The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-14
WAS NO LOVE FEAST
MEETING OF COUNCIL LAST NIGHT
WAS TEMPE sTUOUS.

RrOVed
"white Elephant" on Their Hands
They had the Ordinance But Row to
Make it EffectuaIIy Operative was the
Problem Telegraph and Express Com
panies Were Relieved for Two Weeks
Insurance Men Record a Kick.
At the meeting Of the city council
last night IT was developed that in the
license ordinance the council had a
Wh1ee elephant" on its hands. They
had an ordinance but 10 make the
thing equitable and operative was the
question that bothered them.
In the early part of the evening At
torney Stanley appeared for the ex-
press and telegraph companies Of the
city and asked that the ordinance as
touching these corporations should be
made imperative Unil a meeting of the
! council two weeks from that time, and
that in the meantime the license COM
mfbbee and city attorney be asked ito
meet as ne desired to hay before them
certain questions showing the injustice
Of the ordinance. This was done, and
as consequence the ableSt corpora
taons of the cfty are relieved for the
time beirg.
IEen ,-r. Bunk appeared in The IN
tereSt Of the insurance companies and
declared that the present ordinance
would only result in raising the rate
OF insurance, as it gave the agencies
here no protection from underwriters
from other places VINO could come and
write up the risks without paying a
Il -
vor Of the outside and against the home
men.
This brought out a big discussion, and
when the mayor stated that the Ordi-
nance was a weak sister in many
places, and that il jumped on the home
men and lot the outsider go scott free
there was several Of the councilmen
who declared that the mayors remarks
would tend 10 make the ordinance in
operative.
How TO collect the license was anoth her
question which was brought up and
discussed, Councilman Burton moved
that Captain George Z. Harris he au-
thOrized by the council TO collect the
amounts assessed, and that he should
receive 10 per cent OF the amount col
lected as compensation.
Councilman Throckmorton moved
that the city clerk be substituted in
stead Of Mr.. Harris with the same com
penssdlOn. This was discussed and
lost by a vote Of 3 TO 6. The original
motion was lost by a vote of to S.
Mr.. Burton then moved that the city
treasurer be authorized to employ some
person 20 collect the license for a COM
pensatiOn Of per cent, but this was
voted down.
Five or six other bitches were taken.
but tchey We're lost and the new license
opdinan5e was still in the ring at the
time Of The adjournment, but was badly
disfiguued
All the coUncilmen were present with
the exception of p. L. Mclean, who
was out of the city.
Councilman Hanley recorded a long
and vigorous kick against the condi-
ton Of the scales or the weighmaster
on West Douglas avenue and read ac-
counts showing discrepancies of several
hundreds of pounds on cattle weighed
upon said scales and then re-weighed
on other scales. Each time the weights
were against the persons selling the cat
tie. The matter was referred to the
city engineer.
Councilman Burton reported the paw
ing on Market street to be in bad con-
d5tOn. but the city clerk said he had
received a promise from the manager
Of thu company ITO have the same re
paired.
Councilman Schults proceeded TO pull
The FIRE Commtttee over the Goals, de-
clsring tEat 10y closing the hose house
on the West Side they had only trans
ferped ftlle men TO the other houses and
had in addiction rented stables on the
east side in which 10 keep their horses.
He declared that the promise of re-
trenchment was all moonshine, and not
a reality
The fire chief was called upon to ex-
pfain, and stated that Whsle il was true
that the men had been transferred and
that he had also rented a stable. vet
the men took the places Of other men.
He declared that by closing the hose
houses on the West Side and in the
Fourth ward four months last summer
that there had been a. saving of 81, 500
This brought Councilman Shuts out
with the question whether or not the
chief desired - convey the impression
that ct cost almost $500 a month 10 run
the two houses.
Councilman ThrOckmorton wanted to
know If the several of the fire alarms
were not already out Of order. Which
was answered in the Affirmative, but
also STATED that Mr. Stewart. although
relieved from duty by the council, had
assisted the chief and had fixed some,
Tlhe chief promised at the next meet
Ing to make detailed statement of
the fse department. and also the cost
Of conjuo,ir" the same as compared
with other cities.
A miscellaneous ordinance appTNo-
pflasing SO. S02.30 was passed also an
or6Gnance 2pproNriatng SS3431 out Of
the prospect Wei funds.
TIE question of sidewalks in the Sec
ond wand was referred to the council
men Of that ward and city engineer.
WHO were instructed TO report at the
newt meeting.
The city elgineer on motion of COun-
Gilman Frances was instructed TO re-
move the dam IN Chisholm creek.
4 communication was received from
Mrs. Clement expressing the gratitude
Of herself and family over the action Of
the city. coInctl and officers in che re
spect shown bN them during the funeral
o. he~ l3te n; hand.
Police conn iSSionerS filed report for
December sI-..VilE the cost Of that de-
pspsnent - be $I,o9917. including rhe
trsveIinE expenses Of the secretary TO
Topeka and return.
The police judge showed fines assess
ed for the same month % be $3.50 while
he had collected S29I.5O.
The meeting was hot one in fact
TOO hot 10 admit OF an executive session