Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-10
City Matters.

night, for the last time, and finished up
the business of the year by receiving the
reports of the clerk, treasurer and police
Judge and referring them to the new
council. All bills were allowed to date.
The votes cast at the city election on
the 1st of April were canyassed, and the
result declared. The old council then
adjourned.
The new mayor, council and police
judge were then sworn in by the retir-
ing police judge, D. A. McCanless, who
took occasion TO make an appropriate
and eloquent speech that was loudly
applauded.
The mayor then submitted few SEN
sible suggestions as follows:
MAYOR PEARsON's ADDRESS.
| To the Honorable City Council of Ned
icise Lodge, Kansas:
GENTLEMEN This is year in which
much Will be expected OF this council
| more than eau or Will be done; but
what you do. let il be for Medicine
Lodge. hope you will know no north
| or sonth, as this is western town.
would advise the enforcement of the
|
| The support of all laW-abiding citizens.
! We ask the people of this city, when
| any violation of the city laws are known
To them, that they report the same To
| the city marshal or the police judge, and
| the complaints will have prompt atten-
| ton. When any complaint is made TO
| the marshal or police judge, the COM
plainant should be prepared to furnish
evidence to convict, so that the city will
| not be liable for the costs.
l wish to call your attention to the
fact that it is important for each of you
| to be at every meeting of this council;
and when appointed on any committee,
you should give it your prompt atten-
| ton.
will also call your attention to the
| fact that the city has contract with
Messrs. Eldred u Human, to put in
and maintain system of waterworkS.
| While l have no doubt but that they
will comply with the contract, at the
same time it is your duty to see that
they do so, and in acting for the city,
ask no more than the contract calls for.
| The council should take immediate
steps toward fencing our city park, and
planting it with trees, and otherwise
beautltying it.
would especially call your attention
| to the Importance of securing a number
one Touring mill in our city. 1t should
be among the first things you do. l hope
you will give this matter your prompt
consideration.
1t will be well to make a thorough
investigation of the salt industry, and
the profit there is in the business, and
| if it be found profitable, to consider the
| prOpriety of boring prOspect-hole in
or near this city.
| l hope this council will make every
effort to cause good and substantial
| growth for our town-One that will help
every citizen, ard increase the demand
| for labor to such an extent that any
man can afford to pay one and half
or two per cent, and yet make money.
But you must not go SO far as to affect
| the good credit of our city at the same
| time, do not let too much money remain
| in the treasury.
When we get our sugar plant, our
gypsum plant, our waterWorks, our
creamery, and dandy" good mill in
operation, let us salt the whole thing
down, and then we can get another
railroad, without money.
And now gentlemen, in conclusion |
| will say: Let us do what we can for the
city of Medicine Lodge, and if we sue
coed in all these enterprises. the town
| will boom, and we make "little Ellis"
ton of knowing that at least we have
not been enemies to our city.
On motion of Councilman Cook, the
remarks were ordered spread on the
records in full.
On motion of Councilman Schmidt,
Councilman Thompson was elected
president of the council.
The mayor announced that he was in
clined to consult with the council and
get their judgment in the matter of
making appointments to the city offices.
Councilman Schmidt nominated II.
D. Records. present incumbent, for city
treasurer; Councilman Cook nominated
w. M. Bronson. A vote was ordered
and Mr.. Records received three and Mr..
Bronson two votes. The nomination
was confirmed.
7. a. McNeal, on motion of Council
man Cook, was nominated and confirm
ed as city attorney.
On motion of Councilman DeLisle,
seconded by Councilman Schmidt, the
BARBER COUNTY INDEX was selected
as the official paper of the city for the
ensuing year, it to receive legal rates
for all publications.
The following committees were then
appointed by the mayor;
Finance: Cook, Thompson and
Schmidt.
Cemetery: Thompson. DeLlsle and |
Rogers.
Water Ditch Cook, DeLisle and |
Thompson.
On motion of Councilman Cook, the |
city attorney was ordered to draw an |
ordinance changing the time of regular |
meetings to the first Monday in each |
month.
The water-ditch committee was in
structed to have all necessary work for |
protection of the ditch done at once.
A committee composed of Councilmen
DeLisle, Schmidt and Rogers was ap-
pointed to procure room for the coun-
Gil and police judge.
Adjourned to meet April 8, 1880.
The council met IN special session.
Monday night, the mayor and all the
counciimen, except N. Geek, being being
present.
The bill of Overstreet s. Denton. for
services as special counsel for the city
in the cases against the city in the dis
trict court and the matter of their
further employment in the same cases
was referred to the finance committee,
with power to act.
The bonds of T, A. MeNeal, attorney.
and r. NJ. Woodward, police judge.
were approved,