The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
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Police judges report for February
was reported as correct by the commit
tee on claims, and the report was filed.
Mr.. Eastman, of special committee on
location of wafer works, reported that q
deed to the land selected for water works
purposes ON the NeoshO had been secar-
ed, and the committee was discharged.
Committee on water works reported
on petition of Thomas Armor, and rec
commended that 2-inch main be laid on
Mechanics street, south from Fourth av-
enue, TO Armor's steam mill, and report
was adopted.
Committee on water works reported
on communication of superintendent of
waterworks, recommending:
LIST. That there be a goose neck or
stand pipe put in on Mechanics street,
just south of the old culvert across Sew
enth avenue in the culvert NOW being
built
end. That there be no tap larger than
five-eighths of an inch put in a two inch
main. The report was adopted.
Committee on water works made the
following report on the proposition of
7. j. Barton:
Your committee after careful consid-
Grafton of the proposition of s. j. Bar
ton for sprinkling the streets, and after
consultation with several attorneys, beg
| leave to report, that in their judgment,
! it is to say the least, a grave question as
| to whether the city has the power to
confer the exclusive light asked for, and,
| if this was an undoubted right so to do
they deem it a matter of questional pro-
| priety TO grant any such privilege, and
in as much as the proposition is evident
/ ly suggested by a competition for the
use OF the territory for sprinkiIng puf-
poses, we would therefore suggest, in
order that the city may receive as large
a rent for the use of the water for such
purposes as such competition will bear,
that rate for water for such purposes be
raised to $25 per block, and such block
to constitute the space lying on any
street or avenue between the centers of
streets or avenues crossing the same; in
this method the city would save all liti-
| CATION and avoid establishing 8 very
questionable precedent.
]. S. WATSON,
G. p. THEIs,
/. D. Fox,
Committee on water works.
April 4th, 1882.
The report was adopted:
Mr.. Watson of the special committee
made the following report:
To the Mayor and City Council:
| Your special committee to whom was
referred the matter of prosecution of
the city cases dismissed at the late term
| of the district court, would recommend
that Mr.. l. Z. Lambert, city attorneys,
proposition be accepted, and that the
mayor and clerk be authorized to take
from him bond with good Sc
curity, that the city shall be
saved harmless from any Fro
ceedings in the supreme court, and: in
case the decision of the lower court is
confirmed, that he will pay all costs in
the supreme court and pay all costs in
the three cases dismissed on account of
defects in his cOmpl hints in the district
court as stated in his communication,
and that he receives no compensation In
any event for his services in the case in
the supreme court. J. WATSON,
n. B. IRELAND,
Special Committee.
TUESDAY, April 4. 1882.
The report was laid on the table to
be considered in executive session.
Committee on streets and alleys made
the following report on the ordinance
permitting w. T. Soden to arch the al
ley between Merchants and Commercial
street, north end:
. We find that one property owner ad
jacent to the lot herein described, strong
ly objects TO the arch being put in and
as your committee believe a priv
lege granted this way should be mutual
to ali parties, would recommend tina
the petition be not granted.
L d. Fox,
n. b. IRELAND.
c. P. THEIs.
The report was adopted.
The committee on streets and alleyi
reported, recommending that the petl
ton for sidewalk on west side of Com
mercial street from Ninth to Tentl
avenue be granted, and the report wa
adopted.
Notice from r. r. McCandless that hi
: viii macadamize in front OF s.
and 50 Commercial street, was REFEREES
TO the city attorney, with instructions tc
give his written opinion as to whetheI
property owners have the right to ma
cadamize in front of their lots at thei
own expense
Committee on streets and alleys repor
in favor of granting a petition for side
, walk on the north side of Fourth ayen
ne from Union to Cottonwood streets
, and crossings on Fourth avenue on ives
side of Exchange also across Exchang'
street.
The committee on ordinances was in
structed to prepare and report an ordi
nance for the construction of all side
,, walks, petitions for which have beef
granted by the council. and for which
!, ordinances have not been adopted.
Petitions of citizens for extension O
| water mains on Commercial street, re
ported that the council had already pro
> vided for the same in their contract Wit
Mr.. Soden.