The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
A Short Session-A Number OF the Members
Absent.

The council was called to order at s
o'clock by Mayor Carey. A good sized
crowd was present in the Hobbies, al
/ though the crowd was not as large as it
was at the previous meeting. 1t seems
/ that the dilatory manner in making ap-
pointments pursued by the present
administration seems to have either worn
out the aspirants or lessened the general
interest taken in the matter
The roll call showed Councilmen Cas-
well. Leveridge, Tucker, Goode, Glaze,
Hill. Mckee and Martin present.
| Minutes of the previous meeting were
read
Councilman Martin moved that when
the council adjourn it be until next Friday
evening.
| A report from the city engineer was
presented to the council, regarding a
remedy to the overflow of Chisholm creek
between Burton car works and the pack
! ing houses Councilman Tucker moved
| that the committee on public improve
ments to examine the matter and report
at the next meeting of the council
4 recommendation from the city
engineer was received to the effect that he
deemed it highly necessary to pass the
packing house sewage down main ID"
east of the Santa Fe track by the building
of common catch basin at the inter-
section of the packing houses. The recon-
mendation was agreed on.
The report Of the weighmasters on West
Douglas and Oak street were received and
placed on file.
The police judge reported s1,50S5o as
S,aS collaote6 ha Inst month Tho
was placed on file.
1t was moved to give permission to c.
r. Miller TO move house over the Maple
street bridge, upon request of the
petitioner. The matter was referred 10
the public improvement committee with
power to act.
Tucker moved that the city engineer be
one Of the committee in this case. There
were objections to this and it was so
ordained.
A communication was received from the
committee of the Knights of Pythias lodge
asking like committee be selected by the
council to act in conjunction with the
Knights of Pythias committee to receive
and entertain the visiting Knights next
week. The council agreed to grant the re-
Quest and the mayor appointed the follow
ing committee: Hill, Caswell, Glaze and
Martin.
Councilman Goodies ordinance prohibit
ing slaughtering houses inside the city
limits aud compelling the cleaning of the
poultry yards, etc, was placed upon its
passage and passed without dissenting
voice.
An ordinance making appropriations to
-, 90 ST0t IN was
Councilman Glaze made a committee
report that Mr.. Lewis had been called up
on as to what the charge would be to fur
nish sufficient water for the flush mains B
and C. The matter was referred TO the
sewer committee IN conjunction with the
engineer to ascertain what the city could
afford to pay.
Council adjourned Until next FRIDAY
evening.
Mike Cunningham and Ike Willie, two
Wichita toughs. were arrested and lodged
in iail night before last, charged with
robbery. The victim was Frank Sheldon,
an old farmer living near Garden PLAIN.
They tried to work him IN various ways
until they succeeded in getting bis money
out of his pocket, and grabbing it-about
50 in bills and silver made of with
it. He was on his way home from this
city. The police authorities were notified
and Chief Burrows Immediately detailed
Officers Hartman and Dennis, with instruc-
tons to arrest the robbers under all cir
cumstarces. The officers met the men
coming along the road aad promptly took
them along. Cunningham AID Willie are
we'll known 10 the officers, having lived
here for some years.