The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-09-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Sept. 10, 1871.
The City Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment the 10Th inst. with the Mayor in the
chair and CouncIimen Carter, wheeloek,
| Hirth, whitley, Hibben and Bancroft present.
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
| A petition, signed by j. Z. Graham and 9TH
| ers, tor sidewalk on Rural street from First
avenue to Fifth avenue was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on streets and alleys.
a remonstrance, signed by Dowdel & Bell
| and thirty-six other persons and firms, against
the flowing Of water from that portion OF the
city lying north Of Fifth avenue, over that
portion OF Commercial street south of Fifth
avenue was presented and on motion Of MIR.
Bancroft to lay the remonstranee on the table
the ayes and noes were called as follows:
Aye, Hirth, whitley, Hibben and Bancroft.
No, Carter and Wheelock. Laid on the table.
The Street Commissioner submitted certifi-
Gates of labor performed by persons on the
streets as follows: Soaring Marsh, with
team, 12 days, s4s; Ambrose whiticotton, %
days with team, 1914; and s. W. Glines, 121z
days. $25. Referred to committee on claims.
The city engineer reported that he had ex-
amined, in company with the township trus-
tee, the ground at the west end Of Sixth ave-
nue., and recommended that said avenue be
depth or one foot, and gradually rising to
grade at the surface OF the ground at the west
side Of Rural street. On motion the recon-
mendation Of the engineer was adopted.
The committee ON streets and alleys and
Street Commissioner jointly reported that they
had examined the curbing and guttering done
by Champlin & Hughes on the west side Of
Commercial street between Fourth and Fifth
avenues, and on the east side OF said street be-
tween Fourth and Sixth avenues, and found
that the work was done in accordance with
their contract, and the provisions OF the ordi-
nonce authorizing the construction Of the
same. Report, on motion, received and adop-
ted.
The committee on ordinances reported ordi-
nances as follows:
An ordinance providing for changing the
plan Of constructing q sidewalk from Ex-
change to East streets on the south side Of
Sixth avenue to the plan specified in section
I, of ordinance approved September 4th,
1871:
An ordinance establishing the grades on
portions OF Mechanics and Market streets and
Fifth avenue, as represented in profiles make
by the city engineer and dated September 10,
1871.
An ordinance making an appropriation to
satisfy the following claims: w. w. VIII
liams, for earth from cellar put upon the
street, STAR; Crane & Byron, for docket fur
nished T. G. Hunt, j. P, S26; W. B. Holt, for
services as Street Commissioner, $40, and
An ordinance to prevent driving over or up
on sidewalks.
The committee on claims returned sundry
claims with reports iii favor of allowing them
and introduced an ordinance making an ap
preparation for their payment as follows: W.
II. Gilchriest, for fees for services as Marshal,
SLABS; Robert MilliLen, for services as city
engineer, &6s.75; F. W. Hirth, for desk made
for council chamber, $50; W. 2. Williams,
for muslin-baek drawing paper furnished city
engineer, $40; Jacob Stotler, for printing, $50;
and II. w. MeCune, for services as City Clerk,
1924. 80.
On motion, the rules were suspended to con-
slider the several ordinances introduced, when
they were taken up, and read and considered
by sections, and put upon their passage. The
ayes and noes were called on each, and all
unanimously adopted.
On motion the Clerk was instructed to noti-
~ the owners of the coal sheds standing on
the sidewalk on Third avenue between Mer-
chants and Constitution streets to remove the
same from the sidewalk immediately.
Mr.. Hirth submitted the following resolu-
ton, which on motion was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee On ordi-
nances is hereby instructed to draw up an or
dinanes making the City Marshal 9Ferseer OF
the Poor.
License to sell intoxicating liquors in con-
nection with their business OF selling drugs,
under the provisions of the ordinance approx
ed July g, 1s71, was asked for North 8 Shell
mire, and on motion the request was granted.
On motion the committee on streets and al
leys were instr ucted to confer with the pro-
perty holders on Commercial street between
Sixth and Seventh avenues in reference to the
curbing, guttering and matchmaking of said
street between said avenues as provided by
ordinance. and report to the Council the wish
es Of the property holders concerning the COM
pletion OF said work.
The matter OF setting awning posts i'll their
proper place was referred to the committee on
ordinances with instructions to report an or
dinance in relation to the same.
Adjourned. II. w. MCCUNE, y
City Clerk.