The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
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The City Council met in regular session,
with the Mayor in the chair and seven Coun-
cllmen present, viz: Carter, Wheelock, Hirth,
Whitley, Hibben, Bancroft and Nichols.
On motion the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with.
The petitions OF A. S. Tandy and II. L. Nc
Candliss, druggists, for license to sell intoxi-
eating liquors in connection with their bust
ness OF selling drugs, were presented and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Police and License.
The following resolution was offered by MT.
Bancroft and on = 'tion ADOPTED:
ResoEged, Tn tle owner OF the hay-scale
IN front of lot ldC 5mHnercial street be notified
TO remove the same. within three days, = suf-
hcient distance to allow the curb and gutter
TO DO put in opposite said lot.
Mr.. Wheelock submitted the following reso-
luton, which on motion was adopted:
RcSoI0ed, That committee Of three be ap.
pointed to confer with the A.. T. s. s. +. Rail-
sible, the location OF their machine shops at
this place; also, with instructions to confer
with Frank /. Dewitt, OF New York, by letter
or otherwise, with view Of securing, If pos
foundry ut this place, and that 81 necessary
expense be paid by the city.
Messrs. Van Il. Holmes, II. C. Cross and II.
f. Norton were appointed the committee in
accordance with the resolution.
On molten Of Mr.. Bancroft the adoption of
the resolution was roconsidered, and the words
%or otherwise stricken out. The resolution
was adopted as amended.
Mr. Wheelock submitted the following reese.
luton:
ResolCed, That the loan of $4,000 asked for
in the petition OF Burgan & Holmes be made,
Prorided they will give tAe city sufficient Sc
curity.
Mr.. Bancroft moved that. the resolution be
amended by striking out $4,000 and inserting
5000. The ayes and noes were called on tho
motion to amend, as follows: Aye-Carter,
whitley, Bancroft and Nichols; no-Whee-
lock, Hirth and HibbeD-3. Resolution adopt
ed rs amended.
Mr.. Wheeiock introduced an ordinance en-
titled Gan ordinance TO amend an ordinance
TO provide open sewers and footwalks across
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues, on CONNER
cial street in the CITY of Emporia, Rans. Or
dinance read and motion TO suspend the rules
for the purpose Of putting it upon its passage
voted down.
The Committee on CLAIMS returned sundry
bills with an ordinance making an appropria-
ton to satisfy the following: Robert Milliken.
for services rs City Engineer, $24.T0; W. II.
Gilchriest, fees as City Marshal, $3.50; ". d.
Holt, for material for and laying of sidewalks,
SIS; E. W. Cunningham, fees due in full to
date, 1880.
Further consideration of the claim Of E. B.
Peyton, for expenses Of travel and attendance
at railroad meeting at Douglass, Kan, $27,
was on motion indefinitely postponed.
The ordinance making an appropriation in
satisfaction OF claims was on motion unani.
mouSly adopted.
Mr.. Bancroft stated that Judge Watson de-
sired to put down a stone pavement in front
Of his lots on Market street, and moved that
the city engineer be instructed to tx thegrads
for the permanent construction of such walk.
| The motion was amended TO include the grade
| in front OF lots owned by T. Murdoch, on
the corner OF Fifth avenue and Market, who
desired TO put in sidewalks OF the same lie.
| scription. Motion adopted.
Sealed proposals for material for and the
building of sidewalks, were opened and read
| from T. Z. Cowen. c. +. Pierce & Co., " ash.
burn & Eidred, and J. Q. Reid. The bids
| were duly examined, and on motion the fol.
lowing bid Of this date, addressed to the May
or, from J. .. Reid, was accepted:
al will furnish all necessary material and
construct sidewalks IN your city in accord.
ance with the ordinance approved and pub
lished August l, 1871, and the amendments
thereto, approved. August Q, 1871, and pub.
lished August : 1871, at the following rates:
| On all grades uc, -equiT1ng trestle work, four.
teen dollars and ainety five cents (sII.s5) per
lot Of dfty feet. On all grades requiring trestle
work, will construct the Same and furnish
all necessary material tor forty i4o) ceuts per
lineal foot"
On motion OF Air. Carter, the Mayor was In.
strueted to advertise for proposals TO build
all sidewalks heretofore ordered to be built
and not included In the ordinance under
which bids have been received aud accepted
Claims as follows were presented and refer.
red: J. StOtier, for printing, $3.50; F. W
Htrth, for CONN for Mrs, Rainwater, ais: a