Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-14
A DULL SESSION.
The Ordinance Racket Tiresome Task-1mpor-
tant Changes Made.

The city council held an adjourned meet
ing last night with his honor in the chair
and Councilmen Healy English, Pratt,
johnson, Downing Buckridge and Glaze
present.
Douglass & Moore were on hand with
some of their work on revising the CITY
ordinances 1t was decided by resoiu-
ton submitted by Mr.: Moore that 529
copies of the ordinances be printed.
The ordinance specifying the duties of
city officers was the first read, and an effort
was made to raise the bond of the city
treasurer from 5000 to So, 900. The
amendment failed. Concerning the city
attorney some ordinances were found In
violation of state law, and hence were left
out. The section as adopted conforms
with the state law. Changes were also
made in the matter OF the po-
lice judge imposing fines. When the
section concerning street commissioners
was read Mr. Healy thought this Off
GERS salary should be raised from $500 per
annum to 81 200. The city has over 500
miles OF streets, and his duties calls for
constant service and he has not time to do
any thing else. The present commission
er, according to Mr.. Healy, has been saw
ing more than this salary in paying close
attention to business. He moved that the
salary be raised.
Buckridge-Think Stone should have
800 per month. By allowing this he
should not be paid for horse and buggy g
per day as we have been paying.
Pratt-Think we can get number OF
street commissioners for 81 200 per year
and furnish their own conveyance.
Glaze-Mr. Stone is certainly a good
commissioner, but oppose giving him ST.
200 and pay for horse and buggy.
Mr. Healys motion had no second, and
the section was passed allowing the COM
missioner $500.
1t was decided to reprint all the ordl-
nances in the Beacon as revised at the
rate of three cents per line. The action
was taken on the statement OF Mr..
Douglass that the legality would be
doubtful if they were not published, and
that he had seen the Beacon on the subject
and secured that offer.
There was considerable discussion about
the ordinance placing damages on parties
driving cattle through the city doing dam
age TO private parties. 1t was decided
chat damage resulting from negligence
should be made good by the party owning
the cattle.
Damages to city property calling for
fine of s. and the fee of $40 to informant
not allowed. The informant feature was
decided to be in violation of state law.
The section making it an offense to re-
move dirt from one lot to another was left
out
The license ordinance was referred to the
judiciary committee and city attorney for
a revision, to be reported to the council for
action.
The fire limit ordinance on North Main
and Market streets was reported by the
city attorney. 1t takes in Main, both
sides, from Central avenue to Elm street.
The west side of Market is also included.
The ordinance passed unanimously.
The meeting was one OF the most pain
fully monotinous ever held by the council.
It was extremely gloomy and Fred
Schattner reading old dry ordinances
sometimes became so monotinous that one
or two members felt like firing eggs at
him. The program was the reading of a
section, vote, another vote, vote on the Or
dinance as whole. then repeat the same
on another At 1890 it became unbear-
able and an adjournment was taken until
Saturday night. The mayor requested
that members be in attendance as it was
of great Importance, and no one should be
found on the Sinking list.