The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-01-26
A SPECIAL MEETING.


I'll a SPECIAL MsRrfNe.
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Il In pursuance to adjournment tn,
, council met Monday evening for thu
} consideration OF business left ovel
Isom the regular meeting Of the weei
previous. The ways and meant
: committee reported progress on the
water works matter, end the specia
work Of the committee was continu'
ed indefinitely. Among Its otheI
duties will BE- the preparation Of 9
bill and it, prese ntation to the legis'
lature for passage. . empowering the
city to issue bonds to purchase the
water works.
II will be remembered that your
esteemed relative and friend, the
city clerk, neglected to present his
bill to the council ut the regular
meeting and therefore received no
pay for his services. Il 10 . cold day
when he 10 deserted, however; 50 he
gathered up . few other claims and
bound them together In an ordin-
anee, and In consequence the city
bag 10 Ss5 SO Lyter than 1t was Mou-
day morning.
Mr.. Ben6eld wanted to know for
the benefit of some OF his second
ward constituents whether or not
cinders would answer for sidewalk
material. 1t was alleged on their
part that favoritism had BEEN prac-
tical In allowing some to put in Gin
der walks. This was shown not to be
the case. and while any one who so
desires may use cinders for side
walk, such use In no wise effects
subsequent orders for sidewalks
wherever they may exist.
The corporations committee,
through the chairman, reported that
II had . conference with Mr.. Cross,
the manager Of the ghtiDg company, |
and that he gave as the cause Of the
late poor service rendered by the
company, the breaking Of mschin-
cry. The committee was assured,
moreover, tina. the machinery to re-
place that which WAS worn out,
would soon be In proper position,
and all things would run smoothly
and satisfactorily once more.
A man -yho wanted to run Q shoot
ing gallery, and who claims to be q
permanent resident, asked that
the license be reduced to
permanent residents. The license
fee for shooting galleries 10 now 90 q
day, and IL was the sense of the
council that there would be no OBJ
lection to refunding q part Of 1t, pro-
vided the proprietor was q perma-
nent resident, but as for reducing
the license fee itself II could not be
done.
The Eberhsrdt switch matter came
up for consideration again. Mr..
Eberhardt reported that Superinten-
dent Brinkerhoff gave his ultimatum
to the effect that Mr.. Eberhardt
could have his switch provided the
side track which now has its ter
minus ~ Ed. Loiz's coal office, could
be extended across Iron avenue.
There 10 considerable opposition TO
this project. The Council is unsni-
nous In Its desire to give Mr. Eber
hardt switching facilities, but 1t 10
that II can be done as easily
by the company building . spur
track on the south side OF the Iron
avenue depot. The matter went
over without action In order to give
time for some concession from the
company. 1t 10 extremely doubtful
II the council will consent to an ex-
tension across Iron avenue Of the
Lotx sideirack.
The sanitary matter then came up,
In all probability In Its last form. II
10 In the form Of an amendment to
the regular sanitary ordinance now
In force, ss section 8. 1t provides
that all property owners whose prop
erty abuts on the lateral sewers will
be required before May LIST to abolish
all privy vaults, sinks, ETC., on their
premises, and build new ones con-
uecting with the sewers. Itprovides
that all vaults, cess pools, and the
like not removed and filled up In the
required time shall be abolished IN
der the supervision Of the street and
alley committee, and the expense
thereof certified to the county clerk
as taxes against the property from
which they have been removed. 1t
further makes IL unlawful for any
building In the sewer district to be
used or rented for business or dwell
ling purposes, unless connected with
the sewer ~ specified In the amend
ment. As II was growing late 1t was
agreed that the council should meet
next Monday evening solely for the
consideration OF this matter.
Mr.. Benfield gave utterance to the
fulhllment OF the prophecy he made
At the regular meeting In regard to
the removal OF the rsnowne dincsdes-
cent electric light on West Ash street,
known - the Willis Bristol light.
Il seems the denizens Of that part Of
the the city think they have to have
tnat light 10 their business and will
not let It 60 without . protest. A mo-
ton WAS therefore agreed to that the
corporations committe should have
power to do a. they found best with
the light, and It 10 more than likely
that 1t will continue to shed its
beams In remembrance Of Its pur-
ported protector.
And then the meeting kerffu m