The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-10

Mayor Cox again vetoed the paving con
| tract at the regular meeting OF the cit,
council last night. Immediately after th,
roll call the mayor stated that he had
communication to read. The veto frs
gave the history of the motion awarding
| the contract and its amendments doubt
ing the contract was awarded according
to parliamentary usage. IF the contract
| was awarded at all it was awarded TO the
highest bidder and you are all aware Of the
| contract has been vetoed before" IL,
then stated that the city attorney bad ad
vised that the contract WAS not according
| to the law and continued: II feel it my
duty, therefore. to withhold my signature
| from tnis contract aud interpose my veto
TO the same"
| When the motion was made to sustain
the mayors veto and the roll was called
| SIX Of the nine couucilmeu voted AYE.
FAIRIES voted mo- and johnson and Nc
| call asked to he excused.
Casweil-I object.
MCCALL do not want to vote for any
thing that there is nothing in. If there is
no contract. there is no need of a veto"
Kenyon thought the gentlemen should
be excused. as they had never before re-
fused to vote, ana the roll call proceeded.
Councilman Burton presented petition
of property owners to place cinder side
walk on the east side of Lulu avenue south
OF Kellogg street, which was granted.
Protest was made in petition from
people living in Fairmount against remov-
ing the sidewalk from Fifteenth street in
that part of the city. They gave as their
reasons for asking the same that the
students of the Fairmount college and of
the public school, as we'll ss numbers OF
citizens, used the walk daily. and that it
would not cost over $50 to repair the walk.
The walk is 9,053 feet long. The petition
was referred.
At this juncture the mayor announced
that Mr.. Smyth had something to say to
the council. That gentleman then arose
and explained to the council that last fall
the city, in a defensive fight against
the railroads. had obtained concession
in the rates on implements and coal of 9
cents; a reduction from 321a cents TO 231s5
cents. but that the railroads have notified
the dealers that since April the old rates
are established.
That was only starter and if the old
rate be allowed to go back. he saw no
relief from the railroad. He said that
Kansas City was back of this movement,
for if this rate could be held Wichita
would make distributing point on these
two commodities, bnt ii the old rate is
established Kansas City would then be the
distributing point.
Mr. Smyth said that the dealers could
their share if the city would help them
out The matter could be settled very
easy by bringing test suit. This could be
done by n dealer refusing to pay the addl-
tioual freight. The railroad would til en-
hold the goods and.the dealer could replev-
III tie Car and the court would decide the
legality of the rate.
The city attorney and his assistant were
TO confer with the implement
men and formulate plan to force the rail-
roads TO respect our rights In regard TO
freight, of dealers IN general.
u. ii. Gibbons presented petition for
So 600 for broken leg which he claims
was the fault of sidewalk plank which
the city placed on Chicago avenue eight
inches above the rest of the walk.
the councilmen from the sixth ward
We're instructed to examine into the expe-
diency of putting man IN Linwood park
and one in Hyde park.
The mayor then made an appropriate
speech TO the outgoing members of the
council thanking them for their work
among the hard duties of these hard times
and the aid lie had received from, aud for
their courtesy.
Charlie Kenyon responded in a speech
that kept The house in an uproar of meri-
ment through its entire delivery. He said
that although OF different political faith
from most of those present yet he was
treated with respect aud by none more
than by those who, with him were leaving
the army of Cox to join that of Coxey.
Referring 10 Johnson he said If that
successor fought for lights
anu sidewalks like Johnson mad, the peo-
pie would never walk in darkness nor
stumble by the wayside. I'm the language
of Goldsmith / must say: johnson, with
all thy faults l love thee still.
He said that FAIRIES was a native
A nerican, and though on the war
path in the council. when out of it
with the brethren and that Horner was no
braggart.
CasweIl bad nothing of the bear about
him but his skin, but like Mr.. Jorkin of
Dickens fame, was the obJectns member.
He continued that on the LAST day If st.
Peter told Caswell Co enter in at the gar e
be would move TO let 1t lay over till the
next meeting.
To Henry Schad he gave the advice to
keep out of politics and avoid the female
LOBBYIST. Henry, said he, had worked we'll
for his ward. be then bid farewell to the
whole council aud the mayor and intro
duced his successor. b. +. Mccain.
johnson then introduced Colonel lines
to the council. Alter referring to his seven
years membership, and returning thanks
TO the other members and to the mayor,
be said that If he had made any mistakes
they were not from the heart but from the
head.
Each OF the other retiring members,
Schad, Casweli and Ferries then made q
few farewell remarks and stated their ap-
probation OF their treatment, after which
the new couucilmen took their places.
After the roll call Mccall moved that
Hill be elected president of the council.
George Harris, the first new member to
speak, amended TO make the entire vote
be counted for Mr.. Hill who was then
elected aud thanked them for the honor
and said he would try to preside with fair
ness and justice.
After the assigning of the committee
the mayor stated that il any of the mem
bers wished TO say anything now WAS the
time. DIR, MinnicS arose aud said that be
was proud that be occupied an honorable
position, that he hoped to fill the position
Of the man whose foot steps he occupied,
that what the city needed now was a pure
council and that he would stand firm for
The right on every question where right
was involved.
George Harris said that he expected to
10 what is fair and honest aud for the best
interests of the city, after which the coun-
III adjourned.
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