The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-27
FIRST STEP TAKE.
Council Appropriates Money
for Midland Extension.
CLERKS AND JUDGES
Of Election, Nov. 7, Named
and Confirmed.

At special meeting OF the city coun-
Gil last night, called for the purpose Of
confirming the selection Of supervisors.
judges and clerks of election, President
Cohn appeared and recommended the ap-
preparation Of money TO help pay the ex-
penses of an investigation Of the pro-
posed preliminary survey of a line for
an extension of the Kansas Midland
from Wichita to South McAlester. It is
to be known as the Wichita and South
ern. Mr. Cohn said he thought the mat
ter Of financing the deal was in such
shape now that it would be worth while
for the council to take hold of the mat
ter, and that the line would be Of very
material benefit 70 the city. Acting on
this, the council appropriated 800 and
guaranteed 500 to pay, the expenses Of
City Engineer Jackson who Is TO start
over the proposed route the first OF next
month, taking views. gathering data re-
garding elevations and the cost of grade
work. 1t is not in the nature exactly OF
preliminary survey, but the collection
of information upon which to base the
arrangement Of preliminary survey.
Mayor Ross named election supervis-
ors, judges and clerks of the election
to be held Tuesday, November :, as tol-
lows:
Supervisors-C. f. Parkhurst, c. H Lu-
ling. H. H. Dewey, w F. schell, B. +.
Mclean J. w Burton
First Ward: First precinct-J D. Cald-
well, ]. H. Ash. c. w. Morgan, judges;
William CasweIl, Harry Davis, clerks.
Second precinct-D. E Fuller. John Ex-
ton, P. V. Healy. judges; Paul Brown.
Charles Hunter, clerks. Third precinct
A. B. Jenkins. A. Christman J. II Brink,
judges; J. NJ. Clark, Fritz HUFFMAN,
clerks
Second Ward: First precinct-L. N.
Woodcock, George B. Kessler, II. H. Har-
ris, judges; j. w Wingard George Mat
thews, clerks. Second preclnct-Murray
Myers, A. E. Helm. I. MeskeI, judges; W,
H. A. Clark, Phil Lapes, clerks. Third
precinct-D. NJ. Dickson, John Alberts,
Clark Camp, judges; r. C. Jackman. John
D. Burgesor, clerks.
Third Ward: First precinct-J. H. Nc
Call, Charles Noyes. VIM. B. Lowe,
judges; P. A Rohrbaugh. NJ. A Fletcher,
clerks. Second precinct-H. A. Bissell,
Geo. NJ Jordon, Samuel Slower, judges;
Chas. A Seton, H. G. Toler, clerks.
Third precinct-A. c. Niederlander. Will
lam Little, c. A Woodford. judges; B.
Richard, Charles McAIlister. clerks.
Fourth Ward: First precinct-D. V.
Donnelly, George carp. Wilber Jones,
judges; Bruce keenan,, Frank Bulla,
clerks. Second precinct. L. Dyer, Yer
million Harris, W. H. Nichols, judges;
Orrin Hoover Robert Piatt. clerks. Third
precinct-A H. Tyler. George Wilson. A.
L. Miller, judges; Sill Woodcock, w. II.
OIiphant, clerks.
Fifth Ward: First precinct-John Here
ford, George Wells. ]. w. Brown, judges;
George Bristow, F. c. Kensler, clerks.
Second precinct-H. D. Heiserman. Geo.
Charlton, J. ]. Arnold, judges; Jesse Lee
land l. Myers, clerks.
Sixth Ward: First precinct-Ben Will
son, j. Davis, o. T. Wilder, judges; A.
Befel, S. Dyal, clerks. Second precinct
James o. Hanlan, R. s. Bell, NJ S. Hin
man, judges; W. P. Cleaveland, ]. W.
Winrod, clerks.