Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-02-06
Council Chatter.

Inc rain "Wednesday night did not
keep our faithful city fathers from be-
ing present at their regular monthly
meeting. Mayor Stone came in early
and he and councilman Boutwell, in
dulged III congratulations over the inn
proyemehts now taking place on Main
street, and compared the town of to-day
with what it was two years ago.
AS come up town tonight" re-
marked Boutwell,, after borrowing a
fresh chew from the marshal, II had no
trouble in distinguishing every object
on the street for three blocks away, and
all because Of the new street lamps that
adorn every street corner
when was an alderman In Michi-
gan, we used gasoline for lighting our
streets, and it made as clear light as
gas; and just rs soon as the railroad
gets here viii move to substitute these
lights for the coal olive are now using. !"
said mayor Stone.
speaking of lights and posts, and
SUCH" said councilman Ingraham, II
understand that a bill will be presented
tonight for S9l2 for making that one
fancy post in front of the new hotelI''
mol" the fathers all cried with one
voice. Later in the evening, however,
that same bill was allowed.
The council is always having trouble
about the city attorneys fee business,
and not meeting passes but this sub
jet takes up time. It appears that
Sample used to regularly demand and
receive five dollars in every case of con-
yiction, even when the party would
plead guilty. For this natural practice
on the part Of an energetic lawyer, the
council decapitated him in short order,
and appointed McCague. After brief
official career of about two months the
council was about to bounce MeCague
Wednesday night, when he resigned
His sin appears to have been that in d
few instances he allowed all the lawyers
in town to dOuble-team on him and
beat him; and another offense being
that be wanted FIVE dollars In all cases
of pleading guilty, when the city dads
thought he was entitled to nothing
unless he was presentand arfaigned the
parties. The city attorney now is A. l.
Noble, the new man who lately came
here from New York. The prediction
is that he and the council win get along
amicabiy until the next meeting, al
least. ~
Clerk Upperman read the riot act t.
the council aud solemnly warned the
members that at the next meeting ht
would tender his resignation. Itappear:
that the council is inclined to be tech,
nical in the matter Of how the clerl
should keep his records. He was in.
formed in advance that an injunction
would be asked for to restrain him from
vacating the office.
The city marshal made his report
showing that during the month Of Jan
uary he collected sos, only SIS of the
amount belonging to the previous month
When asked to explain how he got Sc
much, he said that four saloons paid 81;
each; three gambling houses SIS each
two drug stores $40 each and one whole,
sale beer dealer S.. tfr
NO report was received from the polics
judge or city treasurer; and SO it is moi
known how much the fines amounted Il
or how much money there is in the cit,
treasury, though it is said 10 amount K
about $50.
Speaking Of the healthy condition q
the city finances, q member SAID h,
would just like 70 know what the OLE
councils did with the money, anyway
They made scarcely any Improvement
and yet the city was always in debt
They kept two marshals and had N,
better order in town than we have . sal,
the member.
The work OF street improvement wa
informally discussed and the worl
ordered continued as It has started.