The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-20
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Published February 20, 1904.


Mclean in the chair, all councilmen
present
Minutes of the last regular meeting
We're read and approved.
A resolution authorizing the mayor to
subscribe the sum Of $1,000 to the fund
known as the Highland Cemetery I'm
rrovement Fund was read. Luling
moved the adoption of the resolution
Motion carried
The fire and water committee reported
unfavorably on petition of j. W. Walton
to enlarge feed yard on North st. Fran
els avenue. Burton moved the adoption
OF report. Motion carried.
Davidson, of the health committee
moved that the salary of The board of
health be fixed as follows: Chairman. s25
Motion carried.
Davidson moved that the city attorney
prepare an ordinance fixing the salaries
of the officers of the board of health az
per above motion. Motion carried.
Mckee reported that railway companies
except the Chicago. Rock Island and Pa
cific had signified their intention of COM
plying with light ordinance.
Paving committee requested further
time to consider proposition 10 extend
time to the Barber Asphalt company for
paving Seneca street and University ave-
nue.. Request granted.
Bellew reported that he had ordered
flag for the City building.
Burton moved that a vote of thanks be
extended the chief of police and COM
Il ~,
ner in which they had decorated the in
terror of the council chamber. Motion
carried.
Committee on buildings and grounds
reported that sanitary condition of the
City building needed altera ton. Burton
moved that after investigation. if same
could be done at an expense not to ex-
coed 500. they report back to the council.
Mckee moved that the city attorney be
instructed to get possession of residence
on the hay market property. Motion
carried.
Committee on railroads asked further
time for the consideration of petition to
move flag house on Frisco. Request
granted.
Davidson reported in matter of Mr.
Foutz' petition to have Merriman Park
addition set out of the city limits that
the intention at time of passing this or
dinance was not to include home prop
erty of Mr.. Foutz, and moved that the
city attorney prepare ordinance to place
this property outside of the city limits.
On motion same carried.
Isely, of the sewer and drainage COM
mittee, made a report in regard to storm
water sewer at Sullivan's dam and rec
commended that the mayor appoint COM
mittee of three to confer with the coun-
ty commissioners. Mayor appointed Isely,
Schen and Burton.
Bellew moved that the street commits
sioner be instructed to place drain box
on west side of Lawrence avenue over
Oslo street. Motion carried.
Bellew moved that the street commits
sioner open and grade Wichita street.
Mckee moved that matter be referred
to railway committee. Motion carried.
Isey moved that city engineer examine
railway crossings over Chisholm creek
10 see if they were a hindrance to the
passage of water during flooded seasons
Motion carried.
Mckee moved that the city engineer
notify parties to move telephone poles out
of alley at 1144 University avenue. Mo-
ton carried.
Burton moved that the city clerk no
tify corporations maintaining telegraph
or telephone poles in Rock Island avenue
to put all wires on one row OF poles or
get off the street. Motion carried.
Reynolds moved that street commission
Ell be instructed to finish grading Lulu
and indianapolis avenues. Motion car
ried
Reynolds, of the judiciary committee,
reported that the committee recommend
ed that all claims on account of floods
during the year 1905 be rejected, ana
moved the adoption of the report. Mo
ton carried, all councilmen voting aye.
Bellew moved that the matter of pur-
chasing strip of ground lying east OF
Water street be referred to judiciary COM
mittee and city attorney and city en-
gineer. TO report at next meeting.
Claims and accounts were read and re-
ferred to proper committees.
A petition to pave William street was
read as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
the City of Wichita, Kansas:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned petit
TONERS. residents of the city of Wichita
Kansas. who are owners of property upon
the street hereinafter named TO be i'm
proved. and who own more than so per
cent of the front feet abutting on said
street belonging to residents of said city,
hereby petition your honorable body to
cause William street, in said city, to be
paved from the east side of Market street
to the east side of lots u and H. Fifth
avenue. in. n A English's addition to
Wichita, with the necessary curbs so as
to make the roadway of said street ~
feet wide from Market street to Lawrence
avenue and 10 feet wide from Lawrence
to Fifth avenue said curbing to he
made of good cement according to speci-
fications To - furnished by the city en-
eineer. and said street to he paved with
vitrified brick of the best quality. such
as q RATHER, twenty-eight (2S) inches in
diameter. making thirty revolutions per
:, mute. the number of revolutions for
standard test to be 1900 and loss in
weight by abrasion or impact during
such test not to exceed . per cent OF the
original weight Of said bricks; said brick
to be laid upon a hydraulic cement con-
crete base of not less than six o. inches
in thickness. upon which shah be spread
IL 10 inches Of sand. upon which the
brick must be set up on edge, end 20 end
in straight courses. with the best side
Up. lapse Of joints. TO be broke by A lap
Of ut least Two inches. joints 10 be filed
with the best Portland cement OF some
cement equally as good. where the city
engineer may order a spread OF six o.