The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-20
CITY COUNCIL pEOOEED1zGs.
CoUHCIL CHAMRKRs,
August II, 1885. !

COUNCIL OHAABERSp
August II, 1885.
Regular meeting Of the city council.
Present Acting Mayor Wslkup In the
hair, Messrs. Mccain. Davis, BILL
Thatcher. Morse and Adds. |,
Minutes Of meeting held August 3D.
ith, It'll and 18th read and approved.
A communication from the board OF
education stating they had made Q levy
Of 10 mills on the dollar for school pur-
poses, was read, and on motion Of Nc
Cam, the action of the school board was
The matter of the legal residence OF
Councilman Morse VIE referred to the
city attorney.
The report of the weighmaster was
referred to the committee On ways and |
means.
The following communication was
read:
To the City Council Of EmporiA:
GENTLEMEN: l desire TO call your ct
tention to the following matters which
believe TO bs of sufficient importance TO
receive your immediate consideration.
wATERWoRKs.
1. The time is near at hand when the
lease which the city has with w. I. 30
den OF the right to use water from his
mill dam will expire ct which time the
city is at the mercy of Mr.. Soden, and
on his motion at any time the Injunction
obtained in the district court
could be enforced and the city
be without any fire protection:
In my judgment, this council
1 ohnEnld ~ hot Ah0NT in
| tend to do IN the premises, proceed with
all possible dispatch to do it, ana In the
meantime the council should think &C
cept the proposition of Mr.. SOden to
permit the waterworks to continue as
they are for three years at the annual
rental of $500. the city having the right
at any time TO terminate the lease. The
city should In some manner secure the
legal right TO obtain sufficient supply
of water for waterWorks purposes some
where, and not be in the position of be-
ing either q trespasser, or have to pay
some one rent for such water.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
In the city there is at the present
time, and there will be more as the fall
approaches, large number of laboring
men out OF employment, who will be
forced to go elsewhere If work Is not
furnished them. do not believe In
making unnecessary improvements. but
if public improvements are to be made,
believe the present a most suspicious
time to begin and prosecute the same,
as the price of property is low at the
. present time, and many worthy citizens
are now idle who would be glad TO get
employment by the city on public i'm
provements. Commercial street tor over
year has been disgrace to the city,
and it should at once be overhauled and
: repaired, under proper management by
, the city. This work would not only
benefit the public generally, but would
give employment to many citizens, who
will have to leave the city to seek labor
if they do not find it here.
CITY ROCK PILE.
The county commissioners of Lyon
county, through Mr., Mcmillan, have of
fered to furnish guard and necessary
bali and chain for use in guarding city
prisoners while breaking rock, If the
city will furnish the rock, and the broken
rock to belong to the city. / think il
advisable to authorize the committee on
streets and alleys to purchase cheap stone
suitable for macadam, and have the same
broken by city prisoners under the ar.
rangement proposed by Mr.. MCMILLAN
Yours truly, ]. r. WALKUP,
} President of Council and Acting Mayor
On motion the communication was re-
ceived, and the committee on streets and
, alleys empowered to procure the neces
sary stone for the rock pile.
On motion the proposition of w. T
Soden, as given in the communication
from tho mayor was accepted, and the
, mayor and city attorney were instructed
, 10 prepare and sign a written contrac
with Mr.. SodeD.
Remonstrance of property owners tc
3 paving alley between Commercial anC
Mechanics streets and Sixth and Seventh
avenues, was referred to committee OF
streets and alleys.
: Petition concerning the use OF ThlrC
avenue by the A. Il. s. s. F. railroad wa
referred to committee on streets and al
leys.
, The following report was read:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council of Emporia
GENTLEMEN: Your committee ap
, pointed TO investigate the matter OF re
r pairing Commercial street, beg leave K
G report: That we recommend that Com.
mercial street from Third to Seventh
avenues between the curbing be worked
{ over and relaid, the gutterlng to be paw.
| uiS otOAo W ~ pt0OSO OA ouS0g tcD
q inches deep, and properly LAID as e
breaking of joints; and should be threG
and one half feet wide. The macadam
to be ten inches deep, and laid with &
3 slope of at least twelve inches from cen.
ter of the street to edge of macadam, al
work to be done by days work and PAID
for by the city out of the gen
eral fund, all work to bS
t done under the supervision o.
a superintendent employed by the city
, This work should be done at once, tina
employment be given to many laboriug
men who are now idle. This WORK
I should be managed as an individual
} would manage his private business il
, order that the work may be done a
, cheaply as possible and at the same time
done we'll.
: The city should purchase a crusher q
= break stone. We have inquired as Il
y quality of stone crusher and prices, anC
we believe good stone crusher OF ten
horse power can be had for $500
In relaYing the macadam We believe
. 1t would be TO the interest of the city Il
lay service pipe for water, one pipe to b.
furnished to at least every fifty feet o
street, and that the gas company should
+. be requested to lay gas pipes at the same
time, and to divide the expense Of
ditching with the city, and then to pro
hibit the digging into the streets fol
any purpose except to repair gas OIL
water pipes. Respectfully submitted.
j. 4. WALKUP,
WIN. Adds,
Committee,