The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-19
couNelL PRocERpINas.
The Question Regarding Accrued Inter
est ON the City Bonds Settled.
The City Clerk Instructed to Advertise
for Bids for $1,000 OF Special
Improvement Bonds.
CouNc1I, CHA,FnERs. Oct. ~ 80.

Improvement Bonds.
| COUNCIL. CHAMBERS, Oct II, 'S2.
Regular meeting of the city council.
Present, Mayor Eastman, MessFs. Bay.
Walkup. Ireland, Lewis, Hslleck, Theis
and Moore.
Minutes of meeting held Oct, 18th,
read and approved.
Committee on water works report in
favor OF putting the pipe leading from
the well into the river in proper condi-
ton for the winter, and the report was
adopted
Committee on claims reported police
judges report for September as correct.
Report adopted
On motion, and at the request of CON-
mittee on streets and alleys, the council
resolved to so in body and examine
graveling on Commercial street to-mor-
row and then determine whether the
extra 80 feet of graveling shall be con-
tinued
Mr. Hood, through Mr.. Sterry, pre-
sented the matter of dispute between the
city and himself as to the accrued inter
est on the funding bonds from their
date, Sept. l.
After some discussion, Mr.. Hood Of
fered to pay interest from Oct. /.
Walkup moved to accept Mr.. Hoods
bid. Motion seconded by Ireland. The
motion was carried, the vote standing
as follows: Ayes-Walkup, ireland,
Lewis, Halleck and Theis; nays-Bay
and Moore.
Mr.. Hood then stated that SO far as the
refunding bonds were concerned he was
willing to pay interest to Oct LIST, where
upon the following was adopted:
Resolved, That the city treasurer be
instructed to deliver to the purchaser of
the refunding bonds such bonds as the
mayor and clerk place in his hands
under said ordinances, on pay of pur-
chase price and accrued interest to Oct.
l, 1882, and in case of bonds now ma
tured, the purchaser to pay accrued In
interest to date of receiving bonds from
the treasurer.
The clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for $4,000 of special improve
ment fund.
The bids of S. a. Brown & Co, and
Watson s. Grove, to furnish coal to the
city were opened and found to be as fol-
lows:
To the Mayor and City COuncH:
GENTLEMEN:-We will furnish you
coal of either of the following kinds
delivered at the water works building,
as follows:
Best Usage City Shaft coal. 81 20 per ton
Usage Shaft coal. I'D. 4 40
McAlilster coal. D 70
This bid is for 400 tons to be delivered
not less than 80 tons per each calender
month, and as much more as may be
ordered by the committee on water
works. WATSON d CROWN.
Emporia, Oct. II, 1882
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
Of the city Of EngpOrid:
GENTLEMEN:-We name prices on
following Goals delivered at water works
as advertised. For
Rich Hill lump coal. .....S 81 20 per ton
." &c $500. 40
Best Usage City Shaft ~ go d"
Best McAllister. .......... o 40 IS
Best Pittsburg. 6 SO
Respectfully,
S. a. Brown s. Co.
Bay moved TO accept the bid of S. A.
Brown Sc Co. for Usage City shaft coal,
provided that the coal be weighed un-
der the supervision of the city council,
and they enter into bond in the sum of
$500, to be approved by the mayor, that
they will comply With the terms of the
bid.
BIr. Bays motion prevailed and the
bid of s. A. Brown s. Co. was accepted.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was adopt
ed by a unanimous vote:
Committee on claims. .$148 o.
j. NJ. McCown, printing. ..... q 90
Emporia Electric and Gas Light
Co, gas for August. 1900. 108 10
Thomas Beers, boarding prison
ers. IA 40
B. +. Romaine, special police. 8 90
John Bay, water works supplies 50
Shiekla, Hanson & Howard,
pipe. ID "A
Bills on clerks desk referred.
Adjourned.
E. NJ. FoRDE, City Clerk.