Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-22
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT WAS AN
IMPORTANT ONE
SANITARY LAWS VIOLATED
Street Naming Ordinance Is
Passed and Many Other I'M
pOrtant Affairs Were
Discussed


Was in session for nearly three hours
last night, much important business
being up for consideration and action.
The first step was the Strengthening
cut, to some extent, of police affairs
by the acceptance of the resignation
Of'the night watch, H. M. Horton, and
the appointment of NJ. W. Foster to
the night work job at the same sal
ary, $50 per month that Horton drew.
IIr. Horton demanded raise of $50
per month and resigned when his de-
mand was refused.
In the private drainage matters
concerning the several hotels Of the
city the mayor announced the tenn
porary balling up Of the constructing
Of the sewers, by reason of the refus-
al Of the county recorder to put the
necessary papers on record until the
Governor or Attorney General of the
state had approved Of them.
Report of the committee appointed
TO audit the books of the outgoing
city clerk was not available for the
reason that the undertaking had not
been finished.
Ordinance No. 189 relating to the
construction and repair of sidewalks,
curbings, ETC., and the grading and
improvement of streets and alleys OF
the city, requiring parties to secure
permits from the city before under
taking construction, repair or alter
ations on streets, side walks or curb
ings, and the payment of a nominal
fee for such privilege, was put upon
It's first reading and will be passed in
the usual way.
Il developed in the discussion of
rhis ordinance that the NJ. o. & G.
Railway had laid its tracks over and
on top of a certain sidewalk of the
city, and the city attorney was in
structed to investigate the legal rights
of the city in the matter and to take
ths necessary steps to enforce law.
The city will also take hand in the
Frisco-Interurba row by requiring
the Frisco to remove is cars from the
street crossing at the lever end oi
Military St., so that vehicles may
pass without the danger of collision,
and the city will also require the
Frisco to bring its track to street
grade at that point if it is found above
grade.
Ordinance No. 100 changing the
names of the city streets to conform
to q plan adopted some weeks ago,
with two exceptions, was by suspen-
sion of the rules, put upon its third
reading and passed and will become
q law as soon as published. Streets
running East and West will be known
and numbered US streets beginning at
the sreet called Elm on the old town
plats streets will be known in their or
der as follows: Elm being named See
ond street and on up to Twenty-sec-
ond street, on the southern border Of
city. Running north and south the
following changes will be noted: Third
Ave. to Railroad Ave; Second Ave.
TO Seneca Ave-; First Ave. to Wyan-
dotte Ave; Washington to West Ave-;
Jefferson to Grant Ave; jackson to
Lincoln Ave-; Main to Park Ave; Nc
Keegan, Gulf and Grove to Washing
ton Ave-; Lincoln, Warwick Place
Addition, higgins and Grand to Cher
olcee Ave: Ralston to Missouri Ave;
Marion to Garfield Ave; Timber to
Fairview Ave. This leaves the beloved
and reverned names Military, for the
main business street of the city, and
Riverside Drive as the favOrite resi-
dence street as formerly, and they
were the only streets not affected in
the change.
The question Of proper sanitation
conditions in the city was considered
and the mayor instructed the city
marshal to go over the business dis
tricts and order property owners and
tenants to clean up back lots and
dispense with throwing trash and re-
fuse, slops, dishwater, ETC., into the
alleys or on the streets Of the city
and to apply the nuisance laws in case
of continued violation.
Committee on matter of purchasing
fira hose was not ready to report and
was instructed to continue its efforts
until the next meeting.
The committee instructed at
form meeting to move a barn from
the street in a certain location, report
ed the barn would be moved in ten
days or so or as soon as the owner
could dispose of the hay it contained.
The light COMMITTEES refused to
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