The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-18
NAMES {. 7, ALLEN
Mayor Ross Appoints Street
Commissioner.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS IN
For Confirmation by the City
Council.

of street commissioner was passed at the
special meeting of the city council last
night, and Mayor Ross appointed E. T.
Allen to the place. and the council unani-
nously confirmed him.
II was at once considered a worthy rec
ognition of a most worthy man. Mr.. Al
len has lived in Wichita nearly all the
time for thirteen years, during which
time he has been engaged in the real es-
tate and loan business. He was chosen
as chairman OF the Republican city cen
trail committee previous to the recent city
election, and his clean, systematic and
vigorous fight for the success Of the ticket
was a high record in the management Of
city politics. Mr. Aliens appointment
will take effect May l, after the ordinance
creating the Office shall have gone into
effect
Il L. Jackson was reappointed to the
office Of city engineer.
J. P. Allen was reappointed park COM
missioner.
John GardenhIer was appointed to the
Office Of dog catcher, with full power to
act on the spur of the moment in any
case.
G. ". Crawford, L. Simpson and 3. H.
Downing were appointed as members Of
the police department, with only one dis
senting vote in confirmation, which came
from Councilman Burton.
Immediately after the council convened
in adjourned session Mr.. Herbig moved
that the council refuse to rebate any more
taxes during the current year. The mo-
ton was approved.
Councilman Burton presented the re-
quest of J. II. Rice, who wants TO be ap-
pointed special policeman at the opera
house. Mayor Ross said he would not
make such an appointment unless it
should be stipulated that the city would
not be responsible for the pay of such
officer With that understanding from
Mr.. Burton, Mr.. Ross said he would make
the appointment.
Councilman Hill, Of the public build
ings committee, presented a proposition
by the new ice company in which they
propose to furnish ice for the city build
ings at 30 cents per 100 The proposition
was accepted.
This committee recommended the dis
charge of the engineer of the city build
ing after the first of May, which recon-
mendation was accepted.
Councilman Herbig is after the contract
ors who have been putting in worthless
walks. he moved that the city engineer
be instructed to examine the walks re-
Gently built that are now in bad repair
and notify the contractors that they must
rebuild the same or forfeit their bonds.
The motion was adopted.
The residents Of South Water street,
who have been ordered to put down new
walks, were given thirty days extra time
In which to complete the work. according
10 the request submitted by Council
man Parkhurst.
Councilman Mclean moved that where
residents had been notified to put in Gin
der walks and had not done so be adver-
tised by the city and taxed up against
the property, and that all unfinished
walks that have been petitioned for be ad-
vertised for bids.
Mr. Herbig called the councils atten-
ton to the fact that the ordinance regu-
Iating plumbers permits had been violated
for the past four years, whereupon it was
ordered that the city engineer be instruct
cd TO issue no more permits until the
plumbers applying for same had fully
complied with the ordinance relating 10
same
a remonstrance from the hack owners
of the city was read. They complain that
baggage men and others sometimes haul
passengers TO and from places of public
amusement at a cheaper rate than they
can, and they therefore ask that the IL
cense tax upon hacks be removed. The
petition was referred to the franchise and
license committee.
Several petitions for walks were read
and referred to the counclmen Of the re-
spective wards.
A petition praying that the council place
a license and certain regulations on house
movers was read and referred to the COM
mittee on license and franchises.
The managers Of the Helen Gould Home
for orphan and helpless colored children,
asking for financial help for the home
was read and referred to the health com
mittee
An ordinance placing certain duties on
the street commissioner under the direc-
ton OF the city engineer, pertaining to the
cleaning, repairing and grading of streets,
was passed.
An anonymous communication was read
asking for the appointment of commit
tee to look after the matter Of excessive
freight rates, but the mayor said he would
not appoint such q committee until he had
looked into the matter more closely.
Councilman Burton moved that the city
attorney be ordered TO draw an ordinance
Condemnins certain properly on Patue av-
enue between Division and kellogg streets
in order 20 open said street. The motion
carried.
Chief Of Police Jones addressed the
council on the advieabiity Of passing such
an ordinance as could be rigidly enforced
against cyclists who persist in riding on
the sidewalks. Mr.. Jones said that under
the present law the department was pow
erless TO remedy the evil and the practice
was becoming q menace dangerous TO
human life. In response 20 Chief Jones
request the city attorney was ordered 10
draft an ordinance fQShiddiug the use Of
sidewalks TO cyclists altogether
The council then went into executive
session fer the consideration o. important
business.