Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-10

The city council met in regulal
monthly session last night and aftei
allowing the regular bills the bills
;of the English Iron Works s9S5,5C
ana P. A. johnson g Co $3.50, were
on motion laid over till next meet
ing.
The reports Of the cemetery sex
ton and street commissioner were
presented and on motion received and
ordered placed on file,
The police committee made report
on matter Of charges referred to them
at last meeting and on motion the
report was received.
Ready for Election.
The following list Of appointments
for clerks and judges of election for
the commission form Of government
was submitted and on motion approy-
ed: First ward clerks, d. q. Swan
zey, Chester LOCKER; Judges, John
shane, Harry Harding, J. H. soden.
Second ward clerks, ]. J. Oddly, ].
s. -BigIer; judges. D. $. Clark. Frank
Chase, q. s. Thayer.
Third ward clerks, M. p. Jolley.
Abe Forney, judges, Ed. Kline, John
BrightbilI, q. w. schriners
81 Fourth ward clerks, John Gish, ].
G. Hutchison; judges, H. L. Humph-
. rev, Frank Close, John Haskell.
Places Of holding elections: First
ward, Old Asling Lumber office; sec
ond ward, commercial club rooms; /;
third ward, city hall, fourth ward,
Garfield school building.
II A petition for third class cement
sidewalk from North Seventh street
10 North Tenth street on the,west side
Of Elm and on North Tenth street
from Elm to Mulberry on the south
side Of Tenth was presented signed
BY 16 householders and on motion
the matter was referred to the street
ana aIiey coinmittee.
ID. Il. Snider Assessor.
The appointment Of Daniel Snider
for city assessor for 1910, by the
county assessor was presented and on
amotinn confirmed.
The matter OF an engineer for
sewer No. 6 was presented and on mo-
Mon the clerk was instructed to con-
fer with Burns & Mcdonnell and have
them submit terms on which an en-
sgineer could be secured to supervise
The construction Of sewer No. and
any other work the city should re-
squire. syrs sss
y Paving Committee Report.
me paving committee appointed
to investigate the different kinds Of
payng and report to the council
made the following report and recon-
mendaiicns:
n FIRST That proper outlet for
the city drain age system be pro-
yided on East Fifth and Fourth
streets at the city limits, and that q
paving grade be established forth
with. That all electric light and
Telephone wires be laid under ground
in the business district, that the city
lay iron conduit provided By service
boxes at required intervals in all
curbing laid on paved streets, that
the city may be in q position to con-
troll the lighting matter. We also
recommend that the city require that
all water and sewer connections
made on lots abutting on strSats to
be paved.
y We recommend that the city adver-
tise' for bids allowing anyone with
any kind of paving to submit bids
with specifications for their kind Of
paving to submit bids with specifica-
With specifications for their kInd. in
ciudins grade and sub grade. Also
cement curb and gutter, curb 8 inches
wide and gutter "a inches wide and
six inches thick. the bidder to sub
NIT in his bid the proportion OF ce-
ment and other material used in the
work.
We recommend q iiye-ineh concrete