The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-09
CoancIl ProcsedinE.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, June o, 1881.
Regular meeting Of the city council.
Present, Mayor Eastman, and Aessrs,
Fox, Bay, Ireland, Halleck, Watson and
Theis.
Reading of minutes of last meeting
postponed.
Report of d. Hammond, water works
superintendent, read and referred TO
committee on water works.
Petition of L. Severy and others for
the construction of a sidewalk eight
feet wide. along the south side of Sixth
avenue from Merchants street to NeoshO
street, was referred TO committee on
streets and alleys.
Petition Of II. G. Whitley and others
aksing the council TO pass an ordinance
providing for the paving of sixth avenue
from the west side of Commercial street
TO the west side of Merchants street,
was received and filed.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported an ordinance granting the right
to drive horses at certain times over
certain streets and alleys in the city of
Emporia at rate of speed not exceed
ing one mile in three minutes. Oriin.
ance was received and laid on the Ia
BILE.
Committee to whom was referred the
claim of Mrs. Tatman, reported that
they had an interview with her and
were referred to her attorneys, Sterry &
SedgIick, who offered TO settle for $50.
On motion of Mr.. Fox the report was
received and committee continued.
Mr.. Watson offered the following reso-
luton.
ResolUed, That the city clerk is here
by authorized to advertise for bids for
400 tons of coal to be delivered at the
waterwOrks building; not less than 80
tons per month, payment to be made
| monthly and in such funds as the city
may have on hand for that purpose.
Bids obe opened, June 20. 1881.
Resolution adopted.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted by the council:
ReSOtDed, That Sixth avenue from
west side of Commercial street be paved
| or macadamiZed, west to the west side of
Merchants street, and that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise the same in
accordance with the law bearing on such
improvements.
Committee on water works WAS in
structed to buy 500 feet of inch pipe
The following resolution was adopted
by the council.
ResOlged. That the committee on city
property be instructed to have Hum.
bOldt and Fremont Park trees trimmed
| and grass and weeds moWn and fence re-
paired at a cost not to exceed six dol
lars.
An ordinance vacating portion Of
the alley running from Fourth avenue
in the city of Emporia, Kansas, to Third
avenue in said city, between Rural and
Neosho streets was read and referred to
committee on streets and alleys.
A communication from the Council
Bluffs Board of Trade to the mayor of
the city of Emporia was road requesting
the city council to appoint five delegates
to represent the interests of this city in a
convention called to meet in Council
Bluffs. Ia. June 81, 1881, for the purpose
of considering the feasibility of establish
ing and operating line of barges on the
Missouri river between Omaha and St
LOUIS.
The mayor was authorized to appoint
the committee.
An invitation from the board of edu-
cation to the mayor and council of the
city of EmpOria to be present at the
| commencement exercises of the EmpO.
ria high school, at the Congregational
church, on Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock
June 9th. 1881, and occupy seats with
the invited guests, was accepted.
The following resolution was adopted
| by the council:
ResOIDed, That the committee ON wa
ter works make out their bill for repairs
on water pipes laid by Russell & Alex
ander, and make demand for payment
/ An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was adopt
ed by unanimous vote.