The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-09
Resolutions Looking Toward a COInPrO-
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Resolationa Looking Toward Colnpro-
4. SOden-
COUNCIL. CHAMBERS, Feb 2, 1882.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
present. Mayor Eastman and Messrs.
Fox. Bay, Lewis, ireland, Halleck,
Whiiilesry and Theis.
Minutes Of meeting hell January s
and 10 read and approved.
Police judges report for January re-
ferred 10 committee on claims.
Superintendent Of water works report
for January referred To committee on
water works.
Marshal's report as to the number of
cattle impounded in January referred to
committee on claims.
Petition OF Thomas ArmOr for a sup
ply of water from the water works free
of charge for the boiler and engine for
his mill on Mechanics street was re-
| ferred to committee on water works, and
the committee on ordinances was in
structed 10 prepare an ordinance offering
as an inducement for manufacturing en-
terprises to locate here to furnish water
free of charge from the water works.
Petition of large number Of citizens
asking for the repeal of the pound ordi-
nance was referred to the committee on
ordinances.
Petition of citIZens asking 'ihat the
city procure a set of scales adapted &c
the weighing of hay, grain and coal, and
that q weighmaster be appointed to take
charge of and weigh on said scales The
hay, grain, coal and other commodities
sold by weight, not otherwise provided
by law" was referred to committee OF
} ordinances with instructions to prepar'
an ordinance in conformity with the pc
tition.
Bill Of N. Brown for sidewalks wa
reported by the committee on claims
recommending that the same be referred
TO the committee on streets and alleys
and report adopted.
The following report from the com
. mittee on location of water works wa
read and filed:
EAPORIA, Kansas, Feb. 2, 1882.
To the Honorable City Council:
Il GENTLEMEN: Your committee 4
whom was referred the matter of select
ing q site on the NeoshO river for Tia
] location of the water works would re
q port that they have selected such sit
| nearly in the center of the southeas
. quarter OF section 3. township 10, rang
. II, east in the bend of the NeOshO wher
j the river comes nearest to the town site
e on the land of Edward Morris. Tn,
!, committee have also received q PROPOSE
ton from Mr.. Morris to sell the city tn
land needed the same being strip O
land 40 feet wide from the south side @
said section 8 beginning at point I'M
mediately cast of the Missouri Pacifi
q railroad, on said south line where Their
r is now a gate, thence north to the rive
n and also three acres of land along tn
banks of the river and part of the wa
taking the river to include the mort
y side at low water mark, and paI
r of the way only to the cente
!. three acres is to be included strip su
u ficiently wide for q roadway on tn
8 right bank OF the river, down the rive
= to rifle or shallow place where you
l. committee thought your honorable bod
might decide to build a dam If il shoul
70 be deemed necessary and practica
Mr.. Morris proposes to sell this Ian
for ($5O0) five hundred dollars, on col
dItion that the city fence the rOadwa
l. and he (Morris) keep the fence in n
y pair.
II Appended to this will be found sma
diagram which will better illustrate til
= location of the points named. White b
J. the instructions of the council the cor
n mittee were authorized to purchase I'll
land, yet as there had been no decisio
:, by the council in what way the watt
81 should be taken from the river, eithI
al from wells, reservoir, or, after buildin
Of a dam, directly from the river, and 1
p much would depend on this decision
what shape the land would he wante
your committee report the facts an
N leave the council to decide.
g. d. w. EASTMAN.
n JOHN BAY.
u N. B. IRELAND.
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