The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-05
CITY COUNCIL.
What Was Done Monday Night.
A. G. WHITE, Secy,

what was Done monday Night.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, July 1st, '7s.
Regular meeting of council.
Present-Mayor Watson and all the
members.
Minutes Of meeting held June 18th,
1873, read and approved.
City treasurer's report for quarter end
ing June 18th, read and referred to COM
mittee on ways and means.
Petition of James Means and others for
the construction of culvert of sufficient
dimensions TO carry off the water In the
raVine to be built at the crossing of Mar
ket street and South avenue was read and
referred to committee on streets and al
legs.
On motion, the bid OF the Sun for the
city printing for the ensuing year was
accepted with the understanding that the
council proceedings are to be published
free Of charge.
An ordinance granting to the Atchison,
Topeka 8 Santa Fe railroad company the
right to lay additional track along Third
avenue was introduced, considered by
section under suspension of the rules
and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Baker, Perley, WhittIesey, Hal
leck, Theis, Borton. ~.
Messrs. Lowe and Davis declining to
vote.
An ordinance to satisfy the claims of
officers for salaries for the month Of June
and the claims of II. Conner tor board
ing of prisoners for May, $16.2O, North 8
Ryder lamp chimneys, etc., $15.11, was
introduced, considered by section under
Il suspension of the rules, all voting for
except MIR. Lowe who declined to vote.
Petition of j. s. ConweII for wholesale
liquor dealers license, business to BIZ
done at lot 1873, Commercial street, from
July 1sS, 1878, to Jan. 1st, 1879, was reaC
and Mir. Perley moved that the potion bC
mot granted; motion seconded by MI.
Baker. Lowe moved as an amendment
that it be granted and amendment wa,
seconded by mir. Davis. The amendment
was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Lowe, Davis, Theis.
/ Nays-Baker, Periey. WhittIesey, Hal
leck, Borton.
The original motion was then carried
by the same VOTE
AAC ROSAStOAS WOA . beAACA VI
10 their order, and the prayer Of eael
was, on melton, not granted:
E. e. Weaver, wholesale liquor dealer,
lot 120, Commercial street, July LIST a
January 1st. 1878; NJ. NJ. Young, whole
sale liquor dealer lot 122, on Commercia
street, July LIST to Jan. 1st; F. T. Sanford
q Co., retail liquor dealer license at 1O(
Commercial street.
The foliowiu g petitions were, on motion
referred to committee on police and Ii.
cense:
o. Pfefferle, tipping shop, lot 100, or
Commercial street, July LIST, 1873 to Jan
LIST, 1879; 81. NJ. Young, dram shop, ives
end OF lots SO and 50, Mechanics street.
MesErs. Lowe and Borton Of commit
tee on streets and alleys recommen dec
the adoption Of the following; be it
/ ResOEUed, BY the mayor and conn
cilmen OF the city OF EmpOrIa that it Il
necessary to pave all that portion Of thu
alley between Commercial and Mechan
les street in said city as lies between 4tL
and It'll avenues and, be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions b.
published at least four consecutive week
In the official newspape In the city.
Mr.. Perley moved that the report b
not adopted. The vote standing a tie
the mayor voted no.
Mr.. Lowe moved that the report b
adopted-carrled, the vote being tie tn
mayor voting aye.
Same committee report similar resolu
tons in relation 20 alley between Com
mercial and Merchants street, from 5tt
avenue to It'll avenue.
On motion, the report was adopted, til
. vote being tie and the mayor vOtin
$ aye.
: On motion, the mayor was requested {
e cali mass meeting of the citizens Of En-
: poria aud vicinity at the court hous
Tuesday evening, July I'd, 1878, for Il
purpose Of considering the matter of ms
cadamIzing the Cottonwood bottom, an
cause hand bills and posters to be prin
ed and circulated to that effect.
al Bills on clerks desk referred.
Adjourned. e. n. FoRDE, Clerk.