The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-03-05
cnr.No1I pRocEEnINGs

Eskridge, Lakin, McCarter, Epstein, |
Morrison, Hibben, Wood, and Watson. |
On motion of Mr.. Lakin, the regular
order of business was dispensed with,
and the ordinance on claims was con-
sidered. Section /, providing for the /
payment of the following claims, was
read, to-wIt: NJ. Weaver, salary as
police Judge for February, s1G.66; E.
Upton, city teamster, $40; Z. T. Mich
OILS, city marshal, $51; E. NJ. Forde,
city clerk, $25; F. A. Cooke, paiating, !
$50; f. Q. Patterson, policeman, $40; |
r. 81. Ruggles, city attorney, $33 IS;
Thomas 6 Jones, for hay, 81; r. E |
Case, special policeman, 81.
Mr.. Eskridge moved that the claim
of f. Borton, chairman OF Defense
committee in float snit, of 81, 500 be in |
serted in section !. Seconded by AIR.
Lakin.
BY permission of The council, the
mayor read the following:
EMPORIA, Kan. March /, lS75
To the City Council
GcntlsE1fh There being but one az
two more regular meetings uf your
honorable hcdy prior TO the ronii,:r
municipal eie,,. on. ] AZ. pecffuiiy cali !
your attention ~ ne blowing impor-
tant business wniCiI ,G have had uE-
der confederation, hht have rot yer
taken final action upon:
1st. The matter of paying all inter-
est due upon any and all bonds issued
by the city, 1 bOlieve that the only
way to maintain the honor and sub
serve the best financial interest OF this
city, is for its duly authorized repre-
sentatives to adhere steadfastly TO the
policy, until lately held by the present
council, and instruct the city treasurer
to pay the interest due upon all city
bonds, to the extent that it has funds
| TO do so with.
End. To adjust ii r ssmand OF 81 800,
made by partfesz ont S % : SiR~s1ae float
suit, to the extentsss the CT interest
in the Constitution street school prop
erty and the Washington Park lots,
and no further, on the ground that the
action of previous city council have
obligated the city to this extent.
Sd. That the ways and means COM
mittee be required so report its action
| in relation to the street improvement
suits which have been gained by the
the city, and that you take any further
action which may be necessary to full
ly secure the collection of every dollar
involved in said Judgment.
These comprise the important 1inan-
cial matters which have como before,
but have not been conclnsively acted
upon by this council, and the respons-
Utility of settling them should be car
ried out by this body.
| IlegDocffulIy submitted
j. r. GRAHAM, Mayor.
| The council were then addressed by
III. C. Cross and S. Il. Riggs in the IA
vor of the claim of 81 800 made by the
| float suit committee.
| After considerable discussion, Mr..
MeCarter moved, as an amendment,
that 81 800 be stricken out and $3.50 in
serted instead, that sum being two per
cent. of the value of city property, in
the estimate made by the committee Of
| fifteen. The amendment was put to
the council with the following vote:
Ayes-McCart ter, Hibbcn and Wat
son. Nays-Eskridge, Lakin, Norris
on and Wood; Epstein declining to
vote. Declared lost.
Mr.. Eskridge then moved that 81 900
be inserted in place of 81 500. Second
ed by Wood.
Mr.. Hibben moved, as an amend
ment, that the sum of 1888 be inserted
instead Of ST. 800. Seconded by Wet
son. Amendment carried by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes-McCarter, Nor
|
Eskridge, I.akin and Wood.
The amendment as amended was
then carried, and the original motion
as amended was then carried by the
vote of all the members of the council,
except Mr.. Epstein, who declined to
vote.
The ordinance was then passed by 4
vote of all the members, except Mr..
Epstein, who declined to vote.
Mr.. McCarter introduced the follow
ing, which was passed:
Resolred, That the committee of tif-
teen citizens, who have had Charge of
the defense OF said suit, are hereby
Earnestly requested to call a public
meeting of all persons interested, and
|
cd report of all their proceedings in the
matter, and furnish to said meeting an
account of all the money received and
paid out by them and the vouchers
therefor.
Mr.. Eskridgc introduced the follow
ing:
| WHEREAS, There were five thous-
and, seven hundred and twenty-five
LII af I,Tyf ln aif ryi IN
1872 for special purposes, to-wit: ma
cadamizing and curbing and guttering
and building sidewalks, which bonds
are now standing against the city and
| WHEREAS, The contract price for
the various improvements for which
said bonds were issued, was only
$3,67O.33, which is also the entire
amount of tax levied, or that can be
levied, on special property to meet
said bonds; and
WHEREAS, TIE parties holding some
of said bonds have brought suit against
the city to collect the same, which, if
done, may result in q loss to the city of
ever $1,000; therefore,
RESOLVED, That a special committee
of three be appointed by the mayor to
investigate the above matter, and as
certain what disposition was made of
| Tue QlUer0nco DeGW0en C10 bonus anu
: the contractprice of the work, and re-
: port in writing st the next meeting of
council.
|, The resolution was carried, and the
mayor appointed Eskridge, Hibben
and Morrison as such committee.
A communication from G. V. Esk-
, ridge, in relation to curbing and gut
!, tering tax of s50.4 on lot 195 Com
mercial street, was referred to the last
aforementioned committee.
The following report from comWit-
tee on city PreSfY was read:
To the Nayor<-- = ouReit:
The committee on streets and alleys,
: in pursuance of instructions by the
council, respectfully report that the
A., T. & s. F. r. r. Co. have complied
with the recommendations of the coun-
. Gil in the improvement of Sd avenue,
through which their road runs, only So
far as to extend the plank cross.ways
oyer their track, and to fill and grade
, in part, between Commercial and Mer-
chants streets, and to provide letter
, drainage; all of which makes but q
small part of the improvement recon-.