The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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| Wichita, Kan, April 10. 1899
| Council met in regular session, Mayor
| Ross in chair All councilmen present ex-
| cept Handley.
| Minutes of the last regular and special
| meetings read, and approved as read.
The following reports were read by the
chairmen OF the various committees:
| Report of finance committee.
Report of park committee.
! Report of light committee.
! Report of city attorney.
Report of city clerk
Report of city engineer.
Report of fire marshal.
Report of chief Of police.
On motion the above reports were &C
| cepted and ordered placed on file.
| The mayor addressed the old council,
after which they adjourned sine die.
| The outgoing councilmen introduced the
| incoming members, after which the roll
was called. All members of the new coun-
Gil present, with Mayor Ross in chair.
The city attorney introduced his sue
cessor, A. E. Helm, who made short
address to the council. The mayor then
made short address to the new council
| men.
On motion of Councilman Mclean, ].
Giles Smith was placed in nomination for
president of the council. No other nomi-
nation. Councilman Volk moved that the
rules be suspended and the clerk be in
structed to cast the vote of the council
for j. Giles Smith as president. The clerk
cast the vote.
A communication was read inviting the
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field hall April p. 1899, to welcome the re-
turn of the soldier boys. On motion, the
invitation was accepted
Treasurer's monthly and quarterly re-
port read and referred to finance COM
mittee.
An ordinance providing for the issuing
Of an internal improvement bond to pay
S S. Kensler for cinder walks was read
and on motion of Councilman Smith
adopted
An ordinance providing for repositories
for the city moneys was read. Council
man Herbig moved to change section . TO
read ITO deposit equally as may be pos
sible in and with said banks On motion
the amendment was adopted and the ordi-
nance adopted as a whole.
The miscellaneous appropriation ordi-
nance was read. On motion the rules
were suspended and the ordinance adopted
Councilman Mclean moved that when
the council adjourned it be until Monday
evening, April II. Carried.
James Belts, janitor of City building
rendered his resignation, to take effect
April 10. On motion the resignation was
accepted.
The mayor appointed Thomas Banks
janitor. to succeed Belts, resigned. On
motion the appointment was confirmed by
the council.
The mayor appointed the following COM
mittees for the ensuing year:
Finance-Smith, Mclean, Herbig
Fire and water-Guthrie, Dewey, Park
hurst.
Health-Volk, Hill, Dewey.
Lighting Schell. Herbig, Cubbon
Paving and scales-Parkhurst Burton,
Sutton.
Police and prisons-Burton, Sutton.
Parkhurst.
Public buildings-Hill, Burton, Vo,k
Railroads and street railways-Cubbon,
Dewey, Mclean.
Public provements-McLean, Cubbon,
Smith.
Sewer and drainage-Dewey, Guthrie,
Hill.
Franchise and license-Herbig, Smith,
Schell.
The following resolution was offered:
BE it resolved by the mayor and coun-
cilmen of the city of Wichita, That where
as a question has been raised that the
office of police judge is not an elective Of
fee; and, whereas, the attorney general
has given an opinion to this effect; and.
whereas, other cities of the first-cass of
the state Of Kansas have not elected any
police judge, believing that the same is an
appointive office, or that the old police
judge must hold over; and to avoid COM
pications at this time.
Therefore, be it resolved, That no ac-
ton be taken by the council with refer
ence to the bond of E. E. Enoch as police
judge, and that the same be deferred until
1t can be legally determined whether said
office is elective or appointive"
On motion the resolution was lost
On motion, the bond of E. Z. Enoch was
approved by the council
On motion Of Councilman Smith, council
adjourned to Monday, April Il. at D. M
FTNL4AY ROSS. Mayor
Attest: H It KRAMER CStv CLERK