The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Report of Mayor Eastman as Chairman
of the Committee on Location
of Water Works
The Question OF Repeating the Pound
Ordinances to BE Submitted to
Vote of the People.
Judgment Rendered Against the City
in the United states District Court
on One of Its Improve
ment Bonds.
Holmes & Holden Permitted TO With
draw Their Proposition to Sell
Certain Property to
the City

draw Their Proposition TO Sell
Certain Property to
the City.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, March 81, 1882
Council me, in regular session Pres
ent Mayor Eastman and ali the mem
beis.
Minutes of March I read and ap-
proved.
City treasuTer's report for the quarter
ending March 10, 1882. read and ap-
proved
Petition of citizens in the rear of the
building on lot 1856 Commercial street
was referred to the mayor and marshal.
Petition of B. T. Davis aud others,
asking for an extension of the water
pipe on Tenth avenue from Rural to
West street, was referred to committee
on water works
Petition of citizens. asking that street
lamps be placed and kept lighted at
crossings of Commercial street and
Seventh. Eighth, Ninth. Tenth, Eleventh
aud Twelfth avenues, was referred to
committee on gas
Committee on wafer works made q
lengthy report giving detailed history
of the water works, with statemen. =.
tothe cost and running expenses. 1t
was read and the clerk was directed to
have the same published.
Mayor Eastman, as chairman of spec
ial committee on location of the water
works reported that the land plated for
use of the water works on the Morris
land contained 5 4 acres including road
way, and that the amount TO be paid for
by the city was Al acres making the
cost at the price offered by Mr.. Morris
1915, and the committee recommended
that an order be drawn in favor of Mr..
Morris for 1915 with instructions to the
clerk to deliver the same on receipt of a
warranty deed to the city TO the proper
ty, including right of way for pipe.
Mr.. Fox, of the committee on streets
and alleys, reported that Merchants
street had not been left in the proper
condition by parties laying gas mains,
and the committee was instructed to no
tify the gas company that the city
should require the company to put all
the streets where gas mains were laid
in as good condition as before the mains
were laid.
Mr.. Lewis moved the adoption of the
following:
WHEREAS, The subject of the i'm
pounding of cattle running at large in
this city is now being generally dis.
cussed by the citizens of EmpOria;
therefore, in obedience to the desires of
many citizens, be it
ResOfUed That the matter of allowing
cattle to run at large within the city
limits be submitted to a vote of the peo-
PIE at the election to be held on April
4th, and that the ballots on said ques-
tian read: an favor of cattle running
at large" and opposed to cattle run
ming at large"
The motion was seconded by Mr.. Ire
land and carried, all voting for except
Mr.. Bay, who voted against
On motion of Mr.. Ireland, the follow
ing was adopted:
Res0lged, That the city engineer is
hereby instructed to propose plans, spec
locations and estimates for curbing q,
guttering and matchmaking CONNER
cial street between Second and Third
avenues, and file same with city clerk.
On motion OF Mr. Theis, the city engi
neer was instructed to establish grade
for sidewalk on the north side of Fifth
avenue from Commercial to Market
street.
On motion of Dir. Watson the follow
ing was adopted:
RGsoEpeG, That it is hereby declared
necessary to curb, gutter and macada
mize Fifth avenue from Commercial
street to Mechanic street, and that the
clerk advertise this resolution accord
ing to law.
On motion the city marshal was auth
orized to release Joseph Smith from Jail
IN payment of Jail fees and costs, with
the understanding he should leave the
city at once.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was adopt
ed by unanimous vote: