The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-19
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, June 10, 1874.
Mayor and all the eounciImen pres
ent.
Minutes of meetings held June LIST,
and sth, read and approved.
The report of Police Judge for
month of May, showing six conVic-
tions, and the receipt of ten dollars for
fines received and filed.
The following communication from
the Mayor was then read:
EMPORIA, KANSAS, June 10, 1874.
To the City Council:
GENTLEMEN-I recommend YOU to
appoint or authorize the appointment
of three special committees for the fol-
lowing purposes, TO report at your next
what terms the NJ. K. g Il. railroad
! company will transport grain and 9TH
er farm products from Emporia to Gal
weston, Texas, and to obtain all the
useful information it can relative to
the transportation facilities which EN-
porla can secure to this port for both
imports and exports. To ascertain by
calling upon the city engineer and
such ether sources of information as
may be deemed necessary, an econom-
zeal and reliable manner of furnishing
water in Emporia for manufacturing
purposes and the expense thereof. To
ascertain the extent and the terms up
on which w. T. Sodea will furnish
water power or buildings for manufac-
turing purposes at any time to respon-
sibie parties who may apply to him.
d. R.sGRAHAM, Mayor.
RaRRiunfl and s0Vflnro6 laI
Petition OF Oswald Pfefferle for IL
cense to sell intoxicating liquors by
retail on lot 179 Commercial street;
also petition of John NJ. Campbell for
license to keep three billiard tables
were read.
On motion the consideration of the
petitions was deferred until miscellS-
neous business was taken up.
Committee on fire department re-
ported in their opinion the purchase
Of new rack for the hook and ladder
truck to hold the ladders made of
wrought iron with % one inch stand
ards, was unnecessary. They had ex-
amined the rack and found only three
hooks out of q dozen broken; that
they had given the chief of depart
ment authority to haYe the three hooks
replaced with new ones.
The committee ON streets and ALLEYS
reported in favor of adopting the reso-
luton IN relation to footwalks togeth-
or with the plans and specifications,
referred to the committee.
On motion the report was received
and adopted.
Committee on streets and alleys also
reported the following and recon-
mendod its adoption:
Resolred, That the street commits
si0ner, under the direction of the COM
mittee on streets and alleys, be instrue-
ted to construct two culverts as fol-
lows: One at the intersection of Sth
| avenue and Congress street, 16 feet in
length and two feet in the clear, walls,
paving, width and covering same as
otter culverts; and one ut ths inter-
| section of Second avenue and State
street, 16 feet in length, three feet in
the clear, walls, covering, paving and
width same as other culverts.
On motion report received and
adopted.
Mr.. MeCarter introduced the follow
ing which, on motion, was adopted:
Resolred, That the city attorney be
instructed TO at once enforce collection
of the several Judgments against F.
| W. Volmer, and if not promptly paid
TO proceed against his securities.
The following resolution introduced
by Mr.. McCarter was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the resolution adopt
ed by the council, May 18th, 1874, with
reference to the presentation of claims,
be and the same Is hereby rescinded for
the reason that the delay occasioned
under 1t works injustice to the claim
ants.
Mr.. Eskridge introduced the follow
ing which was carried;
ResolUed, That the recommendations
of the Mayor made in his communica-
ton to the council this evening be car
ried out and that he appoint the special
committees by him suggested for the
purposes mentioned,
Mr., Eskridge introduced can ordi-
nance fixing salary OF policeman" at
forty dollars per month payable
monthly out of the city treasury, and
pay be allowed from May 1st, 1874.
Rules suspended for the purpose of
considering ordinance.
On consideration of section 1, on
motion of AR. Watson it was amended
making salary fifty dollars payable
from July /, 1874, and as amended,
section was adopted. Section 2
adopted.
On final vote, the vote stood as fol-
lows: Beck, Cleveland, Epstein, Esk-
ridge. W. W, :Hibben, Lakin and Wat
soA voting in the affirmative, ard Nc
Carter In the negative.
Mr.. Eskridge Introduced ssan oriIi-
nance to amend an ordinance to pro-
vide for fO0twalks." Rules suspended
to consider ordinance. The ordinance