The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-02-09

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the first casting to be made by the first
day of May, or sooner, if possible.
| To aid us in doing this we ask the
Honorable City Council to donate to us
three thousand dollars $4,000 in city
bonds, bearing the usual interest, the
money to be expended under the super
vision OF the City Council In the cree
ton of buildings, &c.
| PRossER & GRAVES.
| The above proposition was read and
the said committee thereupon intro
duced an ordinance entitled, San ordi-
nance making an appropriation for .
Foundry and Machine Shop, which
was read and considered by section,
and under suspension of the rules, was
put upon its passage, the ayes and noes
being called thereon as follows: Aye,
Carter, Wheelock, Hirth, whitley, Ban
croft and Gilman-6. No, Hibben and
Nichols-2. Declared adopted.
The ordinance adopted is as follows:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
eilnen of the City Of Emporia:
SECTION /. That the sum of twenty
five hundred dollars, in the bonds of
the City of Emporia, voted by said city
for the encouragement of manufac-
lures" be, and the same is hereby ap-
propriated to w. s. Prosser and Sam
uel Graves, doing business under the
firm name of Prosser & Graves on the
following conditions, to-wit:
They shall erect such buildings and
place therein, in successful operation,
such tools and machinery as are speci-
fed in their proposition to the Mayor
and Council of February 2, 1872, ON file
in the City Clerks office; and shall
conduct, or cause to be conducted,
therein the business usually carried on
in foundries and machine shops, for
the term of three years. Said build
ings shall be erected as soon as practi-
cable, on a site to be secured immedi-
ately, in or adjoining said City of EN-
poria, and the said buildings shall be
completed and the machinery shall be
in operation, on or before the first day
of May, 1872.
Said Prosser & Graves shall make
and execute in favor of the City of
Emporia, mortgage in the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars, on the
property used by the firm in the bust
hess aforesaid, as security that the bus
iness shall be prosecuted for the term
OF three years as aforesaid. Provided,
That ifthe conditions aforesaid shall be
fully complied Id by Prosser & Graves,
the said mortgage shall be null and
void, and shall be cancelled by the
Mayor and Clerk Of the City of En-
poria.
SEC. 2. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
passage.
On motion the Council adjourned I'M
til next Tuesday evening.
February 8, 1872.
The Council met in regular session,
the Mayor in the chair, and all Coun-
cilmen present.
Reading of minutes dispensed with.
Sundry bills were presented and re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
The following resolution submitted
by Mr.. Hibben was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the City Attorney be
and is hereby directed to carry to the
Supreme Court the following cases de
cided adversely to the City of Empor-
ia by the District Court of Lyon
county, Kansas, at its January Term,
1872, viz: The City of Emporia VS..
Oswald Pfefferle; The City of EN-
poria, vs.. Frank B. Helwig; II. FL.
Bates, ct al, VS.. Mayor and Council of
Emporia, ct al.
Mr.. Bancroft announced in behalf of
Messrs. Prosser & Graves, that they ac-
cepted the proposition embodied in the
ordinance adopted at the last meeting
|, of the Council.
An ordinance making an appropria-
ton of $685., to satisfy certain claims
. was introduced and was unanimously
adopted under a suspension of the
rules.
The committee to whom was refer
red the petition of w. j. Cantrall, ask
ing loan Of the bonds of the city vot-
ed for the encouragement of manufac-
lures, reported adversely.
The Mayor returned the ordinance
making an appropriation of bonds to
Prosser & Groves, adopted at tie las
meeting with the following statement
of his objections:
Il To the City Council: Gentlemen
] It is with much reluctance that I an
!. compelled by sense of duty to with
!. hold my consent to "an ordinance max
ing an appropriation for foundry anC
: machine shop"
This is the first time since the organ
: ization of this Council that have ex
ercised the right that the statute give
me, and assure you that it is wit
!. many misgivings that do it now.
n do not relish the task of placing my in
: dividual Judgment against the ex
: pressed vote of two-thirds of you
body. know that You are, in tn
+ present instance, as you have been il
i. all of your official transactions, actual
ID by a sincere desire to advance tn
interests Of our city.
No body of men are perfect. W
are liable to err. Errors Of opinion
and action have occurred, and viii al
ways occur, in any legislative body
: particularly when time is not taken {
!. sift every measure thoroughly befor
acting upon it. In the present instanc
" it appears to me, gentlemen, that 70
have too hastily and without such de
. liberation as the importance of Ii
! case justifes, given your consent to a
= ordinance absolutely giviHg ava
!. $2,5o0 Of the peoples money, witho,
commensurate return. I do NJ
think the circumstances of the CA
- Justify the outlay. That the gentleme
: to whom you donate this money are
earnest, and viii perform their part
the contract, have no reason to dout
- But suppose they do, viii the sma
" amount of capital that they propose {
a their part to employ in carrying on Il
= busiaess-not exceeding $4,000, al
. not employing over ten or q dozen me
" and probably not over half that nun
- ber-justify us in donating so large
amount of the peoples money!
think not; and think that You, gent
men, must on reflection coincide wi
me, and be glad Of an opportunity
reconsider your vote, which can n
n help but think was too hastily give
IL at all events. While fully ENDORSE
the honesty Of your intentions, I wor
to be derelict in my duty to the peol
he who have honored me by placing |
where am, did fail to exercise I
the legal rights, believing as fully do Il