The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-31
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, May 9th.
The City Council met pursuant to ad
journment, the Mayor and councilmel
present, viz: Carter, Wheelock, Hirtf
Wicks, Hibben, Bancroft and Nichols
Reading of minutes dispensed with
The following resolution was rea'
by Mr.. Yheelock, and on motion adop
ted:
Resolred, That the City Clerk i
hereby instructed to draw all orieri
for payment of any claims against thu
city in such sums as the parties may
require.
Mr.. Wheelock offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ResolUed, That the committee on city
property be instructed to get six chairs
and two benches for the use of the
council room.
The petition of G. L. Bartsch in re-
latien to the fiowage of water upon
his property by the culvert on Mechan-
les street across Sixth avenue, was
presented and referred to committee on
streets and alleys.
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Attorney, fixing the salary of police
men was introduced and read.
The following claims were presented
and referred: VIM. johnson, 81; AL
merin Gillett, $40; John Bay $54; and
the Emporia NEWS, $3.50.
The City Attorney asked if it was
the desire of the council that the liquor
cases of the city in the District court
should be carried to the Supreme court,
and was instructed to let them rest.
The question of providing Il city
pound at the expense of the city was
disagreed to.
the claims of L. n. Robinson, for ex-
penses incurred at Topeka in behalf of
the city, $2l; and of F. w. Glines, for
work on the street, 1918, with an or
dinance making an appropriation for
their payment.
The ordinance to pay claims was
put upon its passage, and defeated, the
ayes and noes being called as follows !:
Ayes, Carter, Wheelock, Wicks and
Hibben-4. No, Hirth, Bancroft and
Nichols-3.
The following entitled ordinances
were taken up, read and considered by
section, and adopted:
An ordinance extending the time for
the completion of the foundry and ma
chine shop.
An ordinance fixing the salary of
policeman.
An ordinance to restrain, prohibit
and suppress tipping shops.
An ordinance prohibiting the stack
ing of haJ within certain limits.
An ordinance to prevent fast driving
and injury to sidewalks.
The Street Commissioner submitted
a report of sidewalks repaired and the
cost thereof, which was read and
placed on file.
On motion the bill of F. W. Glines,
for work on streets, 1913, was allowed
and ordered paid.
Mr.. Bancroft introduced a resolution
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tain sidewalks, which was read and on
motion referred to the committee on
streets and alleys with instruction to
return the same with such sidewalks
specified therein as, in the opinion of
the committee, may need repair.
The matter of making some provls-
ion for the immediate payment of
Joseph Brown for macadamizing Com
mercial street was introduced, when
Mr.. Wheelock moved that it be refer
red to committee of three with in
structions to investigate the question
and report at the next meeting. The
committee on streets and alleys was
named by the President Us the commit
tee, to whom it was referred.
Adjourned until next Monday eve
ming. II. w. MCCUNE,
City Clerk.