The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-24


Petition of j. NJ. Campbell for license
to run three billiard tables at 1S5 Com
mercial street. for six months from Jan.
LIST, 1916, was granted.
Petition of +. W. Volmer for license to
sell intoxicating liquors at lots III and
143 Commercial street, from Jan. LIST, 1876,
to July 1st, 1876, was read. Mr. Epstien
moved that the application be sgEaIte,l.
Mr. Watson called for the ayes, and nays
with the following result:
Ayes-Lowe, Epstien and Bancroft.
Nays-Baker, IIibbeu, Watson and
Nichols.
The motion was lost.
petition4i o. Pfeferle for license to
sell int6 4nors at retail at lot 128
Commercial reet was then read, and on
motion was granted by the following vote.
Ayes-Lowe, Epstein, Bancroft and
Nichols.
Nays-Baker, Hibben and Watson.
Committee on claims reported on ordi-
nance in favor of paying the following
claims:
Z. r. Holderman, rent CT council cham
Der from May 9th, to Dec. %, 1879, $I2.S1;
j. Jay Buck, salary for Nov. S25; VIM
Rawson, extra policeman, $3.50; II. W.
McCune, printing for city, SLABS.
The ordinance was considered by Sec
ton under a suspension of the rules, and
adopted by a unanimous vote.
Committee on streets and alleys report
ed that they had examined the claim of
James Means for sidewalks, and they
found S651.6 due him on his contract
Communication from j. Jay Buck in re-
lation to claim of James Means for build
ing sidewalks, was read as follows:
To the Mayor and Councilman OF the
CitV Of En9p0TiG, Kansas:
Referring to the resolution hereto at
tached, and presuming that said contracts
or, j lanes Means, has built the sidewalk
accor ding to contract. (His contract will
be his proposition to do the WORK and the
acceptance of the same.)
l reply to your inquiry, that the city is
indebted to James Means for the amount
OF his work in building said sidewalks &C.
cording to his contract price, anC that the
city would pay him, ordinarily, in one of
two ways:
1st. Either create special fund by
making levy on the particular property
and draw in his favor on that fund; or
I'd. Draw warrsnts to said Means on
the general fund.
AS it is now too late to make complete
levy of assessment against each lot (some
of the taxes having been already paid,
and the county clerk and county treasur-
er having adjusted their bOoks) 1 will
recommend that i list be furnished to the
county treasurer and he request payment
of all who would voluntarily pay.
1t would seem from the figuring that
the city should pay Mr.. Means out of the
general fund. He is not required to wait
until the assessments are collected. The
city will then, SO soon as it can, levy this
assessment to reimburse itself for amount
paid, not to exceed contract price, and
that not exceeding the engineers estimate.
Very respectfully,
j. JAY BUCK, City Atty.
Resolued, That the claim of James
Means for building sidewalks be referred
to the committee on streets and alleys,
and the city attorney, with instructions
to the committee on streets and alleys, to
examine into said claim and report the
correct amount of sidew alks built and q
description of the lots abutting which
said walks were built, and the city attor-
ney be instructed to advise the council as
to the liability of the city for the contract
price for such sidewalks and the proper
mode of payment to the said Means fer
the construction of said sidewalks.
The above was adopted by the city
council of Emporia Dec. 9th, 1875.
On motion of Mr.. Epstien the report was
adopted.
Mr.. Epstein of committee on fire de-
partment, reported that they made inves-
LEGATIONS for a suitable room for engine
house, and could not find any which
would be cheaper or more convenient
than the building presently occupied, that
the proprietor of the present building of
A., a.N4 40 .
per year.
MIR. Nichols moved that the offer Il
rent the present engine house for anne tn.
er year at $500, be accepted. Motion % st
Mr.. Epstein introduced the folio wing
which was adopted:
ReSolued, That the mayor apr ,oipt &
committee of three who shall w It'll the
city attorney draft rules for the " eiehinp
and measuring of every commod ity sold
in the city IN all cases not otherT wise pro.
vided by law, and weighing of :av. grain
and coal, the measuring of WOOL and fuel.
and determine the place or pls ces of the
same, ana also report an ordinance ere
ating the office of city weighes : aud meas
urer, and regulating his fees a.ndprescrfb-
ing his duties.
The mayor appointed as such commit
tee Messrs. Hibben, Baker, Epstinn.
On motion of MIR. Hibben the city attor-
torney was directed to draft an ordinance
TO prevent the A. L. g. S. i. railroad COM
pany from obstructing streets and cross
walks.
Mr.. Watson introduced an ordinance
providing for the payment to Mr.. Means
Of 1851 60 out of the general fund for con-
structing sidewalks.
The ordinance was considered under q
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Bancroft moved that section be so
changed as to provide for the payment of
S51.60 out of the general fund, and 5000
out of the special sidewalk fund. Carried.
The ordinance as amended was adopted
by a unanimous vote.
P. 3. Plumb presented the following af-
tidavit and addressed the council:
THE STATE OF KANSAS 90
LYON COUNTY.
Daniel Owen being duly sworn, deposei
and says: On the first Of March 1915, Il
was resident of Emporia township, antl
had been such resident for nearly two
months previous, and until about April
LIST, 1910; that paid poll tax for the yea.
1879 IN road district OF Emporia township,
said county, OF which Humphrey Rober Is
is oVerseer: that sometime In Noyemb er
last w. III. Gilchriest, who claimed to act
as street commissioner. said he war ted