The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-24
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AA0GEcIL CHAABEA5ss Al. S4s c..
Regular meeting OF the city council.
Psesent-Acting Mayor Theis in tie
chair. Messrs WaIkup, Mccain, Lewis.
Thatcher. Price, Moore. Theis.
Minuses Of meeting held Jsuusry Z
read and approved.
Communication from chief of Ere de-
paEtmsnf referred to committee on fire
department Petition of E. Z. Criiey
$50 Tor billiard license at Hotel Cool
idge was granted.
Petition Of r. F. Hughes Ct al. for
Sidewalk on Fourth avenue (ssuth sitie)
from west side OF Merchants street to
10 east side of Rural street. was referred
to the commi tee on streets and alleys |
Communication from L. Severy asking |
9 proposition for furnishIng the Atchi-
con, Topeka s Santa Fe railroad com.
panY with water for round house, depot, |
aud aH other purposes. was referred TO
/ committee on water works
Petition of draYmen asking for tie en-
forccment of the pres Mt dray license
ordinance, AID a modification OF the
present ordinance was referred to the
committee on police and liceus. $.
i Committee en claims rep rtsd ss cor
4 rect the repori of police judge Tor Octo-
her, November aud DecembeT, and re-
port vas adopted.
Il Committee on wat works reported,
Recommending the indefinite postl one
ment of the p,titio1 OF w G. Henderson
L ..1 ,fl,.,-. for xrsfa~ r,,D;r, 90, fsn1ar 90
street from Tenth t, Eleventh avenue,
and report was adopted.
81 Committee on gas reported adversely
3 on PETITION for gas lamp at Ener OF
Tenth avsnue and congress street b.
f4cause there was no gas main in that vi
81 entity. Report adopted.
Il Committee on f;e department re-
: ported as correct the following report OF
chief engins ee, and report was adopted
n FIRE DEPARTMENT-REPoRT or CHIEF
Il ENGINEER FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS
JULY ], 1888, TO DECEMBER 81, 1888.
Total number OF members, %.
Oh Our apparatus consists of two-bOTst
~ SilsbY hose carriage. carrying 100 feet ~
~ inch hose; one RabcnCk chs me-
10 engine with so feet OF l inch koss
hook and ladder truck with 1876 feet %
ladders and equipped with rubber buck
b els, chain hooks and pole books; 2 hanC
q hose carts, each carrying 500 feet of 2
inch hose. axe and crowbar.
Fire pressure has been raised in GU
u mains ten times, four timss for fire an(
six times for drill.
4. Fires-The first occurred in a hous
- owned by j. K. Tyler. situated hstweeI
. Seventh and Eighth avenues ard Com
l al Too 70
Is defective fiue. Loss about So.
n The second at the undertaking estat
lIshment of G. A. Wolf, Sixth avenue
Cause unk nown. Loss in the ncighbol
le hood of $500.
ID The third at the house of w. II. Kerl
Nv at No. II South Market STREET CaHs
unknown. Loss about $50.
The fourth occurred at No. $50 Unto
10 street, owned by T. G.. Whitley caus'
he detective fiue. Loss about $75.
AZ Total loss, about $3.50.
n We drill regularly once a month,
~ accordance with your ordinance. and
- member loses as much of his pay b
IL missing drill as he does by being abseL
at from q fire, and considering onr facilitit
Nv and that we are a volunteer company
- we have been getting 10 pretty goo
shape. Yours, etc,
iy r. w. JEREMY,
at Chief Fire Dept.
n An ordinance granting to the Atct
to sou, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad con
be pany the right to remove the presel
ne freight depot west, between Merchan
On and Constitution streets, wasintroduce
considered by section under suspense
En Of the rules, and adopted, all voting f
It except Thatcher. who voted no.
IL An order to amend section of sn q
dlnance entitled, can ordnance graz
& ing TO the AtchisoD, Topeka & Santa
railroad company the right of way ov
all CERTAIN streets in the city of EmpoT
q and vacatIng parts of certain alleys
said city" approved January s. 1Se
oi- was introduced, considered by secti'
.sh and adopted, all voting for 1t exec
Thatcher, who voted no.
in An ordinance providing for the CO
struction of sidewalk on Sixth avenu
abuitIng portion of lot 81 on Meehani
at street, was reported IIy the Commits
ordinances and adoptcd by a unen Imo
Ia vote
-" An ordnance providing for the pa
mspt of the following claims was ado
l II ~, .