The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-16
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The City Fathers Met for The First Time III
the New City Builans.

/ the New City Building
The city fathers met yesterday after
noon for the first time in the new city
building They did not occupy the regulal
! council chamber on account OF the fac
that iU is not yet furnished, but met in
| the clerks Office, which contained the fur
niture brought from the old counci
| chamber They all wore a smile on theil
faces aud were apparently as happy as {
boy with a new red wagon.
Mayor Carey was on hand early and was
/ n the best humor imaginable. He con
yersed joyously with all whom he met
and was particularly affable with his CO
| laborers in the management o. municipal
affairs. Harry Gordon, city attorney. was
also present. having returned home Mon
day from Indiana where he had been at
! tending the funeral of his father. The
street commissioner, the sewer commits
sioners, the police judge. Colonel Taylor
secretary of the police commissioners, the
| city engineer and fire marshal were also
/ present and Witnessed the first meeting OF
/ the representatives of the citizens of
/ Wichita in their new home; that home
which bids fair to be the home also of
1 their successors ten or twelve generations
hence
! When the mayor raped for order
promptly at 5 o'clock, all the councilmen
were present except Martin, Harris and
Brown
The minutes of the last meeting were
/ dispensed with and the council proceeded
TO business at once.
The first business introduced was the gas
! light question. 1t seems the council
passed an order some time ago discontinu-
ing certain gas lamps in the neighbor-
hood OF electric lights, but when the gas
company put in their bill they still
charged for the lights.
Councilman Buckeridge made objections
to the bin and moved that the city engi-
neer report to the clerk the number of
lamps that should be continued
aud added that the clerk, when in re-
ceipt of this information, deduct their
cost for the time since the order 6iscontinu-
ing them passed, from the gas Company's
bill. The matter was discussed thorough
ly and upon a vote being taken the motion
was carried unanimously. Mr.. Mos bacher
of the committee on scales reported that
the city scales formerly at the corner of
Washington and Douglas had been moved
to North Fourth avenue, Immediately in
rear of Pat Herron's store, but had not yet
been set.
Councilman Glaze requested in behalf OF
the chamber of commerce. that the coun-
ell permit that body to use room in the
city building to organize in. The request
was granted by consent.
1t was moved that the engineer make
report of the condition of the sidewalk i'm
mediately west of the Douglas avenue
bridge. Mr. Bailey being present stated
that the sidewalk mentioned required to
be elevated from twelve to eighteen inches
and upon motion it was moved that the
walk be raised and the property owners
given ten days notice to do the work.
Mr. Glaze moved that the railroads be
ordered to put in crossings at Eleventh
street. Carried.
The report of the committee on the mat
ter of opening Park street between Law
renee and Topeka was read and adopted.
4 petition for "A cinder sidewalk on the
north side of Maple street between Seneca
and Hiram streets was read and referred
to the proper committee.
LUG pOiiCc lSEotO was lChu ehLIu
referred. 1t showed collections from fnes
and forfeitures for the mouth of February
amounting to s2,69l.50
A petition of ex- Mayor Clement, accom-
panied by an ordinance, vacating Clements
addition, was read and referred 10 the
councilmen of the Third ward.
Numerous bills were read and referred
to the finance committee.
The usual appropriation ordinance WAS
taken up and read. In the reading Coun-
Gilman Glaze asked that 81 200 be aeded to
it as compensation for the condemnation
of a certain piece of property necessary for
the opening of Park street. This was OBJ
iected to by MIR. Buckeridge and lengthy
and somewhat animated discussion ensued.
Councilmen Buckeridge snd Caswell op-
posed the allowance of the sum stated, but
the other members present favored it and
the majority vote prevailed.
Adjourned