The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-02
COUNCIL GETS HOT
If imposes Heavy Fine for
Sale of Morphine
AND FIRES THE FIREMAN
Goes on Record for Good
Music and Fast Horses.

I When Mayor Mclean called the council
to order last night ali members were
present except Luling and Mckee. There
was good deal of routine business after
a very large amount Of talking.
The first thing of interest TO come be-
fore the council was the matter of free
concerts. S. L. Nelson was present and
said the Street Railway was willing to
pay something for these concerts if they
were held In Riverside park. He said his
company would not pay anything for
concerts at Hyde park because they did
not like to haul big loads across all the
railroads. There was too much risks and
delays on account Of trains. lie said the
company would pay SIS a month for eight
concerts and six Of them to be in Rever-
side and one in Hamilton and one in
Hyde park. The park commissioners
said they would donate as much as the
Street Railway and the council voted to
give $3.50, making the $500 a month that
the Sanford band wanted. Some Of the
members of the council did not take kind
y to the idea Of voting money for con-
certs but it seemed that public clamor
was too strong for the concerts and the
appropriation was made
Van Duyn opened the ball on the mat
ter Of fast driving in south Riverside
by making a speech when there was no
motion before the house. He said people
ought TO be encouraged TO get good
horses and a driving horse was not
much good If there was a law against
his pacing or trotting faster than six
miles an hour. He said people ought TO
be allowed to do some fast driving in
Riverside park because people liked TO
see good horses move. He wound up by
making a motion that fast driving be
allowed in south Riverside from to a.
m. and from to 9 p. N. The city at
torney said there was an ordinance pre-
venting fast driving IN the city parks
and then Mr.. Van Duyn changed his mo-
ton to as to direct the city attorney TO
draw an ordinance IN harmony with his
first motion and it was carried. This IS
even better than the owners Of fast
horses asked for and there viii be no
further complaint about having to drive
III inc uOlLsrL DdEl VI l44c Jay.
Chief Walden. OF the fire department,
started the ball to rolling on the much
talked-of-ouestion Of noisy Fourth Of
July by asking that the city council
make no change IN the ordinance prohib-
iting the explosion of fireworks IN the
business center Of the city. He said he
had heard that an effort would be made
to have It changed and that at this dry
time they were liable to start serious
fires. Councilman Herman asked him
If it was any more dangerous TO shoot
hrecrackers in the business center than
in the residence portion. He said it was
more dangerous on account Of awnings
and more combustible matter in the bus
mess center. There was an inclination
shown by some of the members Of the
council TO allow the boys 10 shoot the
crackers. but Mayor Mclean stopped
the talk by reminding the council that
it was the duty Of the chief Of police
TO enforce the ordinances he found with
out any instructions in the matter
The council got a prohibition move on
itself and went after the vendors of NOR
phine. City Attorney a. z. Helm intro
duced the ordinance by stating as he
passed It to the city clerk that he had
been requested to prepare 1t by the chief
of police. The ordinance provides that
morphine shall not be sold in the city ex-
cept on the prescription Of a reputable
physician The penalty for the violation
of this ordinance IS a fine OF not less
than SIS nor more than 500. It was re
marked that Judge Stanley used pretty
good Judgment in fixing fines and it is
believed that the fellow who violates this
ordinance will get the maximum every
time. Chief Burt says that the eaters of
morphine are q dangerous crowd and a
thousand times worse than the whlskey
and that II people knew the
harm the sale OF this drug was doing in
this city. they would all favor strict
Of its sale. When the ordi-
nance was put on its passage every
OF the council voted for it.
The city attorney had such good luck
with this morphine ordinance that he
passed another one over TO the city clerk
and when It was read IL proved OF be one
fixing the salary Of police matron ar $500
a year. The ordinance was put on its
passage and carried unanimously.
Councilman Caswen got on the floor
and after wiping the sweat from his face
with a water-soaked handkerchief. he
made 4 motion that the drerlen Of the
city building be discharged. He explained
that he had the machinery all ia good
repair and that there was nothing for
him to do until next fan. Re was dis
charged by an unanimous vote, as IL
some Of the members OF the council
thought he was responsible for the hot
weather
Professor Iselv ssfd the board OF health
had informed him that It had run out OF
smallpox cases and they wanted the city
council 70 authorize the MAYOR To offer
a reward Of s for every case reported 7
IN the city He said the board was ~
ia orirtnr that enrrn rnn-,Ia rrera har-