Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-03-11
Council Proceedings.

March Z, l9lU.
Council met in regular session with
Mayor Dawson In the chair. Council
men present, Honnen, Smyth, Moses,
Miller, Smith, Merritt, Crow and Gid
dings.
Minutes Of last regular and special
meeting Of February IA, 1910, read
and approved.
Monthly report of city clerk read
and ordered filed.
Petition of H. c. Colgrove asking
that the frontage of the lots in block
eight, twelve and thirteen, Wells
addition, be changed from facing east
and west to facing north and south,
was on motion, granted, and an ordin-
ance covering same wes read as a
whole. passed by sections and adopt.
ed as a whole as Ordinance No. 35S.
All councilmen present voting aye.
Petitions Of Lyman Dodge and 2S
Others asking for sidewalk on both
sides Of 10th street between Monroe
and jefferson streets and on the
south side Of 18th street between JEFF
ferson and Washington streets and
along the east side of blocks IL and
II, H. P. Addition, was on motion,
granted.
Petition of A. E. Focht and 9 others
asking for a sidewalk commencing at
18th street and running thence south
on both sides of Heizer street in said
city to 10th street, thence on the
east side of Heller street to 7th
street was received and referred TO
the improvement committee.
Petition of F. w. Simpson and 8.
others asking for a sidewalk on the
south side of block "A, was referred
to improvement committee.
/ Petition of John 0lmstead and 13
others asking for sidewalk on east
side Of block 125 was received, and Of
motion, granted.
Petition of c. F. Wilmer asking that
the alley in block IA H. P. addition,
be vacated, was on motion referred to
the improvement committee.
Request of the Rock Grain Co. to
build an iron clad elevator on present
site was referred to improvement com
mittee for investigation.
Improvement committee reported
favorably upon opening Morton street
between 9Th and 9th street, said cost
to be $225.00 of which amount proper
ty owners agree to pay $4,000 and
on motion said report was adopted.
All councilmen present voting aye.
On motion 1t was ordered that the
license for moving picture shows be
placed at $500 per month instead of
$1,000.
An ordinance was presented fixing
license of moving picture shows at
$500 per month, read as a whole,
passed by sections, and adopted as
whole as ordinance No. 959. All
councilmen present voting aye, except
Crow voting aloa.
The following judges and clerks fol
the general election to be held April
9th, 1910, were recommended and ap
proved.
+ First Ward-Judges: Mrs. A. E
I! Button, Mrs. L. P. Seeber, Mrs. w
F. Honnen. Clerks: Mrs. Dora Pratt
Mrs. P. H. Markey.
/ Second Ward-Judges: F. NJ. Rus
sell, F. ]. Kramer, Mrs. W. W. Win
stead. Clerks: ]. H. Jennison, Mar
ganet 0Smond.
Third Ward-Judges: Mrs. Mat
Cone, c. ]. Momyer, Jake Rediger
Clerks: l. w. Purcell, Mrs. w. G
Jones.
Fourth Ward-Judges: Mrs. E. P
Smith, Mrs. Watt O'Connell, Mrs. F
|, Vollmer. Clerks: w. Torrey, Charles
Carroll
The following places were designat
, ed as polling places: First Ward
Sheriff's office; Second Ward, Com
,, mercial Club ROOM Third Ward, Cit,
Police Judges office; Fourth Ward
: 1922 Main street.
i, The following bills having been az
proved by the finance committee wer
on motion allowed. All counctlmel
9 present voting aye.
= Richardson & Mckinley, lab
or and material .....'$ 10 8
, A. & A. Drug Co., chemicals
for chemical engine ..'' ~ 3
. F. H. Miller, sidewalk on lot
6 block 103 .... -. ...... 36 o
: The w. X. Palmer Co., assist
a ing engineer ...' '''' 10 z
= E. Price, street commissioner 60 Q
= ]. Jenkins, street work AZ y
o C. Rhine. street work '''''''' 40 y
q C. Griffin, street work ,.''''' ~ ;
Il Jno. Miller, street work '''''' 3 Y
|. Seward, street work '''' - ~ 3
Joe Clayton, street work go lO ,
Frank Wheeler, street work. 10 Y
:. ]. C. Crumblis, street work - Il
!, Ira Storts, street work '''''' Y
: Mr.. Warner, street work ..''''
- C. V. Patterson, street work.
, Mr.. Schroeder, street work.
> Patton & Fankhauser, freight
r and drayage...' '''. go ''''
- F. A. Moses, city clerk, pau
10 per transportation '''' e. IL
A. F. Nuttleman Co., labor and
material.... .''' '''' - q
~ - Great Bend Fire Dept fires 81
"a Great Bend Water & Electric
y n Co., lights and phones ll6
Pfiester Bros. 2 street cross
ingS.... .... .''' '.'' '''' .''' low
Crane & Co., election supplies "a
E. C. Cole, city attorney '''''' Il
A. A. Wemmergren, city map
NJ Shal. .... '''' '''' - 10
m F. H. Hitchcock, night mar
Shal...... ...... '''''. '''''' oV
]. E. Knight, street sprinkler %
ey ]. E. DeMotte, janitOr '''.. Z
u Moeas city clerk. paid