The Globe-republican., 1891-05-27

Council PrOceedimgs.
DODGE CITY, Kas., May 20, 1891.
TIL City Council met in regular session at
4:sO p. IN.
Present, A. Gluck, Mayor; Chas. Beeman
j. NJ. Bell, Ira Jackson, J.J. Summersby, W.
j. Fitzgerald and j. N. Pope. Absent. VIC
Shinn and S. Stubs.
The minutes of the last regular and called
meetings were read and approved.
The Finance Committee made the following
report which was adopted as the action of
council Oh condition that the GLOBE -RHPUB.
LICAN file good and sufficient bond of 500
for the faithful performance of contract:
We, the undersigned committee on finance
to whom was referred the matter of city print
ing, etc, find the offer of the GLOBE REPUB.
LICAN to be the lower one and do recommend
that the city printing and job work be award.
cd said paper rs per proposition submitted.
Signed: W. j. FITZGERALD.
s. SrUBBs.
j. j. SUMMERSBY.
The Special Committee appointed to con.
slider the matter of leasing city land, was
granted further time to report
Mr.. Jackson moved that the services of
John Joy on city hall grounds be dispensed
with. Motion carried.
the council giving Information on the state of
city affairs and making wise suggestions and
wholesome recommendations for the future
guidance of city officials. The cOmmunica-
fiOn was on motion of Mr.. Fitzgerald, receiv-
ed and placed on file for future consideration.
Following is the document:
In order to conform with the statutes of
our state, which require the mayor to COM
municate from time to time to the city cOun.
Gil such Information and recommend meas
ures which in his opinion may tend to the i'm
provement of the city affairs, and promote
the welfare of the citizens.
IL beg herewith. to submit, for your con-
sideratiOn as follows:
complaint is often made that young men
and boys, under age, are in the habit of con-
gregating in public halls and unoccupied
houses for the purpose of gambling; that
they are frequently boisterous and disorderly
in their conduct on the streets, especially
after dark, and that they have a habit of
jumping and hanging on to cars and trains
while in motion through the city limits Va
cant houses in the city limits are frequently
much damaged by boys using them as re.
sort for playing, breaking windows, unfasten-
ing doors and otherwise running them.
Little attention has been paid to the Ordi-
nances providing against the running at large
of animals, such as cattle, horses and swine,
within the city limits.
Il will also recommend to prohibit by Ordi-
nance, the keeping and feeding of hogs within
the city limits.
81 also find that many yards and alleys are
in a filthy condition, and II tolerated may
breed pestilence during the hot season.
81 also find that our occupation tax has not
been collected for the last year, with but
very few exceptions, nor has the dog tax been
collected, and the city Is over run by worth.
less ours.
IL will recommend the passage of an ordi.
nance, providing regular stand for drays
and draymen, to prevent them from hitching
their teams in front of business houses for any
longer time than to load or unload.
II will also recommend that all places of
business, except exclusive hotels and restau
rants, close at II 80 a. m. and remain closed
until a. M, also all places of business be
closed on Sundays, except exclusive hotels,
restaurants, cigar stores drug stores and bar
Der shops.
81 will also recommend to stop all unnec-
essary street work, except such as is worked
by poll tax, also that the marshal or street
shall report each meeting to
the council, the names of each who has work.
ed his poll tax or If cash collected in lieu of
work, the amount SO collected, stating by
whom paid; the marshal or street commits
siOner to keep a separate account of the same.
also that the marshal or street commissioner
shall have the hiring of men or substitutes
to do the work for those that pay the cash,
and if necessary to hire team for city work,
to hire such teams among needy taxpayers,
by the hour, at prices fixed by ordinance.
81 will also recommend q reduction of SAL
aries for marshal and assistant and city at.
tOrney, and for team hire on city work, team
to be hired by the hour, US we are paying
higher salaries than any city of this size in
the state. Even the city of Hutchinson which
has an actual population of eight or nine
thousand. The following lisa scale of prices
paid by the city of Hutchinson:
''Marshal, $50 per month; assistant mar
shall, $45, per month; city attorney, SIS per
month, and fee when prosecution and con.
viction is had; City clerk, SIS per month;
team and teamster, 3 cts. per hour; laborers,
l2la cts. per hour.
'I0c taxpayers aIc Ocm6uUIuS cCOuOmy
in city expenditures.
81 will also recommend that the police
Judge be required to accept cash bonds for
all offences against the city ordinances when
deemed prudent by him so to do.
81 am Informed that some Of our city ordi-
nances are lost and can not be found, will.
recommend that We revise those at
present In use and adopt new ones to suit our
present purpose and print them in book
form.
81 also ind that the former mayor and city
council. at q special meeting held March Is.
1901, did release Mr.. Geo. Anderson - bonds
man for the city from the opinions Of attor.
neys. have my doubts whether they had
such right to release bondsman whom
would consider perfectly solvent. I would
prefer to take my chances On Anderson Ia
preference to that defunct banks assets after
the assignee gets through winding Il up, and
Children Cry for
Pitchers Ca0toria.