The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-09-01
Balance on hand,

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The report on molten was ordered to b,
fled.
The resignation OF VIM. B. Holt, Of the Of
fee Of Street Commissioner. was submitted and
| on motion accepted.
The committee on claims returned the fol
lowing claims, with report in favor Of pay.
ment: W. B. Holt, for services as Street Com.
missioner, $40e; A. L. A. KEYS, for boarding,
lodging and nursing during sickness = desti
tute boy, S21; DIR. j. j. Wright, for medical
attention to the same, s4.25; and F. w. Hirth
for coffin furnished for Mrs. Rainwater, de-
ceased, SIS.
The opinion of the City Attorney was called
for as to the legality OF claims against the city
| for the care Of the poor, and the Attorney
who was present, rendered his opinion yer.
bally, that such accounts should be presented
| to the County Commissioners for payment
The clerk, on motion, was thereupon instruct.
| ed to refer the claims OF A. L. A. Keys, DR.. j.
j. Wright, and F. W. Hirth to the Commits.
sioners OF Lyon county with the request that
they be paid by the county, said claims hav-
| ing been contracted in behalf of the poor.
Prohles of surveys made by the city engi-
neer of Mechanics street from Sixth to Tenth
avenues, and OF Market street from the A. T.
& S. +. railroad track to the north side of
Eighth avenue, and of Fifth avenue from
Commercial to Market streets were submitted,
and on motion the committee on ordinances
was instructed to report an ordinance estab-
fishing the grades of the parts OF streets and
avenue named, In accordance with the pro-
files.
Mr.. Bancroft offered the following resolu-
ton. which was on motion adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Clerk be directed TO
1000, payable out of any fund collected to
defay the expense OF matchmaking on Com
mercial street.
Mr.. Bancroft introduced an ordinance enti-
tied Gan Ordinance in relation to taxes" pro-
Viding for levylng tax of three mills on each
dollar Of the taxable property of the city for
the purpose Of street improvements, which,
under a suspension of the rules, passed to its
final reading, and on motion was adopted by 3
unanimous vote.
An ordinance reported by the committee on
claims, making an appropriation of $40S in
satisfaction Of the claim of W. B. Holt for SER
vices as Street Commissioner, was unanimous
~ adopted under a suspension of the rules.
On motion the Council proceeded to the
election of a Street Commissioner, vice w. B.
Holt, resigned.
Mr.. Bancroft nominated n. T. Nix, and Mr..
nhLleu leWlS gray, Ab IOf
the office. The election was conducted by
ballot, and the votes counted follows: N.
T. Nix, 3; Lewis Gray, 4. Mr.. Gray having
received a majority of the votes cast, was de-
clared elected Street Commissioner for the I'M
expired term.
Mr.. whitley called the attention of the Coun-
Gil to the condition of the sidewalk In front OF
H.V. Bundrem's lot on the corner of Fifth
avenue and Commercial street, which was
made, he said, in accordance with the ordi-
nance Of the Council providing for the same,
but on putting in the curb, there was a space
OF five inches between the end Of the plank
and the curbstone which ought to be filed.
On motion the matter was referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
The following claims were presented and
referred: W. w. Williams, for earth from
excavation of cellar put ON streets, $194.22;
Crane x Byron, for docket furnished f. g.
Hunt, Justice of the Peace, $26; W. B. Holt,
for services as Street Commissioner, go.
A sealed proposal made by j. Q. Reed, in
accordance with the advertisement of the
Mayor, for making sidewalks, was opened,
read and on motion accepted.
Mr.. Bancroft moved that the city engineer
be instructed to fix the grade at the west end
of Sixth avenue so as to correspond with the
Improvement of the road beyond, under the
direction of the Township Trustee. Motion
adopted.
Adjourned until next Monday evening.
II. w. McCUNE,
49, Citv Clerk