The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-09
Couno,I ProcaadIn

COUNCIL. CHAMBER, Nov. 5, III.
Regular meeting Of council.
Present-Msyor Watson; Messrs. Per-
ley, Lowe, Davis. Henson, Borton Theis.
Minutes OF previous meetings read and
approx I'd. o,,.,.-, 9sy >
Police judges report for September re-
ferred to committee on ways means.
City attorneys report in relation to
claim Of Lyon county. for rent of city
prison read and filed.
Petition for cross walk on west side OF
Neosho across Sth avenue, read and re-
ferred to committee on streets and alleys,
with Instructions to cause same to be con-
strueted with road labor, providing the
street commissioner has stone on hand
with which to build same.
Petition OF j. A. Newlin, secretary, to
have scales in font Of 120 Commercial
street removed, was read, and on motion,
the marshal was instructed to give owner
20 days notice to remove same, and IL not
removed, to have same removed.
Committee on ways and means report
that they find police judges report for
July and August, 1877 correct. Report
adopted.
Committee on ways and means report
communication of city atttrney, In reIa-
ton to curbing and guttering bonds held
by State Bank OF Lawrence, and recon-
mended that the funds known as sidewalk
and street improvement funds, in hands
Of city treasurer, be appropriated to their
payment. On motion, report was recsiv.
Cd Of - fH0 ina ted 70 tElN
ing and guttering bonds to the amount Of
81 900, and interest, out Of those funds.
City treasurer's report for quarter end
ing September 18th, 1877, was reported as
correct by committee on ways and means,
and vouchers ordered cancelled.
On motion, Mr. Perley was added to
committee on city property, In place Of
Mr.. Warneke.
On motion, committee on city property
were directed to procure bids for the
erection OF city building and report same
on next Monday evening to the council.
An ordinance fixing compensation to be
allowed for boarding prisoners, was con-
siderdd by section, under . suspension Of
the rules, and adopted by a unanimous
vote.
Committee on ways and means report
ed ordinance fixing salary Of policemen
at $4,000 per month without recommen-
dalton. The ordinance was considered,
under q suspension Of the rules, and was
adopted, the vote standing as foil ows:
Ayes, Baker, Borton, Theis. Nay, Per-
ley, Davis, Lowe, Henson
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was eonsid
cred, under n suspension Of the rules,
and adopted by q unanimous vote:
John W Lewis teamster, S35; T. Flem.
ming marshal, $4,000; U. j. Russell street
commIssiooer, $22.5O; r. A. Cooke po-
licemsn, $50. 90; e. d. Forde clerk, $751;
81; }. c. Wagner boarding prisone
S7.S5; Lyon county boarding prisoners
from July 1st, 1875 to January 10th, 1875,
$3l 81; A. j. Bundrem repairing wagon,
S4.25; Humphrey & Ellison horse shoe
ing, $3.Se; A. A. Baker 3 Co. oil, $1I.40;
VIM. Evans hay. 1852; Nelson Whittle.
sey, oats, &C., $3.50; L. L. HalIeck & Co
lumber. e25.47.
Marshal instructed to purchase lad
| der for policeman to use in lighting city
lamps.
Bills on clerks desk referred to com
mittee on claims.
Adjourned to meet next Monday even
ing. E. IA. FoRDE, clerk.