The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-04-19

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men were present.
| The Mayor, after calling the meet
ing to order, read his message.
| On motion the reading of the minutes
was dispensed with.
The final statement of Noyes Spider,
as City Treasurer, was submitted, and
referred to the committee on ways and
means, with Instructions to audit the
accounts of Mr.. Spicer, and report al
the next meeting of the Council.
The application of f NJ. Ford, for
the Office of City Clerk, was presented,
read and laid on the table,
The petition of Daniel Hick and so
others of Emporia township, and G.
| W. Frederick and so other of the city
of Emporia, praying for the CONSOLE
dation of the city and township into
one road district, was presented, read,
and on motion referred to the COM
mittee on streets and alleys.
The communication of Z. Trask and
F. Schmidling, calling attention to \
frame structure being built on lot No.
1873 Commercial street, was presented,
read and referred to the committee on
fire department..
The petition of J. Q. Reed. calling
attention to the condition of Seventh
avenue, between Merchants and Con-
stitution streets, and asking that it be
improved, was read and referred to
the committee on streets and alleys.
On motion of Mr.. Banc rolf, the City
Attorney was instructed to prepare an
ordinance providing that horses and
ott er stock shall be prohibited from
running at large in the city at night.
Mr.. Wheelock moved that this Coun-
ell shall be governed by the rules adop-
ted for the government of the previous
Council. Adopted.
Claims were presented and referred
as follows: Noyes Spicer, 500; Robt.
Milliken, s41.66: Holderman & Bro,
$40; John Bay, 49,; and W. Fl. Gil
chriest, $61 81.
The following bills for work on the
street were presented, and the COM
mittee on claims introduced an ordi-
nance making an appropriation ont of
the street improvement fund to satisfy
them, to-wit: John Dawley, $22.50;
+. w. Glines, S12.75; John DAZZLING,
$12; Henry Perry, So; and A. N.
Hanna, tor store, 81. Ordinance adop- |
ted.
On motion of Mr.. Wheelock, the |
committee on city property was in
structed to examine the city parks, and
report the condition thereof at the
next meeting OF Council.
The President appointed the stand
ing committees for the ensuing year as
follows:
On Ways and Means-Councilmen
Hirth, Nichols and Bancroft.
On CLaims-Councilme Hibben,
Gilman and Wicks.
On Streets and Alleys-Councilmen
Bancroft and Hibben.
On -Councilmen Ban
croft, Wicks and Hirth.
On Fire Department-Council
Wheelock and Gilman.
On Police and characterization
Carter, Hibben and Nichols.
On City Property-Councilmen
Wicks, Carter and Wheelock.
On Unfinished Business-Council-
men Gilman, Hirth and Carter.
The matter of the City Treasurer's
bond being introduced, it was ordered
that the amount of said bond be fixed
for the time being at $4,000.
On motion the Council proceeded to
the appointment of Clerk
for the ensuing year. The President
put in nomination the names of s.
Marsh and H. w. McCune, and appoint
ed tellers to collect the ballots for said
office. The vote was announced as
For McCune, @; for Marsh,
| !; for Kerns, l. Mr.. McCHne having
a majority of ali the votes
cast, was declared elected.
On motion of Mr.. Bancroft, that
part of the Mayors message which re-
ferred to the salaries of officers, was
referred to the committee on ordinan-
ces.
On motion of Mr.. Wheelock, the
Clerk was instructed to purchase ten
copies in pamphlet form of the pub
Iished acts of the last Legislature.
Adjourned until next Monday eve
ming. II. W. MCCUNE,
City Clerk.