The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
CITY COUNCIL PROcEEDrNGs.
CRY CLKRK's OrFIcE, }
Sept. 81, 1885. (
Regular nesting Of the council.

Sept. 81. 1885.
Regular meeting of the council.
Present.. W. Thatcher, president o.
the council and acting mayor in the
char; Messrs. Mccain. Bill, Watson and
Addis,
Minutes OF the meeting held Septem-
ber Tread and approved.
The following invitation was accepted:
10 omcsals Of City and Members City COun-
On behalf of the Ladies' Benevolent
soclety, the city police and the Emporia
Bicycle clubs, am Instructed to REQUEST
your preeence At q match game OF base
ball between the bicycle club and the
police toIce. at Soden's grove, on
"wednesday a. 2 p. m, and further re-
quest that you occupy carriages in the
parade which will form at 1 O'Clock d.
q. OF that day At the corner of Fifth ave-
nue and Merchants street, where car
risges viii be in waiting. The hope Is
entertained that the object of the SAT
fair" Ito liquidats the present indebted
meas OF the LADIES' society may lead you
10 favorably consider the matter and
thus lend your influence toward swelling
the crowd that may attend and thus ben
q e5ub tuG oOSlCtys RESPECTFULLY.
EMPoRIA BICYCLE CLUB.
Per J. w. MURPHY.
Petition for permission to use three
feet OF sidewalks for merchants to dis.
play goods was referred to the city at
torney for his written opinion
g. B. Riddle was allowed to use dray
| under license to Q. A. Cox.
O. W. VanIries was allowed to use a
dray under license 20 Ed. Cox.
Petitions tor the following sidewalks
were granted: From the northeast Ger.
ner of Commercial street and Second
avenue cast to Mechanic; also, west side
Of Market from Tenth TO Twelfth aven-
ues; also on south side of Eleventh av-
enue between Mechanics and Market
streets.
The committee on streets and alley.
reported In favor of granting the peIi
ton for a sidewsl on the east SIDE Of
Congress street between Tenth and
Twelfth avenues, and the report wa:
1 adopted.
i The committee on streets and alleys
were directed to let the contract at once
for sidewalks at the following places
East side of Merchants street AUDITING
GrIf1th's hardware storehouse; also OF
Fifth avenue. north side from Mechanics
street east; also on Twelfth avenue
south side from Constitution to Mer
chants street; also to complete walk OF
east side of Market street between Fiji
and Sixth avenues; also on west side O
Merchants street in Normal addition.
The committee on ordinances was in
strucied to report an ordinance pending
for the construction of all sidewalks or
dered tonight.
The city engineer was instructed t
report if the sidewalk on the north SID
of Sixth avenue between Market AM
Unloa streets had been laid according I,
grade established by him.
On motion, the special committee OF
repairing Commercial street was in
structed to commence at Third ayenu
instead of Fourth avenue.
An ordinance pending for releYy AM
reaseeesment of special taxes for spe
cial improvements. 1882, 1888. 1884 wa
presented, drawn by j. J. Buck, and tn
same was considered by section under
suspension of the rules and adopted by
unanimous vote.
An ordinance levying special take
for sidewalks was introduced, consId
cred by sections and adopted by unani
nous vote under a suspension of tn
/ rules.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment Of the following CLANS was con
sidered by sections under a suspension
of the rules and adopted by a unani
nous vote.
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