The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-26


AbncrmaIiy Large Head Gsar While in
the Thsater or Other Place of Amuse-
nsat, which Shall obstruct Auothers
Vtsw-Men Under the Law VIII Also BE
Prohibited From Making Themselves
Obaoxious by Going Out Between Acts
The sensation Of the council proceed
ings last night was the presentation of
an ordinance prohibiting the wearing of
aonormalIy large hats which would OBJ
str,lct the view of others in tiieaters and
places lof amusement, and also forbid
ding men from smoking, chewing to-
becco or passing IN and out between
acts
Council met in regular session at S
O'Clock, with ali present except Ruyton,
Daniels, Shuts and Young Dr. Minick
jokingly said that be had :he curfeW
ordinance in his pocket. Some one spoke
UP and said that it would he Unfair TO
present it, as Doc Shul;s was absent.
Minick replied shat ne woniin; sake ad-
vantage of him. Tire minutes oe the
previous meeting were read and ap-
proved
Mr.. Mclean asked 4 the health com
mittee had taken any ac;ilI; Ccs.ltrn-
ing the dumping of efuse near the west
end of the Maple street 6.-6ge. Mr..
Smith thought that a :.olica regulation
covered things of ehis des .riptiGn. Sir.
Mclean said that something sh1uld be
done ard asked If the polce sh3Lld lie
notified, and he was informed that that
was the proper course.
DR.. Minick OF the lighting committee
asked about the removal CT a light
-,
the corner CT The Jail 20 Thir:ee1tn asc
Topeka.
Mr.. Smith stated that he thought it
a poor plan 10 remove the light from
the corner of the jail AMI the iishc " hen
has been taken down fro n the corner Of
Eighth and Main be the one that shall
be placed at the corner named
DR.. Minnick here moved that council
go into executive Session hefCre a'.J1Lrn
ing, which carried.
claim was read from Mary 4. Mar
ming asking s2.0o0 for injury sustain
ed by falling upon a defective sidewalk
on South Topeka. between Kellogg and
Norris streets. This was referred to the
Judiciary committee and city attorney.
petition was read asking that per
manent sidewalk five feet wide be or
dered constructed on the west side OF
Topeka from Douglas TO First. The de-
80 days given property holders to con-
strict a sidewalk before their lots.
A report was read from the Fourth
av enue city scale master for the last
month. receipts being s57, while the Oak
street receipts as per scale masters re-
port, Were So. so. Mr.. McLane asked
why the West Douglas scales were not
heard from oftener. 1t seems that some
small-sized kick has been made con-
frerripp ha n which II ma
been conducted.
Report from Police Judge 7: c. VIII
son showed the receipts from the police
department to be S1,47955 for the last
month.
An amendment to an ordinance was
presented reducing the rate of trains
running within the city limits from six
miles per hour to four. This ordinance
took its regular course.
The ordinance concerning the patrons
Of pleasure resorts was ;9en presented.
X provides that ii be considered a mis-
demeanor for any lady, miss or child 10
wear a hat in theater or other place
OF amusement which shall obstruct the
view OF another. II also provides that
* shall be considered q miSdemeanor for
any man, or grown up imitator of a
man, to smoke. chew or spit while in
the presence of ladies in a theater or
other place of public gathering. Also
that they shall not be above 10 crowd
out Of their seats and pass before ladies
nor 10 drag their overcoats over their
laps in passing out between acts for
the purpose of securing a drink 1t
further provides that no theatrical man
eger shall permit il, and that any per-
son violating said act. or any manager
permitting it TO be violated shall be sub
ject 10 fine not less than 500 nor ex-
ceding $500, and that a manager found
guilty shall be debarred from Being man
sger of a theater thereafter.
The ordinance was read amid silence.
and after il was read DR.. 5Iinick moved
that it take its regular course, which
was carried.
Councilman Smith asked = the rame
of'the author OF the ordinance was Upon
ii. He was informed that It vas, but
the name was not mentioned.
communicate was presented from
the Wichita Hospital, inviting any or
all of the city officials t. l. present. at
any Of the monthly meetings % the
hoard Of directors which meets the fist
"Wednesday IN every month.
Or. Minick presented a plea for the
poor people and asked that those who
were out OF work and suffering for the
necesaries of life be given the prefer
snce in giving work upon the city
streets
Mayor Cox stated that this was the
rule already. and that there were more
men working now from the Fourth and
Second wards than from any other part !
Of the city.
DR.. Minick continued his talk and he
and Mayor Cox were talking al the same
time for full minute Minick talking
10 the house and Cox talking 10 Minick.
1t ended by Cox asking Minick i he
had seen the books within the past
week This was in rehuttai to Cox's
statement Minick answered that he |
had not. and in the discussion Cox told /
Minick that ne would not set any Jobs 1
for men from the Fourth ward again /
for thirty days.
CouEcil then went into executive ses- |
sion, and soon after adjourned.
THEY HELPED 4 LITTLE GIRL
after a Lecture on Reality and Artfnl 4