Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
that the CITY did not owe them ANYTHING


| said to the mayor: Il have been pestered
heap of late, and think your honor has
sent good many around to poster me. y
This brought down the house. He then
went on to show, by drawing the compa-
MES contracts on them. that they were not
living up to the letter of the same, and
said, very properly, that he had mo AK &c
grind, no friends to favor, and no enemies
to punish" The contract, agreement, OF
whatever the instruments may be termed.
under which the companies operate, Read
by Mr.. Buckeridge, stipulate that
The companies will furnish 1000 candle
power lights at the rate of - per year for
$1,000, additional ones pro rata. which
equalled s6.66 per month. The rate was
raised to 800 per year or SS.33 per month
by the council. They also agreed to run
by the philadelphia Moonlight Schedule"
or as long on any nights as the city might
demand. They agreed also to run the
lights eight consecutive hours, or begin
ming at dusk and continuing until II or /
O'Clock in winter and or a. m. in sum-
mer, times at which all good people should
be at home.
He asserted they were not running over
four hours and gave only 1900 candle
power light. He therefore concluded,
basing the pay upon the proportion OF
service rendered, that they be pad only
for the actual time at the rate based upon
their agreed time for a certain figure. In
concluding, he said he did not blame the
gentlemen representing the companies;
there is hardly man here who would
not do for his company as they have
done" was the way he finished.
This caused good laugh in the council
and among the spectators The committee
also complained that on some corners in
the residence portions both electric and
gas lights were used by the city and they
recommended, that one or the other be
discontinued.
Mr.. Conway, superintendent for the
Thomson Houston Electric Light COM
pany said, "Mr. Buckeridge's zeal ex-
ceeded his wisdom, that ne talked of some
thing of which he knew nothing.
We are running what is
called nominal 2000 candle
power light. We have no contract, but
an arrangement to furnish the lights for
three years at not less than 1888 per
month" He admired Mr.. Buckridge's
zeal and said he was the kind of man their
company liked TO employ. Their company,
he asserted, were not contract breakers,
but contract keepers.
Mr.. Buckeridge reiterated his remark
that man in the works Of one of the COM
panies had told him they only burned a
1900 candle power light and he knows
they are now only running four hours.
Mr. Healy inquired what the chairman
of the committee had recommended.
recommend that we cut off one-half
their bill for actual hours to date at the
highest price.
Mr. Pratt asked, shave we anything else
in the nature of contract"
Clerk-"That's all the contract we have"
Mr. Healy said that Mr.. Buckeridge said
that the city is now paying for lights over
&17. coo per annum, and that most of this
Mr. 3. had voted for. He had voted for
gas and electric lights on the same corners.
Mr.. Buckeridge said be had nothing to
do with anything not in his ward.
Don't know who is to blame.
Mr.. English-Recommen that the mat
ter be referred to the chairman of the light
and gas committee with instructions to
see if he can not make any arrangements
about electric and gas lights on same cor
ner.
The assertion was made by Mr.. Healy
that there was surplus Of lights in the
third ward.
Mr.. johnson disputed this and said they
were too thick in the first, referring par
to kellogg street.
Mr.. Buckeridge could not see the neces-
sity of having the committee do any such
thing. Ii the companies have contract
they can be compelled to change lights
where electric and gas lights are dupli-
Gated on the same corners.
Judge Campbell thought the city could
change them as it desired.
The mayor was of the opinion that the
ordinances provide for moving gas lights,
the city paying one-half the expense.
Mr.. Johnson said he would be opposed to
The removal of duplicate lights on Main or
Douglas, but it was explained that Mr.
English's motion referred only to such
Eases as occur in the residence portion of
The city.
Mr.. Engiish's motion was adopted.
Mr. Pratt moved. Mr.. Downing second
ng, that the report of Mr. Buckridge be
adopted, which was lost by the following
,ote:
Ayes: Buckeridge, Downing, Pratt and
Stover@
Nays. English, Healy, Johnson, Sim |
Monsoon and Stone-5.
The light and gas committee made no
urther report.
From committee on fire aud water Mr.. |
English on behalf of Fire Marshal Walden !
lsked for the passage of an ordinance pro-
libiting the burning of trash in alleys |
alter than 8 a. N.
Mr.. BuckrIdge, for Colonel E. C. Cole, |
of the condition of the street /
ar track;on South Fourth avenue in front !
f the fremont house, where the track is |
Dove the grade of the street. The Street /
ar company will be instructed TO have |
he same remedied.
The railroad committee had no report.
The committee en- scales, Mr.. Johnson
hartman, made report, showing the !
lumber of loads weighed on each from
une p to july. The report was received
nd placed on file.
From the health committee, Mr. Sim
lonson reported that a Mr.. Plank had
rected large slaughter house on the
Iver bank south of the city and all butch
rs were ordered to go south to do their
illing.
Mr.. Buckeridge. for the health commit
ae, stated that the city IS now paying
800 per year to help support two hos
itals, and he understood that they would
con be asked TO pay 500 more per year.
I view OF that fact he suggested the ad-
isibility OF the city" purchasing building
u that purpose and letting some organi-
alton or society have it. so that the city
light save some money and control the