The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-13
BRASS BANDS AND ECONOMY.
City Council Has a Streak OF Both at Its Regu.
lar Meeting.

All the members of the city council ex
cept Councilmen Alberts. Mccall an,
Schad were present at the regular meetin,
of the city fathers when Mayor Cox callet
that body TO order last night.
| Mr.. Hill: 81 move that a light be movet
to the corner of Seneca and Uuiversit,
avenue"
| Mr.. Johnston wanted to know il tn,
| light would be taken out of the FIFTH
ward.
! Mr.. Hill wanted to leave that to tn,
| lighting committee.
81 was going to change a light" sale
Councilman Horner, "but when l found
| out that it would cost $50 to $50 though,
that was too much and so dropped the
matter"
! The motion was lost.
A motion was carried to instruct the
Santa Fe Railway company to raise their
crossing at Douglas avenue.
A motion that committee of three with
the addition of the city attorney be APP
pointed to confer with the police board as
to the revenue collected by the police and
their sinking fund.
Councilmen Caswell, Mccall and Bur-
ton were appointed.
1t was decided that when the council
adjourned it should be for one week.
Councilman Hill raised discussion by
his proposition to allow certain persons to
sweep the Douglas avenue paving with
brooms at the expense of the property
owners.
Ferris-Brooms can't keep the dust from
flying. That has been tried. We have to
sprinkle.
Councilman johnson thought that the
accepting of the proposition would place
more expenses on the city. CAN the city
has to do now is cart off the dirt from the
CUTTERS"
Caswell-"I don't see how it will run
up expenses. The city will not have to
pay even for carting it Off"
Ferris-"Well we thought that the city
would have no expense when the Asphalt
was laid, but it don't seem that way now
Caswell-''I would like to ask Mr.. Ferris
whether he voted for Asphalt or not?"
Ferris-Hotly, MOP
A petition concerning hauling and
transfer was referred. The petition of II.
". Reynolds to place cinder walk on
Fourth avenue was granted. Another
petition to move a frame building on lot
No. 146 North Main street was also
granted.
The band which were practicing in the
room adjoining the council chamber and
whose members it is alleged broke into
the council room and left the steam pipe
in condition so that they froze and burst
were ordered to occupy the fire association
room on the floor below.
The reports of several officers were re-
ceiyed. The Oak street weigh master was
behind. Judge Babb reported Sl,7Os. 35
for the month of January. The city en-
gineer reported a specification for hard
brick sidewalk laid on sand foundation
with cement between the brick. All these
reports were adopted.
Appropriations for miscellaneous pur-
poses to the amount OFFS, 1876 76 were passed
and to John Fennell. N. Fennell and E. p.
Thompson was awarded as damages 5000.
An ordinance was passed requiring the
county treasurer to pay to the city treas
urer all money and evidence of indebted
ness collected for ana payable to the city
of Wichita On the 18th of each month and
to make full itemized statement thereof
to the mayor and council.
The cOlored people asked to have the next
two vacancies on the fire department filled
by colcred fremen. Their petition was
granted.
The judicial committee was allowed ad-
ditional help to be chosen by them to-
getber with the mayor and city attorney.
The mayor stated that the illustrious
was still around picking up
strays. Councilman johnson moved that
his case be referred to the mayor with
power to act and it was so decided.
The council then went into executive
session for ten minutes.