The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-29
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Main Street Ordinance Passed After Some
Pointed Discussion.

A short session was all that was neces-
sary to complete the work of the council
last night. The subjects that came up for
action had been so thoroughly discussed
and canvassed at the recent meetings that
every councilman not only knew where
every one else stood, but where he stood
himself AS a natural consequence the
main business of the session was voting.
The most exciting matter that came up
| was the Main street paving bond Ordi
nance. The purchasers submitted an ordi-
nance which they wanted passed, and
which, in their estimation, was calculated
to perfect all legal flaws. This ordinance
would enable them to carry out their con-
tract with the city, as they understood it,
| The enemies to the ordinance affirmed that
t would simply gain time for the
purchasers and allow the interest
to entirely eat up the premium.
The ordinance in question was presented
| by Mr.. Glaze as a substitute for the
previous ordinance prepared by the city
attorney and covering the same ground
practically.
| Mr. Glaze supported the ordinane claim
ing there was no good reason why the
wishes of the purchasers might not be con-
suited. The chair refused to entertain a
motion to put the ordinance on its passage
because it was not drawn by the city at
torney as directed by the statutes. Mr..
Glaze said the mayor had always opposed
| the sale of the bonds to Mr.. Levy and had
placed the finance committee in an
awkward position in regard TO the matter.
| The mayor said he had favored a sale of
the bonds to Mr.. Davidson because on the
same basis his bid was $500 better than
Mr.. Levy's. On this point Mr.. Glaze took
issue with the mayor i'll which discussion
Mr.. Glaze quoted a remark made in ex
ecutlve session for which the mayor called
him to order Mr.. Johnston then said he
had been informed that two members of
the finance committee had never been con-
suited fully on the matter of selling the
bonds and it looked to him
as if there was "nigger
in the wood pile" Mr. Glaze claimed the
speakers words had an Objectionable
significance and raised point of order
which the chair Overruled with the re-
mark that Mr. johnson was not neces-
sarily rejecting on the chairman of the
finance committee. Mr.. Johnson then
continued that since Mr. Levy had an at
but what his interests would be looked
after. Mayor Clement then stated that
since the city attorney had drawn an
ordinance and the bonds had been printed
and the same approved of by some of the
best lawyers in the city, it looked to him
as if the bond purchasers wanted to bull
doze the city, to which he strenuously OBJ
jected.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The city council met last night with
Mayor Clement in the chair and Messrs
Caswell, Carson, Buckeridge, johnson,
Glaze, Williams, Mckee, Martin, Mos
bacher and Brown present. The minutes
of the last meetings were read and APP
proved and the regular order of business |
called.
Under the of reports of city officers the !
engineer reported the completion of the |
sidewalk contract by w. p Taylor; the |
report was received and filed. The en-
gineer also reported his estimate for paw
ing certain alleys: all received and filed.
The street cOmmioners report showing
an expenditure of $7,709 on the streets
from April to July l was received and |
placed on file
The city assessors report showing the !
following valuations was received and
fled Real estate 81, $50, 700, personal pro-
perty 81, 532, 1856 and railroad sos, 430.
Several small questions relative to paw
ing and sanitary matters were regularly |
referred.
On motion the attorney was instructed |
to amend the ordinance referring TO the
hauling away of refuse from the slaughter
houses so as to allow the work to be done
at more reasonable hours.
The contract bond of Mr.. Sumption was
approved.
On motion of Carson some unpaid bills
of the Fourth of July celebration were
ordered placed in the appropriation ordi-
nance.
On motion the ordinance opening up
Eighteenth street from Emporia east was
placed upon its passage While the engi-
neers report on this matter was being
found an ordinance apprOpriating S1,3O6 to
the city building contractor was placed on
its passage and adopted.
An ordinance making it obligatory on
fortune tellers to pay a license of SO a week
was passed to fill in time.
On motion of Carson the Main street
bond ordinance was placed on its passage.
Glaze offered as a substitute that another
ordinance which was prepared by the pro-
posed purchasers be read and put on its
passage johnson wanted the report of
special committee appointed TO sell bonds
read first. The report was read
which endorses the bond already offer
ed and states that the best legal
talent in the city approved of the legality
ofthe bond offered by the city and claimed
that in many instances that the same bend
was better than that demanded by the pro-
posed purchasers. On motion the report
of the special committee was received and
more time allowed them.
On motion the ordinance substituted by
Mr. Glaze covering the issuance of the
Main street bonds was read. The chair re
fused to entertain the motion TO place the
same ordinance on its passage for the rea-
son that it was not drawn up by the city
attorney as the statutes demand.
On motion the former ordinance cover
ing the same matter previously laid over
was read and placed upon passage. 4 final
vote adopted the ordinance. The discrep-
ancies between the two ordinaces were not
discussed. the substitute being ruled out of
order.
The engineers report on the Eighteenth
street opening having been found, was
read A possible barrier was disposed of
and the bonds TO pay for condemnation of
property were ordered by ordinance.
The clerk was instructed 10 advertise for
bids for some unfinished curbs and side
walk
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