The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-03
COUNCIL pRocEEDlSes.
Passage OF an Ordinance Providing for
tbs Numbering OF Houses
in EmporIa
Adoption Of an Ordinance ForbIddIng
the Runn1nI of Bicycles and ye-
Iocipedes on the Sidewalks
Passngs of an Ordinance to Regulate the
Sale of Intoxicating LIquors.&e.

Passnge of an Ordinance to Regulate the
Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, &c.
i COUNCIL CHAMBER. Aug. 1. 1882
Council met in regular session, Presi-
dent John Bay in the chair, Present,
fGouneilInen Bay. Walkup, Lewis. Ire
land. Thatcher. Halieck and Moore.
Minutes Of meeting of July 81, read
and approved
Police judges report for July read
and referred 10 committee on claims
Petition of Frank Davis asking per-
mission to use for hire three billiard
tables and two pool tables, at No. 1G3
Commercial street, was read, and on
motion was granted.
Petition of THE EAIroEIA NEWS CON-
pany asking of rates of water and the
laying Of a water main on Fifth avenue,
etc. was read, and on motion referred to
the committee on water works.
Committee on water works to whom
was referred the petition OF citizens on
Neosho street, asking for water main,
reported adversely because they did not
deem the same paying investment for
the city. Report adopted.
Committee on police and license re
port in favor of granting the petition of
Campbell for a bowling alley at lot sixty
Commercial street Report adopted.
Committee on water works reported in
favor of laying water pipes from main on
Sixth avenue TO engine house, provided |
that the owners of said engine house |
will agree to reimburse the city for the |
cost of the same when the city vacates
the property. Adopted.
Committee on water works report that |
the report ofthe superintendent of water
works for the month of June is correct.
Adopted.
The following resolution was intro
duced, and on motion referred to the
COMMITTEE on city property:
Res0l0ed, That the committee on water
works be instructed TO cause suitable
building or addition to the present
water works building to be used for the
use of the engineer Of the water works
and his family, and that they let the
contract fer such work TO the lowest
bidder.
The following resolution was intro
duced and on motion apopted:
Res0E0ed, That the clerk advertise for
bids for furnishing 400 tons of coal, to
be delivered at the water works build
ing, at the rate of 80 tons each calendar
and more in case the same is or
dered by the committee on water
works.
On motion of Ireland the city clerk
was instructed TO advertise for bids for
the construction of sidewalks ordered
built on or before June 18th ult., that
have not been laid.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance
relating 10 hotel runners was intro
duced and on motion referred to the
on ordinances.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance to
provide for the numbering of houses in
the city of Emporia, was introduced by |
Walkup, considered by section under
suspension of the rules, and adopted by |
q unanimous vote.
An ordinance entitled an ordinance |
levying license tax on express compan-
les, lite, tornado and fire insurance |
companies was introduced by Walzup,
considered by section under suspension |
of the rules, and adopted by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Walkup, Lewis, Halleck,
Thatcher and Moore; nays, Bay and Ire
land
An ordinance TO prohibit running BIZ |
cycles and velocipedes on the sidewalks |
was presented, considered by section un-
der suspension of the rules and adopted |
by the following vote: Ayes, Walkup, |
Bay, Lewis, Ireland, Thatcher and |
Moore; nays, Halleck.
An ordinance to regulate the sale of |
Intoxicating liquors was introduced by |
Bay considered by section under suspen-
sion of the rules, and adopted by a |
vote.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance |
for the construction of certain sidewalks |
and payment thereof" was reported by
the committee on ordinances, considered |
by sections, and adopted by unani
nous vote
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was con-
sidered by section, under the suspension
of the rules, and adopted by unani
nous vote: