The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-19
coUNcIL. PROcEEDINGs.

Present Mayor Eastman, messrS. FOX,
Bay, Lewis, Ireland, Whittlesey, Theis
and Watson.
Minutes of meetings held January 3rd
and 9th read and approved.
Petition of G. T. Carlton for license to
run three biIlisrd tables and one fifteen
ball pool table in brick building on lot
No. 1OS on Commercial street. from
January LIST, TO July list, 1882, read and
granted.
| The petition of several citizens for the
council to require owners of houses to
number the same with the number Of
the lot on which the same are situated,
and to have the names of streets and
avenues placed on the gas lamps was
read and referred to the committee on
ordinances with instructions to bring in
an ordinance in conformity with the
prayer of the petition.
The report of the committee on claims
in police judges report for December,
was referred to the city attorney for his
opinion.
The committee on claims reported the
claim Of w. H. Henderson for hauling
dirt, recommending that it be referred
70 the committee on streets and alleys
for their approval or rejection, and the
report was adopted.
The committee On claims made the fol-
loving report on the claim of c. G. Coul-
ter s. Co. for rubber hose:
"Your committee on claims to whom
| the within account was referred find,
upon consultation with the chief eRgi-
neer Of the fire Department, that the
coupling on the hose does not fit those
on the old hose and thereupon cannot be
used to an advantage to the city, and as
they are unable to determine whose fault
il is, they would therefore recommend
that the whole matter be referred to the
committee on fire department for inves-
tigation. j. s. WATSON, Chairman.
Report adopted.
The committee on water works report
as correct the report of the superinten
dent of water works and the same was
filed.
The committee on claims reported rs
correct the police judges report for No
vember, 1881, and the report was adopt
ed.
The committee On claims report an
error of 81 in police judges report for
OCTOBER, and it was referred back to the
committee with Instructions to see that
the same is corrected in the January re-
port.
The report of the committee on streets
and alleys, on walks laid by N. Brum,
was referred to the committee on claims
Mayor Eastman, as chairman of spec
ial committee on swerage, read com.
munication between himself and Geo
G. Waring, jr.
On motion the following was adopted
ResolOed, That the night policeman be
required to make a circuit where regis
ter clocks are kept at least once every
hour from 0 D. m, to 4 80 a m, each
. night unless called elsewhere on duty
and that the marshal be required to keeI
Q registry of the clocks each day.
On motion of Mr.. Fox the following
was adopted:
ResoEred, That the special committed
appointed by this council on the locat
ing Of the water works, are hereby re
! Quested to bring in their report on thG
next regular meeting.
oi On motion of Mr. Fox she following
was adopted:
Res0tOed, That the attention of The
board OF health IS respectfully called Il
0 the health ordinance relating To the re
= porting Of all contagious diseases by thu
) resident physicians, and that the health
Q ordinance be rigidly enforced.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinanc,
for the better preservation of the p 1bli,
peace, good order and decorum in tn,
city Of Emporia," was introduced, con
sidered by section under q suspension o
the rules, and adopted by unanimou
9 vote.
0 An ordinance to issue scrip in pay
Y ment of the Normal school boarding
. house bonds and Normal school bond
3 was introduced by Mr.. Bay and In
rules were suspended for Its considers
o ton.
al Mr.. Watson moved that the considers
9 ton of the ordinance he indefnitel,
Q postponed. The motion was carried b,
the following vote: Aye-Fox, Lewis
9 Whittlesey, Watson, Theis. Nsy-Bay
Ireland.
n Mr.. Watson introduced an ordinanc
3 amending section three Of an ordinanc
entitled "ap ordinance to prohibit dog
9 from running at large without beiGi
Q muzzled," approved May 8, 1881, so a
3 to make it the duty of the marshal &
9 kill unmuzzled dogs running at larg
Q any time during the year, and the rule
y were suspended, and the ordinanc
!! adopted by the following vote: Ayi
Q Bay, ireland, Whittlesey, Watson an
z Theis; nay, Fox and Lewis.
Q The matter of purchasing scraper {
b Mr.. Price was referred to committee o
g streets and alleys, with power to act
s The matter Of The city vs.. Mary Fang
8 referred TO the mayor with power to &C
9 Bills on clerks desk referred.
Adjourned. E. II. FoRDR, Clerk.