The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Ladies Columbian Club Makes Pictorial Gift
10 the City.

ward were found in their seats last nigh
when Mayor Cox called the meeting (,
order. Later on Councilman Horner alss
made his appearance.
After the minutes Of the preceding meet
ing had been read and approved, tn
mayor announced that committee o
ladies were present who wished to speai
to the council.
Mrs. B. H. Campbell as chairman of tn;
committee and in behalf of the Ladies
Columbian club addressed the council
She stated that whatever exhibitions wer,
given at the world S fair from here wer
given by the women and hence all credi
due for anything of that sort was due t.
the women. The me n of Kansas, Mrs
Campbell maintained, had done practi
caliy nothing
She continued by saying that one Of til,
finest exhibits from this State at Chicago
was the picture of the churches of Wich
| ita. This picture the ladies now
wished to present to the city, through the
mayor aud council. They wished it to
hang on the wall in the city library.
| The picture, which was placed in the
front Of the council chamber, is framed in
beautiful white and gilt frame and is
about six feet by four and half feet.
The center of the concentric circles OF
which the picture is composed contains
the word Religion; from this emanate
smaller circles, which contain the pictures
of the different churches.
From these churches emanate other cir
cles containing pictures of branch
churches of the same denomina-
tions. The large circle which con-
| tains the pictures OF the churches
in their respective circles has printed on
its circumference the church statistics
| The pastors name and the number of
| members.
| In the lower right hand corne
is the picture of the sod house in which
| the first religious services of the city were
held.
! The picture is to represent the
growth of the churches in Wichita within
the last twenty years. The plan was
| originated by Mrs. J. c. Trotter and the
| actual drawing was done by Mr.. w.
| Vincent.
| Mr.. johnson moved to accept.
Mr.. Mccall moved an amendment to
| draft resolutions of thanks to the ladies
and obtain consent of the school board to
place the picture in the library.
In referring to Mrs. Campbells censure
on the men of Kansas, Mr.. Mccall said
| that it was a women who first got Column
bus to discover this land God bless the
| women, and may they proceed as they
have begun.
The mayor appointed Mccall, Kenyon
! and Caswell to draw resolutions.
Mr.. Ferris of the fire aud water commit
tee reported progress. and that new boxes
had been placed in different parts Of the
trician be appointed and that he be Mr.
George NJ Stewart, his salary to be $50 per
mouth. The report and suggestions were
adopted.
Mr.. Kenyon suggested that the fire
marshal instruct the people how to turn
in alarms.
'For this purpose" said the fire mar
shall, Il shall put box in my Office upon
which shall have those who hold keys
practice"
Ought the city to pay more for the light
ng of the city building than individuals
for their stores and houses. was the next
question raised.
The general opinion was that it ought
not, and the matter was referred to the
lighting committee and the city attorney
with the power to act in the awarding Of
the lighting of the city building.
Councilman Caswell wanted a blinker
moved to the corner Of Waterman street
and Topeka avenue.
Councilman Horner said he wanted all
tie blinkers left in the Second ward, but
the matter was referred to the lighting
committee.
Mr.. Caswell wanted the city engineer to
make an estimate of the cost for hard
burned brick for pavement, to be used by
the city and to be laid on sand
Mr.. Ferris-What is hard burned brick:
Mr.. Caswell-The city engineer Will
know what is meant.
A petition for a cinder walk before lots
9. II, IL on PAttie avenue, was referred to
the paving committee.
Mr.. A. T. Buckeridge, in petition pre-
sented BY one of the couucilmen, asked the
council to have the city attorney and
special attorney to petition the supreme
court, in the name of the mayor and coun-
ell, by laying in complaint Of the freight
discrimination against the city OF Wichita
on iron pipes. stating that the rate Is un-
reasonable and excessive.
Mr.. Buckeridge stated that be merely
wanted the moral support of the council,
ana that all moneys would be paid by the
parties to the suit, in which he was.
The petition WAS granted.
The city attorney and the special attor-
ney were instructed to investigate and re-
port what the Wichts jobbers intended
doing concerning their case with the
Sims Grocery company.
Regular monthly bills were presented
and referred to the finance committee.
John Mendeuhall presented bill claim
ing $40 40 for excess charges for sidewalk
improvement. His bill was referred 10
the councilman of the Fourth ward.
a bill for a cinder walk and board
walk over that cinder walk was presented
and referred to the Judiciary committee.
Petitions from the Colored Baptist
church, the First Presbyterian and Olivet
Congregational church for the remission
of sewer tax, was referred to the same
source.
A walk of cinders was asked for On
South Fourth and referred
Mrs Harry l. Hull wished 20 move a
house onto lot 81 Marke. street original
town. Her petition was referred to the
fire marshal with power to ACT
A protest was put on file against putting
brick pavements on North Main street, As
tie professors did not want brick and
cement paving sandwiched between each
other.
An objection was raised because some
men were on the petition who were lot
uroperty owners. aud because those men