The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-22
CITY COUNCIL rRocEED1Nes.
VIM Munger Employed to Succeed MS
Father as Chief Engineer Of
the Water Works.
Ordinances Adopted In Relation to the
Disposition of slops and Creating
the Onice of city seavenger.
Petitions Granted. Claims Allowed,
Re In

1 SE81tC0s allowed,
| &c. &e-
CoUNcII. CHAMBER, June 20, 1882.
Council met IN regular session. Pres
eui, the mayor and Councilman Bay,
WalkuP, ireland. Thatcher. Halleck,
Theis aud Moore
Minutes of last regular meeting, also
of adjourned meeting of June 8, read
and approved
Petition of w. Fl. Suppe and other
citizens of the Second ward for sidewalk
from Commercial street 10 Union street,
ON the south side of Fourth avenue,
was read and on motion granted.
Petition OF citizens residing on Sixth
avenue, asking that the owners of the
frame building in the rear of the News
block be required TO move. said building
of the sidewalk, was read and ON motion
referred 70 the marshal with instructions
TO notify the owners 10 remove it at
once.
Petition of Guy T. Carleton for per-
mission to keep billiard tables, etc, was
read aud referred to committee on police
and license.
Petition of Nj. Randolph, offering to
buy the old street lamps, was referred to
commiitae On city properly with power
! I'd act.
Petition of o. ID. Swan and others for
crosswalks on Constitution street was
read, and ON motion the street commits
sioncr was instructed to put in the cross
ings as soon as possible
The committee TO whom was referred
the petition of citizens in regard to night
policeman reported that the opinion of
the committee was that Mr.. Marsh is
not guilty of the charges.
On motion the report was adopted.
The committee on water works, to
whom was referred the report of the
superintendent of water works for Nav,
reported the same correct
Mr. Bay, on behalf of the committee
on water works, reported in favor of en-
ploying Messrs. Munger and Greenway,
who are now in charge of the works.
On motion William Munger was unan-
imously elected chief engineer for the
ensuing year
On motion V. c. Grcenway was unan-
imouslY elected assistant engineer.
The committee to whom was referred
the communication of Superintendent
Hammond, referred it back to the coun-
Gil for action. without recommendation.
Mr.. Bay moved that $15 per month be
added to Mr.. Hammond's salary from
the water works funds. Carried.
On motion the committee on ordin-
ances was instructed TO prepare and in
troduce an ordinance in conformity with
this action.
On motion, the mayor was authorized
I'd sign the contract for the city, estab-
fishing the corners between the city lots
on Merchants street and those owned by
c. V. Eskridge and others.
The following resolution was read and,
on motion, unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, L. G. Munger, who from
the beginning has been the very efficient
engineer for our system of waierWOrks,
has rendered his resignation; therefore,
HeSOloed, That in accepting the resig-
nation of this competent and skilliul en-
sineer, we reluctantly sever our cOnnec-
ton with gentleman who has ever
been faithful To his trust, and we tender
him our thanks for his competent ser
vices in the past, and our best wishes
for his merited success in the future.
]. w. THATCHER,