The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20
THE CITY FATHERS.
Business Transacted by the Council at
Its Meeting Last Evening.

Business Transacted by the Council at
Its Meeting Last Evening.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, April IS, 1882.
Regular meeting of the city council.
Present, John Bay, president of the
council, in the chair, Messrs. Walkur,
Ireland, Lewis, Thatcher, Theis, Moore.
Minutes of meetings held April 4th,
18th and 18th read and approved.
A communication from the street
commissioner was read, recommending
that the sidewalks abutting the follow
ing described lots be condemned, to-wit:
Lots 127 and 129, Merchants; 100, Me-
chanics; 1O1, Market; 20, Merchants;
1876 and 1913, Commercial street, and on
motion the recommendation was adopt.
ed.
Petition of Mrs j. NJ Martin, asking
for an allowance of $4,000 damages by
reason of injuries received from a hole
in the sidewalk on Seventh avenue,
Merchants street, was read and on mo-
ton laid on the table until the new
committees were appointed.
Petition of H. B. Lowe asking that he
be allowed to continue business under
license to j. NJ. Campbell to keep bill.
lard tables at lots SO and II Merchants
street, as he had purchased the said Ia
bles. was granted upon condition that
he file bond duly approved as required
by ordinance.
Petition of S. B. Warren and II. G.
Whitley, asking for gas lamps on State
street, corner OF Niuth and Tenth
avenues, was referred TO committee on
gas.
Petition of James Means and others
asking for water mains on Cottonwood
street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues,
was referred to committee on water
works.
Petition of W. H. Sisler and others,
asking for a lamp post on the corner of
Ninth and Union street, was referred to
committee on gas.
On motion, of Mr.. Moore, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
ResolUed, That the mayor and clerk are
execute the necessary papers for party
wall to be constructed on the line of the
lots dividing the property now owned
by G. V. Eskridge and the city of En-
poria, said property being part of the
two lots on the corner of Merchants
street and Sixth avenue.
| ReSOEred, That the right to lay water
pipes under the direction of the COM
mittee on water works across the ground
now belonging to the city of Emporia,
| on the corner of Sixth avenue and Mer-
chants street is hereby granted TO the
| parties building on the same lots east
of that portion owned by said city, re-
serving the right, when 1t or its as.
signs shall come to build, to remove
that portion of said pipe laid on said
city property so that the laying of said
pipe shall be no damage to the interests
of the city or its assigns.
ReS0kUed, That the street comm iSsioneI
be and he is hereby instructed to imme
diately remove all the property of The
city off the ground recently sold TO G
w. Eskridge, to the remaining portion
of said ground belonging TO said city.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
annexing Hanna's addition TO the city
of Emporia,' was introduced, consid
cred by section, under suspension o
the rules, and adopted by unanimou
vote.
The city marshal reported that he ha'
in custody fourteen tramps, and sug
gested that they be made to work 70
the city, and, on motion of Mr.. Lewis
the marshal was empowered to employ
man to superIntend the working Of tn,
tramps.
On motion OF Mr. Thatcher, the stree
commissioner was instructed to fill III
hole under the sidewalk in front o
No. 105 on Commercial street.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was adopt
ed by unanimous vote:
Joseph Dawson, street work .........--.$ 0 :
D. +. Upton, special police .--.-.-----.. IS
e.. w. Rice, same ......--.....-.-...---. 8
j. p. Kramer. same -.--..----.----.-----
Z Bond, work on culveTt ~ .
&. Wedden, same ......-....-..........
James Hamil. same .-....-.--.-....--..-. Q
w. Il. Hoffman, stone for culyert-. 10
Eliza NltGSsS same ----.4----- a Y