The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Firth Avenue Purchase Closed Up
An Bids on the CITY L-Ots Rejected.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,

The Firth Avenue Purchase Closed Up
An Bids on the city Lots Rejected.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
July %, 1888, = Pm
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment-
Prescnt--Mayor Warren, Messrs. Walk
up, Mccain, Bill, Thatcher, Price, Moore
and Theis.
On motion the reading of the min
utes was postponed until the regular
meeting.
On motion Of Walkup, the following
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Emporia City
Railway company, be- required to scat
ter the ground heaps On Commercial
street within five days from this date,
and in case the same is not done, that
the street commissioner be required to
do the same and to charge the cost
thereof to said railway company.
On motion Of Walkup, the following
was adopted:
Whereas, by the terms of the ordi-
nance granting franchises to the Empo-
ria City Railway company the building
OF the said railroad was to be COM
menced before the 14th day of May, A.
D., 1889, and, whereas, said railway COM
| pany has failed TO commence the con-
struction Of said railroad; therefore,
be II
Resolved, That the mayor and city at
tornCy institute the necessary proceed
ings To forfeit the rights of said railway
company in the franchises granted to
said ordinance.
On motion OF Bill, the following was
adopted:
| Resolved, That on consideration of the
board OF county commissioners of Lyon
county, erecting fountain in the court
house yard the city hereby agrees TO fur
nish the water for such fountain with
water from the waterworks for the pc
riod of five years from the date of cree
tinn of same tree OF charge, subject To the
sufiiciency OF tho water supply, and to b
under the control OF the committee OF
waterworks. Adopted.
| The mayor read the following:
To the Honorable City Council OF EmpOriR;
GENTLEMEN: In accordance witt
the provisions OF the ordinance proYid
4. ing for the purchase of the old Eiftl
Avenue hotel property, your committe
on ways and means and myself close
the transaction OF purchase with Eliza
) beth Beck and husband, as follows
| The city assumes the mortgage on sal
Il properly TO Henry j. Pruitt Tor $500 an
interest, amounting at this date 10 $SO6
: IL; the city, by its mayor aud clerk, e
q ecnted q note for 5000, due DecembS
n 10, 1888, at 10 per cent. interest, and
mortgage on the property 70 secure u
same, S4,0O0; and An order on the ger
:, eTal fund was drawn for Sl93SS, NAL
}. ing total OF $500.
Mrs. Beck reserved the right 70 r
move an old building containing tS
rooms.
The property Is now leased 10 Ra
land Bros. for n hotel, the lease not Q
pIring until December 10, 1888. II
u property rents for $45 month, paYab
10 monthly in advance. ! respectfully a
your body 70 ratify the act Of the may
and clerk and your committee on wa
l and means in these premises.
DR. 8. b. WARREN, Mayor.
= July %. 1888.
~ On motion Of Bill the acts Of the ms
:, or and clerk and committee on wa
81 and means in transaction of purchase
!. property of Elizabeth Beck were rs
- fed.
Council went into executive sessi
Bids for the purchase OF city prope
le were opened, and on motion of MEG
Jar all the bids were rejected.
iu' Adjourned. E. n. FoRDE,
g" City Clerh