The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-03
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, April 20, 1872.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment, the Mayor in the chair and all
members present.
The official bond of Lewis Gray, as
Street Commissioners, was presented
and ON motion accepted.
The final report of E. w. Cunning
ham as Police Judge was taken from
the table and referred to Committee
on Police and License.
The proposition of John Mcdonald
to establish furniture factory in w.
T.Soden's stone building, on the condi-
ton that the city pay the rent thereof
for two years, was presented and refer
red to a special committee, composed
OF Councilmen Bancroft, Nichols and
Hibben.
The petition of Bancroft & McCarter
and others, asking that the sidewalks
destroyed by fire on Commercial
Street between Fourth and Fifth Aven-
ues be reconstructed, was referred to
the Committee on street and alleys.
In accordance with a petition pre-
sented, signed by H. Bancroft and
others, Mr.. Bancroft oheredthe follow
ing resolution, which was. on motion,
adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Clerk
be and are hereby directed to quit
claim to the Trustees of the Unitarian
Society OF this city, lot three of the
Washington Park addition upon the
completion of church edifice thereon,
without expense to the city.
The Committee on streets and alleys
returned the petition of C. v. Eskridge
and others, asking the consolidation
Of Emporia city and Emporia town
ship into one road district, and the re-
monstrance of Noyes Spicer and 300
others against the granting of said pc
tition, with report adverse to the petit
ton. Report on motion adopted.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Bancroft, was adopted.
ResoIued, That it is necessary for the
best interests of the city of Emporia
that Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues
in said city should be macadamized
from the middle of Merchants street
to the middle of Mechanics street, and
that curb and cutters should be con-
structed on both sides of said avenues
between said Merchants and Mechanics
streets.
The Committee on streets and alleys
returned the petition of j. Q, Reed,
asking that the condition OF Seventh
avenue between Merchants and Con-
stitution streets be improved. Laid
on the table until Committee should
be ready to report thereon.
The following entitled ordinances
were introduced and read:
An ordinance amending an ordi-
nance fixing the salaries Of certain
officers.
An ordinance to prohibit and punish
drunkenness
An ordinance to prohibit the run
ming at large of animals. s s.
An ordinance to prevent fast driving
and injury. to sidewalks .tH
An ordinance to prohibit the stack
ing of hay within certain limits.
An ordinance making an appropria-
ton to satisfy claims.
The ordinance in relation to salaries
of certain officers was read, consider
ed by section, amended and adopted
under a Suspension Of TIE rules, the
ayes and noes being called as follows:
Aye, Messrs. Carter, Wheelock, Wieks,
Bancroft and Gilman--5. No, Messrs.
Hirth, Hibben and Gflman-3.
Sundry. bills were presented and re-
ferred.
The ordinance to prohibit and punish
drunkenness, on motion ,lwas taken up.
read by section, and put upon its pas
sage. Unanimously adopted.
The ordinance making an appropri-
alton to satisfy the following claims
was put upon its passage and nnani-
mously adopted: Jas. Nisbet, salary as
might policeman, for the month ending
April 10th, 1872, $ss; and Emporia
NEwsfor printing, $23 90. I'D
Adjourned until next Monday eve
ming. Fl. W. McCgNE,
! III ~. City Clerk.
DAN RcIE.-The tirst show of the
season win be that OF Dan Rice's, on
Saturday, May l1th, and of course
there win not be man or woman,
boy or girl, in all the country FOUND
about Emporia who, of all the circlses
kthey sEould Ike tofsee, WIN not want
TO see This one especially. The name
hof Dan Rice has become as notorious
\ asa Snowman. as thai eff. T. Barnum,
md he SadveFttses this year a great
many special attractions. Ills list of
performers exceeds In number and
chanae ter ths4 SfIapg tratehlE COM
pany we have ever seen. The equip
tnaehts OF this company, We are Inform
4 ed, ars more expeRaiyst than those OF
4 any other company on the c6ntinent.
slI RensmRsr, the show comes OF in g
week from tomorrow.
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