The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07
Council PrOOeedings.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Dec. Sd,

COUNCIL CHAMBER, Dec. Sd, III.
Present-Mayor Watson; Messrs. Per-
ley, Baker, Davis, Borton, TheIs.
Reading OF minutes of previous meet
ing dispensed with.
Resignation Of F. A Cooke as police
man was accepted.
Petition Of j. n. Campbell for license
to sell intoxicating liquors at lot IA
Commercial street, from December 31,'77,
to June 80, 1879. was referred to commit
tee on police and license.
Petition Of W. B. Lyon for license to
keep four billiard tables at lot 142, Com
mercial street, for six months, from Dec
2lst, 1877, referred to committee on po-
lice and license.
Petition OF Joseph Roggy for license to
sell intoxica ting liquors at lot 1872 Com
mercial street, from December 31st. 1877,
referred to committee on police and Ii
cense.
An ordinance to satisfy ONCE rs' salaries
for November, 1877, was considered I'M
der = suspension Of the rules and adopted
by unanimous vote.
On motion Of Mr.. Borton, the mayer
was authorized to employ n. BIrdsall a.
policeman fer one month at q salary OF
$4,000.
Several petitions from the various
wards Of the city, headed as follows:
We the undersigned legal voters OF the
- ward OF the city OF Emporia do
hereby respectfully. yet earnestly. petit
ton against the granting, extending, or
renewing Of any license to any person to
sell Intoxicating liquors OF any kind or
In any quantity in said city, and we do Pc
tItion your honorable body and esp ecially
the members from this ward, to repeal all
ordinances authorizing such licenses an d
to adopt ordinances to prevent and pro.
hibit such selling.
On motion Of Mr.. Devis, the signatures
to the petitions were ordered published
In TIE EMPoRIA NEWS.
The following signed the petition in the
LIST ward:
w. T. McCarty, e. e. Rowland, James
Bennett, Henry Cook. A. G. Lakir, 8. B.
Riggs, W. T. COOney, J. Jay Buck, ThOs.
Stone, J. g. BlGndin, John Eskrtdge, 8. 4
Vail, J. b. Vail, Vim. 8. Dawson, P. J
French, J. c. Jones, Peter Duncan, P. H.
Hughes, J. II. Hogue, q. P. Jones, J. s.
Jones, John Bay, W. D. Green, s. H.
Howard, J. A. Finley, G. W. Bennett, 1.
D. Fox, L. F. Baily, j. W. Williams, j.
d. DGV ison, W. II. Wicks, J. W. True
worthy, Frank A. Racer, John Stephens
D. W. Eastman, Fl. j. Piper, E. II. Forde
c. q. Russell, VIM. B. Carlow, q. w
KIrkendall, 81. Dunlap, Frank Mccain,
8. g. Johnston, VIM. 3. Grimth, j. j.
Athertou, Thos. L. Davenport, C. II.
ICarsWell, J. P. Kirkendali, Jacob Kizer
Sim Carter, Geo. n. Stowell, T. Coates,
T. II. Thomas, +. Schmidling, T. L Ryan
o. I. Case, Henry BreIner, James HamiIl,
Geo. W. Hayez, g. J. Craig, G. W. rye
8. W. Lyon, Durra Hail, Br:ce Taylor,
Fred Tiffany, j. R. stafford, C. I. Dahm,
A. 8. Pollard, Joseph Clayton, s. C. De.
| lap, Frank P. MacLennan, James H. Rus
sell, B. D. Thomas.
I'd ward, John J. Lewis, sllas n. Fish,
August Finke, VIM. j. Jones, 4. T. Bun.
drem, w. T. Hobbs, Jacob Genther, c.
Beckes, j. w. Scott, C. Rich, p. Rich, A.
Il. Clark, G. II. Read, Van McColloch,
Lewis Peirce, Albert N. Talbut. Thomas
Beers, Chas. Kirk, D. E Roberts, Frank
o. Dowc, John W. Riley, Daniel Jones,
Samuel Z. Faust, John Mcgaha, j. A.
Justine, W. j. Cooper, w. 81. TWeedy, F.
+. Merrick, W. &. Edgerton. n. T. Nix,
D. C. Waite, Charles Higbee, Len H.
Wilcox, p. T. Dorsch, c. T. Brant, vii.
liam G. Lewis, George Suhl, James l.
Patterson, A G Kelly, c McCOlIoch.
James II RIchey, Thos. Kelly, Charles
Fletcher, b Finley, James e Webster,
L LArnard, Jesse FOulks, A HArland,
Lewis Nelson, Ephraim Drake, Hamilton
Mckee b D Hughes, Paul Beck, W Me-
Colloch, J 8 Jennings, Z. L Alien, An
drew Scott, Il. Prosser, Geo. West, Daniel
Jones, w Means, F A Richards, C b
Douglass, James II Duncan. James
Means, Emanuel Linsea, a D Hayden, A
p Hayden, D r Jones, 81 G McCllaud, J
Isom, VIM. A Brock, VIM. Rain, w D
Peyton, Thomas Bethany, Frank Duncan,
A Mast, Thornton Alien, Geo. A Cody,
T b Lewis, J z Lewis, John W Lewis,
VIM. B Moses, p A jackson d ClaWson,
John W Morgan, Z r LAney, w h Lany,
@ w Frederick, VIM. PrichArd, W q
Snyder, VIM. J Folsom, John Parker,
Frank Ward, L B Thomas, Lewis Dew.
eese, T e Mcmillan, c.. G. Martin, An.
gust Rector, N Ryne, d 81 Bowen, A
p Martin, r n Kelly.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council Of the
city Of EnPoriS, Lyon county, Kansas
and especially TO MessEs. 81. B. Lowe
and j. a. Davis, members Of said coun
ell. nom the Cd ward, Of said city q
EmporfA.
We the undersigned citizens and eIee.
tors Of the Sd ward. Of said city DO here
BY re pecttulIy peflOa and show to yor
that within recent period, and since ths
last city election held In said city, great
change IN public sentiment has taken
place In said city and ward in regard q
licensing the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
Lnsst : great dm e g me voters Q
beth male and female, are now opposes