The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-10-05
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COUNCIL CHAMBER, Oct, 1T.
Regular meeting Of City Council.
Present-MayOr Watson; Messrs, b.
ker, Lowe, Davis, Borton and TheIs.
Beading minutes Of previous meetings
dispensed with.
City Treasursr's report read and refer.
red TO committee on Ways d Means.
An ordnance fixing salary Of City At
torney was referred TO committee on
Ways q Means.
An ordnance hxiRg salary Of Police
men was referred to committee on Ord
nances.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment OF the following claims was read
and considered BY section and adopted
BY unanimous vote.
StIrr q Williams, oil &C., $1.75; T. D,
Thaeher, Justices Docket, $24.OO; TIRE
man d wainwright, Justices Docket,
$500; J. 8. Watson, lime, $2.00; james
Lesfie, blGcksmithIng, S5.45; Ellen
Plumb, stationary, $40; e. T. Nichols,
special police, 42.o0; L. L. HAlleck 3 Co.,
lumber, &59.45; Aid A. Baker 4 Co., oil,
&l2.44; Perley & Ryder, oil and chimneys
$1s. y; Humphrey q Ellison, black.
smithing, SS.10; Arnold d Co.. mattress,
$3.50; N. Whittlesey, feed, &S.5S; J. Jay
Buck, to pay costs on Injunction cases
&42.2S; e. II. FOrde. clerk, 1866; F. A
Cooke, policeman, 5000; T. Flemming
marshal, $4l.0O; 0. J. Russell, street
commissioner, $3.50; John ". Lewis,
teamster. $500; Hiram Conner, sheriff
to pay execution on judgments OF s. O.
Thaeher W the city Of Empolia In Dis
trict Court Of Douglas county, Kansas
for services rendered Float Suit Commit
tee In defense Of the BarziIIIA Gray
ejectment suit, 500 80; E. Emerson, spec
iAl police, $500.
City Attorney made report upon bill oil
James q. Wagner, referred to him about
four months ago, in relation to charge for
boarding prisoner, that IN his opinion,
the sheriff could charge bat 40 cents per
day instead OF $l.OO per day, but in a.
much - he had neglected to report, and
the Sheriff had allowed the Marshal 70
use city prisoners In the street. BE recon-
mended that the Sheriff be alEa4sa his
full bill up to the LIST Of October.
Whereupon an ordEnsnee providing for
the payment OF balls Of }. G. Wagner fOl
the months OF July, August and septsm-
Der, amounting 70 e72.2O (the bill for
June having been mislaid by City Attor.
ney was not acted upOn) WAS adopted by
. unanimous vote.
The City Attorney presented to the
Mayor, and the Mayor read to the COun.
ell the following communication:
Il ~ HEawnw ~ kkA aiSU ~
Replying 10 your verbal request Of &
recent date would say. there were foul
injunction suits in which taxea 70 the
| amount Of 100000 were 0nioined and re-
/ NAMED unpaid from the fall Of 1S73 %
| the spring q 1STT, have made . some.
what hAstY computation from which
conclude that In 6uits on the injunction
bonds, judgmenta aggrsgating at least
SIX could be obtained and collected.
respectfully submitted,
J. jar BUCK, City Atty.
On motIoA, the Communication was re
EOrrsd to committee on Ways 4 Means a
the next meeting.
i Committee On city property reported
that brick building for the uaO q Fire
Department. 25x40, on the plan Heretofore
reported by the committee, could b
erected for about S1,O0e.
On motion, the committee On city prop
erty were directed 60 procure plans snG
specifications for such bRtI4ing, and re
port same to eouneil.
Ar. BortOa stated to council that Na
Ijor Fuller, representing the z. c. E. 3
railroad company had requested him &
extend N inVitation 20 the Mayor CkeEl
lard City ceuncil e take 3 "trip to EES
creek tomorrow Worps9g, Oct %, 60 Wit
aess the gre2tAE q the =. g. =. &
krailroad, add that carriages would - 4
waiting, for tAem At 10 oaclock g. M, g
the corner Oe STA avenue and CGmmer
ei4l atroes, 20 convey them 20 DRY creek
On motion the Invitation. wa accepted
mia on eserka0 desk Felecsed % can,
! A1t1ss On NIatES.
FIN. FeRPE, Clerk,