The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-04
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
COUNCIL. CHAMBERS, Aug. i, 1881
Regular meeting of the city council
Present, Mayor Eastman, and Messrs.
Fox, Bay, Ireland, Hslleck, Watson and
Theis
Minutes of meetings held July 18th
and Goth read and approved
Superintendent of wa,er-works' report
for July referred 10 committee ON water
works.
Police Judges report for the month
of July WAS referred to committee on
claims.
Petition of Brewington & Shund for
license to run a billiard table at lot SO
Commercial street was read and granted.
Petition of several citizens asking for
the abatement of the dog kennel owned
by Harry Leibfried as a nuisance was
read and referred to committee on ordi-
nances, with instructions to prepare
and report an ordinance.
Committee on water-works' report on
petition OF w. F. Ewing and C. NJ. Hat
field for water main on Fifth avenue
west of Rural street $50 feet, recommend
ing that 2-inch main be laid $50 feet on
Fifth avenue west from Rural street.
Report adopted.
Committee on claims reported final
report. of ex-Police Judge Bachelor, and
found due the city $125O, which has
been paid into the city treasury. Re-
port adopted.
On motion, the following was adopt
ed:
ResOloed, That the special committee
on water works are hereby instructed to
make the following proposition to Mr.
w. T. Soden, in writing:
Mr.. ". T.. ISOden.
The city council of the city of EN-
poria. Kansas, hereby make the follow
ing offer. If you and your heirs and
assigns will allow the free and uninter-
rupted use of the water in your mill
pond, in the city's well and the Cotton
wood river to be taken out in such guam
titles as the city may demand forever,
We will give you for such privilege a
water main to your residence and mill
PAOpCLL( dhA LLC anu III EIlC
city's script in the sum of 81 1000"
On motion, the following was adopted:
ReSOLced, That the committee on
water-works are hereby instructed to- in
vestigate the prOpriety of laying three
or four inch main on Sixth avenue, from
Market street to Merchants street, and if
they can secure enough water takers TO
pay interest on cost of same or if any
n1haF In HnaAn with
property holders on said avenue To ad-
vantage to the city, they are instructed
to purchase pipe for same and have it
put in.
An ordinance entitled Gan ordinance
in relation to sale of toy pistols, cart
ridges, or any other kind of fire arms
to minors, was reported by committee
on ordinances, considered by section
and adopted, all voting for except Mr..
Fox, who declined TO vote
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance
fixing the price of tapping the water
mains of the water-works of the city of
EmpOria and providing that the superin-
tendent of the waler-works shall make
the taps without pay for same" was in
PRODUCED, considered by section and
adopted by unanimous vote.
An ordinance fixing water rates in
certain cases was referred to committee
on water-wOrks, with instructions TO in.
cludc in ordinance such other rates as
they deem advisable to change or fix.
An ordinance entitled San ordinance
establishing additional rules and regu-
latiOns governing the use of water from
the water works of the city of Emporia,
Kansas, and providinga punishment for
interference with the water works, in
certain cases" was introduced, consider.
ed by section under a suspension of the
rules, and adopted by a unanimous vote
On motion of MIR. Watson, the com.
mittee on city property were instructed
to have city's lots fenced, the fencing to
be done to the best advantage of the city,
The resignation of DIR. A. S. Tandy as
! member of the Board of Health was
read and accepted.
| Street commissioner was instructed to
fill ditch on the north side of Sixth
avenue, commencing at Constitution
street and running west to the bridge.
Communication from Board of Educa-
ton stating that it had made a levy OF
8 mills on the dollar on property in
school district No. for school purposes
was referred to committee on ways and
means.
| Committee on water works reported
that L. G. Munger offered TO serve as en-
| gineer of water works for one year, and
furnish two assistants, who should bG
constantly at the water works building
for 81 200 in cash or its equivalent, and
the committee recommended that his
proposition be accepted and the report
was adopted.
Bids for excavating alley between Me
chanics and Commercial street and
Fourth and Fifth avenues were opened
and found to be as follows: j. L. w
Bell, As cents per cubic yard; w. p
Wilcox, 3715 cents per cubic yard.
On motion the bid of w. p. WILCOX
was accepted, providing he enter into
contract with the city, 10 be approved
by the committee on streets and alleys
and give bond TO be approved by thu
committee.
| An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was adopt
| ed by unanimous vote.
Thomas Taylor, teamster for July. :. s 90 0
| l. E. Lambert, city attorney -. - IS o
| 4, johnson, salary rs marshal . 0
/ e. Page, policeman July ..-.---...-----. IS
| T. Il. Forde. clerk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 3
| ID. Hammond, street commissioner and
water works superintendent. 20 Q
| g. TEayloF, costs in City vs. Herring
L. q Munger. engineer. I9I q
L. e. Munger express charges and
John Bay, agent. supplies TO water