The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-06-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Regular meeting of City Council. Pres |
emit, 4. p. Bancroft, President Of COun- |
ell, in chair. Messrs. Baker, Perley, |
Lowe, Davis, Wilson, Nichols, BOrtOn.
Minutes of meeting held June 18th
read and approved.
Report of City Treasurer for the quar-
ter ending June 10th, 1876, read and re-
ferred to Committee Oh Ways and Means.
Petition of Campbell & sn edeker for IL
cense to keep tipping shop and billiard
hall at let 142 Commercial street. from
June Both 1876, TO January LIST, 1877, read,
and on motion of Bir. Perley, granted.
Petition of 0. Pfeferly, for license to
keep tipping shop and Virginius Pool
table at lot 12S Commercial street, from
June Both, 1876, to January LIST, 1877, read
and on motion granted.
Petition of Jos. Roggy, for license to
sell intoxicating liquors at lot 1S2 Com
mercIaI street, from June Both, 1876, to
January LIST, 1877, was read and on motion
! granted.
The petition of F. W. Volmer, for Ii
cense to sell intoxicating liquors at rear
ends of lots 14l and 143, Commercial ST.,
from June S0th 1876 to Jan. LIST 1877, was
not granted.
Petition of J. S: Conweil, for license to
sell Intoxicating liquors at lot 1913 Com
mercial street, from June both, 1876, to
Jan. LIST, 1877, was read and on motion
granted.
Petition of c. II. Eldridge, & Fred
johnson for license to sell intoxicating
liquors and keep Billiard Hall at lot 135
on Commercial street, for Tie term Of six
months was read and on motion granted.
Committee on Police and License "a
whom Was referred the petition Of jos.
eph Roggy for license to sell intoxicating
liquors at 1872 Commercial street, until
June Both, 1876, reported in favor of grant.
ing the petition, and the report was
adopted.
Committee on Fire Department, tt
whom was reported the petition of Com
mittee of Fire Department for leave Il
take the engine and hook and ladder
! truck to Soden's Grove, on the 4th o.
! July, recommended that the petition b,
granted and that the Fire department be
allowed to retain the engine at the grove
{ for one and one-half hours. On motion
, report was adopted.
3 whom was referred the report Of street
. Commissioner of repairs done to certaiI
, sidewalks, referred that they found tn
same correct, and recommended that TIT
same be certified TO the county clerk Il
t be placed on the tax roll when the gener
{ al tax levy is made for this year. Report
r adopted.
> Committee on streets and alleys, Il
: whom was reported the petition Of J. W
Lynn AID others, for certain Cross.
: walks, recommended that the following
: crosswalks be constructed, to wit: Mer
!, chant street across South, First and Sec
u ond avenues. report and adopted,
COMMITTEE on streets and alleys re
: commended that the petition Of 4. L
. Mcconnell and others for sidewalks b.
& granted and the city attorney directed t
J, prepare the requesite ordinance. Repor
e adopted.
}. Committee on ways and means, report
e ed that they found the report Of Polio
:; Judge for May 1876, correct. RepoF
: adopted.
The following resolution was adopted
!. Resolved. That the committee on cit
n property be instructed to inquire an
report at the next meeting Of the council
the best terms upon which suitable 81
g commodation for all necessary city pun
g poses, can be procured.
An ordinance providing for the con
u struction Of sidewalk on south side q
= 9th avenue, opposite lot IS on Constitu
# ton street, and repairing and completin
q Of sidewalk on west side OF State street
n opposite lot No. 80 en- State street, and n
4 Tkk-
4, nut, acknowledgements andCon stitutio
q streets, was reported by city attorne.
and on motion taken up for consideration
n under 3 suspension Of the rules. Consid
: cred by seetcon and adopted by unaai
v, nous vote.
W Committee on claims reported an ord
at nance providing for the payment Of Cd
&c following claims which was taken up an
y considered under q suspension Of th
a rules and adopted by 3 unanimous vots
IF j. Il. Griffith, pillow for city. $23.75; ". {
Furguson, rent Of room for collections
II 81; Thos. Armor, mill feed for city team
It $1.69; w. 81. Giiehriest, One-hAlf day 1
"a street commissioner, 81; Perley 3 Ryde
oil, &C, ST.20;J.A Moore, ground stopper
:; ed bottles for fire department, S4.05;
NJ E. Perley, one cord Of wood, IS; II. M
~ lone, work for ire department, S1.2;
1 Wicks s. Bennett, hay, $3.50; J. J. Buel
Dr. expense at circuit court at LeaVenWortl
a. $40; E. r. Holdsrman, months rent
D. council room, S625O; Ryan & Csnnel
G blaeksmithing. $1O.25; Myron Bake
- -; G. W. Newman, blankets for eli
- prisoners, S1.S0 Geo. c.. williams, hor.
as hire, -; Nemuel Brown, for crosswaIk
y SS4.T6.
10 On motion of Mr.. Henson the EOlIswin
as was adopted.
e, 8 Resolved, That the street commission
y er be, and he is hereby directed TO =