The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-21
WANT MORE LIGHT
COunciImen Discuss BIinker
Problem.
POLICE MATR0N NAMED
But Confirmation Withheld
for Present.

The city council met IN adjourned ses-
sion last nignl. Mayor Mclean in the
chair Following are some Of the things
it did:
Accepted the report of Burton OF the
purchase Of 1900 feet of hose and chem
icsl engine for fire station No. 3.
Instructed the city clerk TO write the
wensbach company for prices on fifty
lights ore more to take the place of the
present blinkers.
Mrs. Spidel was nominated for police
rnatron, but the council failed TO confirm.
The petition Of property holders on East
Murdoch avenue asking TO have the ditch
tiled, was laid on the table.
The city clerk was ordered to advertise
for bids to build bridge over Chisholm
creek on Washington avenue as soon as
the specifications are received.
The street commissioner was instructed
to see that people trim their trees Of
branches eight feet from the ground, as
the ordinance requires.
The city clerk was instructed to notify
the owner OF the property at the south
east corner Of Lawrence and Lewis to
build a permanent walk.
Resolutions on the death OF the daugh-
ter OF Councilman Davidson were passed.
The report Of the viewers appointed to
open Patti avenue south of Division street
was accepted.
Mrs. Cora Black was allowed rent for
the ground on which the West Douglas
avenue scales are located.
An ordinance was passed fixing the time
of holding council meetings on the first
and third Monday nights Of each month
Kernan's proposition 20 allow men ana
teams 50 a day for working for the city
was referred to the public Improvement
committee.
Councilman Smith stirred up the coun-
ell on the matter of lighting the outskirts
Of the city. He said the people IN the
outlying part Of the city were entitled to
some benefit from the city for the taxes
they paid. and about the only thing the
council could give them was light. The
welsbach people were Offering TO furnish
q light that gave more than three times
The light of the blinkers for 81 a year,
when we are paying $500 for the blink
FRS. He asked the members of the
council TO go down in front Of the city
building and look at the kind of lights
hey proposed 10 furnish.
A petition about twenty feet long was
read by the city clerk asking for the ap-
pointment of police matron. Mr.. Ker-
nan. of the committee on police and pris-
pms. reported that the state law was man
1atory and TIE council was bound to ap-
point police matron. His wife had sign
Pc the petition. but Herman voted against
the confirmation of the nomination OF tne
matron. giving as the reasan that he oi0
not think the city needed a police matron
Tn the midst of the proceeding Council
man Isely offered the following, which
Eas unanimously adopted:
In view OF the recent death of the lit
he daughter of ar. G. 7. Davidson. be it
Resolved, by the mayor and members
Of the city council in session assembled.
that we express TO our fellow councilman
out sincere regret ana deep sorrow for
his in this his present bereavement.
BE it further ordered that this resolu-
ton be placed upon the minutes and that
"a copy Of the same be sent TO 8Ir. David
son.
Mr.. Buttons report showed that the
chemical apparatus was purchased for
$50. and the 500 feet of hose bought o.
the Chicago Fire Hose company cost 81
per foot. and 500 feet were bought Of
smyth * Sons for 10 cents. per foot moro.