The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-11
Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL cHAMpER. June

Mayor Gilmore, Messrs. Taylor, Fol
McCullOch, Whittlesey, Thatcher, Thei
and Watson.
Minutes of previous meeting read an,
approved
The street commissioners report wa
read and referred to committe on street
:and alleys
The mayor returned without his ap
proval three of the water works ordinan
ces adopted by the council at its last reg
ular meeting.
The following petitions for billiard
license were read and referred to tn,
committee on police and license: Camp
bell & Co, VIM. Berger, Robert D
Jones.
The petitions of the following persons
for license to sell intoxicating liquors a
their respective places of business were
read, each acted upon separately, anG
the petitions not granted by the following
vote: Aye-TaYlor, Thatcher, Theis
nay-Fox, McCulloch. Whittlesey, Wat
SON. The names of the applicants were
Campbell & Co, VIM. Berger, Joseph
Spander, ]. S. Cornell, Charles Groth
Emil INLAND.
Application of Leavenworth BOttling
Co, for license to do business as whole
sale liquor dealers read and referred to
committee on police and license.
On motion of MIR. Thatcher the com
mittee on ordinances were ordered to
prepare the necessary ordinances or reso
buttons providing for the removal of all
scales and other Instructions from the
streets.
Mr.. Theis introduced the following,
and moved its adoption:
ResoL0ed, That the hose-carts recently
purchased of the Caswell Fire Depot
Supply Company, of Chicago, Ills, be
and the same are hereby turned over
to the fire department of the city.
Mr.. Fox offered the following as an
amendment at the close of the resolu-
ton:
Preceded, That one of the hose-carts,
with hose accompanying, same to be
given to any new fire company, which
may be organized, lshio 81
The amendment was lost, and the
original motion carried. -
On motion of Mr. Watson, the follow
ing was adopted:
ResoLUed, That the committee on
streets and alleys are hereby instructed
to have the alleys between Commercial
and Merchants streets, and Fourth and
Sixth avenues, drained in such a man.
ner as in their judgment they may deem
best.
Mr.. Lowe took his seat in the council.
On motion of Mr. Watson, the follow
ing was adopted:
.ResOlUed, That the mayor and coun-
Gil do hereby appoint L. b. kellogg, It.
j. Price and r. ID. Thomas, three disin-
terested persons, to appraise the proper
ty abutting the paving in the alley be-
tween Commercial and Merchants streets.
and Fourth and Sixth avenues, with a
view to assessing the same for such i'm
provement as required 0y law.
On motion of Mr.. Thatcher the FOL
lowing was adopted:
ReSOLUed, That committee of three
to consist of the city attorney. who shall
be chairman, and two cOunciImen to be
appointed by the mayor, whose duty it
shall be to carefully examine the records
OF the police judge, beginning with the
first Thursday in April, 1879, and report
at the next regular meeting Of the cOun-
eli, what moneys, if any, are due the city
OF Emporia by reason of any and all fines
assessed and collected in the name of the
city by the police judge.
The mayor appointed Thatcher and
Fox as the committee
Mr.. Fox introduced an ordinance pro-
viding for building of sidewalk on south
side of Sth avenue, between Constitution
and Commercial streets, which was con-
sidered by section. On motion of Mr..
Watson an additional section was added
providing for construction of walk on
east side of Commercial street between
18th and 9th avenues. Section 8 of ordi-
nance, fixing time TO build walk, was
lost on tie vote, the mayor voting nay
The further consideration of I.tiae bffi
nance was abandoned.
An ordinance providing for the vaca-
lion of the alley between Eighth and
Ninth avenue, and State and Neosho
streets, was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys to report at the next
Meeting
An ordinance in relation to sidewalks |
vas referred to the committee on ordi- |
lances.
An ordinance fixing the salary of the
treet commissioner at $3.50 per day, for
.ctual service, was adopted.
An ordinance providing for the pay
nent of the following claims was
dopted:
Thomas Taylor, teamster.. .$45 so
/. F. Burkett, special police. A so
;. F. Roman, policeman. . 40 90
J. NJ. Forde, clerk, May. $500. 80 30
]. Fleming, marshal, May. As 90
}. Hammond, street com'r,. 40 90
1Bills on clerks desk referred
Adjourned. E. NJ. FoRDE,
Clerk.