The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-04
DIR. L ID Jacobs, j s. Watson and A G.
Lakin ApPointed and Confirmed
as Members OF the Hoard
of Health.
J. H. HLbEen ReappOiated City Engineer
and Confirmed by the Council.

| OF HEALTH
J. H. HIbben ReappOiated City Engineer
and Confirmed by the Council.
CoUECIL CHAMBER, May, 2, 1889.
Regular meeting of the council Pres
ent, Mayor Eastman, Messrs. Bay Walk
up. Lewis, ireland. Hslleck, tt ,teher,
Theis and Moore.
Minutes of April % read and APP
proved.
Police judges report received and re-
ferred 10 committee on claims.
Report OF City Attorney La ,lert in
relation TO the case of the city IS. Les
lie, read and. and on motion placed on
file.
City attorney, to whom communica-
tion Of DR.. McCandliss was referred, re-
ported his written opinion and the same
was fled.
Bond OF d. Hammond, as water works
superintendent in the sum $1,000,
with w. T. Soden, j. w. Trueworthy, J.
S. Watson and C. V. Eskrldge a. sure
ties. was approved.
Report of superintendent of water
works for April was referred to commit
tee on water works.
Report of street commissioner for
April referred TO committee on streets
.,l,i .lieys
Proposition of o. Pfefferle to pay
costs in the cases pending in police court
against himself and Ehret provided the
city will dismiss the same, was referred
to the cOmmitte on police and license
Petition of Elmer Hall asking per-
mission to carry concesled weapons
while awakening conductors, was read
and granted.
Committee to whom was referred the
recommendation Of Superintendent
Hammond in relation to Fremont park,
reported favorably. Report adopted.
The committee to whom was referred
the report of the superintendent of
water works for March reported it cor
rect. Adopted.
Committee on claims, to whom was re-
| ferred the bill of G. s. Forde, asking
damages on account of breaking wagon,
reported against paying the claim. Re
port adopted.
The following report of the committee
on streets and alleys was read and
| adopted:
To the Mayor and Council:
Your committee on streets and alleys
beg leave to report as follows:
1. We Recommend that the sidewalks
and cross-walks petitiOned for by G. c.
Martin and others be ordered laid.
2. AS to the recommendation of the
mayor that an assistant street commits
siOner be appointed during the busy
| season, to-wit, the summer months, we
concur with the mayor, and recommend
that his suggestions be adopted.
8. We are also in favor of general
| system of doing work on the streets, but
! think that the same can be matured and
carried into effect by the committee on
streets and alleys and the street commits
sioner, under the direction of the city
council. Respectfully,
L. H. LEWIS. Chairman.
The special committee on extra police
man reported that the gas company will
pay $50 per month toward policeman,
and recommended the city TO accept the
proposition. Report adopted.
The following was offered by Bay, and
adopted:
ResOlced, That the superintendent of
the waterworks is hereby instructed
while laying pipe to Soden's mill to put
in taps at deduction of 81 per tap to
all persons making application 10 him
before the pipe is put in the ditch
The following was offered by Ireland
and adopted:
Res0EUed. sThat all property owners
desiring sidewalks built are requested
to leave petitions for same with the city
clerk by the 18th inst, so an ordinance
can be drawn for laying all sidewalk:
at the same time.
The following was offered by Bay ant
adopted:
ResoLred, That the committee on city
property be instructed to inquire into the
feasibility of building on the grounc
now belonging to the city on the cornel
of Sixth avenue and Merchants street
and also to ascertain the best price q
which said ground can be sold for cash
to parties who will build on the samt
the present season brick business houses
not less than two stories high, and re
port to the council at the next special o
regular meeting.
The following, offered by Ireland
| was read and on motion adopted:
Res0Lued, That the city clerk is hereby
authorized to advertise for sealed bid
for curbing. guttering and maeadamiz
ing Commercial street from Seventh av
p enue to Eighth avenue, also from Thirt
: avenue to Second avenue; Sixth avenu
from Commercial street to Merchants
e also Sixth avenue from Commercia
+ street to east side of Mechanics street
4 and Fifth avenue from Commercial
street to Merchants street; also Fifth ay
enue from Commercial street to Me
chanics street; also for graveling Com
. mercial street from Second avenue t
h south side Of Randolph's addition in az
. cordance with plans and specification
. on file. Bids to be opened at next regU
> lar meeting.
An ordinance provided for the pa,
ment of the following claims. was cor
y sidered under suspension of rules an
. unanimously adopted: