The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-05

rules said committee shall prescribe. a l
vacancy shall be declared by the execu-
tive board. and filed by the committee |
as provided in article ~.
..All vacancies declared by the execu- !
tive board shall be filed at the next
regularly called meeting of said COM
mittee 4 majority of the members OF
the committee shall be required to Sc
lect a member Of the committee 10 Ill
any vacancy therein
Meetings of said committee shall be
held at such times and places as the
executive board shall declare upon
notice 10 be given according 10 rules 10
be adopted by said committee. The
executive board shall call q meeting of
the committee at any time upon writ
ten request Of ten members.
Public meetings OF the taxpayers of
Wichita shall be called by said COM
mittee at such times and places as said
committee shall determine, whenever
in the opinion of said committee, any
subject under consideration by said
COMMITTEES. shall be of sufficient inter
est and gravity to warrant holding
such public meetings.
Every bona fide taxpayer OF Wlch-
tia loyal TO the principles set forth In
the prea mble TO this declaration and
eligible to selection as member OF
sentation in any public meetings called
by this committee. No fees. dues. or
assessments OF any kind or nature
shall be imposed or required OF any cit
iZen taking part in any meeting, nor
of any member of said committee.
Neither shall said committee or its
executive board or any officer of sub
committee thereof have power 10 con-
tract or incur any financial Liability or
Indebtedness of any kind whatsoever.
said committee shall select from its
members an executive board of nine
each of whom shall serve Tor one year
from April !, 1895, or until a successor
is chosen and accepts the duties OF MS
position. Such executive board shall
choose a chairman for the board,
choose a secretary for the committee,
appoint subcommittee, and assign
duties and work to such committees,
issue calls for meetings of the commit
tee and the citizens. Keep themselves
advised of the existence of any grounds
for vacancy in membership as set
forth in article III and take proper
steps promptly to fill such vacancy and
keep said committee filed with active
members keep advised as to all mat
tiers of Importance to citizens and bust
ness men, laborers and mechanics of
the city, the letting of contracts, or
granting of franchises by the city or
any of its boards or departments, the
purchasing of any property, the neces-
sity of the operations and ownership
of any public utility, the issuing of any
bonds, or mourning of any financial
liability by the city; shall keep inform
ed as to the amount, character and
purpose of receipts and expenditures
of the city, it's departments and boards
and shall cause any and all such mat
tiers to be carefully considered by sub
| tx0lA tee.
and cause such information as may be
derived by said committee to be COM
| municated to public meetings of the
people of the city, with such recon-
mendations as said committee shall
make; and shall fairly and earnestly
! endeavor to cause the whole commit
! tee to carry out the instructions and
| desires of the citizens of the city as eX-
| pressed at the public meetings called
! by said committee.
"Any member of the committee or
! executive board shall be eX officio and
act at his option as member Of any
| subcommittee.
Said committee shall make its own
rules and proceed in its work accord
! ing TO such rules as may be ADOPTED py
| the committee.
| These and other articles of associa-
tion adopted from time to time by the
! committee may be amended or added
! to by a majority vote of the citizens
| committee at any meeting regularly
called by said committee
CAREY IS PATRIOTIC.
| It was decided to hold another meet
| ing of the committee of fifty next We'd
nesday Aight. Captain Carey rendered
| the use of the room in which the COM
mittee was then sitting for all of its
| meetings. He said that he believed the
committee would accomplish good and
| that was what he desired. The room
! should not cost he committee cent
| because whatever bnetittd Wichita
| would benefit him.
| Captain Carey's magnanimous offer
was accepted with applause after
which Mr. Mcknight offered resplu-
ton Of thanks which was unanimously
adopted.
After the meeting adjourned Secre-
| tary Tucker asked the Eagle to say
| that the meeting TO be addressed by
| Mr. Rohrbaugh on freight rates tonight
/ was not meeting of the committee OF
| fifty but a citizens meeting. He said
/ he invited Mr.. Rohrbaugh to speak but
| he was acting in the capacity OF sec
! rotary of the citizens meeting. The
meeting tonight is for everybody In
| tersted in the welfare Of Wichita.