The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-07
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February4, 81
Regular meeting Of The city council
Present, Mayor Warren and all the
councilmen except Lewis.
Minutes of meeting held January q
read and approved.
Report of the police judge for January
referrtd 10 the committee on CLAIMS.
Report of superintendent Of water
works referred to committee on water
works.
Petition of w. F. Walters and others
for Sidewalk on east side of Cottonwood
street FROM Sixth 70 Eighth avenue,
with crosswalks across seventh and
Eighth avenues, was granted.
Committee on claims repolted. not sp-
proving claim of J. Williams against the
city, and the report was apoptGd.
Committee on fire department report
ed in favor Of granting the request OF
the chief engineer contained in the fol
lowing, and the report was adopted, the
same to be in charge Of the chief sDgi-
neer and his assistant:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council Of En-
poEIa-
For the purpose of increasing Tbs eff
fcIency OF the IRE department. OF the
city, would respectfully recommend
that provision be made by the city for
sleeping accommodations in the second
story of the engine house for at least
our ri of the members of the fire de-
fpariment; and also that s1me means be
provided for qulcks and easy passage
from the second story to the lower floor.
/ think 1t least i've of the firemen
should sleep at the engine house, and If
the city will provide hedsteads and
mattresses presume the firemen will
furnish their own bedclothee. If an
opening could be made through the
floor of the second story and Q hole
placed therein il would probably he all
that would be necees1 ry tor passage
WRy. Very Respectfully,
a =. BANCROFT, ChIef Engineer.
Committee on STREETS and alleys re-
ported in favor of the petition for side
walk on the seuth side Of Fourth avenue
between Merchants and Rural sheet
the walk b tween Merchants and NsoshC
streets TO be six feet wide, and four fee
wide from NeOsho t Rural, and the re
port was adopted.
,, Petition of A. o Wharton and other
for q croes walk On Eleventh avenue OIL
l east side of Merchants street, was re
ported favorably by committee on street
and alleys, and the report was adopted
Committee on sreets and alleys re
!. ported in favor of gran ing the petition
for the following sidewalks: Commenc
ing on the west side of Congress stree
and running east on the moth side o
Randolph avenue to Commercial street
thence north on west side of Commsrcis
street to South svenue; also the COZ
struction of q side walk commencing o.
the corner of Sixth evenue and Cotton
wood streets, on west side Of street ruI
ming south on Cottonwood street 70 Sixt
avenue; also sidewalk on south side c
Eighth avenue from Exchange stree
running east to Sylvan street; also side
;, walk on north side of Ninth avenue fr II
. Cottonwood street to Exchange street
also on west side of Exchange stree
from Fourth to Second avenue. and tn
necessary crcssWalks also to cons'ruC
" suitable crossings on west side OF E.
change street across Fourth, Third an
Second avenues; also petition for eros
- walk across Seventh avenue, on the Wei
- side of Union street. and report we
adopted.
The committee on streets AMI alley
reported adversely on the petition for
- sidewalk on the south side of Sixt
= avenue, between NeJsho and Rural, an
" the report was adopted.
On motion the following resolutio
:. was adopted:
RS, lived, That an order be drawn VI
10 on the city treasurer in favor Of the cit
g attorney for tie SUM of $1,000, and sal
3. city attorney is hereby directed t. pa
the said sum iuto court in quidatiOn {
certain Judgment obtaire lie ore r.
Payne, just ce of TIE peace, by enc
So BoFton, for witnes, e. feee in tie case {
1t tue city of EmpOria vs.. L slie. Be
"a further
' Resolved, That the city aitJrney
ID hereby dire:td to take gal proceeC
G. iDgs upon the appeal 10 I'd flLd In ID
Of said case of the City of Empolia We
20 Leslie il the surelIes uf the said bond
not within five days from the publicI
t ton of this rs"lutIon reimburse to th
n city the amount of said witnesses lees.
Ii The committee on ordinances was il
~ structed 10 prepare and report an ord
in marc. al the next meeting providing fc
the sidewalks ordered this evening.
e An ordinance providing for the pay
" ment of the following claims was adop
re I'd by a unanimous vote:
Il, James Farrall, street commissioner.