The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-24

10 advertise IOC ten Gays iOF OluS Tor u
per cent bonds as provided by law.
ID. w. EASTMAN, Mayor.
On motion OF Bay the vote by which
the bid of r. c. Haywood for $2s, 500 of
seven per cent. bonds was accepted was
reconsidered-
The clerk then read Mr. Haywood's
formal acceptance of the action of the
council.
On motion, the bid of Mr.. Haywood
was then rejected, and the mayor and
clerk were authorized to advertise for
bids for six per cent. bonds according to
the law of 1879. to be opened at the
first regular meeting in September.
The mayor then returned without his
approval the ordinance providing for
issuing bonds TO pay for street improve
ments for the following reasons:
To tie Honorable City Council:
GENTLEMEN:-l return herewith an
ordinance ITO authorize the issuing of
the bonds of the city of Emporia for the
costs of paving, matchmaking, curbing
and guttering certain streets and alleys
therein named" without my signature,
for the reason that in my Judgment by
the terms of section two (3) of the ordi-
nance named the payments for such i'm
provements would be SO complicated as
to lead TO serious difficulties and misun-
derstandings, il not to payments of
part of the costs twice.
recommend that the ordinance be so
amended that the date of the bonds shall
be October LIST, 1882. instead of Septem-
Der 1st as now, and that section two (2)
be so amended that the owner of any lot
or part of lot may pay the assessment
due against such lot or part of lot any
time prior to October LIST, 1882, and not
thereafter. Very respectfully,
ID. w. EASTMAN, Mayor
The ordinance was then taken up for
consideration, amended and on motion
adopted by a unanimous vote.
Prof Davis was here allowed to ad-
dress the council in regard to running q
hack 10 and from the Normal school.
The matter was referred 10 the commit
tee on police and license, with power to
act.
Petition of citizens asking the appoint
ment of B. F. Romaine ON the regular
police force, was read and on motion re-
ferred TO the committee on police and
license.
Petition of Mrs. E. Trask asking priv
ilege y dig a ditch from her cellar 1877
Commercial street TO the drain recently
laid on Sixth avenue. was on molten
granted.
The committee on streets aud alleys
reported in favor OF condemning the
sidewalk ON The south side OF Fifth ay.
enue, adjoining lot rs Mechanics street.
Adopted.
The following resolution, introduced
by Mr.. Ireland. was read, and On motion
adopted:
Resolved, That the water works engin.
Ger is hereby required to make requisi.
| ton on the committee on water works,
for all supplies of every description nee
essary for the running of The water
works in his department.
On motion of MT. Moore, the street
commissioner was authorized to proceed
at once and dig a ditch on the north
side of Fifth avenue, between Mechan.
les and Compercial streets. two feet
deep.
Mr.. Bay introduced the following res
olution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on wa
ter works are hereby instructed To lay
inch water pipe on Fifth avenue be-
| tween Commercial aud Mechanics street,
before the same rs macadamized.
An ordinance was introduced making
the tax levy for 1882 1873 mills for the
following purposes: Interest fund 6.3
mills, general fund 8 mills. water works
mills, street fund x mill.
An ordinance providing for the pay
meut of the following claims was intro
duced, considered by section under sus-
pension of the rules and adopted by q
unanimous vote:
9 =. Russell, assisting engineer. 3 10
J. q. Ilibhen, work as engineer ..- 10 90
j. l.. W. Hell, stone for eulyert Is
5. Thom1s, ~ sai,s1Ins on Commercial : %
J.LW Bel, cross walks = 81 ~ ~
/ o. j. Russell, work on grade ( 30
j. IL Hibben. engineer work +. IL %
Total ,-s a
SIC 2. That the SUI, Of 81 g be and ne
| same Is hereby appropriated cut Of the ya.er
works fund an the city treasury. 70 pay
claim Of John hay for supplies for water
worka
W 4. Spence. 70 grarciiBg CONNER.
cep,sy ; sxsnge 50 co
nue. between Mechanics and CONNER
cial street. and gutterinx ON EIffh
| avenue between Com mereiaI and Nc
chan,cs street ,.....-......,.- 40 %
| avenue tetweeR e6mmereiai and
4.eehanie; strees ......,. - 1877 Sc
l; ~ ~ Vel Ell. 70 gnsferinx across Com :,
| Total ,... ........ 3i9i e
The committee ON Water works, to
whom was referred tie matter Of supply.
ing wster for motor power in the EN-
PnKIA News Office. reported in favor
of supplying water until January ist
1888, II ,I,e rate of 500 per annuss
Adopted.
Communication of Il. 6. Haywood
notifying the mayer and council Of mis-
intensIop 70 hold The city 10 lis con
tract IN the sale of bonds, was read and
referred 70 the city attorney.
On motion, the city attorney was In
structed TO prepare form for bond COZ
pens for the $40 .000 funding scrip bonds
and the COMMITTEE on printing was in
stEucted 70 have the same printed.
| On motion OF Ireland, the bids fol
| building sideWaIk, as per adyertisemeni
we're opened. and there being no ors
bid lower than all the rest. the bids were
on motion Of Bay. rejected and the elerh
authorized 10 advertise for new bids.
On motion, the city engineer aud cen
nIsiee ON streets and alleys were in