The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-13
M BirisAn Nominated for AInrsi,aI by
The Mayor and Confirmed by

asking for sidewalk on south side of
Second avenue, was read and referred 10
committee ON streets and alleys.
Petition of l.. F. Pruyn and others
asking for water pipe on Fifth avenue
from Commercial street to- Mechanics
street, was read and referred 10 commit
tee on waterworks.
Petition of citizens to have water n.y.
drant placed on southwest corner of Sew
enth avenue and Commercial street, Was |
read and referred To committee on
waterwnrks.
Petition nf ii. B. Lowe 10 keep billiard |
tables at Fifth Avenue hotel, was Rad
and on motion granted.
Petition OF E. X Criley & Co. TO keep
billiard tables at Hotel Coolidge read,
and on motion granted.
Petition of Carlton TO keep billiard
hall at 10s Commercial street read, and
on motion granted.
The following was introduced by Lew
Is.
ResOlced, That it is hereby declared
to be necessary To gravel n strip fifty feet
in the center of Commercial street, in
EmporIa, Kansas. from the north side of
Second avenue TO the south side of Ran
dolph's addition; said strip to be not less
than eight inches deep IN the center.
Resolution was adopted and the clerk
instructed to advertise according TO law.
The following was introduced by Bay
and on motion adopted:
ResOLoed, That the superintendent of
the water works is hereby authorized to
make a tap and lay water pipe from the
main on Commercial street tn point in
the court house yard, provided the
county commissioners will agree to erect
at said point suitable apparatus for
public fountain.
Bay called up the ordinance provid-
ing for the refunding Of the city bonded
Indebtedness, and after a lengthy dis
cussion, on motion of Thatcher the or
dinance was made the special order of
the next regular meeting and the city
attorney directed to be present.
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance
in relation to the fire department of the
city of Emporia, and to repeal former
ordinances relating thereto" was, on
motion, adopted by section by unani-
nous vote.
An ordinance fixing the salary of the
street commissioner and superintendent
of water works was read, considered by
section under suspension of the rules
and adopted by a unanimous vote.
An ordinance providing for the fur
nishing of water to the Emporia Grape
Sugar Company was introduced, dis
cussed, and referred TO the committee
on ordinances.
Mr.. Bay offered the following resolu-
tions, which were. on motion, adopted by
a unanimous vote:
ResOlUed, That it Is the sense of this
council that wafer privileges be granted
| to the Emporia Grape Sugar Company
| for period of ten years, If possible, and
| that the same should be done under an
appropriate ordinance; and
ReS0EUed, That the committee on or
dInances prepare and report an ordi
| nance at the next regular meeting, grant
| ing such privileges under suitable re-
strictions and provisions properly guard
ing the interests OF the city in the mat
| ter.
An ordin ance providing for issuing
bonds TO pay for the work of macadam-
izing, curbing, guttering and gravelisg
now under contract, was read and laid
over until the next regular meeting for
| action.
On motion the special policeman was
discharged and the office abolished.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
ResoIced, That the mayor and coun-
| Gil hereby appoint l.. b. Kellogg, K.
McLennan and A. ). Tandy, three dis
| interested persons, appraisers to ap-
| praise all and each of the lots, parts of
lots and pieces of ground liable for
| special assessments because of the curb
ing. gutiering and macadamizing on
| Fifth avenue, city of EmpOria, between
the east side of Mechanics and the west
side of Merchants, and on Sixth avenue,
between the same points and on Com
mercial, for such curbing, gutterIng,
macadamizing, paving and graveling
| as is required and contracted for between
Third avenue and the south line of Ran
dolph's addition, and for paving the
alley between Fourth and Fifth avenues
and Commercial and Mechanics.
Resotced, That the city clerk notify
said appraisers of this said appointment.
The following communication from
the chairman of the board of county
commissioners was read and, on motion,
the proposition of the board was ac-
cepted:
at q regular meeting of the board of
| county commissioners of Lyon county,
Kansas, there were present Ii. F.
Holmes (chairman), j. E. Jones and p.
j. Halberg, commissioners, and the in
| vestigatiOn of the various items of ex
| pense connected with the nursing and
taking care of the various smallpox
| patients being before the board, and af-
| ter an examination of each item by the
| said commissioners, in connection with
the board of health of the city of EN-
pOrIa, and the price of the same fixed
and determined, il is ascertained that
| the total expense which has been in
Cured and ought to be paid is 81 ,405.78.
of which amount it Is agreed by the
said board of county commissioners of
said Lyon county. Kansas, and by the
board of health of the city of Emporia,
that Lyon county. shall be liable for and
pay the sum of $927.1S, provided the
| city of Emporia will pay the sum of
$46S.60. Fl. F. HOLMES.
Chairman.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was in
troduced, considered by sections under
the suspension of the rules and adopted
by a unanimous vote.
Emporia Republican, printing, etc. Is IL e.
j. G. Trayior; clerk, costs in cases City
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T. L. Ryan, sheriff. costs in the following