The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-06-07
proo.ea,nra of the city Council.


COUNCIL CHAMBERS, June 3rd, '18.
Regular meeting of City Council.
Present, Mayor Watson, Messrs. Baker,
PerIey, Davis, HaIIeck, W hittlesey, Thies,
orion.
Minutes of meetings held May goth, 10Th
and 2Sth, read and approved.
City engineer submitted the following
communication:
EMPoRIA, June 3rd, 1878.
To His Honor the Mayor, and hon. Board
of Couneilmen:
at your request herewith submit an
estimate of the cost of paving the alley
between Commercial andMerchant streets
from 4th avenue to 9Th avenue
The cost Of laying q six inch pavement
to a regular grade 60 as to carry the water
IN the center of the alley, would be about
$3.50 per lot of % feet, or $1S4 for each
block.
The drain from the alley west of Com
merciaI street should be carried west
on each avenue and cross merchants
street with an under drain which would
not necessItate the changing of the estab-
lished grade on Merchants street, and
would require cutting at the crossing OF
Merchants street of abort two and half
| feet. A regular grade established In the
alley west of Commercial street would
give from 9Th avenue to 4th avenue fall
of one foot and three-quarters, and from
9th avenue to 9Th avenue fall of two feet
which would be sufficient for drainage.
A regular grade established in the alley
east of Commercial street would give
| from 9TH avenue to 4th avenue fall of
two aud half feet, and from 9th avenue
to 9Th avenue q fall of two feet. The
water in the alley west of Commercial
street should be drained east, and by not
allowing the gutter to be used fer any
purposes without first being br1dged,
there would be but small expense in
/ keeping them open and free from debris.
l.. b. FULLER, City Engineer.
Communication was laid on the table
to await the report of committee on streets
and alleys in relation to subject matter. ~
On motion petition of F. Schmidling to
continue billiard business under license
iseued to o. Pefferle, until June 80, 1878,
was granted.
Petition of F. SchmidIing for license to
keep two billiard tables and one pool
table, at lot 1872 Commercial street, from
June Both to Jan. LIST, 1879, was read and
referred to the committee on police and
| license.
Messrs. HalIeck and Baker reported on
petition of F. H. Macke & Co., for whole
sale liquor dealer license, to do business
on lot 145, Commercial street, and recon-
mended that the petition be not granted.
On motion the report was adopted.
An ordinance in relation to the fees and
salary of city attorney was introduced,
considered by section under a suspension
of the rules, and adopted by q unanimous
vote.
The city attorney reported an ordinance
IN relation to health In the city, and on
motion it was laid en- the table,
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was intro
duced, considere by ection under a sus-
pension of the rules, and adopted by a
unanimous vote, to-wit:-H. Dunlap,
City Treasurer, salary for 1877, $25; E.
NJ. Forde, rent of council chambers, fuel
and lights up to April 9th, 1873, $50 SO;
M. j. Morgan & Co., water, SAID; Mr..
Whittlesey, horse feed, $6.9S; Mr.. Birdsall.
policeman, $40; T. Fleming, Marshal,
$43; Jordan Carson, teamster. $50; o. j.
Russell, street commissioner, $50; E. NJ.
| Forde, clerk, $1667.
On motion, the clerk was instructed to
receive bids from Ell oh of the newspapers
for city printing for ensuing year.
Bills on clerks desk referred to CON-
mittee on claims.
Adjourned. E. NJ. FORDE, Clerk.