The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-28
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, June "a.
The City Council met in regular ses
sion. Present, Councilmen Carter,
Hirth, Wicks, Hibben, Bancroft, Gill
man and Nichols.
In the absence of the Mayor, the
President of the Council presided.
Reading of minutes dispensed with.
The City Attorney submitted an
ordinance providing for the issue of
street bonds to Champlin & Hughes
in the sum OF 81, 900 to pay balance
due for curbing and guttering Conn
mercial street from Third to Seventh
avenues.
The petition of Oswald Plefferle for
license for one billiard table was pre-
sented and referred to the committee
on police and license.
The committee on city property sub
mitted proposals from the publishers
OF the Emporia NEWS and Emporia
Ledger to do the city printing. On
motion the Clerk was instructed to
submit to said publishers lists of such
printing as the city may probably re-
quire during the year and request them
to attach their prices thereto, and re-
turn the same ut next meeting.
The committee on claims returned
the bills of James Nisbet for $50, and
Lewis Gray for SIS, recommending
that they be paid, and introduced an
ordinance to satisfy the same. The
committee returned also the claim of
L. N. Robinson & Sons, for s. with
out recommendation. The latter on
motion was referred to the same COM
mittee.
Mr.. Bancroft offered the following
preamble and resolution, which was
adopted:
WHERE'S, The following described
sidewalks in the city of Emporia have
never, in some instances, been built
the required width nor of the required
material, ami
WHEREAS, Some of them are out of
repair, or have been totally destroyed,
and it is deemed necessary that the
same be in each and every instance
built and repaired to conform to the
several ordinances applicable thereto,
therefore
Resolced by the City Council Of the
said city, OF Emporid, That it is deemed
and hereby declared necessary that
sidewalks be built and repaired with
in said city according to the ordinances
thereof, to-wit: On the south side of
Sixth avenue opposite the east part of
lot 172 Commercial street; on both
sides of Commercial street, from Third
/ 4. 90
side of Mechanics street from Fifth to
Sixth avenue; aud on the west side of
Merchants street from Randolph aven-
nc to South avenue. H
On motion of Mr.. Bancroft the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the City Marshal be
and is hereby instructed to procure a
suitable lot, without expense to the
city, for city pound, and that he pro-
coed at once to fence the same at an
expense not exceeding sixty dollars.
The committee appointed to visit
eastern cities in behalf of the city in
relation to the proposed railroad from
Ottawa to Emporia, submitted their
report, which was accepted and placed
on file.
The ordinance providing for the
issue Of street bonds to Champlin &
Hughes for curbing and guttering was
taken up and unanimously adopted
under a suspension of the rules.
/ The ordinance making appropriation
to satisfy claims was unanimously
adopted.
Sundry claims were presented and
referred.
4 On motion the Marshal was instruc-
ted to make no arrests on the 4th Of
July for the burning of fireworks.
4 Adjourned. II. w. MCCUNE,.
City Clerk.