Wichita eagle., 1889-05-03
SPECIAL MEETING.
City Council Meets TO Talk About Interest, the
Ward Question and Cut on Street Con-.
mission Allowance.

The city council held special meeting
last night with Healy, Carson, Downing,
Barnes, Glaze, Coffin. Wight present, and
Mayor Clement in the chair The meeting
was called at a request Of the judiciary
| committee to discuss the question of IN
terest on bonds; dividing the city into six
wards, and some matters relating to the
! street commission.
Concerning the sewer bonds Mr. Coffin
stated he had given the question some at
tention, and believed it would be legal to
issue the bonds at per cent. The city at
torney agreed with the opinion, and on
motion of Healy it was de-
| cided to issue 6 per cent. bonds. An
| ordinance to the same effect and had been
prepared and was read by the city clerk.
! The ordinance showed no change from the
one originally passed except change from
seven to six per cent. The ordinance was
placed on its passage and received the
unanimous support.
Before voting on it as whole Mr. Cot
fin said that repeating section should be
added. This caused the city attorney TO
state that the amendment repealed the
former ordinance and no special clause
required. Mr.. Healy recalled that the
plan suggested by Mr.. Coffin had been the
one formerly followed. The mayor
stated that in order to do away
all doubts the clause had better
be added and the city attorney proceeded
to write and it was included.
Glaze moved the denomination of the
bonds be placed at $500 with exception of
the last bond which will be fraction. He
favored an ordinance to that effect, but
Healy and the mayor seemed to think
resolution would be sufficient and the city
attorney was instructed to draw up res
olution to that effect.
The mayor said it was the request of the
chairman of the special committee on
wards to have the report considered at the
meeting but it seemed that in order to
thoroughly handle it eight members
should be present and there were
only seven present. On motion of Healy
the committee was given further time.
The city attorney produced the bond res
olution at this moment which was
adopted
Mr.. Glaze of the finance committee
stated the committee had examined form
of bonds and given form used by Topeka
to the city attorney. Mr.. Glaze seemed to
think it was a good form and might be
used. On motion of Coffin the matter
was referred TO the finance committee and
the city attorney with power to act.
A resolution WAS offered 10 allow street
commissioner 81 per day for horse instead
of 50, as has been allowed. The vote show
ed Glaze, Coffin, Downing and Wight in
the affirmative. and Healy, Carson and
Barnes in the negative, 50 the resolution
passed. The council then adjourned
promptly.
According to the Observation-Disclosures
members the meeting was really called to
do nothing less than to cut the amount be-
ing allowed the street commissioner.
They say that it is logical out cropping
of the light breeze of recent date.
Mr.. Glaze, who is accredited
with having prepared the reso-
luton says that 1t looks
too much like extravaganza for the coun-
Gil TO allow 81 per day for horse and gig
when people say they will furnish one
for half that price. He would favor that
price always, no matter who is street COM
and if horse and gig can be
secured for fifty cents per day few
months hence be would favor always al |
lowing the price that it can be secured for. |
If there is a raise he would also favor rails |
ing it to coincide always with the price |
the same service could be secured for.
Street Commissioner Stone looked lit |
tie nettled over the affair. He seemed to
the whole thing to a spirit which .
rs rule is not the incentive to actions in /
the line of craftsmanship From infor- |
nation gained it would seem safe ex-
pect he matter brought up at the next /
meeting with the view Of raising the t
amount allowed to s. per day. An effort |
will be made to consolidate the six" on !
the question. The issue, however, is in |
he line of economy which, according to
the present genera financial condition. is /
thought n popular streak aid to kick
mi ght be dangerous