The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-10

The city eoueil met III adlOurne
session last night. Mayor and al
members were present. The eler
read the minutes Of the last meeting
which were approved. DIR. lobe.
then appeared and addressed tn
council on the subject Of cutting hi
small pox bill down so. He said h
more than earned the Zee charged
IL was a reasonable Zee and he wOul,
not take n cent less, and il the eoun
ell would not pay it, be would pur
sue his remedy in the courts.
Dsum did not think IL was right I,
charge so visit and make the city
pay s. additional for hack hire in
transporting the doctor.
Jordan thought the safest way wa
to pay the bill, as q lawsuit would en-
tail expense and perhaps he would
collect il anyhow.
Cravens thought the sanitary com.
mittee had performed as much work
a. the doctor and would receive
nothing. He thought whenever the
doctors and lawyers got a chance al
the city treasury they always made
exorbiiant charges, thinking they
could bull-doze the city into paying
them. He thought they should
show little more publie spirit.
The action Of the council Saturday
evening, a. to this bill, having been
reconsidered, Il was moved that the
whole bill be allowed. The roll was
called for, and the vote was a. fol-
lows: Underwood, Jordan, God
frey, Jackson, aye; Cravens, Bristol,
Daum, Supple, no. The result he
ing a tie the mayor declared the bill
PASSED and allowed.
The city attorney reported the bill
of Mamie Miller, for balance ia con-
domination proceedings, adversely,
aud the same was adopted. The bill
Of Joseph Phillips for service of
warrants in uucollected dog tax
cases, was reported favorahly, but
referred to the city attorney a. to its
legality.
The report Of the committee on
expenditures. who has had in hand
the consideration Of the appropria-
ton Of 500 towards the 4. p. \. en-
tertainment, was called for, but
before reporting, addresses were
listened to from George White. VI.
ID. league and r. W. Ober. They
thought the city should 10y all means
allow this sum, a. collections by
was slow, some of our
business men refusing to
assist in the matter. The invitation
had gone out, aud the travelling men
of Kansas, a. well as some Of their
and the press was ex-
pected here, and we could not afford
To do anything by halves. This
could he made the best advertise
ment for the city OF it could Ice the
worst. We should make IL the hest.
The council all seemed disposed Ia
extend the required aid, but needed
more time To consider what their
resources were.
IL WAS finally decided to let the
matter go over till "Wednesday even
ing, and in the meantime Cravens,
supple, Godfrey and the city clerk
were appointed to aid in soliciting
The engineers estimate of what
was due Fitzgihhon on the sewer
works, was filed and read, and the
same, amounting to s2,3G7.gO was
passed in the form Of an ordinance,
together with the additional $50 al
Owed Doctor Tobey.
Mr.. Ober then addressed the couI-
Ill on the street railway subject and
asked for permission to use the
loiseless Steam Motors, in place OF
mules.
He said they were smoke consum-
ng and entirely harmless, and free
rom danger. The ears would also
Dc kept warm i'm winter hy steaIl
aud the space between
he tracks would not Ice tramped up
~ horses hoof. They proposed il
he necessary arrangements could
be made To put in two motors, and
attach two ears to each. They
would make $ miles an hour i'm the
heart Of the city, and 10 miles i'm the
They would have a station
II each crossing OF the streets, and
N long blocks in the middle Of same.
hey would not stop except at these
regular stations. The company was
in the matter and only
the permission of the coun-
III, i'm ease the arrangements were
made. They could
hen run from the depot To the col
ege In a. quick a time a. they now
make To South street.
The matter was laid over till
evening, and the city
'lerk instructed To write To clerk Of
Topeka, where these motors are i'm
Ise, as 10 how they are working
here, and with what satisfaction.
The council then adjourned till
Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock
In the Springfield, o., Duty Rcpub-
ic Of the Sd instant, appeared a half
column article on the death Of Will
lam w. GOtwald, brother Of Rev.
I. ID. GOtwald, Of this city. The
lrticle contained a series Of resolu-
ions from both his class and the
literary societies to which he be-
onged-breathing the most ardent
itiection and highest esteem for the
deceased. Commenting upon his
leath the Republic says:
OF his mental powers il il simple
ruth To say that they were Of very
high order. His instructors and ali
,thers who knew him agree i'm this
.stimate. He had q rugged strength
With fullness OF faculties aud IA
.learness Of thought, that. especial
Y in one so Young. gave promise of