People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-20

until Friday night. From this or
dinance it is evident that the council
proposes to put an end to this fool
ishness of the mayors about making
grave digger" II looks as though
Savage will take a tumble in time to
save his own Official head.
Mayor Savage then called attention
of the council to the non-payment of
occupation tax and stated that City
Clerk Z. B. Martin did not desire to
collect such taxes any longer.
The city council met in adjourned
session Friday evening with Mayor
Savage in the chair and the following
cOuncilmen present: Wilson, Saylor,
Christensen, Maddg, Hunter, Gelino
and Neubert. Garland was the only
absentee. The mayor briefly stated
the purpose of the meeting to be to
organize a fire department and to pass
upon certain ordinances.
A report from the fire company in
the form Of an itemized statement of
the fire department property now be-
longing to the city, was received and
filed. Chairman Hunter, of the COM
mittee appointed tolOOk up suitable
building to be used for fire house
and council chambers. reported sever
ADMINISTRATIONS made. Mr.. Neubert
moved TO accept the report and con-
tinue the committee. Motion carried.
An ordinance providing for the organ
ization of fire company and fixing
the salaries Of the members thereof
was next read. Mr.. Wilson moved to
pass it, and Mr.. Neubert seconded.
All the cOuncilmen present voted
AYE" on the ordinance as a whole
and by sections.
This ordinance provides for a COM
pany of seventeen men, to be appoint
ed by the council. Two dollars will
be paid each member present at a fire
and sl.OO for a false alarm.
Everything had progressed with
phenomenal serenity until an ordi-
nance regulating the order of bust
ness to be followed by the city coun-
Gil was introduced. There was no
objection raised to any part Of the
ordinance except the clause changing
and regulating the order in which
the mayor shall make his appoint
ments. As soon as the ordinance was
read, Savage objected to it on the
ground that it was usurping his au-
thOrity to make such law and that
the ordinance was Of no use and mere
ly stuff" With an eye to finance,
Savage at once reminded the council
that it took money to print ordi-
nances and hence nothing like the
one in question should be passed.
Here Maddy interpOsed in speech
for Savage, Boosting that he had
always been on the unpopular side,
and the only defendant which Savage
, usually had. He said that II he were
mayor he would emulate Savage's
actions in his appointments; that is,
that he would appoint no one or allow
no one to hold over in Office, who had
not voted and worked for him. He
said that should congress attempt to
curtail the appointive power Of the
president 10 any such manner that
ridicule would rest upon them forever.
The mayor pronounced a blessing
on Maddy's head, saying that the talk
was deeply appreciated and wholly
unexpected.
1t was moved to place the ordinance
on its passage, and the motion car
ried. Neubert moved to pass the
ordinance. Wilson seconded. The
vote stood six "ayes" and one no."
Maddy alone all the time voting mo-"
When the ordinance was read by sec
tions, Maddy again Objeced to the
clause establishing new order of ap-
pOintments, and moved that it be
stricken out The motion died with
out second. However, Maddy i'm