The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-19
DIR. L. D. Jacobs. A. G. I.akin and n.
Whittlesey Appointed Members
of the Board of Health.
CouNclI. CaANpER, April II. 1884

9Th resd and approved.
Quarterly meeting of city clerk read
and referred to the committee on ways
and means
Petition of John S. Wilson and 9TH
ers, for cuiyert on Market street and
Randolph avenue was referred to the
committee on streets aud alleys.
Committee on waterworks reported
favorably on petition for three-inch
water main on Cottonwood street from
Fourth C4) to Tenth (i0) avenue, and on
motion the report was adopted.
Walkup moved the adoption of the
following:
Resolved, That the street commits
sioner prepare at once full list of the
names OF all persons liable for road tax
within the city, and that such list be
prepared from the city register and from
any other source from which such
names can be obtained, and that he shall
prepare and report TO the council on the
first meeting night of each month q full
detailed statement of the business OF
his Office during the preceding calendar
month, showing by whom road tax has
been worked, by whom money has been
paid on account of road tax, the work
and locality where work was done, &c
whom money has been paid and the
amount thereof.
Motion carried.
Theis moved the adoption of the fol
lowing:
Resolved, That the street commission.
er be and is hereby instructed to finish
the grade on Market street between
Seventh and Eighth avenues. Motion
carried.
An ordinance providing for payment
of the fees OF the judges and clerks Of
the election held April Sd was adopted
under suspension of the rulee by 1
unanimous vote.
An ordinance changing the time O
meeting of council from 1st anC
Sd Tuesdays to 1st and Sd Mon
days IN each month was II
troduced by Mr. Thatcher, and consid
cred by sections under suspension o
the rules aud adopted, all voting for ex
cent Mr. Walkup who voted against the
ordinance.
Bills on clerks desk referred to thu
appropriate committees. The mayor
here read his message, as follows:
GENTLEMEN:-It seems to have beer
the custom in this city for the newly
I elected mayor to give to the newly elect
cd council mis- views upon the various
questions that have been and are liable
| to come before them for their considera
| ton. In nv own mind it would seen
better and, perhaps, more appropriate
| that the mayor at the end of his term O
| Office should review the past labors o
| the council to ascertain what progress
has been made in the affairs of the city
| rather than TO tell what in his opinion
| ought to be done, or make promises fol
the future that he does not, or cannot
| carry out. I am aware that there arc
many important questions that mus
come before us, some of which have been
| willed to US from the many councils
that have preceded US.
Can only say to you, gentlemen, that
in my opinion these questions must be
taken hold of fairly and squafely, and
that none of US should attempt 10 shirk
the responsibility resting upon US. Per
haps the most important of these Is the
financial condition in which We find the
city. There is an old saying, and none
the less true for its age, that "those who
dance must pay the fiddler" EmporIa
has been dancing along on the road TO
prosperity for good while, and the
musicians are now asking to have their
bill liquidated. The city clerk tells
me that we are behind something
like $1,000 for last year, some portion
extensions; just how much I was una
BILE to learn. Our city scrip is below
par, and even our lasoring men are
paid in this scrip that requires heavy
discount to get them the money. Our
credit in the money centers of The
country is impaired. Who by, is not
my question to answer. But the fact is
there, nevertheless. All this is wrong
and we must right it, so far as it lays in
our power, to do. We must begin to
lay the foundation of a policy, whereby
we can live within our means; that the
men who come after US in this council
may haye plan to build to, that will
finally pay our debts and leave Emporia
independent.
Keeping in mind always the improve
ments that are necessary to a growing
city like this, our interest must be paid
promptly to day, our floating debt must
be provided for, and our maturing bonds
them in the money market before due
Then we will have no trouble in nego.
tiating our paDeI at less rate Of inter
est than we are now obliged TO pay. The
credit of city, like that of an lndivid-
! ual, may be easily impaired by negli-
gence.
The waterworks will require our close
attention. We have now 1923 taps and
about 400 water takers, and yet they do
not pay running expenses. ] am salts
fed that much wafer is used for which
the city gets no pay, and that by close
attention by the person whose duty it is
to look after it, much more money for
water can be put into the city treasury.
Our streets and alleys will require
much work and money, but believe il
the road tax is collected as close as II
ought to be and must be, and is judiclbus.
ly expended over the whole city under g
| competent street commissioner who de
votes his whole time and attention to it
| that in two years we can make q show
| ing that will be credit TO the city.
The enforcement of the prohibitory
| liquor law will be another duty that we
must not shirk, but like all other laws
upon the statute book. it must be en-
| forced, "Peaceably IL We can, foTcibly il
we must" | am not one OF those who
believe in war until all means OF peace
have been tried and fail. Aud believe
that the sale of liquor in Emporia can
be controlled with much less blowing
of tFumpets and much leSf
| politics than many of our citizens be.
lieve. Men are born and educated II
different countries and under different
circumstances + is hut natural thai
| they should have different opinions
Z har 81 oil in IN
to one another and obedience to th'
| law, and our duty is marked out foI
Us, and that is to enforce the law.
find that in this city there has been re-
| tail dealers licenses granted by The
| government; find fifteen places wh' re
| il is sold at retail. And this with SIX
officers in the city whose duty 1t was tC
take cog .liZance of the fact that the Law
was being violated. We must try To i'm
prove the record. $50
Finally, gentlemen, l believe we car
work together in harmony if We always
remember that our duty 5 10 the whole
Eclty, rather than u SnY particular por
ton of il. We are fast approaching {
city Of 1900 people, aud our Legislation
should be to do the most good to thl
greatest number, remembering that vi
| are all men, and that, black or white
titled to the same rights and privileges
We must expect TO have our worl
criticised and men speak i'll of Us. Blu
If we do what we think to be right AM
do it honestly, censuTe falls bafmfSs
| The man who exDects TO pleGse every
body is always GlGplessed with hImsel
| Very especially, S. B. Warren,
Mayor.
| The council went into executive ses
sion.
| The mayor made the following al
pointments of standing committees fc
the ensuing year:
4 C5ains-Wslknp, Moore, Bill.
Il Streets and ailcys-Price, Walkul
Bill.
l City property ThsscheE. Moor
Price
Printing -Fheis, Walkup. Lewis.
Weys and means-Moore, Theis, IL