Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-07
TWOTELEPHONE ORDINANCES
ANOTHER EFFORT TO BE MADE TO
REDUCE THE RATE OF TOLLS.
Alderman Morgan Finds an OppOrtu-
nifty to Vent His OratOricaI Pow
ers on the subject of Parks
bicycle Ordinance.

The budget of ordinances in the upper
house of the city council was considerably
reduced last night, but the good work was
stopped az about 10 o'clock after a little
outbreak of parkphobia by Alderman Nor
gan. The outburst was due to motion 10
pass an ordinance permitting the park
board to turn over SEQ from the distrlct
park funds to the city comptroller Tor the
pavment of condemnation claims.
Alderman Wyne pointed out that this
would permit full payment and prevent the
very thing Alderman Morgan dreaded.
Alderman Morgan took the floor and grew
oratOrical.
This may be all right" he said, but I
will vote against il. i don't intend TO sit
around here like a wooden man letting that
park board run all kinds of bills through
the council. | have been saying aye, aye
for nearly four years without knowing
what I was voting on, but I've quit. They
say this park board can DO aHythlng' re
gardless of this council bul l IN mere 10
show 'em we have some power
EC frightened up his belt another notch
and continued. -.
I'm a friend of Kansas City, the papers
to the contrary Notwithstanding. have
beeu here thirteen years. nay grandchildFen
are here, and some OF my blood Is buried
in your graveyard, where l may be IN
tered myself thought l have good lot
ma 81 for back East. And i m going to pro-
test on their bulldOzing bills through here
auy more | promise 10 be able TO vote IN
teIliEently on this bill next council, II
have to consult d lawyer
| The motion TO suspend the rules for the
consideration of the ordinance was lost,
Aldermen Graham. Wyne, Seldom and Eys-
sell voting for. and Munson, Morgan and
Morrison against.
priation of $3.50 for the completion OF
waterworks at Quindaro. whose cost has
exceeded the $500 appropriated, was
Two measures bearing on telephone
! charges in the city were re-reierred.
| Alderman Jewell introduced the first.
an1cnding the present ordinance so as to
/ corfu lis OpeTation to Kansas City, Mo.
{ Tho present ordinance interferes with the
( Interstate commerce law in that II covers
. mart of Kansas City. kas. Alderman Nor
gan introduced a resolution providing Tor
legal enforcement of the ordinance.
A resolution sent from the lower house
asking that baseball nine be chosen from
l the two houses TO play match game with
( "a similar nine from the WeStport council,
/ the proceeds to go TO the convention nan
re Salvation Army held turbulent ser
4 vices in the street below ana Alderman
Morgan wanted the council 10 instruct
. them TO select some other place for their
I future halleluiahs. but II was deemed pest
+ Ia lot him privately persuade them.
/ In the lower house, MesSrS. Hun, Pen
| dergast and Brinkley were appointed as a
I committee TO confer with q llke coInmlttee
/ from the uuper house on the bicycle ordi-
narCe The upper house had passed the
! nTdi1ance with a provision in ii compelling
riGerS TO Use a bell. and not recurring a
/ Iar1n but the lower house amended this so
I thai the use of the lamp was compulsory.
J leaving the use OF thr otu oI,tlvIiidl WIN
| slider the advisability Of placing tax OF q
\ on each wheel.