The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-29
CITY COUNCIL PKoCEEDINas.


CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGs.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
May %, 1884, 8 O'clOck pm.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present. Mayor Warren. Messrs. Bill,
Davis, Thatcher, Theis and Watson.
Minutes of meetings held May 8 and
10 were read and approved.
The following was read and on motion
accepted;
EMPoRIA. Kss.. May 90, 1884.
| The Honorable M ayor and City Council of the
City of EmpOria;
Your honorable body is respectfully
| invited to join IN the exercises for the
proper observance of Decoration day,
May 80, which day has been set apart by
the general government as q national
holiday for the decoration of the graves
| of the deceased soldiers OF the republic.
By request of the
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Petitions of citizens for sidewalk
commencing at the northeast corner of
Twelfth avenue and Mechanics street,
thence running south on the east side of
Mechanics street to the southeast corner
| of Tenth avenue and Mechanics street /;
also commencing on the northeast cor
ner of Eleventh avenue and Merchanics
street, thence running west on the south
side of Eleventh avenue TO Commercial
street. was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
Petition OF j. G. Wagner and others
for crossing at alley on Third avenue be-
tween East and Sylvan streets, also to
have the side track removed from Third
avenue, said side track having been laid
in violation of the ordinance of the city
of EmpOria, was referred to committee
on streets and alleys.
D. 8. Avery having purchased dray of
j. P. Dryden was permitted to run same
under license issued to Dryden.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported in favor of building culYert IA
feet in length to be built on Fourth ave
nue. between Cottonwood and Exchange
streets. Report was adopted.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported that they had made q contract
with Al Baker to establish grades,
make profiles and erect stone bench
marks from Commercial street to Con
gress west and from South avenue to
Kansas avenue south, including Com
mercial, Congress and Kansas avenue
for thirtY-hve dollars.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported in favor of increasing Jordan
Carson's salary for six months, CON-
mencing May LIST and ending November
lst Report adopted by the following
vote: Aye, Bill, DaYis. Thatcher and
Theis; nay, j. s. Watson.
Committee on water works reported
as follows on petition for water main foI
Mechanic street.
To the council:-
The water pipe ordered by the city
has all been exhausted and this petition
can not be granted without ordering the
pipe therefor. We recommend that the
petition be filed To be considered when
the city orders more pipe.
May 10. 1884.
]. w. THATCHER,
Chairman.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported as follows, which was adopted:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council Of EN-
| poria:
Your committee on streets and alleys
condemned the sidewalks abutting the
following described lots on May s, a
being dangerous and unsafe
Lot SO, Neosho street, north side.
Lot 81, State street, south side.
Lot sc. State street, north side.
TszeO 49, n, l.
e Lot 80, Constitution street, north side
Lot SO, Constitution street, north side
Lot IS, Exchange street, north side.
Lot rs, Cottonwood street, north side
Lot 70, Exchange street, north side.
Lot II, Union street, north side.
| Lot 81, Exchange street, north side.
Lot 90, Cottonwood street, north side
Lot 200, Commercial street, north side
Lot 1879, Commercial street, north side
Lot 100, Constitution street, north side
Lot 80, Constitution street, north side
Lot 100, Congress street, north side.
Lot 100, State street, north side.
Lot 90. State street, north side.
. Lot 100, NeoshO street, north side.
Lot east 4 No. "A West street, sOutl
side
Lot rs, Rural street, south side.
Lot "a, Rural street, south side.
Lot 73, Neosho street, south side.
Lot "a, Neosho street, south side.
Lot TS, Stale street, south side.
Lot "a State street, south side
Lot "a, Constitution street, south side
Respectfully submitted,
D. s. BILL,
]. R. WALKUP.
TT. PRICE.
An ordinance entitled ian ordlnanc
relating to the driving of neat cattl
and other animals through the street
and avenues OF the city OF Emporia,
was introduced, considered by section
under suspension of the rules AM
adopted by a unanimous vote.
A ordinance pending for the paymen
Of the following claims was introduced
} considered by section and adopted by
unanimous VOTE
: Leslie 4 Ralston, discriminating ....S SIS
= Central Loan Land Co., coupon. 10 S
n j. Morgan, road scraper 50
Root. Elstun. rent. .-......... E. 10 8
Jesse WorthingtOn. digging for water
Eddy Valve Co, valves. q
3 Dennis Long i %, water mains and
WIN Ievis 1orE ''---'--''---'----. IN a !
EnTIish BrosN. annniies -'-'-''------- al al
The Ordin ance included, when Intro
duced, the claim of w. r. Carlow, fo
dirt, for 800, and on motion of Watso
the same was stricken out
Bills on clerks desk referred.
Adjourned.
4 E. II. FoRDE, City Clerk.