Wichita eagle., 1888-04-24
COUNCIL GRIST.
his HONOR TURNS OUT THE BATCH
OF APPOINTMENTS.
Stranded On a Dog 0rdinance---A
Lively Session and I'm
p0rtant Business.
COUNCIL GRIST.

chair and CouneiImen Healy. English,
Downing, Buckridge, Slower, Simison and
Stone on hand for duty.
His honor made appointments for com
mittees as follows:
Finance-Pratt, Stone, Buckridge.
Public Improvement-GIaze, Slower,
Healy
Sewer and Drsinage-Healy, Pratt,
Glaze, Buckridge, Stover.
Franchise and License-Stover, Pratt,
Healy
udiciary-Downing, English, johnson.
Light and Notwithstanding Simison,
English.
Fire Jail and PoIice-English, Stone,
Downing.
Railroad-Stone, HeaIy Glaze.
Scale-Johnson, Downing. Simison.
Health-Simison, Buckridge johnson.
Board Of Health-Simisom. Buckridge,
Drs. Purdey, FahriQue aud Oldham
Park Commissioners-Healy Glaze, J..
D. Hutchings
Mrs, Lee Jerome was granted privilege
OF putting down a sidewalk in front of
her building on East Douglas avenue, six
teen feet wide.
The city engineer was requested to give
the line of South Topeka avenue.
Buckridge, on jail and police, said the
cooler was cram full, " and thought it ad-
visable TO organize chain gang. An or
dinance had been prepared and given to
/ the clerk. 1t was read, the style being
AN ordinance imposing hard labor on
prisoners" It provides that fines could
be marked out at the rate of five cents per
hour on the streets. When it had been
read, Mr. English in very earnest tone
stated that prisoners were referred
to without regard to sex He moved
that females be excused from street labor
/ After some discussion the amendment
/ carried
/ The ordinance passed by sections and as
a whole by unanimous vote
/ The street commissioner was instructed
to make the purchase of fifteen balls and
/ chain. The weight was allowed to be de-
/ cided upon by the commissioners
Buckridge moved to ask the police com
| mission TO appoint another sanitary police
man.
DR.. Former at this moment called for a
moments attention and while he was talk
ing Marshal Haines brought into the room
4 fine office chair and presented it 10 Pres
ident Of Council Buckridge in behalf of
! the metropolitan police.
Buckridge-Mr. Marshal, was opposed
/ to metropolitan police, did all | could TO
/ keep them away, but since they came.
! tried to treat them like men. l will pay
my fines in the future as in the past wild
/ yellsl and thank you for the easy chair.
! An ordinance was passed prohibiting
| Brackmal's slaughter house from contiu-
! uing business owing to the charge that
! they were maintaining a nuisance.
Healy-We paid Dold big sum to come
! here and kill hogs. We don't want to
stop any man from killing hogs, but all
we want is to cause them TO care for offal.
English-We at one time had crena-
tor put in and a committee appointed TO
remove it. We did not report, but there
is a man on the island who wants
to give he city ground on which
to operate it. think we
had best see about sbuying the cremator
and put it on the island and allow the
butchers to use it.
The ordinance was voted down and the
committee on location was instructed TO
give the matter attention
Mr.. Glaze stated that at a former meeting
he had thought that the city attorney
should revise the ordinances. Finding
that he was incorrect he favored employ
ing attorneys to do the work He offered
a resolution giving the contract to Geo. l..
Douglass and Edwin White Moore.
Buckeridge submitted names of Clement
& Wilson who offered TO do the work for
500.
Glaze-DougIass and Moore have not set
I,,,r - Il
Mr. Moore did similar work for town in
Illinois and it shows him 10 be able
for the work move the contract be
awarded Douglass & Moore.
The question was amended so that they
were not To be allowed more than 500 for
their work, and their work should be sub
mitted 10 the city attorney and Judiciary
committee.
\ board fence was ordered built around
the cooler.
An electric light was ordered at Main
and Williams.
The matter of putting an electric light
on the corner Of Oak and Fourth was re
ferred TO the committee on light and
water
Buckridge-Some months ago I sue
ceeded in getting a resolution through the
council asking the Fl. Scott to put its
road GA a grade. Have not heard from it
since.
The question Of getting action on the
resolution was referred TO the railroad
committee.
Buckrid-e-Over a year ago the water
company was allowed three and quarter
dollars for tapping mains They have got
back 20 the old original racket Of charging
I'VE dollars for each tap. I have four in
stances in point Think the water COM
mittee should look after the matter.
When the sewer committee was called
Healey stated that all members had heard /
Herring's report and he moved that the /
cost OF second and fourth sewer mains be /
estimated by the city engineers He f,
thought this was sufficient 10 sewer the /
city for while.
The city engineers read from Mr. Her /
rings report where he outlined the work /
The first thing 10 do was 10 learn where /
the city could get water Mr.. Downing 1
thought the matter should be referred "a .
to the new committee on sewerage ana 4
drainage. twas not exactly certain that I
M Herring was positive OF the success CO /
his plant.
Mr.. Healy-The way 10 do thing is to 4
do il and not defer il. The recommends /
ton OF Herring think positive and there 4
can't De any doubt but that it viii work +.
We have spent 81. 100 on foreign engineers
and believe Il IS time 70 act.
BUckridge-I favor a committee visiting
Col Lewis to learn what il viii cost 10 get
exclusive control Of the mill race.
EngIish-I don't think any OF Us know
too much about this question am afraid