The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-19

The business alleys have been kept
clean; cinder wagons have kept the cross
ings and mudholes filed in the central
portion of the city to the satisfaction. as
near as am able to learn. OF the public.
We have tried in every instance to econ
omize and get the most for the money
expended You viii notice that there
has been a saving in this department over
the preceding year of s7.452.50.
We submit the following itemized ex-
penditures. at the same t.mc list of the
repairs and different items for which
lumber was Used:
Labor on dirt streets -.-..-.....-. .$l3. SOC. 20
Carpenter force including fore
nan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,Gt500
White Wings. repairs and gutter
force ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5.oS2 -
Sweeping paved streets .....-...... lf6.0c
Hauling dirt dumped by White
Wings. cinders from alleys and
other rubbish. mostly used in
filing holes in streets ........-... 3,0-LOO
Expenses at what is known as
the dunn ........................... $500
Weed moving ....................... 75ea0
Amount paid for labor for repair
Of bridges .......................... 1895 %
Hardware ........................... &l7G7
Tool repairs. etc Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
Lumber used fn renair Of bridges.
drain boxes. crossings. etc .-.-.. 5,o5l77
street commissioners salary ..-.-. 1.20A 03
Cleaning crossings and ditching
Intersections etc .............-.... 1901 NJ
Help on sewer Observation-Disclosures $500
Labor charged TO this department
during food NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1-32ooo
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. So l52.55
quite large expense besides the $3.50
named. charged to the food account (per-
haps > oo0 or more) was absorbed in the
item designated as labor on streets. the
lumber account. hardware. etc. a. every
thing Of this nature was charged up TO
the street force.
During the last year We have built AZ
crossings 81 drain boxes. repaired e3l
crossings repaired the Woodmsn bridge.
Seventeenth street bridge. and nearly all
Of the other old bridges within the city
limits
Respectfully submitted.
CHAs. /. WAY. Street Commissioner.
I.
To the Mayor and city Council
Cantlemen-We have the honor 20 sub
nit To you our annual report u the
various parks u tho city. In an we have
been unable TO make any permanent i'm
provenents for want q funds. buf 81
minor way have added % tha bctternert
- each 4 the parks. The parks are
being used more ana more each season.
ard There IS greater call for improve
mentS and corveulc,ces which We would
bs glad 20 meet were Ee able 70 10 So
since our last report v-e nave MT made
any improvements in any Il the clty
parks but have rather tired % keep
them all ia as good shape - possible
with the least amount 81 money
We have set out a number = trees and
some str1bbery in I1nwood PARK. trr-
proved the drives. painted the bridges
and out-buildIngs. thus keeping Up The
attractiveress q this park ss ore of TIE
most desirable picnic places ir fhls city.
and p nice. euiet family resort TIE 80
trees ne set out on the neH dF5veways
last year are nearly az growing and f.
,l-ce VII add greatly 70 the attractive
nes= cf the park
We have not made any changes r. Lin
coin park "a south Lawrence avenue er-
cept - care fa- thc trsss ard keep the
grounds and walks IN shape
n Hrde park Ee have removed some
forty trees fhey b-ias 50 thick that the
gra.ss woul5 nor grow have painted aa4
re1sirszl the hard stand ard pgf lr 5hlrfy
seais which " purchased - ~ exF@1se
Z q dollar each. The park is II god con
ditloa
McKiu,~y park % Fsftaenih street. =
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