Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-06
WESTPORT WATER MEASURE.
1T PASSES THE UPPER HOUSE WITH
ONE AMENDMENT.
Ordinance Transferring the Mayors
Charity Fund 10 Public Charity
Was Also Passed-Other
Council DOings.

The upper house of the council at its
meeting last night passed the ordinance
giving Westport authority to receive Its
water supply from the Kansas City plant.
The ordinance, as originally drawn, simply
provided that Westport could connect It's
system with that of Kansas City, and that
n would receive water free for its fire ny
drants. flush basins and public buildings
in consideration of Kansas City being al
lowed to collect water rents from the peo-
Yesterday the public improvements com
mittee of the upper house met ana at
tached the following amendment, Whlcn
was adopted, and the ordinance was lheh
THE connection with Westport mains
and pipes shall not be made ana tne per
init TO furnish Westport with water Tor
public uses herein provided Tor shdli not
begin. or take effect. until a practical test
shall have been made by the superintend-
ont of the water works and the water com
missioners of Kansas CITY, ana until the
said test is pronounced by them satiSIac-
tory: provided. however, that nothing heIe-
in Shall be construed to be a franchise ac-
cruing to the city of Westport, ana that
the permission hereby given sald CITY 70
| use kansas City water for hre. hydraIts
and public purposes shall be reVocapfe Dg
the massage of an ordinance by hdHsdS
Citv TO that effect. BY accepting the per-
mil. WestpoTt agrees that II will make no
claim for investments. If any, Whlch she
NAV make on the strength OF the permit,
The bicycle ordinance, as amehoeu ny tne
lower mouse, was referred to the police
committee.
The ordinance transferring the mayor :
charity fund of 5000 TO the Proyident As
ISOLATION and the Helping Hand institute
! was passeG. Alderman Jewell opposed the
ordinance. saying that ne h2d known IN
stances where poor people who were una
bile to work had been compelled 10 ton pc
fore receiving aid from one OF these lnStl-
tutions. He believed the mayor should dis-
pense the fund. Alderman Morgan spoke
elouuently of the work of the Provldent As
ISOLATION and said that If the ordinance
passed. the Helping Hand would give the
poor free baths.
Alderman Brown said the mayor was de
sirous of the passage of the ordinance Al
dermcn Jewell and Eyssell voted against
the ordinance and Alderman Morrison was
excused from voting. The Provldent AsSo-
citation will receive $1,000 and the Helping
Hand $i.0O0.
The resolution introduced by Alderman
Morgan. i%nstructing the city counselor ana
citv attorney TO report upon the status OF
the litigation over telephones, was referred
to the judiciary committee.
An ordinance raising the salary OF the
comptroller's chief clerk from Sl,2O TO Sl,oJO
per year was passed.
The lower house resolution providing for
the appointment of a committee to negoti-
ate for Shelley park as a site for a new
market house was referred 20 the commit
tee on markets and public grounds.
The lower house held a brief session. at
which a few paving ordinances were passed
| and a sidewalk ordinance killed.