The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-05-20
City Council Proeeedine..
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

SOONCIL CHAMBER
Emporia, May Il, 1901
The Council met in called session. With the
President Of the council in the chair The
City Clerk being absent, motion. E. Borton
was made Secretary pro tenn.
A quorum being present, on motion Of Mr..
Robinson, an ordinance to prevent the disturb
ance OF the peace and for other purposes, was
taken up for consideration. Amended and
adopted by a unanimous vote
On motion Of Mr.. Robinson an ordinance for
suppressing disorderly houses was taken up
for consideration. 1t was amended and adopt
ed by unanimous vote.
On motion Of Mr.. Robinson, an ordinance re-
lating TO gambling was taken up for consider
alton. Amended and adopted by a unanimous
vote.
On motion OF Mr.. WheeIoek, an ordinance
relating to misdemeanors, was taken up for
consideration.
On motion, its further consideration was
postponed until the next meeting.
Council adjourned.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, May IT, 1870.
COuneilmet in regular session, with the Mayor
in the chair. Minutes OF previous meetings
reod and approved.
Mr.. Wheelock presented the petition of
Case & Fell for license for bowling hail. Re
ferred.
Sundry ordinances were presented by the Sc
lect committee to draft code. The committee
reported the completion OF its labor, and was
discharged.
Mr.. Eskridge offered u resolution to allow no
bills hereafter presented for hauling dirt into
the streets, except upon written contract
with the Committee on Streets and Alleys or
upoa written proposition accepted by the
Council. Adopted.
Mr.. Williams offered a resolution to meet
promptly in Council at ~ O'Clock p. M, and
adjourn at 10, and that members absent or tar
dy ut any regular meeting be fined in the sum
Of 80 cents, unless satisfactory excuse be rem
dered.
Mr.. Wheeloek offered an amendment.
Mr. Eskridge wanted it understood that he
was opposed to limiting the time and filming
members for being absent or tardy, and offered
a resolution to fix the time of meeting at ~
O'Clock, as a substitute for that Of Mr.. Will.
liams. On motion Of MIR. Wheelock to amend
the same by adding the words, land adjourn
promptly Mt 10 o'clock, unless otherwise order
ed by the Council the yeas and nays were
called, Whee!ock, Frederick and Williams
voting for the amendment, and Eskridge and
BortOn against. The resolution of AIr. Esk-
ridge, amended by Mr.. Wheeloek, was
adopted.
Mr.. Williams offered resolution to prevent
members from speaking more than twice, and
longer than five minutes at time, on any
one question. Adopted.
A motion Of Mr.. Eskridge to provide clock
for the Council Chamber was lost.
Mr.. Eskridge submitted an ordinance to is
sue bonds of the city in the sum of SO, 200, for
the purpose OF building boarding houses for
students OF the State Normal School. On mo-
ton, it was laid over until the next regular
meeting.
Mr.. Eskridge submitted an ordinance to
amend an ordinance in relation to Intoxicating
drinks, approved April Goth, 1870. a motion to
lay it on the table until the next meeting ear
ried.
Time of adjournment, on motion, was post
poned twenty minutes.
On motion, an ordinance in reference to fees
and salaries of city officers was taken up,
amended and adopted.
On motion, the claims of Ruggles & Plumb
Elias Mondy and Dewdel s. Bell were taken
up, and were allowed as recommended by the
committee.
Adjourned to meet tomorrow evening.