The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-21
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Rsg.lar MsssAly nsstasg On Monday
Bvsalng.
Al usual on the third Monday ev-
enings Of the month the chosen re-
representatives. Of the sovereign people
held their sewing society In the
city hall upstairs front room.
The regular monthly aPPropris-
ton ordinance for the liquidation Of
the pay roll amounting to $s76.s2
was passed and the city employees
and creditors are accordingly happy.
Another petition from the long
suffering business men along Santa
Fe avenue was presented praying
for the removal Of the hacks from
the street, but the street and ally
committee said they were not quite
through wrestling with the problem
yet. and 80 the matter will 60 by de-
fault while longer at least. No
body denies but what the hacks
should be removed, but the great
question IL have the business men
who have thousands Of dollars inter-
ested, any rights which an equeal
number of hsckmen who have only
q few hundred Invested, are bound
to respect?
Some complaint was made against
the doctors for not reporting cases
of contagious diseases.
Another ordinance calculated to
squelch the Sunday Sun was pre-
scented, and passed, but As the OFF,
cial organ could not get the thing In
type 80 1t could be printed the fol-
lowing day we are unable to give Q
description or render an opinion on
the new document that Is to eclipse
the Sun
The city attorney presented his
ordinance for licensing billiard halls
and temperance drink dispenssries.
The ordinance Is calculated to regu-
late and control those places which
are often mere blinds for joints, and
the idea il o good one. The ordin-
ance was put In the ice box until the
next meeting. when 1t will be taken
out and passed.
The electric light company entered
an emphatic and vigorous kick
against the action of the committee
on claims in cutting down its bill.
We are not possessed of the reasons
Of the committee for cutting down
the bill, but we presume 1t was for
q reason something like what oc-
Cured on Tuesday night when you
had to use lantern In order to find
the arc lamps.
Oscar Seitz and Prof. Thoromsn Of
the Normal college then came before
the committee and awoke the echoes
Of the street and alley committee, by
once more calling the attention Of
the council to the fact that q bad
culvert In the Missouri Pacific road
bed kept the college campus under
water whenever . heavy rain came.
This matter was brought up last
summer during the high water, but
nothing was ever done about it.
The matter went to the street alley
committee. Messrs. Seitz and Thoro-
man also called the attention Of the
council to the fact that the city was
under obligation embodied in an or
dinance passed six years ago, to fur
nish water for q fountain on the
campus. This matter was referred
to the committee on corporations.
An ordinance will be presented at
the next meeting Of the council pro-
viding for special licenses which
will be required Of auctioneers SELL
ing out stocks Of goods.
The fire department protested
against the erection Of any more egg
shell buildings within the fire limits.
Councilman Truman wanted
Daddy Hudson's salary doubled; a.
usual the matter was referred.
Daddy's munificent salary is IS, and
1t would seem that 1t would be hard
for the old man to keep the wolf
from the door on so slender q sti-
pend. Officials come and go, city
administration rise, flourish and de-
cline, but Daddy still remains in
office. The council then froze up
and went home.