The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-12
IN BITTER TERMS
Editor and Publisher of "Law
and Order" Scored.
MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL
Accused of Disappointing
Fines Collected by Police,
MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL

( One OF the editors and the publisher OF
the organ Of what is termed the Law
and Order league came in for a
scoring at the meeting OF the
city council last night In the hrst
publication Of the paper is an article
signed by H. ". Lewis, and purDorted to
have been written BY him, in which an
attack is MADE upon the mayor ana city
council These gentlemen are accused Of
misappropriating the fines collected BY
the police from the saloons. The article
is written in very strong language and IS
a general accusation against the mayo
and the members Of the city council.
Member Davidson read extracts Of the
same and then introduced res 1lution 70
the effect that the mayor appoint a com
mittee to Investigate what has been done
with the revenues, including these fines
received By the present administrat ton
during the past two years and make a
report Of the same. which is 70 be pub
hshed in the daily papers of the city. The
committee appointed for this purpose con
sistes Of Members Davidson, Luling and
Dewey.
Councilman Luling and other members
spoke in rather bitter terms Of the pub
Usher Of the paper, II. w. Adams. Mr..
Luling then introduced a resolution as
follows: Resolved, that The mayor ap-
point a committee TO ascertain the 6Han-
Gal responsibility Of the publisher OF this
paper and report same to the council
A committee consisting Of Members Lul-
ing, Davidson and Burton was appointed
for this purpose By the mayor.
The slot machine ordinance which has
been prepared at the request Of Member
Davidson was read at The meeting of the
council. but upon motion Of Member
Luling action upon the same was deferred
until The next meeting. Member David
son moved TO amend the motion and have
the ordinance passed at once. and he met
with a second ia Member Dewey. The
amendment was lost only four members
Of the council voting In ITS favor
Mayor Ross appointed W. T. Burgess.
T. G. Parham,. J. D. Caldwell and Mss
Cogden 10 serve in the capacity of special
registration clerks until the closing of the
books before the spring election. The
appointments were confirmed BY the c0un-
ell. The services Of these special clerks
VIII begin this morning.
For the first time in many months a
tie bid was received to lay cinder wa ks
advertised by the council A /. Laird
and J. g. McMahon each sent in a bid Of
S cents per hneal foot 10 lay the walks.
As these were the only two bids received
to do the work. the council ordered that
the work be re-advert-sed and new bios
be taken
AS a result Of the controversy that re-
Gently arose as 10 the insufictency OF the
LIGHT furnished By The wichita Electric
Light & Power company, Commodore
Nelson sent communication last night to
the council making a proposition by which
he VIII either furnish the city with 900
candle power lights. CT IN lieu Of his abil- I
ity to do so VIII furnish the city by April
IS six adddona are lights free Of cost. :
The members Of the council commended
the action Of Mr.. Nelson In The matter
and voted TO accept his proposition
An important matter acted upon By the
council last night vas the granting OF
the franchise for the construction Of
long distance telephone system in this {
city to A. r. Champliu OF Newton The +
matter has been in allegiance for the past
two months, but was disposed Of last
aisht in favor Of Mr.. Champin. The lar
ter is granted a ten years franchise to f
and operate a long distance sys- f
tenn In Wichita The franchise. however,
becomes nuu and void il a future fran
-hse is granted to some Independent .
company which VIII agree 10 transmit the .
messages Of Sir. ChamQlin's company.
AS stated before AIr. ChampGn viii NOT