The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-19
TO HOT
FOR WORK
Council Was Expected TO Be
Only a Short Session.
BUSINESS Is TRANSACTED
Even If the Members Sweat a
Great Deal,
BUSINESS is TRANSACTED


Il vas very warm IN the council cham
Der last night. and the oouaeilmen did
not particularly Ike the idea Of a long
session. especially as the mayor ard sew
erai Of the eounciInen we're absent Al
ter the roH call and the reading Of the
minutes. Mr.. Burton moved that in as
much rs the mayor and some OF the
counciInen we're absent. that the coun-
Gil take up only the report of the public
Improvement committee and pass the ap-
preparation ordinance. This motion pre-
vailed ard then some one wanted some
other matters gwen d place and another
councilman had some pressing matters
and finally 1lr- Luling got up AID moved
that the business Of the meeting be taken
Up in lis regular order \ number OF the
councilmen expected 10 get out OF that
stu1y old hall in about ten minutes tine.
t-t they stayed there for two hours and
s quarter
Mr- Luling. Of the finance committee,
moved that as the local committees Of
the G a r had found some trouble
in raising funds for the state reunion
this year. owing 10 the fair association
soliciting sheir funds earlier in the sea-
son, the council appropriated 500 to be
paid 70 the reunion association after the
middle OF October. The council passed
the motion unanimously
Nh Luling OF the pubic Improvement
committee. reported that there are many
Of the walks TOW being laid IN the city
b. private parties. and the contractors
were not putting the walks down accord
ing 70 the specifications in the city engi-
neers Office and in = short time these
waHks would be found defective He
moved that two competent men be ap-
pointed - inspectors. These men are 70
furnish q horse and buggy and receive
s. . per day. and their commission ex-
ptres on November l. They are 70 in
sDect al walks laid by private parties.
and see that they come up 10 specifca-
lions in thickness and quality OF material.
and they are also 70 procure 3 core ofs
AZ walks for the city engineer 70 test
Mr. Luling included in his motion that
notice Be inserted n the official paper
notifying all parties that they must re-
pert the construction OF sidewalks 70 the
city engineer. 50 they can be Inspected.
G. The city VIII not stand responsible FOR
any damages that may be claimed against
the property. Acting Mayor Davidson ap-
pointed Hiram Smith and J. H Mallory
II has been found BY some OF the bust
ness men % this city that a few q the
city employees do not pay their Il bis Be-
cause the men work for the city the mer-
chants allow them 70 run larger debts.
especially the grocers. than men employed
b. others Last night a petition was
presented. signed by about thirty bust
ness UeD Of this city. asking that the
city employees be Instructed 10 pay their
honest debts. and on motion OF Mr.. Lu-
ling, the heads Of departments Of the city
we're Instructed 70 notify al men under
them that they must pay their homes
debts and Z any case should come under
The notice OF the department head
where the men did NOT pay the deIiu-
ouent would Be dlscha rsed and barred
from working Tor Wichita
The company which has q franchise %
pire natural gas TO this city from the
fields IN the eastern part cf the state yes
terday wrote 70 the city attorney, asking
tat they - sraated an extension OF time
for SIX months. They stated that the
railIs could net get out the material in
time 70 begin on the date required. Sep
TENDER and Jhat they were having some
trouble in making satisfactory leases
with the people owning gas lands. Il Is
said that the pagers in the eastern part
OF the state and the gas and oil men are
trying 10 persuade the farmers TO include
clause IN the leases that the gas is not
= be piDed cut OF the county. The time
was granted. as the letter stated that al
the money required was now in the hands
OF the company and everything IN readl-
ress 70 pire the gas to Wichita
The city engineer has received notice
from the Santa Re Railway COMPANY
that engineers OF the company would De-
n this city sometime between now and
the first OF September 70 make the sur
yeys and grades for lowering the grade
o. the Wichita and Western track
Through the city. TIE work az lowering
the grade viii begin at once and the corl-
pany asked Tor the grades as established .
g. TIE city ana The city engineer was in f
structed % furnish them when asked FOR
b. the company's engineer
NT. Burton of The 6re and water com T
u.lttee. stated THAI the buggy now used
- the IRE chief vas II sad shape ana
really dangerous % ride n III ire Sneed .
the chief oftea travels srd On his no /
ton The assistant FIRE marshal was M
str1cted- 10 commnl.ca-7 rith Chief I
Walden that the istter may look ara.i,l +
while in New Xor.z Cisv c1 hls rs--s-s ~
America ard see u b. can f1d s.itahle .
busy for his use. While the ma-ls- wis
berg discussed. Comedians Iasv.dsal .
sad why ret set a;-l 81 sutor1a- +
tAe but the council did not t-ke Kindly f