The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-06-18
Proceedings of the City Council

The last act of the open session of
the city council last night was the pre-
sentation, OF the resignation Of Coun-
Gilman George E. Harris by Mr..
Throckmorton. The resignation was
accepted.
Mayor Cox promptly appointed
Robert E. Guthrie TO fill, the vacancy
and on motion. of Councilman Burton
the appointment was confirmed by a
unanimous vote.
1t is understood that the reason for
Mr.. Harris resignation is to accept
the appointment OF park commission
er.
Promptly at O'Clock the council was
convened by Mayor Cox with all pres
ent except Harris, Minick and Sawyer.
On motion the city attorney was in
Structed to draw an ordinance prohib-
iting putting up barb wire fences with
in city limits and pulling down those
already erected.
Colonel InneS said he would like TO
know what city licenses were unpaid.
He said that there was a license tax
on Insurance companies. the opera
house and in many other places and
that many of them remained unpaid.
Mr. Oliver made a motion which was
carried that the license tax be reba ted
on hacks, GrayS and express wagons.
Mr.. InneS then tackled the bill posters
and wanted 10 know why license
had not been collected from them. He
said the circus soon coming paid out
$500 to have the town billed and that
the actual expense of doing so was
not much more than s25. He thought
the city should get a part of such
enormous profits in the shape of tax.
This brought Joe Hooker, the scav-
enger, 10 his feet and he wanted to
know why people in his line of business
We're not made TO pay tax as we'll as
him.
Mr.. Innes commenced again and the
result of his agitation was that the
clerk was instructed TO request the
cheif if police TO enforce the license
tax ordinance.
On motion the fire marshal was in
structed TO sell trucks and hook and
ladder to the best advantage.
Mr.. Innes arose 10 ask whether the
water committee had done anything
towards reducing the expenses in that
department.
Mr.. Maxwell said that nothing had
been done.
That is not right" said Colonel In
nes. Il have done all / can 10 reduce
the expenses in lighting. l have been
criticised and cursed for 1t and L
would like to see some of the other
COMMITTEES do something towards re-
ducing expenses.
Mr. Maxwell promised that his COM
mittee would do better and Mr.. 1nneS
was satisfied.
Mr. Handley of the Fifth ward arose
to protest against the building of
cinder sidewalk in front of the Sum
flower block and after a long disjlcs-
sion it was found that the Fifth ward
had been entirely excluded from the
permanent sidewalk limit. This aston
ished Ben Mclean and the other men,
bers of the council made cracks at him
saying "Oh, you fellows arn't in Wich-
lta at all" That didn't satisfy Mr.. Nc
Lean and ne finally insisted that the
ulate the matter.
that the owners of private scales were
fees Of the city was 10 cents. He said
during one day recently. He thought
future. The matter was referred TO a
committee and Mr.. Cox promised to
give the names of the parties to them
for investigation.
Judge Hatton reported that as police
judge he collected Sl,572 during the
month.
After some other unimportant rou-
tine business the council went into eX-
ecutive session to consider the sale of
the funding bonds which will be more
clearly explained in ordinances relat-
ing there 10. published this morning.