The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-04
OoUnCIL PnoCEEDINos.
COUncn CHAsBzna ssFa. /. 1854.

COUNcu CHAsrBz1s. Sept /, 1884.
REGULAR nesting OF the council.
Prosent-Asyor Warren, Aessrs. Nc
Gaia. Walkup. Bill, Davis. Thatcher,
TAeis. Wass0n.
Minutes q mcetIRg held Auguss IS,
1884, read and approved.
Street, commlssioner's Eeoort for Au-
gust referred 10 committee on streets
ana alleys.
Police judges report for August re-
ferred 70 committee on claims.
Superintendent Of ~atsrworks' report
tor August was referred 70 committee on
WaAerworks.
PeEitlon of John Eskridge and others
70 have CoDmercial street from Seventh
avenue 10 Ninth avenue macadamized,
curbed and guttered, was referred TO
committee on streets and alleys.
Petition Of EmpOria bicycle. club "tor
the privilege Of building bicycle track
In Fremont park, same be built along
the lice originally designed for q drive
Way and not to exceed hfteen feet in
width, To be scraped and rolled, and
later in the season to be covered with
cindeFs, the club TO bear all expenses OF
building and surveying. and the club to
have exclusive use of same a. q race
track, !" was referred TO The committee on
city property.
Committee On gas reported in favor of
putting gas lamp 1t corner OF Twelfth
avenue and Rural street. and on motion
the report was laid on the table by the
following vote: AYes-BiIl. Davis,
Thatcher. Theirs, Watson. Nsy-Mc-
Cam and Walkup.
Special committee to whom was re-
ferred the communication fog the Empo-
ria library association, made the follow.
ing report:
Your committee, to whom was refer
red the communication of the Emporia
Library association, would report that
there are now in the library about 1,1OO
VOLUMES, that 200 volumes more are
paid tor and win be here soon. We rec
0mmend that the library proposition be
accepted thsS there be appointed q com
mittee consisting OF three cOuncilmen
and three ladies, TO have charge of the
library TO be known as the library com
mittee; also that 8 levy of one-half mill
be made for the purpose OF msinf aiming
and enlsrgiDg the ilbrary.
j. s. WATSON,
FRANK MCCAIN,
J. r. WALKUP,
Committee.
On motion the report was adopted by
the following vote:
Aye McCsin, Walkup. Bill, Watson,
Nay, Davis. Thatcher and Theis.
Walkup made q verbal report concern
ing his interview with Mr.. Robinson of
the A.. T. & s. R. R Co., concerning
the right to build side track ON Third
avenue, and on motion the whole matter
was referred to . committee Consisting
of the mayor and attorney 10 examine
and report. Is
Committee On ways and means report
ed IN favor of sn ordinance providing for
the general tax levy:
Interest fund, 4 ITO mills.
General fund, 8 mills.
Waterworks fund, mills.
Street fund, Until. ~
Library fund mill.
Total, IS $40 mills.
Mr.. Davis moved to strike out the levy
for library fund. Lost by the following
vote:
Aye-DaVis. Thstch or snd Theis.
Nsy-McCain, Walkup, Bill and Wat
son.
The ordinance was then defeated, the
vote standing as follows:
Aye-AcCain, Wslkup. Bill and
Watson.
Nay-Davis, Thatcher and Theis.
An ordinance giving the st. Louis,
Kansas City 6 Western railroad the right
Of way over First aveaue, was referred
to q special committee consisting of
Nessrs. Watson, Walkup and Bill.
An ordinance pending for the payment
of the following claims was introduced,
considered by sections under suspen-
sion of the rules and adopted by unan-
imous vote:
james Farrell, street commissioner for
august = % "
g. G. Williams, policeman for August /"
and feeding and killing dogs. IS SIS
T. j. Fleming, marshal tor August and
killing and running dogs. ....-....... IS 90
B. +. komaines policeman for Au-
saETel Thomas. masonry. Eighth av-