Freeman moved that parties
be allowed to connect with sewer in sew
| er district No. 4. Motion carried
Special drainage committees report as
to placing of food gates a Sullivan's dam
was read and ordered placed on file.
Councilman Freeman moved that city
clerk notify the Frisco Railway Co. to
place fiagman on Second street Motion
carried
In the matter of pet,,lon of ]. w. Walt
man to be allowed to construct feed yard
in the Third ward, the fire and water
committee were given further time in
which to report on same.
Councilman Reynolds moved that the
city clerk notify the Postal Telegraph Co.
to remove poles out of Rock Island ave-
nue. Motion carried
Claims and accounts were read and re-
ferred to proper committees.
Petitions of L. 3. Dunn requesting per-
mission to erect a frame building on lot
90 on North Main street was read and re-
! ferred to fire ana water committee and
fire marshal
Petition from parties on North Water
street against the holding of auction sales
on said street was read. Councilman Bur-
ton moved that prayer of petitioners be
granted. Motion carried
A petition for the extension OF street
car line on South Emporia avenue was
read. On motion the city clerk was in
structed 10 notify the company in regard
to same. Motion carried
Petition from members of the fire de-
partment for an increase of 10 per cent on
their salaries was read and granted, all
councilmen present voting yea.
The following resolution was read
Be IT resolved by the mayor and cdhln-
cilmen of the city of Wichita: That IT is
hereby declared necessary to construct a
drain along the north side of the right
of-way of the Wichita and Western Rail
way Co. in ;..e city OF Wichita. Sedgwick
county, Kansas. from Glenn avenue east
to the Arkansas river. and ccharge the
cost thereof 70 The benefit district lying
and situate in said city and described as
CIT
tersection Of the north side of the right
of-way Of the " ichita & Western Rail-
way Co and the west side of Sycamore
street. thence north TO Maple street. west
TO Hiram avenue. south 70 the north line
of the right-of-way aforesaid. thence east
along the north line Of said right-of-way
TO place of beginning:
That said drain shall be constructed in
accordance with the plans and specifca-
lions on file in the Office OF the city en-
gineer Of the city of Wichita. kansas
and at a cost not TO exceed ts4s o.: that
the plans and specifications and estimates
therefore submitted by said city engineer
be and the same are hereby approved and
adopted
Councilman Freeman moved the adop-
ton Of the resolution. Motion carried
Final estimate for the construction OF
sewer in sewer district 10. in the sun
OF ss.753-s5 was read and approved. all
councilu1eu present voting yea.
Estimate No. Of FAIRIES * Smith for
grading street near the hank of the Little
Arkansas river In TIE sum OF sl.iossi vas
read and approved
City treasGrer's yeariy report was read
and ordered placed on file.
Monthly report OF city treasurer police
Judge ard city weighmasters were read