The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-11-03
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Nov. /, 1871.
The City Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment OF the last regular meeting, at which
there was no quorum. Present, Mayor jay,
and Councilmen Carter, Wheelock, whitley,
Bancroft, Hibben, Gilman and Nichols.
Reading Of the minutes on motion dispensed
with.
The Clerk, at the request of the Mayor, re-
ported that the amount OF city scrip issued on
the order OF the Council since April /, 1871,
was IS, 10S.67.
a petition signed by Noyes Spicer and 9TH
questing the council to authorize the
Mayor to offer 4 reward of $500 for the appre-
hension of the person or persons who set fire
to the Welsh Presbyterian church was pre-
scented and on motion laid on the table.
Mr.. Bancroft introduced an ordinance max
ing an appropriation OF S7,02O.s4, out Of the
fund derived from special assessments for
sidewalks, to pay the claim of ). Q. Reed,
which was read, the rules suspended on mo-
ton, to put 1t on its passage, when It was un.
animousIy adopted.
Mr.. Bancroft offered the following resolution
which was on motion adopted:
Resolued. That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized TO loan to the Trustee Of
Emporia Township. one hundred dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, out OF
1 .
| street improvement fund, to be applied to
| grading the street leading west from Sixth
| fnnd by said Trustee out OF the first funds
coming into his possession for such purposes.
/ Mr.. Bancroft offered the following resolution
| which was on motion adopted:
Resolred, That the City Clerk be and is
hereby instructed to issue orders on the City
| Treasurer to the owners or agents OF lots on
Commercial street between 5th and 9th ave-
/ for q he cNrWn ~ fora uah Of for
| the payment for curb and cutters rs provided
by ordinance.
j On motion OF Mr.. Bancroft the rules were
suspended to consider all ordinances.
An ordinance making an appropriation TO
satisfy the claim of J. Q. Reed was taken
up and on motion unanimously adopted.
Mr.. wheelock moved that the Street COM
missioner be authorized to notify all parties
who have failed to comply with the ordinances
requiring awning posts 10 be set out the width
: provided for sidewalks to move such awning
/, posts within twehty-four hours, and in ease
; any such posts are not set out at the end oil
! that time to take them down. Adopted.
! Claims were presented and referred as fol
lowe: F. G. Hunt, s9T.35; W. II. Gilchriest
sI3.S5; Burgsn s Holmes, S14s.4o; Petei
t Hughes, Sa-5o.
Mr.. Bancroft called attention to the pro
propricty Of re-insuring the Normal schoo
boarding houses, when on motion the matte
was referred 10 the committee on city proper
, ty, with instructions to have the buildings in
sured at such rates as they may deem just.
!. An ordinance making an appropriation G
!. S5s6.21 IN satisfaction Of sundry claims wa
a reported by the committee on claims, whicl
A on motion was unanimously adopted.
n The committee on streets and alleys report
= ed Jointly that they had examined the curl
. ing and guttering done by ChamplIn s Hughe
4 on both sides Of Commercial street betwee
Sixth and Seventh avenues, and that the wor
: was done in accordance with the terms Of thei
!. contract. Report adopted and fled.
u An ordinance entitled 'sAn ordinance In n
d lation to the issue Of bonds to fund the scri
I. Indebtedness Of the city" was introduced
= read and considered by section and on motto
!, unanimously adopted.
The ordinance in relation to officers salarI,
n. was on motion considered by section, amen'
a ed on motion pat upon it's passage and ado
n. ted on the following vote: Aye, Carter. WI
se ley, Bancroft, Hibben, Gilman and Nichols
a no, Wheelock-I.
Mr.. Bancroft offered the following resol
n ton, which on motion was adopted:
IA Resolred, That the City Attorney be dire
n. tGd TO defend the suits brought to restrain 4
N County clerk and Treasurer, from coIlectil
.e taxes levied by the City Council.
~ Adjourned. H.w McCCNE,
no City Clerk.