The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-25

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the council last night
Dr.. Minick emitted . fine fat volume of
smoke from a rich Havana and in behalf
| Of the Fourth ward sent petition 10 the
city clerks desk and asked 10 have it read
! While it was being read the doctor leaned
back on his chair. smoked the Havana and
looked the very picture OF contentment
and happiness.
The petition asked the city council to
prohibit forever the sale of cigarretts in
the city Of Wichita.
Il don't believe in prohibition" said the
mayor quietly. 1T has not proven to be
/ a success. / have an ordinance here i'm
posing high license and think that VIII
work better"
We'll | am prohibitionist in this re-
spect," said the doctor. as he permitted a
nice blue streak of Havana smoke TO issue
from the corner of his mouth.
The mayors ordinance was READ. II
| imposed a tax of $50 per year on dealers of
| cigarettes. Mr.. Cox then said there was no
profit on cigarettes and that the $50 tax
| was practically prohibitory. The special
legislation apparently being exclusively
! for the protection of the youth. OF the
| Fourth ward.
! Mr.. Melliuger also insisted on tax on
| cigarette papers and made a speech in
favor lit. DIR. Minich thought he would
go his colleague one better and moved 10
make the tax 500 per annum. The up
/ shot of the whole matter was that the or
dinance as amended passed aud the tax
was ordered 10 go into en- ct in thirty
days. al voted for the ordnance but
Messrs. Oliver aud AlberIs.
The council was called to order promptly
Z cr f1isN fnN- s,f . s1 hasr
Ali the councilmen were present.
The minutes of the last meetings were
| read and approved.
Dr. Minich of the fire and water commit
tee reported that ths Occidental barns
could be secured for hose house No. 2, and
he was instructed to make the lease for
eight months.
DIR. Minick also suggested that the Thir-
tenth street fire station could De a5ol
ished, and on nation OF Oliver the fire
committee were instructed TO inquire into
the feasibility of sbolishing the Thirteenth
street and West Side stations.
Mr.. lpnes offered resolution asking the
Pop administration for 81, 800 of that IS. 600
sanitary fund. Carried.
Mr.. Maxwell moved that the house on
North Main street which was complained
OF for being nuisance bad ceased doing
business and favored granting the request
that all houses of iii fame on Fourth ave-
man street.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
street Car company to Use headlights on
their cars after dark.
Mr.. Harris recommended that Maple,
Second street and Chisolm street. bridges
DO shortened up TO save expenses OF keep
ing them in pairs. Report adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Maxwell the park COM
missioner's services will be dispensed with
after Oct. /.
Mr.. Hill spoke about the approach of
winter and moved that the street force
should be employed for two weeks at
time. thus giving double the humber of
ing the winter. Captain Harris said ne
had resolution to that effect, aud Mr..
Hill yielded his motion in favor of his
resolution. Mr. Harris wishes were sub
.tantially the same as Mr.. Hills. with the
exception that he wanted his committee
to have complete charge of the street
force, including hiring them. After r
great deal or amendments and counter
amendments Mr.. Hill Came to the rescue
sgain By moving a substitute that men
be hired for two weeks at a time and that
the councilmen from each ward recon-
mend candidates for the places In propor-
ton to ward population. Tbs substitute
was carried.
Mr.. Maxwell, the Populist member
from the SiXtd ward, moved that the
wages for teams be reduced from s. TO 81
per day. Whitney Tucker did a similar
thing when he was on the council and was
rewarded by the Populsts with the uomi- F.,
nation for county commissioner aud
promised the labor vote thrown in. TIE
degradation OF labor BEN. thus rewarded
1t Is 40 wonder that an ambitious gentle.
man like Mr.. Maxwell should propose a
cut That sterling Republican, Frank
Oliver, stood up for living wages and said
that IS day was little enough for a man
and team. particularly when ii was or
dalned that there would be only two weeks
work IN each month under the rule pre-
yiOusly adopted. As there was 10 second
TO MaXwelPs motion a vote was not taken
DR.. Minick Of the special committee 20
report on the charitable institutions sub
sidized BIZ the city said be proposed 10 talk
plain on the matter. They We're all, in his I
opinion. getting too much. and be sug-
gested that the following cuts in the
appropriations De made: City hospital /
S25; Childreu's home, S25; Colo-ed Chill
dr-u's home. Sl0 sam Williams OBJ
jzcted 10 The cut IN the Colored Chi dTen's /
home, and showing the justice OF the !
colOred home compared VITA the White (
home be gained his point and the apDro- /
priatiOn for the Colored CaIidren's home
remained undisturbed. The report was
adopted, everybody voting n the sfiirma- |
tive but Burton.
After some other routine business the !
council went into executive session on the Z
motion OF Mr.. Mccall.
Repeated trials show that single tea
spoonful OF DIR. Prices Baking Povds- 4