Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-05-14
WeSIPORI COUNCIL.
Resolutions for Many Important Public I'm
provemcnts Adopted Rather Lively
Meeting.


Resolutions looking to public improve
ments on scale-so as to speak-were
ments on scale--so to speak-wcre adopt
ed a the meeting of the Westport council
last night, despite the yigcrous opposi-
ton on the part Of Aldermen Mcmillan,
Banta and Tobin, who laughed at the idea
Of the city being adorned with an engine
house-what kind Of an engine house no
one could find out-a city hall, an electric
lsht plant ana one or two other thlnss
aldermen were avenged upon Alderman
knepp, who was strongly IN favor Of the
resolutions, for his resolution shutting on
almost all the. street lamps IN the First
Second and Third wards. which was adopt
ed last week, was repealed.
lhe nrst ordinance Of Importance passed
during the evening was one opening, Wild
eni1g and establishing Thirty-tighth street
csee street Alderman Mcmillan intro
duced ~. He also introduced an ordinance
70 open. and establish Penn street
rom Ihlrty-nrst street TO Roanoke
boulevard. It was carried The former
qf the two was opposed by Alderman
knepp. who wanted 1t referred to the
public improvements committee. Alder
man Merriwcther Introduced three Ordi-
nanceS providing FOR the construction Of
to be built in the Hyde park district 10
connect with mains which are already
The ordinances were passed. but not
without row. The first provided that the
$500. This was objected to by Alderman
Banta, who wanted them to be but $3.50
ion, but Alderman Bantas motion car
ried. Then there was fight over the pa
rers IN which the notices 20 contractors
are TO appear. Alderman knepp wished
them to appear In the Mail and star only
Aiderman Drake mildly suggested that
nal be included. Alderman Merlwether
News, Of New York, but he was overrued
Alderman g4.1 at tte,t tY,t,f1f
by remarking that he believed home papers
only should be patronzed. It vas decided
a. last that they appear in the Journal
Star, Mail and Examiner
Then the various Improvement measures
came up, Alderman Knepp introduced the
first which was an ordinance giving the
mayor the city engineer and the public
improvements committee authority to look
up the cost OF an electric lirht plant or
for howl Of derlsion from Aldermen
Banta. Mcmillan and Tohin. who We're in
ferred to the gas committee. Next came a
resolution calling upon the mayor public
to ascertain to whom the water pipes In
would be il Westport should buy them
from Kansas City or the National Water
Works Company and what the price. is
per 100000 gallons Alderman Mcmillan
counter the supreme court of the United
states II could easily DO So The res9lu-
followed with resolution requiring the
public improvements committee and streets
ana alleys committee to figure the cost
of CITY hall and engine house. Alder
man Mcmillan wanted TO know what kind
of an engine house was meant-an engine
to generate gas. or what. This anGered
Knepp and his associates. what's the
yelled Mayor Slavens to the Mcmillan side
Of the room, YES" echoed Alderman
Knenp. Where are you now" Never
mind. sonny" retorted Alderman Mcmillan
"Well vet be with YOU long time" The
Three resolutions. one by Alderman Nc
MILAN one by Alderman Bauta and one
by Alderman Drake. who had been with
the Knepp element up to this point. were
adopted in swift succession. much to the
modification of Alderman Knepp. They
repealed his lamp ordinance Of the previous
meeting in short order.