The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-14
It SPANS The LINE
Jerry Simpson EIoqUently
Pleads for Bridge Repairs
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
Old Soldiers Also Plead for a
Veterans Monument.

When Mayor Mclean called the city
Council to order last night there was
good sized crowd of spectators present.
People seemed to think that something
Of Importance was going TO take place
but nobody seemed to have any definite
idea OF what 1t was.
The council ground away at routine
business and the spectators were getting
tired when petition was read signed by
Or. Pratt. Judge Buclcner and others ask
ing for the appropriation Of Sl.000 70 aid
in the construction Of a battle monu-
ment in Maple Grove cemetery DIT.
Pratt presented plans for a magnificent
monument and made magnificent /
speech in so far as patriotism was con-
cerued. He was followed by Judge Buck /
ner, who explained the object Of the
Union Veteran Union IN building the mon
ument- There was some amusement !
while the judge was making his speech /
HIS favoTite dog came with him TO the
council meeting and while the Judge /
talked some mighty good sense the dog +
took a position in front Of him and 1
looked up into the face Of HIS master a s /
If he understood every word he was say /
ing. Mrs. Mason closed the arguments !
for the petitioners and her eloquence (
brought forth loud cheers. At the close (
Of the speaking everybody was patriotic /
and the spectators expected 10 see the (
sum asked for promptly appropriated +
when Luling threw a whole bucket of /
cold water on the proposition by asking I.
the city attorney If the council could le- /
gany vote money 70 build monuments. /
Judge Helm said the legislature had I
passed a law in regard 10 cemeteries, but /
he had forgotten just what it was and (
he would not like 20 answer the question /
without first looking It up. Then Luling 4
moved TO refer the matter to the city +
attorney TO report at the next meeting.
The next matter Of interest was the an +
nouucement that Jerry Simpson was /
present and wanted to address the city /
council He didn't want 20 make a [
speech He merely wanted to talk bust 4
ness Jerry stated that be bought sew
eral acres Of ground over east Of the 4
stoclzvards for a feed lot and in order
10 get feed 70 It he was compelled to
cross the bridge over Chisholm creek at
Washington avenue and Twenty-drst (
street or make a long circuitous route to
reach his feed lots. The bridge was in
bad repair and had been closed TO travel (
He wanted the council TO repair it. The
city engineer said it would cost about
$500. The council was going 70 vote the
money right away when Smith asked
whether the bridge was inside the city
limits Burton said he guessed not and
Simpson said that idea had got abroad
but the city engineer had examined the
plat and found the bridge was in the
CITY.
Then they were going TO vote the
money when Robert Guthrie from a back
seat gave a hint that the council was
going wrong. He was called for an ex-
PLANTATION and told the council that the
matter OF the city boundary i'm that sec
ton had been before the court and that
according to the decision of Judge Dale
one end of the bridge was in the city
and the other end was In Wichita town
ship. Then the council drew a long
breath and referred the whole matter to
the public improvement committee and
the county commissioners.
Among the other things that the coun-
ell dad was TO order the opening o. the
Twelfth street fire house and the purch-
ase OF the necessary apparatus to sup
ply IL: to instruct the city clerk to notify
therailroads where they ought to fur
nish fights at street crossings To refer
Commodore Nelson's proposition 70 light
the streets Of Fairmount 20 the lighting
committee. To defer the matter Of the
lighting of the city building until Nell
son could be present and TO answer
his notice that he was ready to furnish
lights for the city building that the
council would accept the same when he
compiled with his contract and the city
ordinances governing the same. TO order
the chief OF police TO purchase clubs. he'll
NETS anu other parapharnalia needed 10y
the department. TO authorize the city
clerk TO advertise for The building Of
all unfinished permanent sidewalks; TO
order the street commissioner to select
men TO work on the streets from the
list to be furnished 10y the members Of
the council. and TO keep them as long
as needed. 70 order the building Of a
bridge over Chisholm creek on Second
street: to order that outside additions
wishing TO set out Of the city could do
so By paving into the city treasury a
SUM equal 10 u per cent Of the assessed
value of the property taken out; t. allow
AIr. Nelson's gas franchise TO sleep unt&
next regular meeting, 10 allow the board
of health loo month for expenses and
salary. 20 refund a lne OF $40 TO " T.
ttlttltltt.4r winch A4-- tf-'-A-N ANAA -t.'A
assessed him under the mistaken idea
thar Dee had violated the quarantine regg-
iatious, TO inform petitioners that the
name of Hydraulic avenue had never
been changed and Was SIN Hydraulic
avenue. 20 refer claim of H. ]. Hagney
for $50 Tor saa-e tree destroyed hy q
city telm 70 rhe proper committee. to
order the dog house moved when they
could md some place TO move Il u; 20
chanse the time Tor the meeting OF the
city council 10 the first ana third Non-
day nights OF each month Instead OF
second ana fourth as uov- % refer
twenty feet long petition on the police
matron business 70 the committee on ,
police ana prisons; 10 accept tie bonds IT
The city Clerk-elect j. j. Leland ana
Deputy CLERK T. 81 Cox 10 go - execu- ,
tive session q talk shout something chat Z
half the people in the city VIII know i
today.
A GOLD MEDAL. T.