Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-11
NO new ALDERMEN NAMED.
UPPER HOUSE DECIDES NOT TO FILL
THE RECENT VACANCIES.
Ben w. Warner Confirmed N super.
tntendent of the Workhouse-
Lower House Wants Wagons
ON the B~oulevards

The upper house of the city council last
night after going into executive session
and confirming the appointment of Ben
1amin W. Warner as superintendent OF
the workhouse resolved itself into a COM
n,ittee of the whole to consider the ques-
ton of selecting members to represent the
recently annexed territory. The question
had not been included in the message of
tne mayor to the council and so that body
could not officially act at the meeting It
was deemed best, however, to have some
understanding upon the subject and an
extended discussion ensued.
When the executive session ended IL was
announced that no additions would be
made from the new territory at this time.
Before going into executive session the
lower house ordinance appropriating So,OO
which to make additions to the police force
was called up. The adverse report of the
ffnance committee, published exclusively
in The journal. was read. Alderman Nor
appropriation IL it could be made. wanted
no deficit in the funds of the city and be-
lieving the report of the committee to be
correct he would uphold IL.
Alderman Brown moved that action on
the ordinance be postponed indefinitely. ana
this carried with Johnston voting nay.
The request of the police commissioners
for more money was also indefinitely post
poned on account of the condition of the
port of the finance committee. The clerk
was instructed to forward a copy of this
report to the police board While sew
eral minor contract combinations result
ed Alderman Johnston served notice on
the body that from this on he intended to
vote against all sidewalk contract confirm
atoms where the work was TO be done
with plank, save where holes were
sought to be filed.
The proposition of the house to go into
executive session occasioned considerable
debate in which Mr.. Morgan strongly adj
vocated an open session. Those who voted
against such action were Johnston. Nor
pan Vauran mn aha Affar mir info
executive session the motion not to fill
the newly created vacancies was made by
President Graham and the only vote
large number of aspiring statesmen and
their friends were present and greatly dis
appointed at the decision of the house.
In the Lower House
Councilman Simonds outdid himself last
night in the majority report against the
ordinance prohibiting wagons on the boule-
government by bureau" and scored the
park board as an autocratic body response
bic to no one but itself.
the report. have found such independent
bureaus to be very dangerous to the lib
t shee peo apa M are dissa Gh e WHIT With the iU work
Of the board. there Is no way Of reaching
its members through the ballot box. In
decided to he a failure and the boards
abolished. With the experience of other
cities to guide us i, certainly is our duty
ment by bureau, to be extremely careful
about increasing the powers and privileges
of such independent branches Of our city
THE evidence to a certain extent places
the metropolitan police under the control OF
essary." said the report. 1T also gives
the park board power to appoint special
park police to be under the exclusive con-
to be paid out of the general funds of the
city. As the city council has found 1t
very difficult to find the small sum of 5000.
to increase the metropolitan force, We do
not see how 1t can provide means out of
the general fund to pay for a large special
that the city has reached its limit Of tax
alton for general purposes. If there Is to
be a special park police force. We think pro-
by special levy on the Inherent park dis
specify what wages are to be paid to such
constitute a DAYS work. for experience
would indicate that the park board is in
elined to require longer hours and less pay
The report declared that the ordinance
under consideration barred all but pleasure
vehicles of the boulevards. and attacked
the provision for park policemen.
There was a dearth Of Republican mem
bers present last night. and the Democrats
had no roubl in killing the ordinance whose
object was to keep heavy wagons off the
boulevards intended for attractiveness and
pleasure.
An ordinance was introduced to suppress
the manufacture and sale of CONCEALED but
ter. Any butter containing more than II
per cent of moisture shall be taken to be
ferred to the fnance committee.
Resolutions We're adopted to pave Eigh-
teenth. from Main to Broadway: to pave
Montgall, from Independence to Fifth
street.
Ordinances were passed to pave Four
teenth street, from Woodland to Park.