Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-20

to levy any license Wills inc stieS's
were SO nearly impossible. Mayor
Rice announces It as his intention
not to sign the ordinance. The au-
tomobiIe owners do not object to
paying reasonable tax but they
will probably object to IS or $3.50
when cabs, drays and other vehicles
20 free. Salinas tax Is 81 and juno
ton City simply demands % cents
for a tag to identify the car. II one
vehicle is taxed all should be.
About the Paving.
The paving contract came In for
It's share Of discussion. G. G. Sterl,
who attended the meeting, had
number of questions to ask the city
engineer. II want to ask Mr.. Muir
dock" he said, whether the Las
passed on the material recently
brought in, the rock and the sand"
The engineer intimated that he had.
Mr. sterl then reached into his pock-
ct and produced three large pieces
of rock, about the size of a goose
egg. Several Of those present duck
ed their heads. Mr.. Sterl held up
the rocks 50 that all could see. Il
want to ask Mr.. Murdoch whether he
thinks these rocks would go through
an inch and half mesh"
e. E. Coulson urged that more
confidence be reposed in the city en-
gineer. 1--WE have hired city engi-
neer," said Mr.. Coulson, land we
ought to accept his Judgment In all
these things"
H. e. Ackers pleaded for strict
construction of the paving contract,
and insisted that the construction
company be held to its terms to the
letter.
"How about doing that with the
hitching posts?" asked voice In the
rear. N. B. Robson then summed up
the arguments as follows: Gentle
men," said he, "we're all Of us moth
ing but children trying to learn a
little something about this paving
business, and each of us trying to
tell first what he knows"
A letter was read from a firm in
Wichita which wants a franchise to
erect gas plant In this city. The
communication was referred to the
fire, water and light committee.
Election Officers Named.
Judges and clerks for the fall cleo
tions were appointed as follows; LIST
ward, judges, D. L. Mccoy, o. p.
Fenton, e. swanzey; clerks, F. e.
Van Dorm, Harry Harding; End ward,
judges, D. c. Clark, J. s. Bigler, H.
Eicholtz; clerks, w. IA. Matteson,
Walter Snider; 3rd ward, judges,
M. p. Jolley, G. w. schreiner, ]. T.
Woolverton; clerks, Roy Forney,
Harry Lifts; 4th ward, judges, ]. P.
j. B. Edwards, F. v. Close;
clerks, John Gish, J. C. Hutchison.
Treasurer's Report Made.
NJ. H. Malott presented his report
as city treasurer for the quarter
ending Sept. Is. The report was
ordered received and placed on file.
The proposal to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for the pumping
plant in sewer district No. was re-
ferred to the finance committee and
the city attorney.
Questions relating to the use Of
city water by the paving contractors
were referred to the water committee
and the city engineer.
Inc COulIdCb uSbWOOh INC wv 0AN
the Brown Telephone Co., relating to
the installation of condults for tele-
phone wires in the down town dis
trict was ordered placed on record.
An abstract Of the paving proceed
ing was referred to the finance COM
mittee and the city attorney.
Action in the matter Of deciding
the Abilene cemetery to the new
cemetery association was postponed
till the next meeting.
Also HitchlAg Posts.
Councilman Coulson Of the hitch
ing post committee reported that so
temporary hitehlng posts had been
placed on the south side, and that
others would soon be put on the
north side. A question was raised
as to whether the committee had
authority for this action. ]. B.
Case thought hitching posts should
be permitted, at least for the time
being, on all east and west streets.
H. A. Anderson protested agains,
this an unfair discrimination against