The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-05
M0NUMET FOR
OLD SOLDIERS
COunCilmen viii Confer With
County Officers.
ABOUT AN APPROPRIATION
Of $4,000 for the Plot in
Maple Grove.
CITYFATHER'S PLAY BALL
They Accept Challenge and
Transact Lots Other Business.

The city council at the regular meeting
last night instructed the finance commit
tee and Mayor Mclean to confer with
the board of county commissioners re-
garcing an appropriation of $500 to be
made to the old soldiers Of the city for
a monument TO be erected in the soldiers
hend of the Maple Grove cemetery.
Some time ago the Maple Grove Gene
terry association made a proposition 10
the old soldiers TO give them a plot of
ground in the east part of the new ceme-
terry on condition that the old soldiers
organizations and auxiliaries beautify the
spot and erect monument to cost not
less than $1,000 This the old soldiers have
undertaken 10 do and they have asked
the aid Of the city and county. Until
the-Iast session of the legislature the city
and county had no authority to make an
appropriation Tor this purpose, but an en-
aiding act was passed and will become
q Law when the statute books are pub
lished.
Last night 4 committee of old soldiers
and the Womans Relief Corps attended
the council meeting and laid the plans
Of the organizations before the council
men Mr.. Otto Eckstein was the spOkes-
man for the old soldiers and Mrs. Helena
s. Mason for the Relief Corps. After the
matter had been submitted Mr. Bellew
moved that the matter be referred to the
mayor and finance committee to confer
with the commissioners so that as soon as
the law goes into effect action may be
taken on It,
This action was entirely satisfactory to
the committees. IS II. D. Heiserman ex-
pressed the thanks Of the comrittees and
the resolution passed by the Relief Corps
commenting The action Of Mayor Mclean
in appointing Mrs. Ella Glenn Shields
police matron was read.
Mrs. Without was before the council
again and wanted a reply to the question
of two weeks ago as to whether the coun-
ell would license The saloons or not. say
fng that she represented the Christian
mothers Of the city. She was informed
that this matter was still in the hands Of
a committee. and when definite action
was taken she would he informed
The members of the city council and
city officials were challenged to q game
of baseball by the insurance men of the
city and the challenge was gleefully ac-
eepted. There was no installing the
pleasure the councilmen win have in
playing this BAH game and the enthusi-
hsm was added to when Nj Reynolds
said: Maybe there are some of these fell
lows we would like to take bat at any
way" Mr.. Scheli was appointed man
ager of the team and instructed 10 ar
range terms and dates for the game and
during the balance Of the evening the
mayor had trouble in getting the atten-
ton of the cOUncimen. FOR thew were
busy making UP the list Of possible
players and also considering men to
unpire the game.
Chief Of Police Frank Burt was granted
ten days leave of absence and 800
expenses TO attend the meeting of the In
ternational Association Of Chiefs Of Po-
lice next week, in New Orleans
The city attorney was instructed to
draw an ordinance raising the salary Of
the city treasurer from $500 TO 5000 per
year and the fire chief was given perrnis-
sion to purchase a new horse for his
buggy to cost not to exceed S200.
on motion of Mr.. Davidson. of the pub |
lie Improvement committee. the city at |
torney was instructed TO draw an or5i- |
nance making the section bounded on the |
north by the Little Arallrsas river on |
the west of Button avenue and on the |
south ny Riverside drive a par of the /
city. There are number Of outlying sec
tions of Wichita which have al If the /
benefts Of the city. but are not taxable /
as city property. During the last iegis-
lature a law was passed allowing this
city to take I'm a number Of these sections I
"A petition was presented asking that the
strip IN the center of Market street from
avenue to Elm street. be paved /
and the cost taxed to the city at large
Some of the cOuncilmen did not believe
that this strip could be paved at the cost
of the city. while others believed it could. |.
The matter was referred to the paving
and scales committee and city attorney
The petition of paving First street from
Main street to Water street was present.
ed and granted. The city attorney was
Instructed TO prepare a resolution declar-
ing it necessary To pave this street
The report Of the police judge for the |
month of April showed that the DEPART
ment made lS5 arrests during the month
and collected IN fines ard forfeitures 3. cS4
The report Of the beard of health end /
Ing May 80 showed the death rate OF this
city TO be l466 per thousand and basing
Wichita's population at thirty thousand
people.
MAJOR Mclean appointed Councilnlen
Pierce. Reynolds and Freeman as n com
mittee to confer with a like committee Il
the board OF education regarding the in
stallation Of an elevator in - city build
ing
An ordinance was presented creating the