The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-20
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Petitions Considered. Claims Above,

Petitions Considered. Claims AIlowee
4 COUNCIL CHAMBER, July is, 1882.
| Council met in regular session, Pres
dent Bay in the chair
j Present-C ouncilmen Bay, Ireland
Lewis, Theis and Moore.
Minutes of meetings ofJuly It'll, 9Th
and 18th read and approved.
Reports of street commissioner ant
superintendent of water works presented
and referred to the proper committees
Petition OF ]. NJ. Davis and others ask
ing for al extension of water main from
First avenue to Cnpley avenue on NeoshC
street, read and referred to committee or
water works.
| Petition of II. Dunlap and Others ask
i ing that L. C. Wood be allowed To put
in pair of four ton scales on Sikh
avenue, was read also petition of T. c
Watson asking the same privilege, and
after some discussion the petitions were
granted under the following resolution,
introduced by Ireland:
ResOlred, That the petitions of L. e.
Wood and T. G. Watson relating 10 es-
| tablishing hay scales ON Sixth avenue
be granted, provided that said scales be
built on grade of Sixth avenue, and
said scales shall be removed at any time
the city council shall direct, and said
scales 40 be erected under the direction
of the street commissioner.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of Z. w. Cunningham and
others, asking permission to construct
drain on Sixth avenue, reported in ia
vor of granting. the petition.
On motion of Mr.. Ireland the petition
was amended so as 10 allow pipe TO be
LAID FIVE feet on either side of the GEN.
ter of Sixth avenue, instead of in the
center, as petitioncd for. Petition, as
amended, was, on motion, granted.
The petition of d. Hammond, asking
that water main he laid ON Sixth av-
enue, from Merchants 10 Market street,
was read, and on motion referred to the
committee on water works, with power
to act.
Petition of John L. Campbell, asking
permit to keep bowling alley on lot
no 60, Cs.mmcrciaI street, WAS read and
referred To committee ON police and
license.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of citizens asking that n.y.
drant be erected on the southwest corner
of Seventh avenue and Commercial
street, reported adversely and recon-
mended that the street commissioner be
from Seventh avenue TO Sixth avenue on |
the west side of Commercial street. Re- |
port adopted.
Mayor Eastman here took the chair. |
The report of the appraisers appointed |
To appraise property abutting the street |
was ON motion referred |
to the committee on unfinished business.
The committee on ordinances report
ed that owing to the absence of the city
attorney from the city the ordinance
providing for funding the city scrip had
not been prepared.
Mr.. Bay moved that when the council
adjourn it adjourn to meet next Friday
evening. at which time the ordinances
relating to the city Indebtedness be made
the special order of the meeting, and
that the city attorney be instructed to be
present.
The mayor returned, without his sig
nature, the ordinance regulating the fire
department and suggested that certain
errors should be corrected On motion
he ordinance was referred to the COM
nittee on ordinances for correction.
On motion an ordinance providing
ior the payment of the following claims
vas introduced, considered under sus-
pension of the rules and adopted by
unanimous vote.
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