The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-23

the conducting or carrying on of said
business, and that ii shall be unlawful
for any person. company or corpora
ton. 10 conduct or cause 10 be con-
Quoted. or carry on any such telephone
business without first having procured
from the city clerk a license therefor
One-half OF the license tax 50 levied
shall be payable each half year or frac-
ton thereof. Such half year shall end
on the last day of June and the last
day of December in each year.
Sec. . That any company, person or
corporation mentioned in Sec. l of this
ordinance. who shall fail 10 procure
the license and pay the tax mentioned
in section one Of this ordinance. shall
forfeit and pay n the city OF Wichita
for such delinquency. the sum Of
Twenty-Five Dollars for each day that
each phone or instrument IS used,
operated or caused To he used and oper-
ated in conducting such telephone bust
ness. without first having procured
license and paid the tax mentioned in
section /. of this ordinance.
That each days fOrfeiJures and PEN
atty above mentioned shall constitute
a separate cause of action. which may
be recovered by the city Of Wichita
from any company, corporation or per-
son violating this ordinance Cby civil
action( in any court of competent juris-
diction.
Sec. 3. That 1t shall be unlawful for
anV manager. agent. servants or en-
pl0vee OF any company, corporation or
person. who shall conduct or operate
telephone business within the city OF
Wichita. To use or operate, or in any
manner cause 70 he used and Orepated
any phone or instrument. upon which
the licensed tax mentioned in section
/ Of this ordinance. have not been paid
and for which license has not been pro
cured as required by this ordinance
any person or persons violating this
ordinance. in addition 10 the forfeiture
and penalty, mentioned in section Of
this ordinance shall. upon conviction.
be fined in any sum not exceeding One
Hundred Dollars.
Sec. 4. That ordinance No. .oe7 ap-
proved April %. 1895. and published
April %. 1895. be. and the same Is here
by repealed
Sec. ;. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force and effect from and
after its publication in the Wichita
Approved July -. 1885.
L NJ. cox. Mayor.
Attest: c. s. SMITH. City Clerk
The above Is now the law and some
OF the citizens who attended the coun-
ell meeting when they learned that the
mavor had signed the ordinance and
that II WnUlu ne ilunilSlrt THIS morn
ing. were anxious u know whether
thav could use their phones today.
Some Of the spectators who had lis
tened attentiveiy % the reading Of the
ordinance declared that every person
connected with TIE telephone company
could be arrested and fined this morn
ing unless the Office was closed until
the license is paid on every phone in
The city.
Mayor Cox called the attention Of
the council 10 the ueCssity Of keeping
expenses within the city's income and
requested the financial committee u
call on the police commissioners and
ascertain If the police force could not
be reduced
He said that Rufus Cone had told
him when h was chief % police that
he could guard the city with half The
police force = they were ali good men
but that under every police commits
sion about half the force were appoint
cd 70 pay political debts
The mayor Thought il better - give
= few men employment on Ihe streets
ana have fewer policemen
He also requested the finance com
rnitree 70 call al the Orphans home and
a. the ether places - which me city
was making appropr.z tioas and sscer-
tain Il they could not get along fo-
a few months until the city got some
money on hand
a motion was adopted that the city
clerk proceed % collect license from all
hacks. drays and express wagons, b..,