The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-08
coUNcIL PRocEEDIxas.
The Ordinance Relating &c the street
Railway Altered so as to Extend the
Time One Year.
The Resignation of L. C. Munger as I'm
sIneer OF the Water works Pre-
scented and Accented.

The Resignatioa of L. c. Manager as En-
sineer OF the Water Works Pre-
scented and Accepted
COUNCIL CHANBER, June 9. 1882
The council met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment. Mayor Eastman and ell the coun- |
cilmen present. Minutes of previous
meeting read and approved
Col. J. w. Hartzell appeared before
the council and asked the alteration of
the ordinance relating to the street rail-
way extending the time one year.
The ordinance vas read by the clerk,
and on motion of Bay the rules were
suspended and the ordinance adopted by
the following vote. Ayes, Bay, Walkup,
ireland, Lewis and Moore; nays, Hal
leck, Theis and Thatcher.
Police judges report for May was re.
ferred to committee on claims.
Report of committee on water works
for May was referred TO the committee
on water works.
Petition of the street commissioner
was read and referred TO the joint com.
mittees on streets and alleys and water
works
A petition relative to second police
man was read and referred to committee
on police and license with instructions
to investigate.
The special committee to whom was
referrea the matter OF changing hose
carts to attach horse, reported as follows
AMI the same was adopted.
.On investigation We find it impracti-
! cable to use horses with the present hose
carts, as they are too light. We recon-
mend that the city dispose of the Bah
cock machine, and purchase horse hose
carts with the proceeds or so much as
Is necessary. G. p. THEIs,
T. III. LEWIS. =
June ., 1882.
The committee ON streets aud alleys,
to whom was referred the petition of F.
Hassler and others, relative to side
walk on Neosho street, reported fav0ra-
bly, and The report was adopted, and the
| committee on ordinance instructed TO
prepare an ordinance in conformity
Herewith.
The following resolutions, offered by
! Lewis, were read and on motion adopt
ed:
ResoEced, That il hereby declared to
be necessary TO macadamize, curb and
! gutter the area made by the intersection
| of Merchants street and Sixth avenue,
| SO as 10 extend the macadamizing on
Sixth avenue to the west side of Mer-
| chants streets.
Resolued, That it is hereby declared TO
be necessary to macadamize, curb and
gutter Fifth avenue from the west side
OF Merchants street To the east of Mechan
les street.
ReSol0ed, That the clerk advertise the
foregoing resolutions according TO law
The following, offered by Waikup,
was read, and Walkup moved its adop-
ton; motion seconded by Thatcher:
WHEREAS, the mayor failed TO make
appointments for marshal and police
man at the last regular meeting of the
council; therefore, be it
Res0loed, That it is the sense of this
council that it is the duty of the mayor
TO make such appointments, and that
the council has the legal right To pass
upon such appointments, either TO con-
firm or reject; and
Res0EUed, That the mayor be and he is
hereby respectfully requested Ia present
TO the council this evening nominations
for the offices of marshal and policeman,
and in case any such appointments shall
be rejected, the mayor is respectfully re-
qucsted TO nominate other persons who,
in his judgment, are proper persons for
such offices.
Mr.. Bay made a point of order, claim
ing that the council had no Jurisdiction
in such matters.
Mayor overruled the point of order.
The resolution was then Withdrawn by
Mr.. Walkup, with the consent OF his
second. The mayor then made an ex-
tended explanation of his position in
regard. to the appointment of city OFF,
GERS.
The following was then read and on
motion adopted:
To tie Honorable Mayor and city
Council:
Your committee on streets and alleys
have had under consideration the mat
ter of general grade of the streets and
avenues of the city, as indicated at the
meeting of the council of May 10th,
and in our judgment if the same is done
the grade should be marked by stone
one foot long and six inches square and
dressed on top, and placed at every
crossing of streets and avenues, and that
a profile of the same should be made
and filed and when adopted by the
council that the same be permanent.
We have talked with the city engineer as
to the probable cost of establishing the
grade in such a manner throughout the
Oft n a..
Third to Twelfth and Commercial from
Third to Seventh, which has already
been established, and he estimates the
cost not to exceed $500, and probably
less. In our judgment the grade should
be established, and we recommend that
the cOmmitte on streets and alleys be
empowered to make the best arrange.
ments they can with the city engineer,
and that any contract which shall be
made shall be reduced TO writing, and
the same reported to the first regular
meeting thereafter. s. Il. LEWIS,
J. Il. WALKUP,
June ., 1882. CP. THEIs.
An ordinance relative to refunding
the bonded Indebtedness of the city was
introduced by Bay, and on motion, laid
over until the next regular meeting.
An ordinance providing for taxing
and licensing express companies, and
life and fire insurance companies, was
introduced and laid over until the next
regular meeting.
An ordinance relative to the fire de-
partment was introduced and referred
to the committee on fire department,
with instructions to report at the next
meeting.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was intro
duced, considered under suspension OF
the rules, and adopted by unanimous
vote:
d. Hammond, street commissioner
for May -; ,,,...-.--..$ 3 %