The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28
THEY ARE RESTORED
FIRE HOUSES FOR FOURTH AND
FIFTH WARDS AGAIN.

Stick Out With One of the Most Flo
quent Speeches Ever Delivered In the
Council Chamber-He Made Several
Happy Hits and was Given an Ovation.
The West Side and the North Side
are happy again
Last night the city council by vote
of II to l restored to them their hre
houses and now they can sleep safe at
{ night under the protection of four stout
fire ladies and fully equipped depart
rnent. Councilman McLain Of the West
Side opened the ball by introducing a
petition from his constituents asking
for the re-opening of the house in the
Fifth ward and Immediately Council
man Throckmorton introduced a sim
liar petition asking for the re-opening
of the house at Thirteenth street in
the Fourth ward.
Mr.. Throckmorton declared that his
petition was in good faith and was not
by any means intended 10 block the Pc
tition from the Fifth ward
DR.. Swhults made the speech Of the
evening. He spoke TO the new me-
bers and called the proposition to re-
open the two fire houses the re-appear-
ance of the spirit of dead mother-in-
law. He illustrated the idea he wished
10 convey by a story about a spiritual
1stic Sceance. He told the new mem
bers that they would not be very long
in the council when they will find out
that there Is very little difference be-
tween retrenchment and politics and IL
Illustrated his point by telling another
good story from Tennessee. The doc
tor was apparently very much opposed
to the re-opening Of the houses but he
voted for the proposition when the roll
was called. All voted in the affirm
ative but Daniels of the First ward.
When the council was called to order
all the members were present but Dan
iels who came in soon afterwards
DR.. Minick made a motion instruct
Ing the clerk TO advertise for bids for
all unfinished dewalks-carried
Claims and accounts TO the amount
Of $405 were read and approved.
The trustees of the colored Baptist
church asked for a rebate of taxes.
The petition was referred to the usual
committee.
An ordinance was read and passed
providing for the means Of disbursing
the fireman's fund.
An ordinance was passed providing
penalty for blowing on the streets
Mr.. Burton made motion which was
carried that the fire houses of the
Fourth and Fifth wards reopen on
May l.
Now that the regular business was
over Mayor Cox called upon Mayor
LOOMS OF Winfield to say something.
Colonel LooEis said: II have just
dropped in to see the mayor and council
of Wichita and did not expect to be
called upon to make a speech. will
say, however. that Wichita is all right
The council, city officers and specta-
tors opened wide their eyes when Mayor
Savage, at the invitation of Mayor
Cox, arose to speak. No finer little
speech was ever made in the city build
ing than that made by Mayor Savage
even though it was impromptu He
is not only fine orator but he knows
exactly what 10 say and the crowd
broke out with vigorous applause ex-
actly six times during the five minutes
that he was speaking. Wellington GER
tainJy could not wish TO have a better
representative abroad than Mayor Saw
age, at least that is what the mayor,
council, city officers, reporters and the
spectators at the council last night
said
In his speech Mr.. Savage said that the
L
I'VE have" said he, ''as good citizens,
as many fair women and pretty girls.
as many towering church spires, fine
schools, big business houses and pros
porous merchants as can be found in
the state Of Kansas or any town of
equal size as there is from Maine TO
California. We also have money in
our city treasury and we pay all our
scrip and obligations cent for cent and
dollar for dollar. Down in wellington
we love Wichita and the people of WITCH
ita- We are proud in being your neigh
bors We come up here occasionally to
do business with you and we like your
methods. Wellington and Wichita
have struck bottom and from now on
We viii climb the up grade TO prosperity
again. ] hope and believe that before
/ die 1 viii come to Wichita when il is
a city Of $1,000 inhabitants You are
bound 10 get there, and every observ-
ing man knows il. / want to say that
have never spent dollar here that
did not get full value received for it.
We of Wellington get treated right
when We come here and If every you
gentlemen or any Of your citizens come
10 our city We viii show you that hos
pitality and kindly feeling for which
we are noted throughout the state and
nation. l also want TO say that Wich-
fta should be allowed TO manage her
own affairs because she knows better
what her people need than outsiders.
am aware that a senseless war precipI-
stated by Topeka parties has cost the
people a great deal of money and an
noyance 1 believe that Mayor Cox and
his city council know more about the
affairs of Wichita than Governor Nor
rill, Governor Lewelling. or any other
governor and should be allowed TO reg
ulate them"
Alr. Savage said great many hand |
some things and concluded by telling a
good story on himself.
When the council adjourned every |
body in the chamber and galleries rush |
ed 10 him 10 shake his hand yelling
ton could certainly feel proud if IL wit |
messed the deserved ovation that he re- |
ceived.
Colonel Loomis was also rendered a |
fine reception.
THEY ARE KEPT BUSY
letter OF Inquiry Concerning State Fair /
are Pouring In