The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-11
COUNCIL IN DETAIL.

cOunclmen were present except Messsrs
Allen and Handley. The minutes Of the
last meeting were read and stood approved
Mr. Sutton read the following report:
Honorable Mayor and City Council.
Your committee on police will report as
follows: Number OF arrests for September
2G5: cash collections. $274.5O, being the
larges tcollection IN any thirty days Of the
ninety days ru nunder home rule.
On account of the fair and Wild West
show, the police force was increased to
protect the citizens. which they did glor-
iously, there being no complaint made
worthy OF note. BY Increasing the police
force It increased our expenses and cut
down our collections to sI.3S473 the least
cash balance in either of the thirty days
run under home rule. Still we have s694.73
ahead of the commissions seventeen
months run.
If we can keep our present mayor for
another term-and there is no doubt but
that We can--we will have money to loan.
Mr.. Volk read a letter saying that dead
uats were allowed to lie in the main streets.
business houses sweep their dirt and pa
pers into the cutters. horses were allowed
tn be left standing without being hitched.
He thought the policemen should attend
10 all such cases. No action was taken.
Sir Schen asked Mr.. Reese. he chairman
of railroads and street railways when
work would commence. He said that prob
ably within thirty days The Gates people
OF Chicago had the plans, but he thought
the contract would likely be awarded to
a New York firm. eff they could get the
plans from Gates IL would not be over
thirty days: if not IL might take longer.
Anumber Of sidewalk petitions were
granted both permanent and cinder walks.
Mr. Cubbon moved that the city clerk
be instructed to notify all people who had
Rtes that swun outward on the sidewalks
be notified through the Eagle that they
were obstructing the walks and that they
were subject to a fine At night pedes-
TRANS were hurt by running into the gates
which were left open.
The claims and accounts were read by
>-.ty Clerk Kramer. They were referred 10
the proper committees.
Mr.. Reese recommended that the Santa
Fe be instructed by the city clerk to put
In fagman AT the street cossings at KEEL
lcgg. First. Second and Central. M Smith
said that he didn't believe in subjecting
one road 70 any more restrictions than the
others Mayor Ross answered by saving
that The Missouri Pacific had three times
a. rIany as any other one road. He named
where fiagmen were stationed on the Mis-
souri, Pacific He also said that city Clerk
Kramer At his request had written to BIr.
Low of the Rock Island about putin in
TWO ates on Douglas avenue and the neces-
sity Of having nasman at different streets.
Mr. Low had referred the matter 70 Mr..
Nermilion. who said that they would be
Installed at once. Recommendation was
biaced in tho form Of a motion and carried.
The following complaint was read:
State If Kansas. Sedgwick County. IS.
Personally appeared before the under
-signed Justice Of the peace Of Sedgwick
county. Kansas. J. T. Hooker. George @.
Matthews. Charles Hin. FraHN Smith and
J. ]. jameson. who being each duly sworn.
depose and say that one Thomas FARGO
fails and refuses when properly notified 10
remove dead animals. to-wit. dead horses.
COWS. cats. dogs and chioens from the city
OF Wichita. in said county and state hut
allows the dead bodies OF such animals 20
remain IN said city. That said Thomas
FARGO IS acting under a contract with SAID
city as public scavenser. and said Gerose
g. Matthews specifies the following case
where said scavenger has failed 20 remove
dead animals. to-wit: Four large cats on
his premises on Main street. said J. T.
Hooker specifies: Two dogs in the alley
youth Of Carey hotel which said FARGO
failed 70 remove. after being duly notified
three different times
On Fire Marshal Wsl5en's rec mmenda-
Ron the old Exchange hotNl. corner %
Emporia and Eighteenth street. was CON
temned.
Mr. Quincy presented a petition contain
ing 1850 names. said 70 be resident tax
PAYERS. asking that me city call an cleo
ton and vote bonds 20 set money 70 buy
or build IN electric light plant. 20 De
owned ny the city. M-. 7 P Campbell as
attorney read the law on the matter. Mr..
FIer'big moved chat the petition be re
ferred 20 the finance committee Carried.
efr Campbell told the mayor that accord
ing to law m council had nothing 20 Go
with It. The mayor must issue a proc
lamation calling for an election. How
ever. Mayor Ross said ,slat he sid not
Intend 10 take snap Judgment on the mat
Ter and thst ne proposed % Investigate.
The petition went 20 the finance commit
tee. Mr.. Campbell inrmated that = the
mayor did not take action that he would
be compelled 20 by the law paSs,d by the
Popui1st legislature II 81.