The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-19
The Council Had il Under Consider
alton for Quite . While
Last Night.
Which Consideration Came 10
Nsught, as the Petit on was
Finally Withdrawn.
Although The Probabilities are That
the Petitioners May Yet be
tine Better OF for
the Withdrawal
Thereof.

was held last night, Mayor Ummethun i
the chair, and Messrs. Michael, Comb
Fritsche, Smith, Chaplin, Wilson and Vol
present.
| A petition was read from Messrs. Behet
Winberg q Co., asking permission to erec
a frame building, thirty feet in width b,
seventy feet in length, TO be used for foun
| dry purposes, at the corner Of Second an,
Choctaw streets.
A protest was read signed by the Grea
| Western Stove Company, alleging that i
would place their property in danger.
Mr.. Combs spoke against the grantins
| OF the Petition, as il was a violation Of III,
| fire ordinance.
Mr. Chaplin favored it, as he wished tt
give all industries every advantage alt
encouragement possible.
Mr.. Michael spoke in favor Of it. The
petitioners might put up frame now and
IN short time they might be able TO eIect
a brick building to take its place.
The Mayor said the Council could moi
legally grant the right to erect a frame
building inside the fire limits. If they
wish to legalize the erection of the building
they could pass an ordinance exempiing
the lots upon which the building is to be
erected from the FIRE limit, but he gave no,
tice that if such an ordin tnce passed, he
sholld veto it. He was ia favor of eDconr-
sging every species and kind of manufsc-
ture, and had called this special meeting of
the council for the very purpose Of hearing
and considering the petition. Such I.
privilege as the petitioners ak had never
before been granted 20 anyone by the
Council when a protest sgainst il has
been handed in. If no protest had been
handed in, he should have been the very
frs. one TO favor the petitioners. 1t would
cost them but a little more to erect brick
building, which would then be a compli-
ance with the fire ordinance, and they could
save in insurance in two or three years TO
make up the difference between the brick
and the proposed frame building.
Mr.. Fritsche said he would be in favor of
the granting the prayer of the petitioners
If no protest had been handed in. Ii the
building should catch fire and damage the
property of the Great Western Stove Com
pany, the city would be liable. He sym
pathized with the petitioners as they had
recently been burned out and was try
ing to start in business again. He would
rather personally assist them in putting up
the right 10 erect a frame one.
Mr.. John Wilson, representing the Great
Western Stove Manufacturing Company,
after permission to address the Council,
said DO jealousies existed between the com
pany he represented and the petitioners, as
they were not competitors, but said the
erection OF a frame foundry would be piac-
ing surrounding property in jeopardy. The
average life OF frame foundry was but
about lhree years, and that nine of the ten
Of the frame foundries erected have been
burnt. The reason why insurance agents
charged such high premium upon this kind
Of property was because il vas the history
Of frame foundries that they burnt. Ii
would cost but about 10 per cent. to erect y
trirk, add in c. Isider alton OF this set he
thought the petitioners would build brick
'"r their own safety.
Mr.. BEIGE, as one Of the petitioners stated
hat they would build brick ii they
could afford it. Better build a woodea tower
han noue at all
Mr.. Z. p. Wilson stated that frame
ouudry was in constant danger of being
burnt. When the firm in which he is
interested were in q frame building. the
building was always catching fire, and had
caught a hundred times. if it had once
During the process OF melting iron, with
'rarks flying, it was almost an impossi-
,iliiy to prevent a frame building from
fire.
Mr.. Behee said the petitioners would pu;
, metal roof upon the building il the
Great Western Company would Withdraw
heir protest
Mr. Michael ssid the Citv Attorney had
him that the city would not be
liable ii damage should be done TO sur
property if the building payed
or should burn.
Mr.. Wilson said if The petitioners would
put, on a metal rcof and encase their building
IN iron they would Withdraw their pro
lest
This the petitioners could not agree to,
and after some further desultory talk, the
petitioners withdrew the petition and the
Council then adjourned.
Mr.. Behee stated that it would cost about
$3.50 additional upon the cost of the frame
10 erect a brick, which sum several coun-
,ilnen agreed to contribute toward raising,
he Great Western Company agreeing 10
head the list with So.
THE RELIEF WORK.
40 hundred dollars was sent to Holly
springs yesterday, by fine Relief Associa
ion here. In response to a telegram, the
president Of the Towards at that place an
wered as follows: "Iour telegram re-
,eived. Send funds by express, As our
tanker is dead. Gratefully, W. J. L. Hol
and, Chairman Howard Associate NJ The