The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-10

as provided in an ordinance of said city
entitled ian ordinance in relation to
approved June 80. 1880. 1
We also recommend that the cross
walks on Merchant street on north side
Of Fifth and Sixth avenue be raised.
T. J. PRICE,
J. X. WALKUP,
Committee on streets and alleys.
May Z, 1888.
The matter of supplying the Atchison,
Topeka s. Santa Fe railroad, at Its de-
pot and stockyards, with water, came up
for consideration. Mr.. Severy, IN be-
half of the railroad, stated that water
would be used at the depot for the fol-
lowing purposes: Six water closets,
two urine stands, ten wash bowls, heat
ing in winter and other uses, not to wa
ter engines, sprinkling and washing
sidewalks, etc. The council fixed the
rate at S75 a year from date of COM
mencement of use of water for depot,
and $25 for stockyards, the railroad to
put in its own pipe to the stockyards.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported on petition of citizens for cul
vert on Market street and Randolph ay-
enue, recommending that it be not
adopted, owing to the limited amount
of funds on hand to do the same, and
there are other improvements which
must be done of more general import.
ance. The report was adopted.
Committee on ways and means made
the following report, which was adoDt-
ed:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of The
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned com
| mittee on ways and means beg leaYe to
| report that they have carefully examined
the reports of the city treasurer and
city clerk for quarter ending March 10
| A. ID. 1888, and they find the same cor
rect; and that they have filed with the
| city clerk the vouchers of city treasurer
| for said quarter duly cancelled. You
committee desire to recommend thai
| the city treasurer be instructed to dis
pose of the balances in certain funds as
appears In this report as follows:
First = Special sidewalk fund
| $663. 40, be transferred to the gen.
eral fund. This fund was raised by
| EpSClul SeA AOL
which repairs were paid ioT out of the
general fund, and the money should bt
returned to that fund.
| Second-Water works bond fund
| SIS. 80, be transferred to the water works
/ fund. This balance has been carried
| over since the issue OF the water work!
| bonds, and is the excess of proceeds o
sale of bonds over warrants drawn OF
that fund.
Third-Bullding fund, 1919 SO. AS Il
this the council ought to adopt either o
two courses. The proceeds of the salt
of real estate to @. V. Eskridge OF $2,O0t
was placed in the building fund, and thu
| council has drawn on the same from
time to time for water works purposes
| until the above sum is all that remains
The council ought either to have thil
balance transferred to the general or 9th
er fund to be drawn upon, or 1t should
arrange TO reimburse the fluid SO as t.
make it $4,000, as it originally was. 1
Is not business to have the city payin:
interest on its scrip and at the same tins
have funds in the hands of its treasure
which can be used to pay off portion
of that scrip.
Fourth-Street fund, balance $68S.60
| This fund is raised by direct taxation
and should be used strictly for the pur
pose for which it is raised, to wit: Tht
improvement and repairs of streets, av
enues, ETC., and in the improvement o
such streets, etc, this fund should alont
be used. The main reason that the Is
sue of warrants on the general fund ha
been so large, is because that fund ha
been made 10 carry all or nearly all o
the expense of improvements OF streets
&c, when in fact these improvement
should be paid for only out of the stree
fund. The levy for street fund purpose
is made under the provisions 0
paragraph 2 of subdivision 2 o
Section SO of article of chapter 10 @
compiled laws of 1879 of Kansas, whicl
reads as follows;
"First-For opening, widenIn
; and bringing to grade al
: streets. avenues and alleys, an
2 for building bridges, culverts and sew
ers, and for fOotwalks across streets, AZ
enues and alleys, the assessments shal
be made on all the taxable propeTt
within the limits of the city, not exceed
ing five mills on the dollar for thes
purposes in any one year."
Taxpayers have right to expect tbs
the council will make such public i'm
q provements as will have to be paid b
]. / taxpayers generally, only as can b
a paid for by the means provided Tor sue
purposes. II a system of general in
: proYement of the streets and avenues
: be paid for by the public generally
d contemplated by the city council then
4 tax levy Tor such purpose SHOULD
!, made commensurate with the cost {
q such contemplated improvement. As
= matter of justice TO the taxpayers, an
4 of economy, we suggest that no eulvert
sewers or crosswalks be ordered bui
y this coming year, except as the SAN
r shall cost not to exceed the funds d
hand in the street fund, and that q
:, work done on the streets, which shall
! paid for by an order on the treasury.
= paid only out of the street fund. tt
= affairs Of the city should be run upc
the same business principles as in ST
well conducted business concern. Il &C
tainly is not business 10 undertake to {
$4,000 or $1,000 worth of improvement
with only 81 600 to do j. with. Whi
er the city council makes 3 levy of on
Is half mill on the dollar for the purpo
mr. of q "street fund, - it says 10 the ia
ln payers of the city that it is the intentii
~ of the council to spend only as mu
money as that levy win raise. foT t
improvements named In the section
the statute above quoted.
u, Fifth - Special alley improgeme
ID, fund, balance, $296.70. This fund Y
IL raised by g special tax levied 10 pay
Il paving the alleys between Commerc
on and Mechanics street, and FoGth q
ler Fifth avenue, which Improvement v
paid for out Of the general fund,