The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-20
WILL HAVE
MORE CONCERTS
City Council Provided for
Smaller Band and Is Concerts
TRANSACTED BUSINESS
Most of It Was Of q klisceI-
lane0u5 Nature.
TRANSACTED BUSINESS

The city council last night decided to
have i've more band concerts per month
Than the contract made two weeks ago
called for In all, there xiii be thirteen
concerts per month. but the oan6 win not
be Of 1he same number Of pieces - the
contract called for TWO weeks ago. There
has been q general demand from the peo-
PIE u this city asking f5- more concerts
each month. Fifteen pieces constitutes 2
good band. according to Professor san
ford. and this VIII Be the number used
tslis sumner
TIE park commissioners have been
WORKING hard The past Two weeks trying
70 get some arrangements So that they
colla nave more concerts. Yesterday az
tsEuoou Professor Sanford submitted the
pan ~ having band Of fifteen pieces
ana giving thirteen concerts per month.
and TINS proposition was accegted- Tie
slIeeI car company VIII pay larger
amount q tie expense than they would
Tor only the eight concerts.
II Tas decided u have Eve 0f the con
certs IL riverside PARK, f0u- in Hamilton
park and four on College EIil. This ar
Iangeme1t VIII be only for The mouth Of
June, and tne1 IL Is probab bic that during
July some Of The concerts VIII De given IN
HYDE park ana one taken zrom each of
the other parks The commissioners
labored hard to make an equitable Glstri-
Button II band concerts during the SUM
mer but tsey found considerable obsec-
ton uo1 every quarter II the city
1ne street car company has all along
wanted some ~ the concerts given on
college Hill. Ii-s would make q nice
lice, and i is a me cool place and there
Is plenty - ROOM They offered 20 build
band stand ana provide seats for the
people Who 60 Qua there
EF5ry member OF the council present
last lisht Was 81 favor Of q smaller Band
end larger number - concerts. and the
matter was passed without dissenting
vote
Mr.. Scheu Of che fire and water com
mittee reported that there was rurn1r
going The rounds ID the North End that
at recent hre in The north end company
NO came from down iowa aad was At
the place before no. 3. the c9i0re1 com
pauy. reached the blaze. Els asked CHIEF
Walden 20 usSe st1.sIueni and rho
chief stated thar the e5rnauv % cClurcd
Iieu reached the hre aheoi u Tao others.
but their hose gave out and they mad 20
wait until 80. 1 came ana addcd their
hose There Is a dsat in the north end
on the nEros. as members Of q fire de-
partlnent. The people want IhCm OustCd
but the Committee was unable 10 report
Tor this meeting bgt the Gre ra-shai stat
ed that these men could not be discharged
except for cause.
Mr.. Davidson reported that the public
improvement committee had examined
the grounds for the opening Of n street
from Wabash 20 Ohio between Douglas
avenue and First street. The petition call
ed for 50-fc0t street. but the committee
favored opening only q - foot street ard
this was adopted
On North Wabash avenue there has
been q number Of houses built north II
Nurdock avenue. Tho street has been
open for q number ~ years and the peo-
pie supposed that the street was open.
Bur nov i has appeared that man owrs
two lots 5ust north ~ Murdoch ana he IL
now hauling material II f-3d q house on
his pronertv ~ people north - these
lots are getting excited fer II the building
IS erected St VIII shut ont these p0oplc
Thev had p petition 3ef3-l the Couocil
ssldng that thIg lard ne condemned 5y
tn city. They hl--- 19tircl In public
fmpr rement committee that they are
willing 20 pay FOR this lama IL li does no.
have 10 De condemned. The couu-u de-
cided that the petition wfs an riEnt. so
rhey ordered the city attorney n rrzDare
IN ordinance deoiaF'ns & neesssory 10
open this street
CHEF Burt - the police .ic.sartment
erar-l thar while he was attending the
National Police convention ut Louisville
several Of the chiefs u police of tire east
ern cities considered Kansas and okla
homo duuping grouuL for criminals.
No d police department west or Kansas
CITY has Ee-tIilien system ~ police
measurement This system would cost $50
Gud the chief wanted the city- 20 bay @ fall
set ~ tpe apparatus The local police
force cooid not understood the working
OF the B0rtiiIlon system and he statec that
many criminals could he captured in this
so