The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-25


next meeting. Motion carried.
Bellew moved that culverts be placed on
/ south side OF kellogg street on alley be-
/ tween Water and Main streets. Motion
/ carried.
/ The report of fire marshal recommend
I ing that the old Root barn on West
/ Waterman street be condemned. and that
I proper notice be given 10 owners to tear
down said building, was given Below
moved the adoption OF the report. Mo-
| ton carried
/ The matter of erroneous sidewalk tax
/ belonging 70 John Ratcliff was referred to
I judiciary committee and city engineer 10
report at next meeting.
| Mckee moved that street commissioner
be instructed 10 put in three crossings on
/ Shirley avenue and one on Hiram avenue.
I Motion carried.
I Freeman reported that Cleveland avenue
/ in the fouth block does not correspond in
width with said street south, and asked
/ that curb lines be established to make
/ them conform. On motion same was re-
{ ferred to public Improvement committee
I TO report at next meeting.
Schell moved that the Missouri Pacific
I Railway company be notified 10 put in
/ board sidewalk crossings on south side OF
| Eleventh street Motion carried.
Schell moved that Street Railway &
/ Light Co, be instructed TO grade and le-
/ vel street on Fairview and Market. where
/ said company had taken up tracks.
/ Motion carried
! The matter Of making parking seventeen
/ 90 feet wide on Martinson avenue from
1 Maple street south was referred 10 city
| engineer to make report at next meeting.
| A petition to prohibit the sale OF
cigarettes and cigarette paper was read
I and referred to the franchise and license
/ committee and city attorney
! Claims and accounts were read and re-
| ferred to proper committees.
A petition 10 open and grade Wichita
/ street from Lewis street south. was read
ard referred to public improvement COM
mittee.
petition to vacate alley In Orme &
Phillips addition was read and referred to
public Improvement committee.
A petition asking that culvert be placed
at Cedar street and setting street grade
/ so as to carry off flood water was read.
/ Burton moved that prayer of petitioners
be granted. Motion carried.
Claim of Ruth Mansley in regard TO re-
ceiving injury on account of defective
| sidewalk was read and referred to judi
ciary committee and city attorney
Petition of the Shattuck- George Iron
Co, requesting permission TO erect an iron
clad building in the rear of warehouse
was read and referred to fire and water
committee and fire marshal with power
to act.
Communication from Smythe & Son re-
questing permission to erect an iron clad
building on lot u Lawrence avenue was
read and same referred to fire and water
committee and fire marshal with power 10
act
A petition requesting butcher shops to
remain closed on Sundays was read and
granted
A petition asking for hydrant at corner
of Mead and Thirteenth streets was read.
Isely moved that prayer of petitioners be
granted Motion carried.
Claim of T. B. Borland on account of
damages sustained on account of flood in
spring of 1903 was read and ordered placed
on file
Petition for extension Of alley in Camp
bells Subdivision of Lawrence's Addi-
ton to Wichita was read and referred to
public improvement committee.
Petition of A. ]. Walton requesting re-
consideration of petition to enlarge feed
yard on st. Francis avenue was read.
On motion same was referred 70 fire and
water committee TO report at next meet
ing.
]. d. Caldwell filed charges OF incompe-
tency against the present city assessor.
On motion same was referred TO judiciary
committee TO report at some future time.
]. D. Caldwell made application for ap-
pointment as deputy city assessor.
Isely moved that same be referred to
Mayor and City Attorney.
A petition requesting that the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company be granted
right-of-way in alley beginning south OF
Second street extending to Third street
between Waco and Wichita streets. was
read. Schell moved that prayer Of petit
TONERS be granted. Motion carried
Reports of city weighmasters were read
and referred to committee on paving and
scales.
An ordinance granting the Missouri
Pacific Railway company the right to
maintain sidewalk in alley between
Wichita street and Water street and
across Second street was read. On mo-
ton same was referred to committee on
street railways and railroads.
Isely moved that the city clerk be in
structed TO notify the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe r p Co, to remove sign out
OF Seventeenth street. Motion carried
Herman moved that chief Of police be
instructed TO purchase necessary helmets
and clubs. Motion carried.
Mckee moved that the city clerk notify
the Missouri Pacific r r Co. to remove
telegraph pole out Of Vine street. Mo-
ton carried.
Ordinance No. 179: An ordinance
amending section IS Of ordinance 1851. be-
ing an ordinance relating TO the closing
Of butcher shops on Sunday. was read.
on motion the rules were suspended and
ordinance placed on its passage and
adopted by sections. Final vote % a6op-
tiCn as a whole: yeas. Burton, Beilew,
Dawson. Freeman. IseIy. Herman. Lui-
ing. Mckee, Reynolds and ScheH
Burton moved that contract FOR the
grading Of street along the cast bank -
the Little Arkansas River. he approved
Motion carried
Ordinance No. Z1S3: An ordinanca ap-
proving contract between Fares a Smith
and the City Of Wichita. for grading %
certain streets along the Little Arksusas .
River. was read. On motion THE rules f
were suspended ard ordinances placed N .
Final vote on adoption as Z whole yeas .
Burton. Beilev. Dawson. Freeman. Iseiy. f
Herman. LuIing. Reynolds and Pare
Ordinance No. zIs1: An ordinance az F.
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