People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-10-17
The City Council Meets.

lhO Wy SOhhSh
City council met in adjourned ses-
sion Friday night with all the council
men elect present except T. j. Gar
land.
The report of John H. Wolfe, as
engineer of the waterwOrks on the
condition of the machinery in the
pumphOuse and an estimate of the
cost Of certain repairs deemed essen
italy necessary were received and
placed on file but no action taken
on them. City Attorney c. E. Elliott
expressed the opinion that the water
committee was fully authorized to
collect water rentals from these con-
Stunning water and to apply the funds
thus collected to making repairs or
necessary Improvements upon the
waterwOrkS property.
An ordinance providing for the con-
structiOn of fOur-feet sidewalk on
the north side of block 10 and OutlOt
B in GOdfrey's addition was present
ed, but was laid over for further in
VeStigatiOn.
An ordinance providing for the
holding of a special election of a
councilman in each of the Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth wards was
presented. During the preliminary
discussion as to whether it was prac-
ticable to hold this special election on
the same day as the state general
election, Mayor Savage said that if
this could be done, he would approve
the ordinance. The ordinance was
passed providing for the election to
be held November 9Th, the day Of the
general election.
An ordinance was presented Great
ing the offices of superintendent, engi-
neer and assistant engineer of the
waterwOrks. But its provisions were
found to be 50 incomplete that by
common consent of all parties it was
laid on the table until the next meet
ting.
Appropriation ordinances were then
passed providing for the payment Of
the bills against the city which were
allowed at the August and September
meetings.
A committee consisting Of GelinO,
Hunter and Saylor was appointed to
confer with John l. Anderson with
reference to his claim against the
city for damages resulting from the
death of his son, said to have been
caused by defective street crossing.
The committee was authorized to
settle the claim.
The bill of Mrs. Burns for $1,000 for
nursing Mrs. Mann while she was sick
with scarlet fever and quarantined
was allowed.
The resignation of Sam Davis as a
member of the fire department was
accepted and a vote of thanks ex-
tended to him for his faithful and
efficient services as member Of the
department during the past ten years.
Lee Morris was elected TO fill the
vacancy.
Mayor Savage then nominated Perry
Riner as cemetery sexton. The mo-
ton to confirm was lost. The mayor
then asked the council to suggest the
name of any good man, except John
Harlan, for sexton. Councilman E.
S. Christensen suggested the name
of W. R. Savage. The mayor retOrt-
ed: If l should be sexton, l would
take very great pleasure in digging a
grave for YOU"
Then the fun began. Mayor Savage
presented the name of E. R DeYOe as
superintendent of the waterworkS.
The city attorney had already decid-
ed that there was no such office for
either the mayor, the water commit
tee or anybody else to fill. He repeat.
ed his opinion. The mayor then
changed his written appointment so
as to make i'll read: Il hereby appoint
and present to you for consideration
for the office of Agt. of The Mayor of
the waterworks the name of E. R.
DeYoe." This was beyond the COM
prehensiOn of the council; they were
unacQuainted with the mayor of the
waterwOrks." They passed. The
mayor was boiling over with rage and
evidently didn't notice whatan ass he
had made of himself.