The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-04-26
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chrieSt, for services as MARSHAL,
month, Fire Warden, months, and
hIhng 8 dogs, .sc1.9l; and Holderman
s. Bro, for plow, $40.
On motion the rules were suspended
to put the ordinance ON its passage.
Mr.. Bancroft moved to amend the
ordinance hy striking out the claim of
| Noyes Spicer. Lost.
The ayes and noes were called on
the adoption of the ordinance as read
as follows: Aye-Carter, Wheelock,
HIrth, Hibben and Nfehols-5. No
Wicks, Bancroft and Gilman-3. Or
diRance declared adopted
Sandry bills were presented and re-
ferred.
On motion of Mr.. WheeIock, the
committee on ordinances was instruc-
ted to draft and report at the next
meeting an ordinance providing for
the extension of the macadamfzing on
Commercial street to the center of
Seventh avenue. and the curbing and
gutterIng on said street to the corner
| of the sidewalks on the south side of
said avenue.
The official bond of G. w. Freder-
lex, as City Treasurer, in the sum of
$4,000, with sureties, was presented,
and on motion accepted and placed on
file.
The final report of E. W. Cunning
ham as Police Judge was presented,
and on motion laid ever until the next
meeting.
On motion the committee on ordl-
nance was instructed to report ct the
next meeting an ordinance amending
an ordinance in relation to the salaries
of certain officers providing that the
compensation of the Street Commits
sioner be fixed at So per day, and that
of the City Engineer at q per day
for each day of actual service; that the
Mayor shall receive 800 per annum,
and each Councilman s25 per annum !;
and that the salaries of the Clerk and
Marshal be unchanged. The question
on the salary OF the City Engineer was
on motion laid over.
On motion the Council went into
executive session for the election of
officers. l..tU
For Street Commissioner the Presi-
dent nominated Lewis Gray, L. w.
Lewis, and N. T. Nix. Councilmen
Carter and Hirth were appointed tel
lers, and reported the ballots for street
commissioner, as follows: First bal
lot, Gray, 4; Lewis, 8: Nix, I. Sec
ond ballot, Gray, 8; Lewis, 8. Mr..
Gray was declared elected.
Robert Milliken was nominated and
elected to the Office of City Engineer.
A. R. Bancroft and Abner HadIey
were named for the office of City As
SCISSOR. First ballot, Bancroft, 4; Had
ley, 4. Six additional ballotings were
had with the same result, and on mo-
ton the choice of an Assessor was
postponed until the next meeting.
James Nisbet was nominated and
elected to the office of Assistant Mar
ss1S,. II. w. McCUNE,
Andourned. "itU rlApL-
COUNCIL CHAMBER, April %, 1872.
Council met in regular session, the
Mayor and all the members present.
4 Sundry claims were presented and
referred.
The question of instructing the com.
on ordinances in reference to the sal
aries of certain officers, was taken up,
and the committee, on motion of Mr..
Wheelock, was instructed to insert in
an ordinance anending an ordinance
in relation to the salaries of certain
officers, the same amount per annum
for the city attorney that was paid last
year; on motion of Mr.. Bancroft, the
salary of the assistant Marshal, $50
per month, and the salary of the Mar
shall, 5000 per year.
The committee on claims submitted
an ordinance making an appropriation
of $4o.25 out of the street improve
ment fund to satisfy sundry claims,
which was put upon its passage and
unanimously adopted. ------
The Council went into executive
session for the election of officers
Aessfs. Carter and Hirth were ap-
pointed tellers, and Council proceeded
to ballot for q city attorney.
The votes were announced as fol-
lowsss For City Attorney, frs. ballot,
j. Jay Buck, 81 A. Gillett, 4. Second
ballot, Buck, A; Gillett, 8. (Mr. Hib-
ben, who had been temporarily absent,
returned aud took his seat.) Third
ballot, Buck, 4; Gillett, 5; r. N. Rug
giles, 1. Fourth ballot, same as third.
Fifth ballot, Buck, 8, Gillett, 8. Mr..
Buck was declared elected. fIEH & / III
For City Assessor, A. R. Bancroft
and Abner Hadley each received 4
votes on three successive ballots. On
the fourth ballot, Mr.. Hadley received
! is votes and Mr.. bancroft 8. Mr.. Had
| ley was declared elected.
Councilman Hibben was reelected
| President of the Council.
Adjourned until next Monday, eve
ming. II. W. McCUNE,
City Clerk.