The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-02-05
COUNCIL rRocEED1SGs.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Feb. /, 1875.
Present in the chair Eskridge, pres
Ident of council, Messrk. Lakin, Nc
Carter, Watson, Wood, Epstein and
Hlbben. .
On motion of Mr.. McCarter, the.
reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. McCarter moved that the rules
be dispensed with, and that the coun-
ell proceed to canvass the returns of
the special election held in the third
ward. Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Iakin
and McCarter as tellers, who thereup-
Oh proceeded to examine the returns
OF the election, and announced the fol-
lowing as result:
For councilman from Sd wand to fill
vacancy,
Thomas Morrison received &c votes
Isaiah Jones j." 73
Morrison's majority, 3
At this point Mayor Graham took
the chair.
On motion of Mr.. McCarter, the fol-
lowing res olution was adopted:
ResOETed, That Thomas Morrison is
hereby declared elected TO the office of
councilman of the Sd ward to I'LL va
cancy made by ]. s. Cleveland's re-
moval from said ward.
Mr.. Morrison here took the oath of
Office and his seat in council.
The following from the mayer WIS
read:
EMPoRIA, Feb. !, 1876.
To the city Council:
Having been informed by j. Jay
Buck, Esq, the city has won its suits
in what are commonly known as the
.'city improvement injunction cases. -
which involve ian amount of about
81, 900, due to the city treasury, re-
spectfully and earnestly recommend
! that you take immediate action to Sc
cure the collection of every dollar due
| the city in said cases as speedily as
practicable, and suggest that you au-
| thorize the committee on ways and
means to employ j. Jay Buck TO con-
| tinue said cases to q successful termin-
alton, with special instructions to not
in any way compromise the rights or
interests of the city.
j. r. GRAHAM, Mayor
The communication was received
and placed on file.
Mr.. Eskridge introduced the fol-
lowing:
ReSoleed, That the committee on
ways and means be and they are here
by instructed to act in connection with
| the Attorneys for plaintiff and defend
ants in the Injunction suits for the pur-
pose of ascertaining if any satisfactory
| adjustment of said cases can be made
with the view of settling the same
without further delay and expense to
the city or parties concerned.
Mr.. Lakin moved that the following
be added as an amendment:
"And If, in their judgment, no set
Element can be arranged without loss
to the city, they are hereby authorized
to employ j. Jay Buck to continue
said cases to a final determination,
with instruction to in no way compro-
mise the rights or interest of the city,
Mr.. Eskridge accepted the amend
ment.
On motion of Mr.. McCarter, the res
olution was laid on the table.
A communication from tho city
treasurer, in relation to certain cou-
pons which had been presented to him
Tor payment, was then, on motion, re-
ferred to committee on ways and
means.
Mr.. McCarter moved that the city
treasurer be instructed to pay the cau
pons on all bonds for the payment Of
interest of which levy was made by
the city council last year. Carried.
The mayors action in pardoning &
person arrested for violation of city
, ordinance, was approved by the coun,
Gil.
The petition of j. NJ. Campbell for &
license to run three billiard tables or
lot 135 Commercial street until Jane
30th, 1876, was considered and granted
The following petition was read:
To the Mayor and Council Of the city o.
En.poria:
The undersigned respectfully ask
that you So change the ordinance in
relation to selling meat on the Sabbath
as that it may be prohibited excepI
during the hot months, viz. (signed by
fifty five citizens.)
The petition was referred to com
mittee on police and license.
The committee on fire department
made the following report:
To the Mayor and Council:
Your committee on fire department.
to whom was referred communica a.
ton from the fire company, in relation
to the purchase of Rubber coats for its
use, and the matter of allowing COM
pensatiOn for services rendered at fires,
beg leave to submit herewith an ordi-
nance covering the latter subject, and
also resolution authorizing the pur-
chase of four rubber coats.
r. ID. MCCARTER,l
n. u. LAKIN, Com.
j. E. EPSTEIN,
The following resolution accompa-
MED the report:
ReSolUed, That the chief engineer be
and he is hereby authorized to pur-
chase four az rubber overcoats for the
use of the Emporia Fire Company,
number one.
An ordinance entitled can ordi-
nance to provide for the remuneration
of flremen for services rendered at
fires'' accompanied the report.
On motion, the resolution was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Epstein moved to suspend the
rules to consider the ordinance. Car
ried.
The ordinance was then considered
by section ami adopted, the final vote
standing: Ayes-Eskridge, Lakin, Ep-
stein, Hibben, Wood and Watson
Nays-McCarter.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was con-
sidered by section and adopted, the
vote standing: Ayes-Eskridge La
kin, McCarter. Epstein. IIihhen Wood