The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-28
SHUT OFF THE LIGHT
CITY COUNCIL CONES DOWN ON
OTHER DEPARTMENT.

They Claim That In the Past They Have
Been Compelled to Furnish all the
Lights In the Guy Building and That
Hereafter Each Department VIII Pay
for It's Own Lights or Assemble in Dark
ness and the Council is Not Particular
whIch-Masonsc Home Taken Into the
City-Omcisi Proceedings.
When the city council met last night
Mayor Cox was not present, but all the
councilmen were in their places with the
exception Of Charley Daniels. who is
still confined 10 his room by sickness.
B. F. McLain, president OF the coun-
cn. presided and in a few minutes the
city government was being pushed along
with it's usual rapidity
The following petition was presented
from the directors of the Masonic Home,
asking that the grounds be taken into
the city limits, and an ordinance was
read bearing out the request, but owing
TO the absence Of the mayor the city at
torney decided that the council could
not pass the ordinance, and that il would
necessarily be forced to take its regu-
lar course, and theo rdinance, after its
lar course. and the ordinance, after its
next meeting. The petition was as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
the CITY of Wichita.
The undersigned owner Of the for-
lowing described real estate living and
situated IN the county OF Sedgwick and
stated Kansas. towil:
Comemncins at the northeast corner
Of the northeast quarter Of Section thir-
ty 900 township twenty-seven cd range
one % east Of the Sixth f5) principal
meridian. Running thence west nine
hundred and thirteen feet Cg1s); thence
south seven hundred and thirty feet
O50; thence east nine hundred and
thirteen feet f913): thence north seven
hundred and thirty feet (730) to the place
OF beginning, commonly known as the
Masonic Home, petitions your honor
able body that such real estate may be
taken within the corporate limits OF the
city Of Wichita, and become prt there
Of
KANSAS MASONIC HOME.
By Geo. L. Pratt, secretary executive
committee. duly authorized.
DR.. Minick reported that the presi-
dent of the company that did the paw
ing in the city had been here, and that
the five years limit called for in the con-
tract had expired. and that the paving
repairing would hereafter have to be
done by the city
He also desired to know what had
been done with reference to the well.
and suggested that IL contract had
not already been entered into with Mr..
Madison, that if there was any way pos
sible he did not want TO have any more
money wasted on that hole, but he did
want the balance converted TO some use
which would relieve the city.
A E. Helm presented a petition from
W. Fl. Auchmoody asking s5.025 dam
ages for injuries he had received by fall |
ing through the Fifteenth street bridge |
over Chisholm creek. 1t was suggested |
that the bridge was not within the city !
limits nor never had been. but the ques- |
ton was referred to the city attorney |
and judiciary committee TO report upon |
at a subsequent meeting
The petition OF the residents OF North |
Waco asking that a sidewalk BE- con-
structed in front of lot No. 1856 was |
granted.
An ordinance making an Appropriation !
for miscellaneous purposes for s7,S5s52 |
was placed upon its passage and passed. /
j. r. Kensworth fled his bond as
agent in the sum Of $500 as |
required by the lateo rdinsnce passed.
The following petition was presented
and granted:
Wichita. Kan, July II, 1896.
To the Mayor and City Council:
We. the undersigned. do earnestly re-
quest the removal of stands run and
located via:
One stand owned by c. ". Coffy used
TO sell drinks and fruit. located on edge
Of sidewalk in front of store room No.
'24 East Douglas avenue, city Of wich-
tia.
Also two stands southwest corner
Fifth avenue and Douglas avenue, used
FOR fruit and drinks, owned by name un-
and run by one Frank Grind
Frank Lang, C. p. Higans, J. S.
Holmes, NJ. H. Young. F. II. Smith.
olive Bell. J. c. Yon Yon. W. 2. Thomp-
son, A. z. Parrott, Theodore Young, !
Bert Day, VIM. Batner.
The sensation OF the evening. II there
vas any. was when the council decided
~ unanimous vote 70 leave the police
department., board of education. library,
messenger department and musical So
,ieties who occupy the building. in total
darkness unless these departments shall
n ter into an agreement with the light
company for their own lights In other
words. the city council refused IN the fu-
ure 10 pay for any lights outside OF
he council room, city clerks Office, and
ity engineers department.
The fololwing official proceedings are
apnrtad