The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-19
COUNCIL PASSES
four ORDINANCES
Bloomington Peoples G a S
Franchise Expires.
AT MEETING LAST NIGHT
New Health Officers Are APP
pointed by Mayor.
AT MEETING LAST NIGHT

Four important ordinances were passed
at a regular session of the members OF
the city council held last night at the
city building An ordinance naming the
locations where electric lights are to be
placed by the Frisco, Rock Island and
Santa Fe railways, for prohibiting the
scattering of drugs or medicines on tbs
residence streets, for selling drugs and
patent medicines on the streets without
any license, and for the opening of two
new streets.
Due to the time expiring by which the
Bloomington, ILL.,, gas people were to
deposit $4,000 as a guarantee of good
faith to supply this city with natural
gas the following resolution was adopted
unanimously by the council:
The natural gas franchise to Casey q
Co, having become null and void on this
date by virtue of the failure Of this COM
pany TO file a proper bond be it there
fore resolved by the mayor and city
council that this body is ready to confer
with any party or parties having gas
properties and capital to invest in such
an enterprise and that this body is ready
to grant any reasonable franchise pro-
vided such party or parties satisfy the
council of their ability 70 fulfill the terms
of the franchise
The first ordinance passed is as fol-
lows: From this date, it is unlawful
for anyone to scatter drugs or medicines
about any of the residence or city prop
erty in the city of Wichita. Persons who
commit such an offense will be punishable
with a fine of 500 and Jail sentence not
TO exceed so days
Second: Persons selling patent medicines
or drugs on the streets. without the re-
uuired license Of $25 for each day, will
be subject to a fine of not less than s.
nor more than $500.
Third: For the opening of a street in
North Riverside between Ninth and
Eleventh streets along the Arkansas river
and from Woodman bridge to Central
avenue. The city clerk has been instruct
ed to advertise for bids to be handed in
within two weeks
Fourth: That the Santa Fe, Frisco and
Rock Island railways be instructed by
the city clerk to install electric lights at
every crossing within the corporate limits
OF the city
A motion to instruct the city engineer
to act with the county engineer to pre-
pare plans and estimate the cost of build
ting new bridge at Harry street passed.
A motion to have fire plugs installed on
South Lawrence between Lincoln and
Zimmerly streets carried. There Will be
two of them.
On account of Drs Hoffman and Jor-
dan having failed to act in the capacity
OF officers of the board of health to .
which positions they were appointed some
time ago Drs. Giles, Davis and Engle
were appointed by Mayor Mclean to take
their places. DR.. Shuts is the other
member
A committee with Mayor Mclean to act
as chairman of Burton Reynolds and Isley
was appointed 10 act with the committees
OF the chamber of commerce and the
Commercial club in the work of procur-
ing natural gas for the city
The matter of building a frame addi-
ton to the implement house by the Van
Zandt people was referred to the fire
marshall, and the fire and water COM
mittee.
A petition was read from the owners
or property on fremont street below
kellogg asking that the name of that
thoroughfare be changed. The city at
torney was given power to act
The Barber Asphalt Co. was granted an
extension of sixty days time in the work
of finishing the paving of Seneca and
University streets on the West Side.
Internal Improvement bonds were or
dered issued for the paying of numerous
small changes made sucn as the laying
OF sidewalks, etc. The members then ad-
journed.