Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
COUNCIL MEETING
NEW ORDINANCES ADOPTED AND
OLD ONES REVISED.
Some Rejected--No Dog Fights to be
Encouraged Hereafter. Meet
ing Next Wednesday
Night.

The city council met last night at Q
O'Clock in adjourned session for the pur-
pose of revising the city ordinances. Clerk
Schattinger called the roll with the fol-
lowing members present: Mr.. Buckeridge,
acting mayor, and Messrs. English, Pratt,
Slower, Glaze and Downing. Messrs.
johnson and Stone came in later.
Mr. lDowning offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, That the committee on
public improvements, together with the
city engineer, be empowered to select
rooms for a city engineers Office, centrally
located, at price not 10 exceed so per
month.
Mayor Allen, having arrived, took the
chair and Mr.. Buckeridge took his seat
and then spoke in favor Of the resolution.
After considerable discussion, Mr.. Down
ing Withdrew his resolution, expressing
disappointment because the council
was inclined, as he thought, to be too
economical in some matters and quite
lavish in lesser matters.
The following ordinance was called for
and read:
An ordinance regulating scales and
weights and levying license tax upon
keepers of heavy weight scales.
This ordinance was placed on its passage
and adopted.
Mayor Allen here assessed against him
self and at the same time paid fine OF a
box of cigars for having been five minutes
late
The scale ordinance provides, that the
weighmaster's hours be determined by the
Mayor, and his bond fixed at 500. The
weigher's compensation was restricted to
$500 per annum. The penalty for know
ingly falsely weighing is fixed at fine Of
from $50 to 800 and costs.
The next ordinance introduced was the
one relating TO certain public offenses
and fixing the punishment therefor"
which was read and placed on its passage.
In this were included almost all Of the
misdemeanors and larger ofenses known
to the criminal code.
Judge II. c. SluSs, consulting attorney
in the temporary absence of City Attorney
Dyer, came in and here, by unanimous
consent, stated that Mr.. Dyer had inform
ed him that the levy Of the gutter tax on
the east side of North Main, between
Second and Third streets, had been i'm
properly levied and would have to be with
drawn. The circumstances of the case are
these: The owners OF the Occidental Hotel
property had put in the curb and gutter,
in front of their property at their own ex-
pense. The city had the rest of the work
along the block and assessed the cost of
this work against all of the property
along the entire block. They claim
they are not compelled to pay
for any work done in front
e = he n.h lnts
At present this tax is assessed against the
property named, and the owners have ten
dered the county treasurer the sum of all
their taxes except their gutter tax. With
the express understanding that such &C.
ton shall not jeopardize the city's position
in any litigation, to test this portion of the
tax, the following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Stone and was unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That the county treasurer and
the county clerk be instructed to strike
from the tax roll OF Sedgwick county, Kan
sas, the curb and gutter tax levied upon
lots upon which the Occidental hotel is To-
Gated, on Main street, in the city of Wich-
tia, for the year 1871.
The further discussion of the pending
ordinance was resumed with considerable
dickering The section forbdding people
not employees from jumping on and of
trains when in motion, was on motion of
Mr. English, stricken out.
Mr. Buckeridge tried TO introduce sec
ton which would make it punishable by
fine not exceeding 500 for any male per-
son to be found in any house of i'll repute,
but upon discussion it was dropped as i'm
practicable.
There was considerable discussion on the
following new section in regard to the fes-
tive pastime known as dog fighting:
Any person who shall, by words, signs
or otherwise, set any dog or dogs to fight
ing, or TO attack any other dog or dogs, or
who shall aid or abet or encourage any
dog fight; or any owner, keeper or har-
borer of any dog who shall knowingly per-
nit such dog TO fight without endeavoring
to prevent the same. or any person who
shall by words. signs or otherwise set or
encourage any dog to attack or chase any
human being not engaged IN malicious or
criminal acts shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding 500.
When the section prohibiting the dis
charging of fire arms, fire crackers, etc,
except on the Fourth of July was reached,
Mr.. johnson moved to strike out fire
crackers aud permit them TO be used at all
times. His amendment was lost.
The ordinance as a whole was then
adopted and Mr.. Downing suggested that
a copy of this ordinance be furnished TO
the police commission, but no action was
taken on his little joke.
On motion of Mr.. BucIridge the council
adjourned until next Wednesday evening
at 80 o'clock.