The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-06-30
coaneil Proeeeatngs.

COUNCIL CHAaiIElsS, jfine -, 1881
Council met pursuant to adjournment
Present, Mayor Eastman. Messrs Fox
Bay, Lewis. ireland. WhiitIescy and
Theis.
Police Judges report for May read and
referred 10 committee on claims
II Petition Of several citizens asking thai
owners of barbed wire fences now con
structed be allowed 10 use the same un
| ill October 1, 1881, providing they place
one board. around the same On top, was
read and granted.
Remonstrancc OF property owners TO
paving alley between Commercial and
Mechanics street, and 5tIi and 9th avcn-
ne, was read and filed.
| Petition of citizens for paving Figth
avenue from Commercial street TO west
side of Merchants street was received.
On motion of Mr.. Fox the following
was adopted:
Lesol0ctE, That il is deemed necessary
10 improve so much of Fifth avenue as
lies between Commerclai street and west
side OF Merchants street by paving the
same.
j The clerk was instructed to advertise
the resolution according TO law
| On motion of Mr. Bay the following
was adopted:
Resolved, That the City Marshal be
instructed to enforce the. ordinance IN
Eirelatien To fast driving GU Commercial
Istreet. a srss
On motion. the following was adopted:
i Resolved, That the city clerk he in
siructed 10 advertise for bids for paving
alley between Fourth and Fifth avenues
and Commercial and Mechanics streets
as follows: Width to be 20 feet, and the
stone 70 be laid through center which
shall be not less than inches thick, 16
inches wide and 4 feet long, the di-
mansions In thickness and width to be
uniform, paving stone TO be not less than
inches thick nor more than 8 inches
long and not less than inches deep
to be laid 50 that joints will be
broken, ali to be laid ia gravel not less
than three inches deep; all to be done in
a good, wofkmanlike manner; the grad.
ing To lie done by the city go.
Il An ordinance entitled, IAN ordinance
to amend an ordinance entitled IAN ordi-
nance in relation TO focuses of iippling
shops.'" approved December 2, 1874
was reported by committee on ordi
nances and taken up for consideration
Considered by section and adopted by a
unanimous vote. -. .pssl =. ssg;
An ordinance entitled ian ordinance
%. allow tho sale of all sorts of produce,
wood, coal and stone on thai, portion Of
of Commercial street south Of Fourth
ayenue'' was considered under q suspen
sion of the rules. tss1 - kat
On motion Of Mr.. Fox, the ordinance
wasso amended a. to include so much
Of Commercial street rs lies between
Third. and Seventh avenues. And as
amended. the ordinance was adopted by
a unanimous vote. = 7.
An ordinance entitled, San ordinance
authorizing the cancellation of certain
warrants on the water works fund and
the issuing IN lieu thereof, dollar foI
dollar with accrued interest of warrants
on the special fund for repairing side
walks,r was considered by section and
adopted by unanimous vote. 80 ~.
Committee on streets and alleys re
port without approval petition Of citi
!, Zens for an eight foot sidewalk IRON
Merchants street to NcOsh0 street along
south sidesof Sixth avenue and repor;
| was adopted. 80 -. ~ -.
1 Bond of II. Dunlap, as City Treasurer
in the sum of $4,000, with VIM. f. Ew
ingiJ.J. Wright and K! p. Bruner as
surcties, was approved. '''1'i - . g. 2.
i a communication from Robert Mill
ken, concerning his notes; of original
stakes On townsite, was read, and com
mittee of three, consisting Of White
| seys Theis and Fox, appointed 10 confer
] with him CONCERNING the same.
II On motion of Mr.. Fox the following
] was adopted: .i' .st.sH
i ResOtoed, That the resolution ordering
the City Surveyor TO establish the grade
4 on Merchants street, passed on Monday
II evening last, be and the same is hereby
revoked, and that the grade be not es
tablished at this time.
Bids were opened for the construction
of stone sidewalks, and the hid of Johr
i ID. George to construct same at % cents
per lineal foot was accepted for side
walks on snnth siGle OF Eighth ayenHt
Il along 227 Commercial and on south side
of Second avenue along 90 Commercial
street. .rstss. .a Il. -
Bids for services as engineer of tia
water works were opened and also bid.
for coal for water works and were refer
red to committee on water works.
Bills on clerks desk referred TO com
mittee ON claims and water works.
E. NJ, Forde, Clerk.