The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL Gamblers, Dec. 6, 1875.
Present -Messrs. Baker, Bancroft,
Lowe, Nichols and Watson.
GA motion, Mr.. Bancroft was chosen to
preside, the mayor and president pro tenn
being absent.
Minutes oil the meeting held Nov. 18th,
1875, read approved.
Commitie on claims presented the fol-
lowing report:
l. Committee on claims recommend
that the Claim of deed Of lot 202 CONNER
cial stree t, TO be returned to Edward Mor-
i.is, with the information that the council
has not decided to buy the lot.
2. That the claim of James Means be
returned to him, with the Information that
IL Is not claim against the city, and tn IT
he be requested to make out a list of lois
in front of which sidewalks have been
constructed, and the amount chargeabte
TO each, and the clerk be instructed to
| certify the same, IL correct, to the county
clerk for collection.
3. That the claim of EFT. Nichols for
Sl7, and also for $II, be returned, AS the
committee are not aware that the city has
any place for the confinement of prison
| ers or any provision for boarding them.
+. p. BANCROFT,
or Committee on Claims.
On motion, the report was considered
by paragraphs.
Each paragraph was then adopted In
| it's order.
BY unanimous consent, the vote adopt
ing paragraph 2 OF the committees report
was recOnsidered.
On motion Of Mr.. Watson, the follow
was adopted, AS a substitute for para
graph Of the report.
| Means for building sidewalks be referred
| TO the committee on streets and alleys and
the city attorney with the instruction to
the committee on streets and alleys to eX
| anime Into said claim and report the cor
| rect amount OF sidewalks built and de-
scriptiOn of the lots abutting which said
walks were built, and the city attorney be
Instructed TO HdViSe the council as to the
liability OF the city for the contract paid
fer such sidewalks, and the proper mode
Of pay meDt 40 the said Means for the con-
struclion OF said sidewalks.
The committee on claims also reported
an ordinance providing for the following
claims:
L Epstein & Co., grain for city team,
$3.50; T. J. Price. hay for fi.e department,
SI55; Spencer & Ryder, oil and sundries,
$685.; r. l.. Waderhorn, room for election,
81; G. v. Eskridge. rent Of engine house,
$40; Ryan & Conner, work for fire dept,
$3.50; NJ. BIrdsall salary as policeman,
for Now, $40; E. ii. Forde, salary as city
clerk for Nov, Ss5, 4. Upton, teamster,
$40; Z. T. Nichols, marshal, $40; F
Haussler, work on fire engine, $I4; J. NJ 4.
Griffith, material for fire depart.
ment, e2.7s; II. Z. Norton, rent
or room for elections, s.; F. NJ. Davis,
hay for city team, 81; Elevator, Milling
b Commercial Co., feed for city team.
$3.50; w. II. Gllchriest, salary as street
commissioner, $35; o. J. Russell, speciaI
police, $3.50; N. Ryno, special police, SC;
also $102.9l to Halleck, Gilchriest s Co.,
for lumber foI sidewalks.
Mayor Bay then took the chair.
On motion, the rules were suspended,
and the ordinance considered by section,
and adopted by q UnaOlmous vote.
Mr.. Bancroft introduced "an ordinance
to prevent accidents at and near the
crossings and on the tracks of railways
and for the good government of the city,,'
which was considered by sections under
= suspension of the rules and adopted by
unanimous vote.
Mr. Bancroft introduced the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on fire
department. be Instructed TO contract as
soon as possible for 4 suitable room for
ire engine at an annual rent not exceed
ing $3.50.
On motion OF Mr.. Bancroft, the follow
ing was adopted:
Resolved. That the committee on
streets and alleys be and is hereby in
strueted to put in stone cross walks
where new sidewalks have been con-
structed aud not connected by crosswaiks
at no greater cost Shan other walks OF
single block OF stone have heretofore cost.
Adjourned. E II. FoRDE,
City CLERK.