The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-12-04
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
naCanhar q 1904

december =, 1854.
Regular meeting of the city council.
Present-Mayor Warren, Messrs Walk.
up, Mccain, Bill, Davis, Theis and Wat
son.
Minutes of meeting held Nov. "a read
and approved.
Street commissioners report for No
Vember read anG referred to committee
on streets and alleys.
Superintendent of watarworks report
for November was referred to committee
on waterworks.
Police judges report for November
was referred to committee on claims.
Petition OF citizens for gas lamps at
corners of Eighth and Exchange, and
Ninth and Exchange streets, was refer
red to committee on gas.
Petition of G. G. Martin and others for
culvert at Kansas avenue and Main
street was referred to committee on
streets and alleys, with power to act.
Petition from the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union asking for the adop-
tion of an ordinance to enforce the pro-
hIbitory law was referred to q special
committee of three, consisting of Messrs.
Watson, Walkup and Theis.
Mr.. Watson introduced an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance respecting free
library in the city of EmpOris," which
was considered under suspension ofthe
rules. Section was amended, and as
amended the ordinance was adopted, the
vote standing: Ayes, WAlkup. Mccain.
Bill, Theis and Watson.
Messrs. Davis and Thatcher declined
to vote.
The mayor then stated he would ap-
point library committee at the next
meeting Of the council.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment OF the following claims was con-
sidered by sections and adopted under q
suspension of the rules by a unanimous
vote.
James Terrell. st. Comr. for Nov. ...$ 50 90
| q. T.. Williams, salary OF policeman tol
November and feeding and killing
C. W Churchill. special policeman for -
W. A. smith. special policeman ior No " -
T. j. fleming, salary OF marshal. Nov. 20 &C
/ e. n. Forde, clerk, salary fer Now. 80 81
/ ID. NJ. Butcher, special police Tor Nov. 30 OC
| Jordan Carson, teamster. ............... 40 OC
Emp. Elect and Gas Light Co., gas. 15S 50
| j. 8. W Atson, lumber =. ................. 80 Il
Emp. Elect. and Gas Light Co gas 80. IS q
| II. hale & Son, feed. Observation-Disclosures. sol
| John Craig, stove. etc ................. $50
| EmporlA Hardware Co., hardware ... 62C
| b. Wheldon. oil. etc. 49,. ........... 4 81
| United Telephone Co telephone. All
| W. Il. Sexton, sidewalks ................ IS U
| X. W. Jeremy. superintendent W. W,
salary for November .............- 60 0t
W Z. GTeewAy, engineer W. W, sal
airy for November. ....-.............. IS o.
| II. spencer. assistant engineer W. W.,
| salary for November .....--........- so q
Charles Chamber, assistant fireman w.
| W., salary for November ............ 30 0,
| X. W. Jeremy. freight bills. ........-.. 1855 9,
Ole BJerke, ceAl oil Observation-Disclosures. III
&c Barley, hauling coal ............. n 9;
Il. WheldOn, supplies 81
| Emporia Hardware Co., hArdWAre...... 10 o.
J. j. carson. work on streets .......... 81 .
| q. Larry, work on streets ............. IL q
H. BRuts, work on streets ............. 10 8.
| John Young, work on streets ............ "a
| +. Larry, work en- streets. ....- II ?,
| G. II. Larry, work ON streets ...... II .,
| Y. Boyd, work on streets. ...-.-..--. go
| G :WiIliams work on streets .... ga
| w. &. Bowser. work on streets. $1,000. 10 81
| W. Curtsill, work on streets .......... 20 9;
| A. Brugan, work on streets ............ 1.
| X. Carter, work on streets. II p
The committee on claims was in.
structed to make a settlement with the
city weighmaster and report at the mex
meeting of the council.
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