Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-07
City Council

es, Smyth, Giles, Smith, Miller,
Merritt and Frazier.
Minutes of special meetings OF
April 9th and 22nd read and ap.
proved.
Petition of E. C. DAVIS and II
others asking for a curb and gut
ter on both sides of Main street
beginning with its intersection
with 18th and running south to
the Santa Fe railway tracks, was
received and laid over until the
next meeting.
Petition of W. A. Rush and 19
Others asking for a curbing to be
put in on both sides ofLakin av-
enue commencing with its inter-
section with Main street and run
ming west to it's intersection and
Washington street was received
and on motion the petition was
granted.
Councilman elect o. NJ. Fraz-
ler entered and took the oath of
office.
The mayor announced the ap-
pOintment of the following stand
ing committees:
Finance-W. F. Honenn, W. l..
Smyth and G. N. Moses.
0rdinance-B. E. Giles, F. H.
Miller and W. l.. Smyth.
Health Fred Miller, W. l..
Smith and Oscar Frazier.
Fire and Light-B. E.. Giles,
W. G. Merritt and O. NJ. Frazier.
Park-G. NJ Moses. W. f. Hon
mem and~O. NJ. Frazier.
Improvement-N. Smith, G N.
Moses and B. E. Giles.
ro-rS'1'jr.o G. N. Moses was
elected President Of the council.
Petition of P. H. Murphy and
IL others asking for sidewalk ON
of OdeH street from
the intersection with 10Th street
thence south to Its intersection
with 7th street was received anG
referred to the Improvement COM
mittee.
Petition of S. j. Pile and 10
others asking that the street he
tween blocks 20 and 10 of the A
V. T. Co.'S Add to the city of
Great Bend be opened was re-
ceivpd and referred to the ImprON
ment committee to report next
meeting.
Petition 70 E. B. Hart and IA
others asking for a sidewalk on
the west side of block 62 was re-
ceived and referred to the I'm
prOvement committee.
Application of ]. NJ. jenkins as
street commissioner was on mo.
tion laid on the table.
COm"~~'ratiOn from the An
derson Company and Fire Supply
Company regarding the installa-
tion of a Telephone Electric Fire
alarm system received and same
was referred to the Fire and
Light committee.
An ordinance was presented,va
eating part Of the alley in block
number twenty-five, Heller Park
addition read as whole, passed
by sections, and adopted as a
whol- Nr't,rrca No., 334. All
councilmen voting aye.
= Request of Fred Walker and
others asking that the alleys in
block II and 1S, Heizer Park ad
dition be vacated was referred to
the Improvement Committee.
Request of partyto maintain a
shooting gallery on lot 3, block
ia was on motion refused.
Fire and Light committee was
instructed to look into the mat
ter of purchasing the street
sprinkler and to report at next
meeting.
Finance Committee was instruct
ed to look into the matter of de-
pOsitOries for city funds and repol
at next meeting.
Ordinance committee was in
structed, to look into the matter
of repositories for city funds
and report at next meeting.
Ordinance committee was In
structed to have ordinances draw
to be presented at next meeting
covering the licensing and num-
bering of automobiles and also
the prohibiting of advertising ano
splitting on sidewalks.
On motion the Improvement
committee was empowered to en-
ploy an extra man to collect the
poll tOx, if they find it necessary
Fire and Light Committee was
on motion empowered to close con
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