The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-03

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5000 forfeit If ori-irdi Of GtoUe letter p1eUi1g
renuiasafss cGr1at re p'0.1csz.
creek from First street in a southerly
direction to Douglas avenue.
The report Of the monthly receipts at
the city scales was then read: St Francis
avenue. $416O; Pine street, s14; haymar-
ket. s2050
On motion of Councilman Freeman the
Frisco will be notified to install flag
man at that company's crossing on Sec
ond street.
A petition was read signed by property
owners in the vicinity of Douglas avenue
and Water street requesting that the
auctioning off of goods and live stock at
that corner be prohibited. On motion oil
Councilman Burton the prayer of the pc
TONERS was granted.
On motion the city attorney was author
lied TO prepare an ordinance increasing
the pay of all firemen in the employ OF
the city of Wichita 10 per cent in addi-
ton TO the present schedule of wages. The
advance will affect first. second and third
classes of firemen.
It will cost SS4S to esta blish drainage
system along the Wichita and Western
tracks to the Arkansas river. \ benefit
district will be established for the pay
ment of the same.
The last and fourth estimate, S1.463. 50,
for building sewer district No. 4, was
read and approved.
The last estimate of FAIRIES. & Smith for
building the bikes and grading along the
Arkansas river, s1,409sO, was also read
and approved.
On motion of Councilman Burton the
city attorney was instructed to prepare
an ordinance for grading Douglas avenue
from Hillside avenue west as far as nee
essary for paving. Councilman Luling
made an amendment that the city en-
gineer be instructed TO furnish an esti-
mate as to the cost of the grading. 1t
will be submitted at the next regular
meeting of the city council.
Many petitions were read and granted
for the building of new sidewalks in the
different parts OF the city. The city clerk
was instructed to give the property own
ers notice and thirty days in which TO
make the Improvement.
The following resolution was adopted
for more curb and guttering in different
parts of the city:
BE it resolved. by the mayor and coun-
cilmen of the city of Wichita. That it is
hereby declared necessary to construct a
permanent curb on the north and south
side of Park Place avenue from Ellis
avenue TO Fannie avenue. TO construct
permanent curb and gutter on the north
side of Douglas from Washington TO Hy
draulic: that gutter be constructed on
the south side of Douglas from the east
side of Washington to the west side OF
Hydraulic
The city clerk was instructed to make
the necessary publication of SAID resolu-
ton according to law.
The city clerk was then authorized to
advertise for bids for all unfinished side
walk at the expiration of the time limit,
thirty days
\ vote was taken to place a petition
from the wheelmen on file. The vote was
a lie and the matter was finally post
poned 10 come UP at the next meeting
night The city attorney was absent last
night and his opinion was desired on sew
eral questions concerning the matter.
4 bill was read and internal bonds il
the sum of 1926 voted 10 pay for the
opening of Fannie avenue. That i'm
provement was made enc year ago
An ordinance TO conform with the state
law regarding fire escapes was read and
passed.
Ordinances apportioning the assessment +
Of property for paving Water street at
cost Of $2955 % University avenue al +
cost % So 1915. fremont street at cost (
Of s6.d65.S7. and Seneca street at ST. lss IS. .
were passed.
The appropriation ordinance was like
wise dispensed with.
The following bids were received and +
opened for the work OF building a bridge
over Hunter avenue: Canton Bridge Co. 4
sa7s, wichita Bridge Co, s2e5: T + Bur (
on. s27a The contract was awarded 10 .
Nh Burton.
Bids received for curb and gutterins I
were ordered thrown away. Some could f
not be understood as they were written
so as to he unintelhgible. The city clerk .
was instructed 70 re-advertise for bids
The following report by the city treas i
Irer for the year ending April was then /
read and placed on file. II follows;
To the Honorable Mayor and Councilmen +
Of the city OF Wichita:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit for your
the annual report Of the /
treasury department The CITY clerk has
given a full and complete statement Of
bonded Indebtedness and other partcu-
ars and left only 10 me 10 give receipts
and disbursements which YOU viii ind
below. All bonds and interest have been
net during the past year snd the balance
i.le the CITY Is given.
Forty thousand dollars of St Louis,
Fort Scott and Wichita railroad bonds
have been refunded at AZ per cent; also
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