The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
WICHITA. Kan, April Q, 1894.
(Ohicial)

Council met in regular session with
Mayor Cox in the chair and all council.
men present except Alberts, Homer and
Sawyer.
His honor the mayor, submitted his veto
TO the kepley contract for laying the per-
manent sidewalks.
On motion of Councilman johnson the
veto was sustained by the following vote:
Yeas-Burton, Caswell, Hin. Kenyon,
Mellinger and Schad-6. Nays-Faries-1.
Excused-Johnson and Mccall
Minutes of last regular and intervening
meetings read and approved as read.
On motion of Councilman Burton the
petition for cinder sidewalk on the east
side of Lulu avenue from Kellogg street to
the creek was granted and property own
ers given thirty days in which to build
the same.
The Judiciary committee reported in the
matter of plumbing bond OF j. w Green,
recommending that the bond be accepted.
On motion of Councilman Hill the report
was adopted.
A protest against removing the side
walks on Fifteenth street from Guy
avenue, east to Paramount avenue, was on
motion OF Councilman Kenyon referred to
the public improvement committee to re-
port at their next meeting.
The reports of the Oak street scales, also
of the police Judge and also OF the city
JFcdSufcE were ESCclScu Ou ulOSAOH vi
Councilman johnson referred to the
proper committees.
Ga motion of Councilman Mccall the
city attorney and his assistant We're in
structed TO confer with the merchants
with reference to taking action IN the
railroad cases brought by tue city before
the state board OF railroad commissioners
20 compel the railroads to comply with
the order of said board OF railroad CON-
missiouers.
The bond Of NJ Dermody as licensed
plumber was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee to report at next meeting
The claim of g. III. Owens for damages
in the sum of s, 900 for injuries sustained
from falling on an alleged obstructed side
walk, was read and on motion OF Council
man johnson referred 10 the judiciary
committee and city attorney.
All bills fled against the city to date
were read and referred TO the proper COM
mittees.
Ordinance No. 1896, an ordinance max
ing appropriations for miscellaneous pur-
poses, was read, placed on Its Passage and
adopted.
Councilman Bur.ou's motion to instruct
public improvement committee 10 place
man in charge of each Of the parks
Linwood and Hyde-wGs amended By
Councilman Johnson and referred 10 the
councilmen OF the Sixth ward.
Councilman Schad moved that the mem-
bers elect take the chairs now vacated by
the retiring members of the council from
their respective wards The motion was
adopted
Councilman Mccall placed 10 nonins-
ton for president OF the council tie name
of II. A Hill There bsing no further
nominations. on motion OF Councilman
Harris the rules were suspended add the
clerk instructed TO cast the vote o. the en-
tire council for II. a Hall for president,
whersaDon the clerk announced eleven
votes cast for II. A. Hill for president Of
the council
Mr. Hill was declared elected
The mayor then announced the ioiiox-
ing standing committees for the years
lS94-5:
Finauoe-Oiiver. Mccall. Mclean
Fire and water-Nlnnlck. Harris, Aa1-
well
Hsahh-Innes. Burioa. AIOnic<-
.lgkting-Nci.esn. Oliver, Metal
PsTiug and scal-s-,.i;i. Sawyer. Bur
ton
Police and prisoa--Maxwell. Ne;.inser.
AiDerfs-
Public ba.ldinxs-Alcerts. Hill. Meliln.
ser.
Railroads and Public Rssds-Bastor.
iEDSs. Alberss-