The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-04-23

Special Detectives. $50
Patrolmen, $40.
The city council met IN regular session
last night, Mayor Mclean in the chair.
and ali the members except Luling pres
ent There was large number OF sDec-
tators present evidently expecting thar
things a little out Of the ordinary was
going to be done. The council did q
large amount OF routine business and the
visitors mostly seemed to tire Of the dull
proceedings and fled out Before the
adjournment the council went into exec
utive session and after coming out
amended the salary ordinance so as TO
give the officers named the amount Of
salary stated above.
This amendment doubles the yearly sal
ary Of The mayor. The city attorney gets
a raise of 500 Fire chief has 500 added
70 his pay and the chief Of police the
same amount The police Judge gets a
raise Of s1200 The special detectives here
after win be allowed an increase OF $40.
ard the same amount viii go 20 the pa
trolmen. The officers viii get their pay
at the end OF each month.
Mr. Davidson, OF the finance committee.
read a long list OF town lots on which
taxes had accumulted and recommended
the acceptance OF the fiat taxes omit
ing the penalties He also called the at
tention OF the council that it had been
making an appropriation OF fifty dollars
a month to the public school library and
that the school board had informed him
that they were still in need OF the ap-
preparation. On motion 1t was continued
until the first OF next January. Mr.. Bur
ton. of the IRE and water committee. re-
ported that the fire department was IN
need Of I.509 feet Of new hose. Il was
decided that the city clerk should adver-
tise for bids for that amount OF hose.
Afr. Scheu read a petition of citizens
asking that the fire house at the corner
OF Thirteenth and 81. Francis be reopen
ed He said that the north side had very
poor FIRE protection when the streets
were muddy. The matter was referred to
the fire and water committee and the
fire chief.
Mayor Mclean recommended that Geo.
Maddox be appointed second-class fire.
man. and A. NJ. Evans. J. F. Ends. Ira
MartfndaIe and 2. J.. Dennis for third
class hremen. The nominations were all
confirmed. Drs. shultz. Cave and De
Ross were nominated and confirmed as
members Of the board OF health. a. NJ.
Evans was appointed city electrician
Mr.. Scheu called attention to the mat
ter OF the railroads and said that they
were not putting lights at their streets
crossings as the law provided. The city
attorney said that the ordinance provided
that the railroads should be given notice
at what place the lights were needed
and that no such notice had ever been
given. 1t was ordered that the proper
notices be given at once by the light
committee.
The Weir City and Western Coal com
pany asked for the privilege OF crossing
the sidewalks with switches 10 its coal
yards. The city attorney was directed
to draw an ordinance TO that effect.
AIr. Davidson moved that the city at
torney be instructed to draw an amend
ment to the present ordinance regulating
the parking OF all streets SO as 20 make
them al uniform in width. Il was so
ordered
The report OF the condemnation com
mittee for the opening OF First street
was accepted and the S175 necessary TO
pay for property condemned was placed
IN the appropriation ordinance
The sewer Inspector got his salary
raised by an appropriation OF ten dollars
a month TO pay for the use CT his horse
and buggy.
City Attorney Helm Informed the coun-
ell that there was very vicious law in
the statute books Of this state in regard
to gettug vacant property out OF the
city by going TO the district court. He
said there was a large number Of these
cases pending II the court and tnat Judge
Dale would not let any Of these tracts
out Of the city unless the owners would
pay their JUST proportion ~ their bonded
debt of the city. He said the law did
did not provide Tor the assessment Of
these lands after they were taken out
If ths city but tnat some Of the owners
had onered t. pay on going out as they
were anxious 70 get their corndelds out
IN the country. The finance committee
and TIE city attorney were instructed 20
examine these cases and where land was
found to be used for farming purposes
70 consent that they be set ont of the
city by the payment Of a portion q the
bonded 4ebt which they had helped %
make.
4 petition for the opening of Patti ave- /
nue further south brought 3Ir. Davidson .
20 rhe foor for a speech. He said if
su the streets we're opened THAI people 1
wanted opened. the city w5uid have % +
pay about tweaty thousand delars. He
said IL was time % cau q hait Schsu .
reminded Davidson that he had appealed +
to this council VITA tears % his eyes
to set Niuth street opened ard TIE mem
hers had come 70 his rescue ard row
here he was kicking aholt s7euGlrg
money fer opening streets. Scheu Ron
ana TIE city attorney was Instructed 70 .
draw an ordinance decIarl1e rhst IL vas
necessary 70 extend Pats avezsa-
A petition w3s read which had been
slrusd hy large number - citizens .
1rayfrE that James Mercer p appointed
3 policeman e serve east cr INC sa-ra f
7e railroad o-. EolEiss aTeass- or mo-
5on o[ Nr. Burtaa tEat t,s PRAYER cf the f
,erlticners r. granted. with t1s exception I
hat me ulver retaia bis ucroEatlss e {
.ppoirtiag policemen e vas votei %
-re Easl DolElas 3 r-olceuzn
TIE council vas Informed ~ retl.i'z 4
hat Lclis Davis the -rtrpief man uho
-erf a frft stand ia ths f-st aley on
,lain. uorth q Douglas. had hesn no-i-
ie4 % nave ar1 that be w1s uartlr sup