The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-25

Helper ..... 4O-W per month
Total -. -. ..........s45S. 80
This city is very we'll lighted-better
than any places I have visited
THE cost OF our plant entire IS $40 1000,
but the first plant was built when every
thing was much more expensive than IL
| Is now, and last year we removed the
| Old Jenny dynamos and added In place
| the Wood dynamos, which are much bet
| ter. 1 think new plant entire, as good
as ours could now be built for $50, 900,
as all kinds of electrical II was a few
years ago to say nothing of the improve
| ments made.
Eve have tried almost everything in
the way Of street lights here, including
gas and sun-varor lights, but there is
nothing like electricity for lighting
streets.
IS. S. MFADDEN, City Clerk"
Now, l am not in favor Of paying
each year for lighting this town one-hals
the price it would take to put in a new
plant. This council could proceed with
an arrangement TO issue bonds or get
the sum together in some way 10 put in
a plant If we can't get reasona BILE terms
on lights.
There was heavy applause as the
doctor sat down. Mclean moved 10
appoint a committee 10 investigate the
light system of the city. Scheil amend
ed the motion by having il empower the
committee to look into the matter with
a view of purchasing light plant for
the city. Amendment was accepted and
the motion adopted.
The scales committee asked further
time and prisons committee had no re-
port.
The committee on streets and rail-
ways reported that the Midland railway
tracks were laid only about six feet
from property adjoining on the west Of
Mosley avenue and recommended that
as this was in opposition TO ordinance
613 that the company be ordered TO put
its tracks in the middle OF the street
There was something of stir when
Chairman Mclean of the Improvements
committee submitted recommendation
that wages be reduced for work on the
streets. The report reads:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Council:
carefully your proposition 10 recon-
mend the reduction Of wages both on the
street and sewer department. We real
ize our limited amour: Of money 70
spend in these departments and while
we regret the necessity Of something be-
Ing done in this direction. we feel from
the canvass made that the following
schedule Will give more general sa:isfac- |
ton. both 70 the taxpayer and labor |
than the old one:
by the reduction a great number Of |
worthy and needy men will get work and |
we will accomplish more for the city. We |
recommend that one man do the work |
formerly done by two in the sewer de. |
partment a. a salary for himself. horses |
and wagon of $50 per month. That The
foreman OF the carpenter gang with his
horse and wagon receive SIS Der month
The foreman OF the street gang with his
horse and buggy receive s. per dav. ana |
other street laborers be allowed 81 IS and
foreman Of gutter gang $3.50 per day. all
OF me above salaries TO be paid Cor eiyh,
hours work. except that OF the foreman |
OF the sewer department. whose services
Will be required on all emergencies The
foreman Of sewers will take Mr. Ffezps-
tricks place a. reduction OF SIS per
month and the saving OF one man. The
foreman Of the carpenter gang will draw
SO per month less shan the former one
and teams VIII draw s. instead OF s. per
day, while street men Will be allowed |
S. % instead OF $50
B. F. MLEAN:
y. GILES SMITH.
Councilman Minick took exception 10
the report with the proposition tina. Is
cents per hour Tor single hand and es
cents for teams would be an equitable
adjustment in the interest of economy.
Miller said THAI economy was nece..
sary. but /; wasn't right 10 begin on the
la boring man in the street.
How long have you lived he-e:" May
or Ross asked him.
About ten years"
"What did you pay your men n The
boom period ."
Two dollars and a hall"
What do YOU pay now"
"One seventy-five"