The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
(Omcial.)

Wichita, March 23d. 1896.
| Council met in regular session, Mayor
Cox in the chair, and all councilmer
present except Minick.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved as read.
All bills filed against the city 10 date
were read and on motion of Council
man Burton referred to the proper COM
| nlittees.
The police judges report from March
| 1st TO 18th, showing collections amount
| ing to S99 was received and ordered
| fled.
The report of the city clerk for the
months of January and February was
| received and referred to the finance
| committee.
Ordinance No. 1854. entitled An or
| dinance providing for the improveme nj
| Of certain streets and avenues by
| building sidewalks thereon, and provid-
! ing for the payment thereof, was read
and the rules suspended and the ordin-
ance adopted
Ordinance No. 1855, entitled an or
dinance levying a license tax on stock,
grain and provision brokers within the
| city of Wichita, and to regulate the
same, was read. the rules suspended and
the ordinance adopted.
A prepared ordinance entitled an or
dinance levying a license tax on all per-
sons engaged in the business of sprink-
ling streets in the city of Wichita, and
TO regulate the same, was read and Or
dered to take the regular course.
A special ordinance, entitled, an or
dinance prohibiting persons from plow-
ing in and upon any of the public streets
or oil Of hn Of
and ordered TO take the regular course.
Ordinance No. 1856, entitled. an ordin-
ance granting to the Missouri and Kan
saS Telephone company, its successors
and assigns, the right to build. oper-
ate and maintain telephone lines in the
city of Wichita. Sedgwick county,
state of Kansas, was read. the rules
suspended and the ordinance adopted.
Councilman Handley moved to go in
to executive session before adjOurning-
Carried.
The petition for an ordinance regulat-
irg the keeping OF hogs within certain
limits, was read and referred TO the
health committee.
The petition for cinder sidewalk on
South Main street, was referred back
&c the petitioners, as il lacked the re-
quisiJe number Of signers.
A remonstrance against building the
permanent sidewalk on Third street,
was read and ordered filed.
A petition against allowing the whis-
Ting posts on Washington avenue TO oc-
Cupy the middle OF the street was read
and the city engineer was instructed 20
have the same removed.
His honor appointed the following
judges and clerks 20 serve at the cleo
ton 10 be held April 7th. 1896. The APP
pOintments were unanimously confirm
ed:
FIRST WARD.
First precinct-C. H. Beckwith, 4. c.
Young. J. T. McMillen. judges; Roy
Sohn. J. A Art-ogast, clerks.
Second pTecinct-C. E. Jones. II. Ow-
ems and Joe Christman, judges; Pau
Brown. George Parham, clerks.
Third precinct-G. W. Crawford. n.
". Skinner and Bruce Griffith. judges:
H Hamilton. II. T Andrews, clerks.
SECOND WARD.
First preCinct-G. E Harris, J. II.
Bruce, Peter Getto. judges: c. L. Ad-
Sms. Geo. 3. kessler, clerks.
Second precinct. T. Hooker. J. c
Shoots. VI. McAvoy, judges: NJ s Jones.
Monte Jacks. clerks.
Third precinct-H- T. Camien. Edwin
Beach. Joseph Elliot, judges; r {.
Jackman. :. h AlberIs. clerks.
THIRD WARD.
First precinct-W- r Burgess. J. T.
Bailey. ". E. Lee. judges; J. :. Ak
man. Ray Taylor. clerks
Second prec!nci-H. 7. Dedr!ck. A. Il