The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-09
CorNcILIS SESSION.
Regular Meeting of the City Council Last
Night-ConsIderabIe Business Transacted


| The city council met in regular session
| last night. In the absence of Mayor
| Carey, Chairman Glaze called the meet
| ing to order at the usual hour The roll
| call showed all the councilmen but Cas-
/ well and Brown present. The city clerk
read the minutes of the previous meeting,
/ which were adopted.
I y resolution was introduced by Council
/ man Martio. which reads: THAT the
| finance committee be instructed to request
/ the banks that are used as public deposit
/ tories by the city to abandon the practice
/ of collecting revenue from soldiers pen
/ sion checks" The motion carried unani-
mously
Mr.. Leveridge in making his report as
! chairman of the committee on licenses,
etc, said that there was complaint that
| there are peddlers in the city without the
proper license, and he moved that the chief
4 Of police be instructed 10 look the matter
| up That officer was so instructed
! Chairman Glaze stated to the council
( that the appraisers in the opening OF Ohio
street from Park 70 Garden, whom he ap-
/ pointed. were J. +. Reece, A. l. Spencer
and Tony Reece.
! Councilman Mckee brought up the
| street light question again, and demanded
to know when action would be taken in
the matter OF removing lights into the
city. according to the proposition made by
Mr. Goldberg. which was accepted by the
/ council last December. Mr. Mckee
thought it about time 10 act, as Mr. Gold
| berg would very probably withdraw the
proposition if action is not taken soon.
Mr.. Mosbacher, chairman of the com
mittee on paving and scales inquired for
the repprt of Weighmaster Ray. He said
that for sometime there had been consid-
cradle annoyance caused by parties weigh
ing loads on the city scales and not
returning with the empty wagons to
pay for the same. In these cases the
weighmaster would be compelled TO pay
such bills out of his own pocket, and, as
the salary of this officer was not very large,
Mr.. Mosbacher thought fright aud proper
to refund all weighmasters all monies so
paid There is no provision by which the
weigher can demand payment in advance.
The motion was passed.
Mr.. Buckeridge of tue committee on
public buildings and furniture, reported
that the painting etc was going on rapidly
III the new city building, aud that fire
would today be started in the furnaces.
He stated that in examining certain
portions OF the building that he found
some parts which he would like to have
the council examine. In his report ne rec
commended that the lighting of the new
city building should be given to the Citi-
zens Electric light company, and that the
work of putting in incandescent lights
could commence. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Tucker brought up the dam question
again, which got Mr. Buckeridge excited
Mr. Buckeridge thought that the sewer
could not be flushed wit n lot OF mud from
the dam, and that, in his opinion, pumps
should be used for this purpose, as it
would be much cheaper TO the city.
Mr.. Mosbacher thought that The dams
could be kept in good order
by responsible parties at cost of $500
year A communication bearing upon the
question from City Engineer Mnlvey was
then read. He stated that the old dam
was of bad makeup and was little better
than beaver dam, and that it had been
very expensive up to this time. Whether
it be expedient TO maintain the same
would depend upon whether or not the
council would carry out their intention in
flushing the sewers lie favored the
pumping plan. The question was an intri-
cate one which must sooner or later be
taken by the horns and properly disposed
of. Mr. Martin favored keeping up the
dam, for the reason that the city had !
bought it and should now use it, The |
council, by vote, favored repairing the |
dam.
The special committee for getting coal |
for the use of the city reported that the |
bids were about the same from the differ |
ent firms, but the lowest one being that OF |
the Kansas and Texas Coal company tine |
contract should be let TO this firm, all |
coal TO be weighed on the city scales.
The usual number of bills against the |
city were then read \ claim for s., 600 I
against the city was presented by Mrs. I
Caroline Billman, for sustaining severe In
iuries casued by a fall caused by bad
sidewalk The matter was referred.
The report of Fire Marshal Walden was
then adopted.
Applications for the position of city
for the northern portion of the
city was made by J. T. Hooker. This WAS
referred to the health committee.
A communication from the police com
missioners was adopted. A vote of thanks
was returded to the commissioners for
favors received.
\ petition for a sidewalk OF cinder on
the north side of Eleventh street, between
and Cleveland avenues. was
favorably acted upon. An application for
a plank walk on the south side Of Third
street. from Ohio to Mathewsoa streets,
was referred.
\ petition from the citizens of the West
Side asked that the sidewalk on the south
side of Chicago avenue, between the river
and the Badger Lumber company, be rails
ed, as the walk is now fourteen inches M
der the grade of the street, causing the
water to flow over IL. Referred 70 the
-ity engineer, to report at next regular
meeting.
The reports OF the various city officers
we're read and referred II
The scavenger ordinance was then placed
upon its first reading
An appropriation ordinance, amounting
70 s. % was passed.
Upon motion Of Councilman Martin the
,ouucil went into executive sessioIfor the
consideration o. some important business,
after which the meeting adjourned