People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-11
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No Council Meeting.
Evening Journal, Tuesday.

h'VulHS IOufnal, tuesday.
An effort was made by the city
council to hold meeting last night,
but on account of the may or'S love for
comedy and contention with the au.
gust body of city dads, no meeting wal
held. An effort will be made to get
the mayor and cOuncilmen together
tomorrow night, however, at which
time important business will be at
tended 10,
1t has always been impossible for
the city council to hold a meeting
when there is "a meritOriOuS attraction
of any kind going on in the city, es.
peclSlly If that attraction be at the
auditorium. The night of the regu-
lar February meeting of the council
the Jessie Couthoui Concert company
RECALLED the lecture club at the high
school building, and the only city
officers present at the aldern anic
meet were the honorable mayor, the
city clerk and the city attorney. The
dignity OF the mayor is always asSailed
by councilman'S absence, and upon
that occasion he felt injured be-
y0nd rec0mpenSe. His wrath at the
city fathers for allowing pleasure to
interfere with business on that par
ticular occasion manifested itself in
different ways, and last night the
ludlcrOus contention between the
mayor and the cOuncilmen reached its
heighth.
a movement was started last week
by Councilman Graf of the First
ward, TO call a meeting of the council
for last night. The mayor was in.
formed OF the councils intention and
he was expected to be present. Eight
of the members OF the council conse.
quently gathered at the chamber last
night prepared to discuss business of
importance and transact the routine
business of the regular meeting. The
honorable mayor did not put 10 an
appearance, and Marshal Henderson
was dispatched with a call for him,
requesting his presence. The mayor
was found at the show and he utterly
refused to sign call or attend the
meeting.
The savants present thereupon Or
gained themselves into an indigna-
tion meeting and toasted their coat
tails by the fire as they pronounced an
athena upon the city's 6urgomaster.
All this while that highly honorable
and dignifed gentleman's love for
galety was being satiated by the
quality Of wit and humor dealt
out by the Weston comedy company,
and the wheels Of municipal govern
ment were at a stand.still. The
mayor enjoyed the show as was evi.
denced by the grin on his face, and
the councilmen vented their anger in
different ways unfit to appear in
print. The upshot of the whole affair
is that there will be no meeting this
month, and unfortunates who hold
bills against the city and are de-
pending on the council will have to
wait until the first of the month or
90 to a bill broker. Important
matters demanding the attention of
the city council will have to await
the mayors pleasure, or else he will
be insulted If the council 20 ahead
and do business without his presence.
1t isn't likely that meeting will be
held tomorrow night as is the inten-
tion, unless the council sees fit to do
business with the president in the
chair, as the mayor is RECALLING the
Oklahoma solons with his political
experiences and importance today on
his way to Woodward to attend the
cattlemen's meet. Should the coun-
Gil put President Gelino in the chair
tomorrow night-or it may be posi-