Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-26
lETA CONTRACT
FOR WATER PLANS
lTY COUNCIL GAVE MOORE
g CONTRACT TO DRAW UP
WATER PLANS
WILL IMPROVE RIVER STREET
No More Jitney SOliciting-Es-
tablish Safety ZOnes-POur
ing Money in Rat Hole
Crawling Roads

a The adjourned meeting of the city
council held in the city hall Tuesday
resulted in the transaction of more
bushes than at any meeting for some
n time. Quite an amount of sewer con-
struction trouble was ironed out. Sew
cral side walk complaints were taken
ilup. A contract for the drawing up Of
4 plans for the city water works was
h let to Albert C. Moore. The commit
u tee on streets and alleys were given
power and encouragement to act with
regard to River St., Military st., the
streets leading to the Frisco depot
y and others over the town. The let
ting of the city printing and several
other minor matters were taken care
of in session that lasted four hours.
Lateral Sewers
Chas. Smith and others presented
map Of the city sewage system now
being constructed and the complaint
g that while he was going to be assess
ed sewer tax he would get no sewer
service. The council took the matter
up with Mr.. Moore and gave Mr..
Smith assurance that he would be CIV
en- q sewer as well as the others who
were threatened.
Petition to Narrow Street
The property owners adjoining
4 Seventh or Water St., whose proper
ty is on the bluff above the river
along Spring branch, presented pc
tition to narrow the street from 80
to 60 feet to allow them room to
Z hang a house on the bluff. Also the
establishment Of a grade on this street
I. by the street and alley committee.
All he names of the property owners
were on this petition which was pre-
Sent ed by C. B. Berry. The commit
tee will report back to the council be-
AUIc IdhiiiB any dS1iO''
Sidewalk Petition
A petition by Mr.. Harvey for the
placing of both sides Of Military east
a.. Garfield in the prescribed sidewalk
ea was read. This was referred to
e street and alley committee.
Collect Poll Tax
The city clerk was instructed to is
sue poll tax notices as soon as pos
sible. According to the new session
laws everybody must pay. A man
can be forced to pay but he can't be
forced to work on the road as Of yore.
Last year the city put off the col
lection of the poll tax until about ten
days before the conclusion of the per-
iod for collection and lost large
amount of this tax.
Establish Safety Zones
(. At a former meeting of the city
council Chas. Wells made known his
intention of drafting an ordinance to
prohibit jitney solicitation and other
spelling for fares on the streets. This
ordinance is to embody so much that
It will be some time until it is sub
mitted to the council. 1t is expected
TO handle the interurban traffic as
well as all other street traffic. AS
; temporary measure to protect pedes-
trians and traffic on the streets and
rid The town of the jitney "magpies"
as they were termed, a resolution was
pass ed upon calling for instructions to
"a city marshal to stop all the jitney
Il, rs from calling on the streets
nev will be warned and if the ot-
fence is repeated they will be prose-
cuted under an ordinance that makes
this disturbing the peace. In con-
nection with this four safety zones
are to be established on Military ave-
nue. in front of the Rehm picture
shOw, the postoffice, the Baxter Ma
tional Bank and the Harvey Furni-
ture store. The zones will be pro-
tected with signs, which will be plac-
ed Immediately. Provisions covering
The interurban cannot be framed un-
iii the cars are running straight thru
the town instead of only to the Neo-
sho corner. This was a temporary
resolution until the ordinance can be
drawn.
No cemetery or fire reports were
made. They will be made at the re-
guIar meeting next Tuesday night.
Build Side Walks Now
Il was brought out in the meeting
last night that a great many people
IN the area prescribed for the build
ing Of side walks have made no ar
engagements for the building and have
rot needed any of the notices sem
out. The city clerk will instruct tn
street commissioner, Samuel Ditty' U
4 serve notices on everybody in tow
shss they must get their side walk
Is o. the city win do the building
nf Il viii cost them several per cen
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