The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-27
Resignation of the Board OF Health aud
of. E Lambert as City Attorney.
COmmu nieaiion from the Mayor Com
tanning Various Suggestions in
Regard to Municipal
Matters.
Appointments OF Standing Comm. ittees
for the Ensuing Year, NJ.
FOrde ReappOinted City
Clerk, and Dan Ham
mOnd Street Com

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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, April %, 1882.
Regular meeting of the council. Pres
ent-Mayor Eastman and Messrs Bay,
Walkup, ireland, Lewis, EIalleck,
Thatcher, Theis and Moore.
The minutes of April IS were read
and approved.
The city engineer made report of
the plans. specifications and estimates OF
macadamizing, curbing and gu,tering
Sixth avenue from Commercial to Mer-
chants, and Fifth avenue from CONNER
cial to west side of Merchants, and
Commercial between Second and Third
avenues, and the same were filed.
A communication from superinten-
dent OF water works, stating that a laI ge
amount of pipe had arrived upon which
freight was due, was read and filed.
A communication from the street COM
missioner concerning Fremont park was
referred 10 the committee on city prop
erty.
Petition of E. Beck and others for
IA main ON Cottonwood street re
ferred to committe on water works.
Communication from the mayor of
Brownsville, No, received and filed.
Claim of Catharine G. Jones for So 600
damages by reason of detective sidewalk
referred to committee On claims.
Petition of Martin and others request
ing that sidewalk be laid on west side
of Mechanics street from south side of
Randolph's addition to Copley avenue,
thence west ON south side of Copley
avenue to Commercial street, with street
crossings was referred to committee on
streets and alleys.
The following introduced by Mr.. Ire
land was adopted:
Res0lUed, That the city engineer be
and he is hereby instructed to propose
plans and specifications and estimates
for the graveling of Commercial street
between Second avenue, and south side
of Randolph's addition as heretofore or
dered by the council and file the same
in the office of the city clerk.
Also the following was adopted:
ReSolred, The mayor and city council
of Emporia hereby request the county
commissioners TO lay a stone sidewalk
on Commercial street on the east side of
the court house from Third avenue to
the north line of the court house lot
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
prescribing the duties and fixing the
compensation of the city attorney of the
city of Emporia" was introduced, con-
sidered by sections under suspension of
the rules. and adopted by q unanimous
vote.
An ordinance to satisfy the following
claims was adopted:
$. B Riggs, rent of election room 50 90
Thos Beers, boarding prisoners. .... 8 40
Ben Sharpe wo. for city -.......-...... 8 90
A sum not exceeding $3.50 to pay
freight on water pipes.
Resignation of board of health was
read and accepted.
Resignation of l. E. Lambert as city
attorney was read and accepted.
The mayor then read the following
message:
To the Honorable city Council:
GENTLEMEN: l present herewith n
statement showing the financial condi-
ton of the city, and make a few sug-
gestions, to which I respectfully call
your attention.
The Indebtedness of the city is as
follows.