The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-22
COUNCIL HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING
"Reminiscences and improve
mentS Consume Time
PARKS WILL BE LIGHTED
-Four More White Wings viii
Clean Streets.
PARKS WILL BE LIGHTED

T';e reading Of numerous remonstrances
and discussing the advisability OF grant
ing numerous Instructions to the different
officials under whose departments the lot
of carrying them out would fall. for an
almost unlimited number of public i'm
provements asked for by the different
councilnaen for the wards which they rep
resent. consumed the greater part Of the
time last night at the regular session Of
the members of the city council
The council was represented by fun
membership. Reports from the members
Of the various standing committees were
heard first
IN regard 10 q report submitted by the
railroad committee concerning an agree
ment extended by the railway companies.
Councilman Mckee moved that il be ac-
cepted. The motion carried. An original
ordinance. drawn up for the .purpose of
compelling the railway companies to Is
tablish electric lights at all of their cross
mss within the city limits, was supplant-
ed by The agreement II calls for twenty
three additional lights.
2 4it VI maj ordnance GalItA lot Sixty
three. As some were asked 20 be placed
on corners along tracks where there are
u" night trains in operation, it was de-
cided best TO accept the agreement Of the
companies ana close the matter without
further delay.
Councilman c. /. Davidson Of the pub
lie Improvement committee moved that an
ordinance ice prepared for the vacating
of a private alley on South Topeka ave
nue- Motion carried. A petition, signed
BY the property owners of this ground,
asking for the Improvement. was read
short time back
Mr. Davidson then asked that more
time be given the public Improvement
committee for making a decision regard
ing the matter of placing sidetrack
between Water and Wichita streets ard
Second and Third. The request was
granted
Mr. davidson made a motion that the
electric lights in the parks be ordered
put in lighting order 1t carried. Hence
forth the public parks VIII Ice lighted.
There is an ordinance requiring that the
parks be lighted eight months of every
year dating from the time they are put
INFO service.
Mr. Davidson read request from the
board Of education asking that q public
alley on TIE Irving school grounds be
closed. The matter was referred to the
public Improvement committee.
Councilman Reynolds moved that the
city raise the sidewalk on the west side
Of Lulu avenue. between Prince and Hun
ter. to a proper grade Motion carried.
on motion Of Councilman Herman a
sidewalk on the Exton property in the
south part OF the city must be raised to
TIL proper grade and put in good shape
Councilman Mckee made motion that
carried that the street commissioner be
Instructed to put in drain box at the
conner of Texas and Sycamore street, to
carry of standing water which accum-
ulates at each rainfall
Councilman Freeman Of the sewer and
drainage committee asked for more time
f. which to inspect the condition of the
private sewer conducted by the Wichita
hospital. which was declared to be in an
uusan;tary condition 1T a previous meet
ing The request was granted.
on motion of Councilman Freeman. the
sewer and drainage committee. together
with the city engineer. We're requested
10 make report on the work On sewer
district number four, which has Just been
completed They viii make their report
mt the next meeting Of The council. after
which if the work IS satisfactory. the
residents along the sewer may make pri-
waite connections.
Councilman ScheU then arose and asked
that the committee en- an ordinance to
prevent the sale of cigarette aud cigar
cite papers be given further time IN which
u report The request was granted
Councilman Rellew made a motion to
instruct the street commissioner TO cut
down the trees and otherwise clear Wich-
it. street south of Douglas i'm order to
get it in condition for grading. The
motion carried.
The city treasurer's report was then
read and approved by the council
The bonds Of Fairies * Smith and Bos-
worth x Hahn. who were granted the .
contracts for certain public improve
ments. were approved by the council.
\ rcmonstrance in the shape of "a petit
tion signed by some property owners on
West William street was read. asking
that the Improvement consisting Of the
paving of that street not be- made on
motion the petition was placed on file
\ remonstrance against the closing of +
butcher shops or Sunday. sisnej by bout
fifty people. was read. ON motion OF
Councilman Herman ii was placed ON file. +
one signed 10y the pastor and members
OF the First Presbyterian church, re-