Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-09-12
COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Routine Matters Handled Sewer
Troubles Fixed Up.

The city council met IN regular ses
sion last night with full attendance
and Mayor Rice in the chair.
Routine business was transacted
A large number Of bills were allowed
but 1t is understood that the admin
istration does not wish to publish
them. It would seem that people
who pay taxes are entitled to know
what is done with the money but
it is evidently considered best that
they be kept in ignorance.
The sewer attachment matter by
which the mayor ran a sewer from
District ! to his building Nn the
southside Of Second street was argued
at length. 1t was finally agreed to
fix it up BY having the sewer com
mittec assess the property and 1t will
be paid. OF course this should have
been done in the first place, accord
ing to the ordinance, and it would
have looked a good deal better for
the mayor to have done it regularly.
It is easy to see how an indiscriminate
"hitching on" to sewers all over town
would mean confusion in sewer man
agement. 1t is hoped that the ordi-
nance regulations will be followed
hereafter.
G. A, Rogers was given permission
to improve the alley on West Side
east Of his house. He has graded the
lots east Of the alley and will run the
alley on a curve through them curb
ing it and ornament the surrounding
ground with blue grass and flower
plats.
A recommendation Of the water
com missioners to extend pinch pipe
from the hydrant in front Of Fenton's
feed store north to Park block to the
site Of the library building was pre-
sented and approved.
Reports Of the police judge, street
commissioner and cemetery sexton
we're read and approved and ordered
placed on file.
The bond of G. H. Hill for water
works extension on North Olive,
South Fourth and Buckeye and North
Cedar streets was presented and ap-
proved.
Tn clerk reported the receipt oil
estimates and plans and specifications
for sewer district No. from the city
engineer and Burns and Mcdonnell
and after discussion the matter was
referle to the sewer committee to
report at the next meeting.
An ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance of $1,000, bonds voted Oct, .,
1906, for water extensions was pre-
scented and adopted.
The matter Of the extension OF
East 3rd street to Campbell street be-
ing presented, there being no report
from the old committee, the mayor
was requested to discharge the old
committee and appoint a new COM
mittee to appraise the property ada
cent to the proposed extension. The
mayor appointed as such committee
w. d. Nichols, John Hantz and H. E.
Ackers. A petition for a 2nd class
walk on the north side Of South
End street from Buckeye Ave. east to
the west side of Chestnut street and
a crossing on the north side Of Chest
nut street, was referred to the street
and alley committee.
H. Z. Ackers OF the school board
presented the matter Of the city buy
ing the old heating plant in the city
hall and the coal left by the school
and the matter was referred to the
committee on buildings.
Mr.. VanOstrand of the cemetery
committee presented the matter OF
the purchase Of the 10 acres Of land
Just north Of the cemetery and the
attorney was instructed to draw
petition to the county commissioners
to take action to condemn 10 acres Of
land just north of the cemetery for
cemetery purposes.