The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-04-21


will soon be finally submitted to the
court for its decision.
BEFORE THE INTERSTATE CON-
MERGE COMMISSION.
No. 624-The mayor and city council
! of Wichita VS.. theAtchison, Topeka and
! Santa Fe Railway ct al. This case al
! leges discrimination in grain rates
against Wichita.
No. 627. The mayor and city council of
Wichita VS.. the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway company ct al. Dis
elimination In coal rates.
No 62s. The mayor and city council of
Wichita VS.. the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway company ct al. Dis
elimination in sugar rates.
No. 630. The mayor and city council Of
Wichita VS.. the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway company ct al. Dis
elimination in lumber rates.
No. GA. The mayor and city council Of
Wichita VS.. the Missouri Pacific Railway
company ct al. Differential on wheat
and -four.
The above cases pending before the IN
terstate Commerce Commission have been
submitted to the commission. who now
have the cases under advisement, and a
decision in each Of the cases may be
expected in the near future.
There has been, during the past year,
the usual amount Of detail work per-
formed by the department such as the
drawing of ordinances, passing upon
titles to real estate, and the drawing OF
contracts entered into by the city. The
contract with the Barber Asphalt COM
pany for the paving of West Douglas ave-
nue. to Seneca street, and the ordinances
establishing sewer district No. 8, and re-
ducing the price upon gas and electric
lights. are of sufficient Importance to
be especially mentioned here.
The work of this department has grown
to such proportions and become so i'm
portant to the city that it is more than
any one attorney can properly attend to,
and the compensation paid to the city
attorney is wholly inadequate for the
amount and kind of professional services
required of him.
The last session of the Kansas legisla-
ture, by the adoption of the new city
charter act authorized the increase of
the salary of the city attorney. and also
authorized the mayor and council to Gre
ate the office of city counsellor. and to
prescribe his duties and fix his salary.
My experience of four years in the Of
flee of city attorney of this city con-
vinces me that sound business consider
ations would justify the mayor and coun-
Gil in acting upon this authority and
providing fair and reasonable compen-
sation for the transaction of the business
of the legal department.
In severing my connection with the city
government, ! desire to take advantage
of this opportunity to most heartily
thank his honor. the mayor. ard each
member of the city council, the heads of
departments. and all officials of the city |
for the uniform and constant consider |
alton and kindness 1 have received at |
their hands.
During the four years that l have |
served as city attorney there has never |
been a clash or difference of any kind |
between us. 1t is my belief that every |
officer of the city of Wichita has. during
that time, faithfully performed his du-
ties to the public, and that all have en-
deavored as best they could to promote
the interest of the general welfare of our
city, and l part with them with the best |
wishes for their future success and with
the highest hopes of the prosperity of
Wichita.
Respectfully submitted.
A. E. HELM. City Attorney.
Mayor Mclean announced his appoint
ments for offices. The council confremd
them. as follows:
For street commissioner, Chas Way;
park commissioner. J. II. Stewart; fire
a. G. Walden; assistant city
clerk, John Knoblauch; city weigher,
West Douglas avenue, r. P. Dodds; city
Pine street, James Beard: city
weigher, st. Francis avenue, J. s. Shep-
herd: janitor, City building. Alonzo Mil
er; chief of police, Frank S. Burt: police |
Ella Glenn Shields: sanitary Off
,er, r. Cogdel; city detectives, Bedford
Wood, Harry Sutton, James Cairns: po-
lcemen, James Oliver. l.. ASpey, \. NJ.
sutton. G.. w. Crawford. L. d. Osborne.
!. w. Fox, George Dennis j. A. Rem
spear. R. L. Pryor. j. d. Mills. jeff
Thompson, George Schuessler. c. c. Pen
liwel. George Wachob. V F. Ganguish
Henry Buford. Special policemen. with
'ut pay: B. E. Hilliard at Carlton
school; T. NJ. Dodson. at College Hill
school; VIM. Whitted, at Emerson school:
1eo. o. Dickerson. AT Franklin school;
}. H Mathis, at Harry street school:
3. Fl. Wright. az High school: p. r. Ma
on. at ingalls, school; J. S. Fauver. at
rving school; Neal Martin al Kellogg
school: Samuel Devore. at Lincoln street
school; f. D. Shreve, at Mccormick |
school; Joseph Bailey, ct Washington |
school: ]. u. Townsend at Webster |
chool: E B. Badger. at city dump: Ben /
Booker. Hookaday hardware Co: Wm
iates. Howard Mill \. Lutjens. the Full
on store; Phil Bryan. Sedgwick block; |
has. Martin. Nevling elevator.
J. Giles Smith. Of the Third ward. was
he only councilman absent and I'm his | ]
tead Mr.. Pierce introduced Mr. Smiths !
uccessor. Mr. II. l.. Freeman Both the | {
ew officers made short speeches
on motion of Mr.. Bellew. :. r. Herman !
vas nominated for president of the coun- :
IL, and elected by acclamation
The mayor appointed the council COM !
1ittees, as follows:
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