The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-09

msrclal street. was reported By commit
tee on streets and alleys and adopted By
g unanimous Vote.
On notion bin Of VIM. Adds for
damages to buggy used By city engineer
WAS referred TO city attorney with In.
structions to report as to liability Of city.
Watson. chairmAe Of COMMITTEES on
printing, presented the following and
moved that the proposition of TIE
DAILY News Be accepted and TIE
DAILY NEWS be declared the Official
paper. Notion carried By . unanimous
vote.
TIE DALI News e ofacisl paper,
will print all city advertisements st legal
rates, publiah proceedings OF council
free, furnish extra copy of daily to clerk
and print usual number Of proof alps Of
ordinances e. required.
NRws COMPANY,
rh- Per MAcI.KEKAN.,
The mayor presented the following
Communication from the mayor:
To she Members Of tie City Council. Gents
Much has been and IL being said
about our streets and plans for their I'M
prOvement. Therefore !. e. mayor,
would recommend that Q stone crusher
be bought and system of macadamizlng
be adopted, and to that end / would
recommend that only sixteen feet in the
center Of the street be laid for the pres
ent and the earth be graded On each side
up to OK little above . level with the
macadam. both to be rounded up as may
be directed by council. / would further
recommend that the street commissioner
be instructed 70 devote all labor TO that
work except what may be imperatively
necessary for temporary repairs on
bridges and the like.
n. WHTTTLEsEY, Mayor.
Which was referred to the committee
on city property.
Communication from telephone COM
ptny was placed on file.
Communication from r. z. Torring-
ton, railroad agent. in relation to boys
being on tracks of A, T. 8 s. r. rail.
road was referred TO committee on police
and license.
On motion Of Watson, the matter oI
opening up Twelfth avenue was referred
to Wslkup, Adds and Davis, with power
to act
The matter of pest house was referred
to mayor and board of health with In
structions to do as they deem best in the
matter.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
| Pasol,,o,T Th.t :, 4. h.oL, S.I.o,
necessary to improve the alley between
Fifth and Sixth avenues and Mechanic
and Commercial by paving the same.
Resolved-That it Is hereby declares
necessary to improve the alley between
Sixth and Seventh avenues and Ne
chanics and Commercial streets, b,
paving the same.
ResOlved-That 1t is hereby declares
necessary to improve the alley between
Sixth and Seventh avenues and Merch
ants and Commercial streets, by paving
the same.
Resolved That the clerk sdvertis
the adoption of these resolutions in &C
cordance with law.
The clerk was instructed on motto
of Watson to prepare the official copy c
the council proceedings tor TIE New
The council went into executive SCI
sion. f,., ,.,,e
The mayor appointed as an additions
special night policeman, ]. G. Barkley
and the appointment was confirmed.
Executive session dissolved.
The committee on Waterworks report
ed IN favor of increasing the salary {
the Waterworks superintendent from Sc
to $75 per month. Watson moved ths
the report be not adopted. Motion lol
all voting against the motion exceT
Morse, Watson and Adds, who vote
yes.
Adds moved to amend by maxim
tine salary $40 per month. and th
motion was carried by unanimous vol
and committee on ordinances was il
structed to report an ordinance In q
/ cordance herewith.
Bills on clerks desk referred.
: Adjourned. e. M. FoRDE, Clerk.