The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-09
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City treasurer's and city clerks reports
'or quarter ending June 80, 1885, reteE-
red TO committee on ways and
means.
Superintendent Of water works re-
port for June was referred 70 the
committee on water works.
Report of city Weighmaster for June
was referred TO committee on ways and
means.
Petitions Of Geo. Csde, Lewis Guyot
and e. A. Robinson for billiard licenses
were granted.
Petitions Of property owners for the
following sidewalks were granted: Be
ginning at Ninth avenue, on west side of
Mechanics street, extending to Twelfth
avenue; also on the south side of Tenth
avenue from Commercial to Market
street; also on the north side of Tenth
avenue from Commercial 20 Union, and
west side of Union to Eleventh avenue.
Committee on streets and alleys made
the folloWin greport:
EAPoRIA, July 6.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the bids for stone 70 be furnished 10 the
city for crossWalks and sidewalks, would
report that Henry Morris having with.
drawn his bid of 10c per foot. tbs
would recommend the &C.
ceptance of the bid of John Crowner
for furnishing stone for cr0sswalks ct
tic per foot, and bid OF A. IL. Hender-
son for furnishing sidewalks fog 13c per
square foot.
II. B. MORSE,
WV. Adds,
J. 81. DAVIS
Com. on Streets and Alleys.
EMPoRIA. July s.
On motion the report was referred
back to the committee with instruction
in connection with the city attorney &c
make contracts with parties in accord.
ance with the terms of this recommen-
dalton. On motion all other bids pre-
scented were rejected.
Committee on streets and alleys made
the following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and Cisy Council
City Of EmDoris;
Your committee, to whom the Ques-
ton of salary Of city engineer was 70
ferred, beg to submit the following re-
port:
"After considering the matter, you
committee recommend the adoption o.
one of the following propositions, leaV-
ing 1t to the judgment of the council q
to which they think best to adopt.
First. 1.-The salary Of the city engl.
neer shall be at the rate Of $40 0O fOrtJ
dollars per month. Under this rate thu
city engineer TO be allowed to perform
any work for private parties Whenevel
in the judgment of the COMMITTEES o
streets and alleys, such work will no
conflict with the city's work.
Second. 1.-THE salary Of city engines
to be at the rate of ESQ. 00) fifty dollar
per month. The city engineer 70 devot'
his entire time TO the work Of the city
In case the first proposition is &C
cepted the work of making protle o
Ruggles', Copley's and Randolph's ad
ditiOns to be allowed for as extra. Il
case the second proposition is accepteC
the work of making the profiles to be in
cluded In his regular duties.
In either case the engineer to furnish
his own paper, pencils, ETC., such a. i
necessary to use IN his Office work, ans
the city to furnish such help as ia re-
qulred in surveying and outside work
81. B. MORSE,
VIM. Adds,
j. H. DAVIS,
Com on Streets and Alleys.
Walkup moved that the proposition o
$50 per month be accepted. Motion
carried by a unanimous vote, and com
mittee on ordinances was instructed +
prepare and report an ordinance pro
vidIng for the same.
Committee on streets and alleys r.
ported as correct the street commits
sioners' report for May and report va
adopted. "dt
Committee on streets and alleys re
ported upon the petition TO have ale!
between Commercial and Mechanic
and Copley and Randolph avenues open
ed recommending that the alley be or
dered opened to its width as Originally
laid out, and report was adopted.
Walkup of committee In relation Il
repairing macadam on Commercial
street, asked tor two weeks additions
time, and it was granted.
Mr.. Watson moved the adoption O.
the following:
Resolved, That the rules of the coun
Gil shall be amended as follows:
Rule IL amended SO as TO read; AL
standing committees shall consist o.
three members and shall be elected b.
the council. And the following as rulI
%: All committees other than standing
committees shall be appointed by thl
presiding officer, unless otherwise or
dered by the council.
Which was carried, all voting for ex
cept Morse and Adds, who voted agains
the resolution.
Walkup moved the adoption of the
following:
Whereas, j. w. Wooding was fined 81
and costs by the pOlice judge OF Em
poria on plea of guilty for firing FIRE.
crackers In the city limits on July 8
and
Whereas, The violation Of the Ordi-
nance in relation TO fireworks on the Sd
day of July was quite general and nc
other person was prosecuted for the
same: therefore, be it
Resolved. That the mayor is hereby
requested to remit the fine and costs as.
sessed against the said J. w. Wooding
Carried; all voting for except MoEs<
and Adds, who voted no.
Mccain moved the adoption of the
following:
Resolved, That the street commits
sioner is hereby instructed to make
necessary ill on Tenth avenue at cross
ing of alley between Rural and Wesi
street forthwith.
An ordinance to satisfy the following
claims was considered under q suspen.
sion of the rules and adopted by q unani.
nous vote:
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