The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-02-02
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i The city legislature with the
mayor and . portion Of his cabinet
are earning their respective salaries
10 these dull times. The regular
January meeting with n special each
Monday evening aimee aud another
billed for next Monday ev, n ng oils
In the time pretty well. Those who
we're not there Monday evening los {
SO cents, for u Was worth that much
to see Mr.. Cravens In the proverbial
dilemma. Mr.. Truman 10 acquiring
the habit Of resting his feet on the
long table and expectorating tobsc.
co juice over the fioor, much TO the
discomfort OF Mr.. Miller who has
high ideas OF the propriety of things.
M. Bendeld was not present, prin-
cipally because he wanted to give
the breeze chance ut the new crop
OF whiskers he IL raising. The sec
Rotary Of state had q bad cough
which seemed to irritste the attorney
general pretty much, at least the
eminent counsel thrust his flue, dago
lists Into his trousers pockets and
strobe the floor with such vehemence
a. to loosen all the carpet tscks In
the chamber. At times the stiffness
wss % intense that the lighting bed
bugs Ia the cooler could be heard.
The sanitary ordinance was up for
consideration. Every body agreed
that something must be done, but
nothing WAS done. The matter OF
connections In the sewer district Is
settled. All property owners In the
sewer district will have To put IN
water closets In their buildings, but |
what to do with the slops aud man
urs Of outlying districts 10 what pun.
zles aud vexes. Mr.. Miller favored
dumping u In the river. Mr.. Ded-
man favored buying or leasing a
dumping ground. Mr.. Cravsns sug.
gested cremating It, Nothing was
finally accomplished, the sanitary
committee and city attorney being
commissioned with power to devise
plan for Its disposal and ordered
to report at the special meeting Mon.
day night. The matter was thoro-
ughly discussed and Il IL certain that
with the corporation OF the citizens
before another year passes Salina
Will be the cleanest city In Kansas
The indiscriminate deposit Of straw
and manure IL the cause Of nine
tenths Of the contagious diseases that
break out unexpectedly In different
parts OF town. Some way must bee
improvised Of dlsposing OF u, and
this must be done right away. 10 we
are to be prepared against the chol.
era.
An ordinance was introduced pro-
viding for the Eberhsrdt switch, and
Was referred to the street and alley
IL was stated that the city has no
ordinance against fast driving, aud
to reach this evil aud the bicycle
nuisance the city attorney read one
he had prepared. IL reaches out
against all fast drivers, aud M soon
rs II passes, the police court receipts
are going to be increased before the
practice IL stopped. The ofiense IL
most aggravstlng on Sunday even.
lngs when coterie Of country boys
who mean no harm, but are little
careless, come to town and ride
sbout ut high speed. They will come
10 grief and then fast driving will be
1t an end. Sidewalk pedestrians will
no longer be run down In the dark
BY the noiseless safety" when this
ordinance begins to work. "Anyone
who rides or propels u bicycle, velo-
,ipede, or other vehicle on any side.
walk - In this city shall, upon
In the police court, be
ined In any sum not less than 81 nor
more than t35, and the costs of prose-
,ution." Thus saith the ordinance.
ie who have "safeties" beware.
Aud there 10 ended.