People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-05-17
COUNCIL MEETING.
W. ]. EthertOn Puts in a Bill for $4,000
Notes Of the Meeting.

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Notes Of the Meeting.
The council got together Monday
10 spite Of the storm, and transacted
part OF the business for the May term.
The business will be finished up at an
adjourned meeting to be held Thurs.
day night.
W. l. EthertOn, the barber who lost
an eye by wire hanging from a tree
on the Haslett property on West Sec,
ond street, presented q bill against
the city last night for $4,000 dam,
ages. This was a preliminary ster
toward suing the municipality fol
that amount. Etherton has EMPLOYED
lawyers to bring the suit. The coun.
Gil referred the bill to the law com,
mlttee and city attorney.
An ordinance was passed author
lzlng the mayor and city clerk to sign
the $4,000 water works bonds, and
liking the date Of issue June l, 1900
The printing Of the bonds was left tC
the hnance committee.
A petition from Hhas. ]. Humphrey
and ten or twelve other property own.
ers on South Jefferson avenue praying
Tor four foot brick walk instead Of a
nVe foot walk, designated in recent
sidewalk ordinance, was laid on the
table.
The petition Of A. Graf and Others
praying for protection from the town
herd was referred to the law and
ordinance committee, with instruc.
tiOnS to find cut il there is an ordi.
nance on the books covering the case,
and to see that it was enforced. In
the event there is no such ordinance,
a suitable one will be prepared and
submitted to the council for passage.
Mayor Kramer announced his an.
pointment of committees for the year
as follows:
Law and Oldinance-Ri3hards
French and Amsden.
Finance-Amsden, Pitts and Hitch.
cock.
Street and Alley-Maddy, Murray
and French.
Health-Murray, Lichtenberger and
Maddy.
Fire-Lichtenberger, Gelino and
Richards.
P0lice-Luening, Hitchcock and
Gelinn.
Water-PittS, Richards and Maddy.
Purchasing-Frencb, Amsden, and
Murray.
Cemetery-Hitchcock, Luening and
LiChtenberger.
The bonds of the city clerk, marshal
and street commissioner were ap-
proved. City Clerk Cheever's bond is
in the sum of $1,000, with Geo. B.
Dean, W. II. Carnes and W. Fl. Burks
as suretleS. City Marshal Cox's bond
is in the sum Of $500, with Geo. B.
Dean, Glen Spruance and r. V. Price
as sureties. Street Commissioner
Bowers bond is in the sum OF $500,
with Geo. Pfeifer, W. S. Longman,
Geo. B. Dean and Rube Anderson as
suretles.
Consideration Of the reports of the
various city officers was deferred un-
til the next meeting.
The question involving the right of
the owner to move the old Ray office
building from North Washington to
South Washington avenue, came up.
A motion was made to prohibit the
building being placed on the new lots,
but was lost. A resolution was adOp.
ted directing the proper authorities
not to permit the erection Of build.
ing within the fire limits that does
not meet the requirements Of the
ordinance provided in such cases. The
resolution amounts to nothing, and is
a shot in the air to frighten the OWL
er Of the building and satisfy those
who are Directing TO the building be-
ing moved onto the lots, The build
ing was originally in the fire limits,
and was moved to its new location
without being taken out of the fire
limits, ard there is a question as to
the councils authority to prevent the
building going on the lots. The build
ing is at present standing across the
sidewalk.
The contracts for city printing,
lumber, ETC., will be let at the June
meeting.
W. A. Lichtenberger was reelected
president OF the council.
The council! adjourned until Thurs
day evening, when sidewalk matters
will be taken up and the business Of
the May term concluded.