The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-31

Omy--ScVeTal RESOLUTIONS are raised
Relating to Different Subiects--Specia
Committee Report is Promptly Adopted
City Expenses, Telephone Service and
Water are All Considered.
The citizens meeting at the board
Of trade rooms last night was well at
tended by business men and others in
terested in the welfareo the city.
1t was evident from the start that
there would be no politics in it. The
politicians were not there. The meet
ing was organized by the election of
Captain John =. Carey for chairman
and Whitney Tucker for secretary.
The chairman gave notice that a spe-
cial committee had been appointed TO
formulate plan of organization and
that he would like to have the report of
that committee.
1t was ascertained that the special
veommittee consisted of Captain Carey,
A. T. Carpenter, +. Il. Powell, w. J.
Wilson, c. E. Potts. G.. E. Lehman, and
L. ". Clapp, and that the report was
ready. l.. w. Clapp came forward and
submitted the report to the meeting
which was a. follows:
COMMITTEE REPORT
The committee appointed a the citi-
Zens' meeting to formulate plan for
the organization and to make report to
this committee, beg to submit the fol-
lowing:
This committee recommends that an
4 organization to be designated as the
| Citizens Committee of Fifty of the City
OF Wichita, Kansas. be organized with
the following named persons as MEM
H~bers of said committee:
j. NJ Allen, Charles Aylesbury, o. d.
Barnes, c. W. Biting, W. j. Babb, A.
| T. Buckridge, S. W. Cooper, J. ID. Colt
man. =. H. Campbell, G. G.. Cohn, i. T..
Carpenter, w S Corbett, II. Z. Case.
J. b. Carey, L. w. Clapr. John David
son, W. r. Dulaney, J. V. Daugherty,
George NJ. Dixon, Jacob Eckert, Thos-
G. Fitch, c. j. Fletcher, ii. r. Farnum,
II. II. Hettinger, Cash Henderson, ".
E. Huffman, G c. Kenyon, J. NJ.
Knapp. l.. D. Lewelling. w. c. Little,
@. i. Lehman. r. NJ. Maxwell, j. II.
Mcknight, j. n. Moore, ]. Mahan, w,
u. Moore, George Mathews, G. r. Mil
Ter, J. r. Oldham, A S. Parks, c. +.
Potts. Z. r. Powell. T. w. Sergeant.
r J. Schwartz, w. T.. Stanley, Charles
Smyth, W. r. Tucker, w. j. Wilson,
A,R. X. Nermiilion.
- That said committee of fifty shall
y organize and adopt rules for its gov
eminent and regulations for carrying
4, out the work recommended by this
committee and which shall he recon-
mended or referred 10 it by the people
assembled at this meeting and at all
future meetings.
That said committee adopt such rules
governing the membership Of said COM
mittee as shall keep the committee
composed of fifty energetic citizens Of
the city who shall give the work to be
done by said commit their best efforts
do 1aS
concerning vacancies and the filling
of the same in said committee to the
end that it may be at all times active
and alert to the interests Of the people
\ of the city.
That said committee shall understand
that it derives its authority from the
people of the city and shall in all things
fairly and earnestly endeavor to car
IL out the instructions and desires of
the citizens as expressed at frequent
public meetings to be called by said
committee.
That said committee shall keep ad
vised as to all matters of importance
to citizens, business men, laborers and
mechanics of the city; and of the let
ting of contracts: granting of tranch-
tses; the purchasing of any property;
issuing of any bonds; mourning of finan
cial liability by the city; the amount
and character and purpose of receipts
ana expenditures III lDe t4bN gnu ITO
departments and boards; that after
causing such matter 10 be carefully
considered by said committee or its
= subcommittee it shall communicate
\ such Information, together with its
- recommendations thereon TO public
meetings of the people OF the city and
ask for an expression of opinions and
desires of the people at large on such
subjects.
That every bona fide citizen Of Wich-
tia interested in economical and eff
ficient city schools and police govern
naent, and in the general welfare and
prosperity of the city. and who shall
be eligible TO he chosen. a member OF
laid committee shall be entitled to
representation in any public meeting
called by said committee.
That no fees. dues or assessments OF
Gny kind or nature shall be imposed or
required of any citizen taking part IN
Amy public meeting nor of any member
OF said committee; neither shall said
committee nor its executive board or
ssny officer of subcommittee thereof
have power to contract or incur any
I financial liability or Indebtedness OF
any kind whatsoever.
That TIE citizens assembled at this
meeting be requested TO adopt reSolu-
lions or instructions to said committee
with reference TO any matters they
may be DESTROYS of having at once con-
sidered by said committee and that
said committee proceed at once TO the
consideration of all such matters
The report Of the committee was
promptly adopted after which j. VI.
Knapp proceeded to address the meet
ing on the Importance of the action
just taken. He said that in order that
the committee might have some funds |
on hand he would suggest that each
member pay in five dollars as an in |
itiation- fee. This was supposed 10 be 1
the business of the committee and the /
meeting took no action on il.
Mr.. fuller made a motion that the |
committee of fifty look into the water I
works contract with the city which he /
understood was about te be renewed.
". J. Wilson offered an amendment /
10 the effect that the contract he sub |
nitted TO the committee for its APP |
proval or rejection.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Wilson, |
Mr.. Haymaker. Mr.. BickneIl and |
others. after which the motion as |
amended was adopted.
Judge Babb then got the floor and /
offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That the mass meeting of |
the citizens of Wichita refer TO the |
committee just appointed the question
IF securing a cheaper telephone ser
vice for the people of this city.
The resolution was adopted without |
debate, after which Mr. Clapp, think
Headache,
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