The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-05-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, May ,, 1875.
Present-Mayor Bay Messrs. Baker,
Davidson, Lowe, Epstein, Bancroft,
Watson.
Minutes of April 10th, 1879, read !
and approved.
Petition of o. Pfeferle for leave to |
sell Intoxicating liquors at lot 12S
Commercial street, under license is
sued to him for lot IFS Commercial
street, was granted.
Communication from city attorney,
recommending passage of the follow
ing resolution, was received:
ReSOlOed, That upon the payment to
the county treasury for the city of
Emporia of the sum of $3.50 and ten
per cent. interest since sale of NAV.
1872, and the fees for redemption, the
county treasurer cancel the tax for
1871, for sidewalks, and discharge
therefrom lots Ill and 113 Market St.,
in the city Of EmIo ria.
On molten, the resolution was adopt
ed.
Committee on fire department rec
commended that the needs of the fire
department., as set forth in commune
cation from chief engineer of date
April 8, 1875, be supplied.
On motion, the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
Committee on ordinances, to whom
was referred an ordinance to amend
the ordnance in relation to fees by fix
ing salary Of city attorney at $500, in
stead of $500, and fixing the salary of
police judge at 5000 per annum and
fees allowed by law, instead of the
fees allowed by law, reported as fol-
lows:
To the Mayor and Councilmen ofthe
CITY Of Emporia:
Aessrs.:-The committee on ordi-
nances, 20 whom was referred the ac-
companying ordinances, entitled an
ordinance to amend an ordinance enti-
tied an ordinance fixing fees and COM
pensation, unanimously instruct me to
report the same back to the council,
and recommend its indefinite postpone-
ment. E. p. BANCROFT, Chm.
On motion of Mr.. Epstein, the re-
port Of the committee was adopted.
The committee on streets and ALLEYS,
to whom was referred report of street
committee, concerning amount of re-
pair done to certain sidewalks in the
city, reported in favor of filing said re-
port, and levying special tax on the
lots AUDITING on said sidewalks for the
amount of repairs due on the sidewalks
abutting said lots respectively, and
that the clerk be directed to certify the
the same to the county clerk when
certifying the general tax levy for the
same year.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ments0t claims aplounting to $431 80
be paid out OF general fund, and $3.50
be paid out of street fund, was adopt
ed by unanimous vote. The claims
were as follows:
n. Weaver, salary police judge for
March, Sl6.67; w. II. Gilchriest, sala-
ry as street commissioner March and
April, $1l; L. d. Bigger, for oats and
corn, STATS; G. w. Frederick, city
treasurer, $685.; L. D. Bigger, rent OF
election polls Sd ward, "a; 4. P. Hall,
for hay, S6.4O; judges and clerks of
elections, $50; John Bay, sheriff fees,
$50.10; E. IL. Forde, clerk for April,
@25; II. Weaver, police Judge for Apl.,
$l6.6o; E. Q. Patt srson, policeman,
$Ss; II. Birdsall, policeman, 50; E. T.
Nichols, city marshal, s45; E. Upton,
city teamster for April, $40; f1remen,
SIS; James Lebbie, blacksmithing,
$S.46; G. A. Beck, removing nuisance,
81; total bills allowed, s4Sl 81. w.B.
Smith, repairing culyert, $4.5O; VIM.
Sinclair, work Oh streets, S5.25;. total,
$3.50.
Bills on clerks desk were referred
to committee on claims.
Council went into executive session.
The following appointments of the
mayor were unanimously confirmed:
City engineer. Robert 1TIIlfken city
teamster, e. Upton.
Executive session dissolved.
Mr.. Hibben here took his seat in
council.
On motion OF Mr.. Watson, the mat
ter OF publishing the codIIied ortiInan-
ces In pamphlet form was referred TO
committee ON ordinances, with in
structiOns to prepare q title page an ]
index, and hasten as much as possible
the publication OF the pamphlet.
| Adjourned. E. II. FoRDE,
City Clerk.