The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-07
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
EMPoRIA, June 4, 1888.

Commercial street and Merchants street,
and Third and Fourth avenues, referred
to committee on streets and alleys.
Committee to whom was referred the
claim of Catherine c. Jones VS.. City, re-
ported settlement in full of all claims
against the city by reason of injury from
sidewalk. Report adopted.
On motion vote OF thanks was ex-
tended D. S Bill by the council for the
prompt and judicious manner IN which
said settlement was made.
Committee on finance reported that H.
Dunlap had paid $4,000 in bonds due
June /, 1888, in New York, at that date.
The coupons of the first installment
of interest paid on refunding bonds, date
of September 1, 1888, were destroyed by
the mayor in the presence of the coun-
Gil.
The committee tO whom was referred
the matter of placing lamp at the cor
ner of Fourth aveune and Merchants
street reported the work done in &C
cordance with instructions at last meet
ing. Report adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Walkup, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That hereafter all persons
convicted of any crime wherein fine
is assessed as a penalty, and in case said
parties cannot pay the fine, they shall be
| sentenced to work out their fine at the
legal rate per day on the streets and
alleys, or in breaking rock for use on
the streets OF the city under the super
vision of the marshal, and parties so
sentenced shall wear u ball and chain,
| and the marshal is hereby directed to as
sign one OF tie policemen to take charge
of said prisoners. The marshal is
| hereby authorized TO purchase at the ex-
pense of the city such stone hammers
and other tools as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this resolu-
ton.
The petitions for water mains were re-
ferred back to the city council by the
committee, and on motion were placed
on file.
The following resolution to rebuild
condemned sidewalks was on motion
adopted:
Whereas, The sidewalks abutting the
| following described lots and parts of lots
/ in the city of EmpOria, have been regu-
larlY condemned and removed to wit:
| Lots 105, lot, 100 Commercial street; %
| feet off west end of lot 81 Market street,
| on Sixth avenue also the sidewalk on
| Sixth avenue abutting the following
parts of lot 81 Market street, to-wit: 40
| feet off east end, also, commencing 40
feet from east end and running west 81
feet; also, commencing Go feet from
southeast corner of said lot and running
west 81 feet; also, commencing "a feet
from east end and running west 81 feet;
also, 81 feet, commencing 25 feet from
west end running west 81 feet; also, lots
81 and 80 Market street, lot 100 Mer-
chants street on Seventh avenue, lot SO
Mechanics street on Sixth avenue, com
mencing % feet from west end and rum
ming east % feet, also 50 feet of lot SO
| Mechanics street, commencing 80 feet
from west end and running east 80 feet,
also lots 1876 and 1913 ON Commercial
street. Therefore be it
Resolved, That said sidewalks be re-
built, and the same shall be OF the kind
and dimension as follows: Those abut-
ting on lots, except those on Commercial
street, shall be five feet wide, built of
stone not less than two inches thick, and
no stone to contain less than three square
feet of surface, walk to be laid in cinders
or gravel, and on so foot streets shall be
in the center of 8 foot space abutting
line of the lot, and on 100 foot streets in
center of Is foot space, Sidewalks abutt-
ing lots on Commercial street shall be 10
feet wide and made of stone not less
than three inches thick and shall con-
tain not less than ten square feet of sur
face, and shall be bedded in cinders and
gravel, all walks to have smooth, even
surface, also;
4 Resolved, That if said walks are moi
rebuilt in 10 days from this date, they
/ (the city, proceed to lay the same ac-
cording to the ordinance and charge the
cost thereof to the abuttIng lots or par
GELS of ground.
The committee ON ordinances reported
for adoption an ordinance to build 9
sidewalk on the north side of Second
: avenue from Commercial street to Mer-
chant street. The ordinance was adopt
ed by a unanimous vote.
5 The following ordinance to satisfy
= claims was, under suspension of the
rules, adopted by unanimous vote:
q Jordon Carson, teamster. for May : 10 o.
ID. s. Bill. cash advanced on settlement
D of case of Catherine K. Jones VS.. City 500 o
a Humphrey s Ellison. blacksmithing Is O.
Geo. Williams, policeman .......-..-.. ~ U
= Geo. Williams, killing dogs in May U
2 James Leslie, blacksmithing ..... "
E. NJ. ForJle. clerk for Ray.-..... -. 80 3
c b. r. Romano, special policeman to
! D. Hammond, street commissioner for
: 8. a. Brown L Co coal for waterworks SO /
D. Hammond, superintendent water
Jas. A. Pascoe. assistant engineer Wa
ter works for May 80 o
w, C. Greenway, engineer water works
3 l., II; Hines. fireman at water works
John Bay. supplies for water works. Ii Q
/ Mr.. P. G. Smith, of the firm of P. G
} Smith s. Co., of Topeka, Kansas, build
ers of concrete pavement, being present
addressed the council as to the merits
e of the same, and of the ACCESSIBILITY o
: the city introducing said pavement il
q Emporia.
On motion the matter was referred Il
I the committee On streets and alleys.
b On motion the mayor was appointe'
I a committee of one to make inquiries a
: to the reasons why the street railwa,
y was not being constructed.
s On motion the committee on ord
+ nances was instructed to prepare an
report at the next regular meeting an Oh
Y dInance for the impounding of dogs.
Il Bids for sidewalks were opened an
;, read by the city clerk, and on motion
: the bids were referred to the committe
. on streets and alleys with power to act.
g Bids for the sale of lots in Washingto
Ie park were opened and read by the clerl
o and on motion all bids were rejected.
The clerk was, on motion, instructe
to continue the advertisement for bid
on the same until June Is, 1888.
Bulls on clerks desk referred.
y Council adjourned.
!. NJ. d. WEAVER, Acting City Clerk.
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