The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-20
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Present, Mayor Eastman, Messrs. Fo,
ireland, Halleck. Watson, Theis.
Minutes of meeting of May 9. rea,
and adopted.
Petition James of Means and o. Doug
lass for extension of water mains OF
! Market street south from First avenue
l5O feet. was read, and referred 10 com
mittee on water works, with power q
act.
The mayor here called the attention
OF the council TO the ordinance passed
at last meeting amending paragraph
OF section Of an ordinance entitled aAE
ordinance granting to the A, T. s. 5. r
r. r. Co., the right to lay an additional
track along Third avenue approved
July 3. 1873, and suggested that the or
dinance should also amend paragraph
of section 2. whereupon Mr.. Watson
moYed that the vote had al last meeting
by which the ordinance was adopted be
reconsidered. Motion carried.
The title sRa section one of the OrGii.
nance was then amended in accordance
with the suggestions OF the mayor, the
ordinance considered by section and
adopted by unanimous vote.
The ordinance was then approved by
the mayor.
The following communication from
the board of education was chen read:
EMroRTA, May IS, 1881.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council Of the
CITY Of ERpOria.
At the meeting OF the board OF educa
tion, held may 18th, was instructed to
call your attention TO the conditit u OF
the drain which now empties itself in
| front of the school building on Sixth
avenue, and ask that the difficulty be
corrected as soon as may be before the
hot weather shall make il intolerabie.
II. CoRDLEY,
Clerk of the board of Education
Referred to the committee on streets
and alleys. Committee on streets and
alleys reported as follows:
After careful consideration of the
matter and taking into account the lcca-
ton of the public school building and
the amount of filth that accumulates at
| the crossing of Sixth avenue, and Con-
1
| filth from the north side of the town
centering at the above point, your COM
| mittee would recommend that the city
engineers estimate and plans be so
changed and enlarged as TO provide for
| a sewer commencing on the north side of
Sixth avenue on Congress street to be
four feet deep and two feet and half
wide and to gradually enlarge SO that
when it crosses Fourth avenue it shall
be five feet deep, and from thereon to
be five feet deep and that the city clerk
be instructed to advertise for bids in &C
cOrdance with the plans submitted by
the city engineer for building a stone
sewer only that the size shall be as
herein described. /. d. Fox,
Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Watson the report
was referred back to the committee with
instructions to have careful estimate
made for stone circle sewer, and they
were empowered to employ some one 10
make such estimates.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported on petition of Lew Wood to al
low scales to remain in front of lot 100
Commercial street, and recommended
that the scales be allowed to remain for
one year, or until such time as the coun-
Gil shall order them out Report
adopted.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported on petition of Jonas Eckdall to
have ditch on Sixth avenue north of his
lot on State street filled. as follows:
Your committee are unable 10 make a
recommendation until the boundary line
of lot is determined ON, and would sug-
gest that the city engineer be instructed
to fix the line, after which we can make
a recommendation that will meet the
case l. ID. Fox.
N. B. IRELAND.
G. p. THEIs
Report adopted.
Committee ON claims reported on bill
of j. M. Campbell that it be referred to
the committee on streets and alleys to
be by them approved or rejected.
Report not adopted, and on motion
the bill was laid ON the table
Committee on ways and means re-
ported they had examined and found
correct the city clerks report for quar- |
ter ending March 10Th.
Report adopted.
Statement of the financial condition |
of the city of Emporia, Kansas, for the |
quarter ending, March 18th, A. D., 1881,
not including its bonded Indebtedness:
Warrants outstanding on general
fund on December 30. 1880 ........... $4,475 50 /
Warrants issued during the quarter ,7O9 % I
Total e1-s x
Warrants paid duE 3 the quarter ..s.l74 %
balance outstanding. ..............3,C l - /
Warrants outstanding on water works
fund on December %, 1880 ...-2,472 05
w aRrents issued during quarter. 56l 81
1oeol .SO35 -
Warrants paid during quarter. $685.. us 20
Balance outstanding ,3lS IS
REHABILITATION.
Warrants outstanding water works
Total warrants outstanding 4.S23 IL |
RESOURCES IN HANDS OF CITY TREASURER.
Interest fund 500 Is
Street fund .............. 4SG 50
w alter works bond fund IS %
Special fund repairing sidewalk S. ...-l ,496 u
" afer WORKS IVnd ...-.--...-- III
General fund .-.........- rs
Total G,Il7 is
''''-' 90" E. II. FORDE,
City Clerk.
Committee on water works reported
rs correct superintendenI's rcport for