Wichita eagle., 1889-07-23
A LIVELY SESSION.
A New Turn on the Light Question-Opinion
OF the City Attorney on the City Build
ing Site Question.

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ton was offered and adopted to appoint a
special committee to investigate the ad-
visibility of the city operating electric
light plants for city purposes. The COM
mittee consists of a member from each
ward and was appointed by the mayor at
the meeting. The liveliest spat of the
evening was over the city building site
question. The city attorney submitted an
opinion that the bonds should be voted to
pay for lots and the mayor followed with
an explanation of the work assigned him
concerning the matter The business of
the meeting was rushed along much more
rapidly than usual and less referring"
and steps tending to delay work.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The council met with his honor Mayor
Clement in the chair and members Healy
Carson, johnson, Downing, Schnitzler,
Herrig, Mercer, Coffin, Glaze, Wight and
Williams present.
The finance committee reported with es-
innate of work on sewer which was
adopted and an ordinance ordered drawn
for payment. Also reported bill Of Stew
art, Coney & Co. for painting of castings
for sewer should be paid by the sewer
contractors. The report was placed on
file.
Healy Of the sewer committee had no
report and Carson presented an ordinance
to levy license on fire insurance agents.
The license to be S75 semi annually. Car
son stated that local were willing to pay
the license in order TO keep out agents
from surrounding towns who make
sneak on the Wichita business. The
mayor inquired whether the license COM
mlttee had examined the ordinance when
he was assured it had been and also
drawn by an attorney. The mayor seemed
to think it a little hasty torush it through.
lG was moved to place it on its passage
and Glaze moved to refer it to the city at
torney to show him proper courtesy. The
referring motion prevailed.
Coffin reported on j. H. Cooper's bill of
$500 for horse killed by defective culvert,
favoring payment of the bill. Thought
1t would be compelled to do so should it
come to the court. Report adopted. He
also reported that the city engineer define
city limits, which was also adopted.
When the light and water committee
was called Schnitzler submitted the ia
nous report on that much mooted cues
ton 1t favored moving gas lamps from
Douglas and Main where located with
electric lights to other streets, half the
cost OF the moving to be charged to the
city and work done by street force. This
suggestion made according to the COM
mittee's understanding of the gas COM
pany's ordinance. The saving alleged to
be S1,4Q0. Also favored accepting the
of ha
Light company to give all night service
for 50 per light per month.
Healy thought it would not be a good
plan to remove the gas lights.
Coffin said it was a very sweeping re-
port, covering the many propositions from
the various committees.
Schnitzler said the electric light part of
it referred to both companies when Healy
observed the Tompson-Houston offered
al night service for s. per light per month
and the report wanted to give the company
50 per month per light.
Downing moved to adopt the report and
received a second. He afterward called
for reading OF Citizens electric light COM
pany's proposition and the clerk COM
menced to hustle for it.
Coffin offered a resolution to empower
the mayor to appoint a committee con-
sisting of one member from each ward to
take into consideration the proprietY of
the city owning its own electric light
plant.
1t was moved to adopt when Carson said
it looked very hard to kick the companies
in the city. Coffin replied that the COM
mittee was to examine into the expediency
Of the matter. The same question is being
considered by many cities and in many
places cities own their own light plants
The resolution was adopted and the report
Of the light committee placed on file.
Schnitzler asked his honor to appoint
to get lanterns and look up the
vapor lights in the sunfowers on the sub
urbs. The mayor instructed the light
committee to look after the vapors should
they be lost. Some more blinkers We're
ordered in the suburbs and a few arc and
gas lights recommended.
The fire committee reported favorably to
salary of fire marshal to 500
per month, and assistant chief to So per
month, and foreman to $65 per month 1t
was moved to adopt report, and city attor-
ney to draw ordinance in conformity,
which was adopted.
Wright, of the railroad committee, re-
ported favorable to lowering grade of |
Wichita & Western from west bank of |
river TO city limits, the cut to be about |
two feet. The city attorney was instructed |
to draw up an ordinance in conformity to |
the report.
Mercer, of the scale committee, reported /
scales at west aud east end of Douglas |
avenue needing repairs. Healy said he did |
not think the new plan of paying weigh |
masters good one. Formerly they paid |
themselves out of proceeds, and now COM !
PEELED to wait
On pest house trouble Williams recon-
mended that Mrs. Yike be allowed the |
modest rent of s15 per month for the some
lines sand bar formerly used for a pest |
house, He seemed to be much afraid the |
,ity would get into a suit over the matter |
Inless some monthly purchase of that |
Kind was made The report was adopted, /
N motion of Wight.
A resolution was offered instructing the !
,ity engineer TO give estimate of paving !
Main and Douglas; to include asphaltan,
.edaI block, vitrified brick and stone. Tho |
,stimates to be made under oath. The |
esolution was adopted, on motion of |
Downing.
Downing submitted a resolution making
he drive way on Waco avenue forty feet
vide and paving on either side twenty
eet. The resolution was adopted.
The park commissioners reported favor
ible to the construction of three bridges in
.inwood park, the city engineer to sub
nit an estimate of the cost at the next
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