People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-02-10

and that when the new cemetery was
laid out they had exchanged their lot
in the old cemetery for loo in the
new cemetery. By some mistake the
deed to the new lot had been made
out To the A. o. U. W. lodge. MIR.
Pitts desired to have the matter in.
vestigated and the error corrected.
A motion to that effect was carried.
The question of purchasing new
hose for the fire company came up and
was carried over to the next regular
meeting. Mr.. Graf had couple OF
samples Of hose, which he submitted
10 the members, but it was decided to
refer the question of hose to the Pur-
chasing committee with instructions
to secure as many samples Of hose.
prices, ETC., as possible, and act on the
matter at the next meeting.
A petition from the members Of the
fire company was read, asking that
more efficient chief, one who will take
an active interest in the work, and
one whom the fire laddieS could work
with in more agreeable manner, be
appointed, elected or in some way go..
ten into the position of chief. After
a great deal Of discussion it was final
ly agreed by the council that the FIRE
have the privilege of recommending
the chief, with the approval Of the
mayor and council.
A petition from the tax. payers of
the First ward was read, praying that
the sidewalk in front of II. J.Stevens's
new livery barn on East Seventh
street, be repaired. The petitioners
stated that the walk was in a very
dangerous condition and should be
be repaired as soon as possible. The
sidewalk was ordered repaired by the
street commissioner and the bill
charged ur to the owner Of the lots.
This petition brought up the Ques.
ton OF the horrible condition Of the
sidewalks all over the city, and a
great deal of discussion in regard to
che matter was had. Councilman
/ Glaff thought that in view Of the fact
: that the city of Wellington was in a
much more prosperous condition than
it has been for some years, we ought
to try and improve the appearance of
the city in some way, and that the
sidewalks were about as good a place
to begin as any. While Mr.. Graf
doesn't expect Wellington to ever be
a Kansas City, st. Louis or a Chicago,
he thinks we are a little ahead Of
Cicero or Rome, and that we should
try and demonstrate the fact by max
ing few improvements. All the
councilman had the same opinion as
Mr.. Graft, but as usual, several wanted
to know if the city could afford to do
anything atpresent, Mr.. Graf moved
that property owners repair the side.
walks in front of their property as it
was needed. The idea OF Mr.. Graft is
that at the end of five years all the
board sidewalks in the city be replaced
with cement walks. Property owners
may have the privilege of repairing
their old board sdew alks just so long
as the stringers of the walk is strong
enough to support the boards on the
top Of them, but when the siringers
are rOtted out, the entire walk must
come up and neat cement walk put
in its place. All of the cement walks
must be of a certain width in order
that every walk which is built will
line up with the first. In this man
ner all Of the sidewalks of the city
will be just alike. Mr.. Graft desires
all of this to take place within the
next five years. All the board walks
around town that have not been re.
placed with the new cement walk Nv
that time must come up and a cement
walk put in their place. Just imagine,
ir five wears from now, walking all
over town on a nice, level, cement
sidewalk. Mr.. Graf said that he had
made some investigation as TO the
cost Of the new walks, and that. TAX
Ing everything into consideration, the
cement walks are cheaper than a
common board sidewalk, to say moth
ing about he beauty of the new walk
over tn Oil. Mr.. Crafts motion was
carried and We can now all dream OF
how nice the cit, is going to look five
years hence, with her new cement
sidewalks.
Councilman Crane registered a bic