The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-22

| a saving to the city, IN three years 1He,
| TO buy every COW now in the place at
fair price rather than have them running
at large, destroying sidewalks. shade
trees, fences, fruit trees and grounds
Tbey are also aconstant menace 20
the lives and safety Of women and child
rem, and il is 8 wonder that no serious
accident has yet occurred from this
cause.
In conclusion, gentlemen, however
much we may diner as TO ways ana
means, let us give one another credit Tor
honest intentions for the best interests OF
the city For myself / beg your kind
forbearance and consideration while in
the discharge of the duties of my Office
shall at all times try to do what l be-
Iieve to be right and to treat every mem
Der of the council with the courtesy due
to gentlemen shall use my best en-
deayor TO see that all the laws are faith
fully executed, and l hope for your cor
dial cooperation
Communication from ex-police judge
Bachelor read and filled.
Petition of G. E. Worcester for lease
of Humboldt Park read and referred tu
the committee on city property.
Petition of L. F. Pruyn for recanvass
of votes in second ward for councilman
cast at the late election, was read and
referred 10 city attorney with instruc-
lions to report his opinion in writing at
the next meeting of council as TO the
powers and duties of the council in the
premises
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported in favor of granting petition of
l. e. Lambert and others for sidewalk
on west side of Constitution street from
Tenth to Eleventh avenues and cross
walks and report was adopted except as
to the crosswalks.
Peiition Of c. A. Leighton and G. w.
Cleaver for water mains from center of
State street end Tenth avenue, north TO
center of Eleventh avenue and State
street or from center of NeOsho street,
east on Eleventh avenue 10 center of
Eleventh avenue and State street, was
referred to committee on water works
with power to act.
Petition of 1. d. Fox and E. Trask
| for two inch water main on north side
of Seventh avenue from street main on
Consultation street west TO within 80
feet of east side of Congress street was
referred To committee on water works.
Petition of Frank Davis for license
to keep two billiard tables for hire at
Hotel Coolidge was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Watson the follow
ing was adopted.
Resoiced, That standing rule No. L be and
Is hereby amended by adding the following
additional standing committees, to-wit;
committee on gas, committee on printing, and
that each committee consist of three mem
bers OF the council.
On motion of Mr. Fox the following
were adopted:
ResoEued, That the city clerk be. instructed
| to advertise for sealed bids to put down stone
sidewalks on south side OF sth avenue, along
lot No al and Sc Commercial street on south
side OF Second avenue.
Resolred, That the committee on water
works be instructed to report all additions to
the water m aims as they are put down to the
city clerk, and thatthe city clerk be and he is
hereby instructed to keep a correct record of
all such additions and make them ont on the
city map. showing tho size of ma in each
case.
RcsoLeed, That the committee on streets
and alleys be intructed to put in street lamps
as follows: One at the crossing of Mechanics
street and Seventh and Eighth avenues and
one at the crossings on Merchants street on
Eighth, Seventh, Sixth. Fifth Fourth and
Third avenues.
An ordidance entitled, IAN ordinance
fixing the compensation of city marshal
and city treasurer of the city of EN-
poria'' and fixing marshal's salary at
$25 per month and treasurer's salary at
81 per year, was introduced, considered
by sections under a suspension of the
rules, and was adopted by a unanimous
vote.
Special committee on gas made the
following report:
| Your committee TO whom was referred the
/ gas ordinances, would respectfully report
that they have talked With some of the
| members of both companies. The Emporia
Electric and G:s Light Company seems to
/ prefer that their ordinance be acted on and
adopted on rejected. The Emporia Gas Com
pany have said that they would put in
new gas ordidanee or would put the gas in
a cheap any other company. but have not
given the committe any figures. In view OF
the pre- sentstatus OF the case, your commit
tee would respectfully refer 5oeh ordinances
|
ton that the EmpOria Electric and Gas Light
Company ordinance be adopted.
| /. D. FOX, chairman.
Report was received aud the gas Ordi-
nance read.
On motion, the ordinance entitled
can ordinance authorizing the EmpoFia
Electric and Gas Light Company 10 open
streets, alleys, highways and public
grounds for the purpose of laying mains,
pipes and wires for supplying electric or
gas light TO the city of Emporia and the
citizens thereof" was considered by sec
tion under suspension of therules and
adopted, all voting for, except Mr. Lewis
who voted against.
An ordinance providing for the pay.
ment of fees of judges and clerks of late
election was adopted by a unanimous
J vote.
An ordinance pending for the pay.
ment of the following claims was adopt
J CT by unanimous vote: w. s. Jay &
Co, lumber, $57.3f; Lewis Lutz, hard
,, ware, S4S21; I'D. Fox S Co. STATION.
J airy, 81; Samuel Thomas, sidewalks
$7s. fs SYzHoiH &
SIR. Wbittlesey introduced an ordin.
ance pending for the cancellations of war
: rants issued on water works fund to
: Chicago lumber company, and the is
suing in lieu thereof of warrants on the
special fund for repairing sidewalks. and
J the same was referred TO the city attorney
J with instructions to report in whiting al
next meeting as to its legality
The city attorney was Instructed tC
/ prepare and report at next meeting an
ordinance providing forthe construction
of the sidewalks which have been order
!. ed by the council.
i Application of Paul Beck for drain
2 for alley between Mechanics and Com
! mercial streets and Filth and Sixth av
evenues. he offering 10 do the digging
j was referred to committee on streets and
alleys, with the power to act. :
Bids for street crossings were openei
r and found to be as follows: L. F. Pruyn
q 1S cents per linear foot; D. F. Upton
: IA cents per linear foot. On motion, bic
3 of D. F. Upton was accepted tor ZOO
e feet of stone crossings. as follows: II
: inches wide, inches thick and not les
than four feet long, measured from short
est corners. to be delivered when anC
d where ordered by the committee Oh
6 streets and alleys
4 On motion of Mr.. Watson, the follow
! ing was adopted:
e e-soIeed. That the city clerk be and he /