The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-13
HEARD THE LADIES
CITY DADS ASKED TO CORRECT BILL
BOARD AND OTHER MORALS
Declaration of WarAskcd Against the
Fannie Hill Stripe OF Bill Board
Beauties-Hostilities to be Car
ried on Also Against All
Species Of Unorthodox
Illustrations, Books,
Pamphlets, Chro-
mo,, Etc.-The
Council

The council met in regular session last
night with Mayor Cox in the chair and
all the councilmen present.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved.
There being about forty ladies present
Mayor Cox made few complimentary re-
marks in which he said that he was quite
sure that the council was always glad to
see the fair sex represented at their meet
ipgs and gave them the floor to state their
business in preference to everything else.
Mr.. Schad stated that there was an
ordinance in the hands of the city clerk,
mbodypg the wishes of the ladies, which
he desired to have read. With his usual
gailantry Mayor Cox suspended the rules
and ordered the ordinance read. it is as
follows:
"An ordinance to suppress and prevent
the printing, selling, loaning, making ad-
vestiring, giving away or exposing to
view, or showing or taking subscriptions
for any indecent or obscene literature.
prints, etchings. drawings or papers, or
any article or instrument of immoral use,
and prescribing he punishment therefor.
"Be il ordained by the mayor and coun-
Gil of the city of Wichita:
Section !. That it shall be unlawful for
any pei )n or PERSONS to bring or cause to
be brought into the city of Wichita. or to
buy, sell or cause to be sold, or to adver-
tise, lend, give away, offer, show, exhibit,
distribute, or cause to be distributed, or 80
design, copy. draw, photograph, print.
etch or engrave, cut, carve, make, pub
lish, or otherwise prepare or assist in pre-
pairing, or to receive subscriptions for any
indecent or obscene book, pamphlet,
paper, picture, print, drawing, figure, i'm
age or other engraved, printed or written
matter, or any article or instrument of i'm
moral use, or any book, pamphlet, maga-
zine or paper devoted principally or
wholly to the publication Of criminal
news, or pictures or stories of deeds of
bloodshed or crime.
"Sec. 2 Any one violating the provis.
ions of this ordinance shall be subject to a
fine in any sum not less than S. nor more
than $500.
''Sec s. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
tion IN the Wichita Daily EAGLE"
Mr.. Schad moved that the rules be
suspended aud the ordinance PASSED by
acclamation.
as Mr.. Schad's motion was not seconded,
he would move that the ordinance be re-
ferred TO he Judiciary committee.
Mayor Cox suggested that before any
further action be taken it would be well
to hear from the ladies. and suggested that
the ladies could always be relied upon to
10 throw light on all subjects.
Mrs. Dr. Winters then addressed the
council in behalf of the ordinance. She
said that it was not only in the interest of
the wives and mothers of Wichita that
she was pleading, but against the inn
moral aud demoralizing effect OF the evils
which the ordinance sought to remedy.
She asked for it in the name Of the boys
and girls.
DR.. Mary Gage Day followed with her
views of the question. she argued against
immoral literature and in favor OF clean
literature. She said that in cities where
most safeguards were thrown about what
young people read that there We're fewer
criminals and better moral sentiment.
DIR. Winters said that he had consulted
the city attorney with reference to the
matter and found him a most polite
and courteous gentleman. He thought
tnat city ordinance would be more et-
fective than state law and would be
mole thoroughly enforced.
The city attorney was asked II there was
not state law regulating what was
asked for by the ladi.s in their ordinance
and he said that there was such law in
the statute book covering the evil.
which was identical with the ordinance
offered
MIR. Mccall moved that it be referred to
the city attorney and judiciary commit
tee with instructions to report on it next
meeting.
Thr ordinance, boiled down, is intended
to prohibit the CANDY display OF figures IN
tights so frequently seen on the bill boards
of this city.
On vote being taken on the question
all the members voted in favor OF refer
ring it to the judiciary committee except
Henry Schad vino voted mo"
S. B. Amidon next claimed the attention
| of the council on subject more mundane.
He wanted action taken on claim OF
| Proudfood and Bird against the city, but
! on motion the matter was postponed till
the next regular meeting. La the mean
time the judiciary committee will investi-
| gate the matter.
On motion of Schad the bond of the
! Fourth National bank as one of the depos
| itorities for the funds of the city was ap
| proved.
The fire committee reported favorably
| on the application of Mr.. Steinbuchei tC
erect q frame house at 156 North Main
| street.
Mr.. Walden. fire chief, asked the mayor
| TO appoint 4 committee or citlzenS to In
| spect the fire department and ascertain
whether i; can be kept efficient with ies'
men and equipment. On motion the com
| muuication of the chief was received anC
| filed, whereupon c. f. Potts, y. Is
Stocker and ii. R Farnum We're ap
| pointed as a committee for that purpose
Mr.. FAIRIES moved that the police be re
ouested to keep record of lights which yt
out before the schedule time, or fail t.
| burn, aud to report the same.
Mr.. Burton kicked for blinker for tn
corner of Washington and Gilbert, and or
| motion it was ordered that the clerk b
| instructed to have the biinker at the cor
ner of Lulu aud Pattie removed there.
Lon Williams asked the council for au
thority to make a test OF sweeping tour o
five blocks of the asphalt pavement b.
hand He said it would give employment
to about twenty men aud save the city th
expense of the men who are employed Z
sweep the streets, for that portion. Ate
considerable discussion nothing was done
the prevailing idea being that tn
city had nothing to do wit
it. The upshot of the matter was tha
furth time was given the committee ol
paving and scales to report.
On motion of Sawyer the services OF th
night fireman ut the city building wer'
dispensed with.
Ga motion OF Ferries the services Of tn
HYDE park commissioner were disposed oi
After other unimportant business bein
transacted the council adjourned till mex
Monday night.
AN AUDITORIUM PROPOSITION.