The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-21
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
No City Officers Appointe1-A Chicken VI
dinance Passed-The Commit
taos Named

| The council convened last evening with
| all present excepting Councilman Brown
| A very large crowd was in the lobbies.
| dying to hear the mayor announce the ap-
pointments. In the lobby could be dis
cerned from the ninety-two applicants Tor
weighmaster to the several candid ates for
the city atrorneyship.
| But if TO hear the appointments read had
been their object in attending the meeting
last night they were sadly disappointed
| Mayor Carey called the meeting to order
at promptly 7:50 o'clock. After roll call
| the following communication TO the coun-
| Gil from Mayor Carey was read by the city
clerk:
| Gentlemen Of the Council:
I'm nv address made TO you one week
ago stated that expected 70 make GER
| tain recommendations from time to time.
| And in accordance with that declaration
| l would respectfully call your atten ton to
| the condition of our sewers. Already
numerous complaints have reached me to
| the effect that sewer gas is escaping at
| various points, thus Jeopardizing the
| health of our citizens. l feel that i'm
mediate steps should be taken TO ascertain
| the cause of this trouble, in order that q
| remedy may be found promptly. The
neaLSO term IS IaSI VIC
cannot afford to delay this very important
matter And before the adjournment of
this meeting 1 viii name sewer and
drainage committee. composed of i've
members Of the council, which committee
will be selected from the wards I'D which
the sewer trouble arises. AND L most
earnestly request said COMMITTEES to make
immediate and careful Investigation, to
the end that a remedy for the sewer
trOIIbia NAV be found at once
The chair, after the reading ofthe above,
announced to the council that he had the
pleasure of naming the following commit
tees:
On parks and public grounds-Mckee,
Leveridge and Martin.
Public improvements-Tucker, Mckee
and Goode.
Railroads and street railways-Harris,
Hill and Martin.
Lighting-McKee, Buckeridge and Lever
idge.
Police and prison-Hill, Glaze and Cas-
well.
Public building aud furniture-Bucks-
ridge, Tucker and Mosbacher.
Finance-Glaze, Mosbacher and Brown.
Fire and Water-Caswell, Harris and
Goode.
Franchise and Lease-Leveridge, Hill
and Harris.
Health-Goode, Brown and Martin.
Sewers and Drainedge-Brown, Bucker-
idge, Caswell, Glaze and Mosbacher.
A petition from citizens praying for
chicken ordinance was read.
Mr.. Buckeridge moved to have an ordin-
ance for such purpose drawn. Carried.
A communication from the state treas
urer was read. The letter relates 10 some
changes in repositories.
The chicken ordinance next came up for
discussion and was placed upon its final
passage. The ordinance prohibits chickens
running at large within the city limits,
and in violation thereof provides for line
of from s. to S25 and not more than ten
days Imprisonment in the city jail.
Councilman Martin arose to state his
objections to the ordinance. While he be-
lieyed an ordinance Of the kind right and
proper, he thought boundary and time
should be fixed. There were parts of town
where chickens would DO no harm.
Buckeridge thought the ordinance the
right thing. Said he had but one real
quarrel in his life, and that was caused by
a neighbors chickens destroying his garden.
Councilman Harris stated that so an i'm
portant and much needed ordinance should
not be passed without his making record
on it. He looked at the question from
humorous side.
After further discussion the ordinance
passed, and places the limit from April
until August l. The ordinance takes ef-
feet Immediately and gives persons having
chickens running at large very little time
to corral them.
An ordinance appropriating for INSECT
laneous bills S13. 1863 % was passed.
Upon motion by Councilman Buckeridge
the council instructed the street commits
sioner to direct the Street Railway com
pany to place North Wichita street in bet
ter order by removing old ties not now in
use.
Some minor business was discussed, and
Just before ad journment Councilman Mos
bacher moved to suspend the rules, TO
give the chairman of the council, Geo. T.
Glaze, opportunity TO distribute some
choice Havanas upon his election. After
said distribution the council adjourned.
A little 3-year-old boy Of j. j. Parrott, |