The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-18
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, !
June 10, 8 p. m, 1885. !

Council met in regular session.
Present-Mayor Whittlesey, Messrs.
Walkup, Mccain, DAVIS, Bill, Thatcher,
Morse, Watson and Adds.
Minutes of meeting held June read,
and Mr.. Watson moved that the min
utes under executive session, be amend
ed so as to read as follows:
The mayor indicated desire to make
some appointments. The members of
the council commenced to prepare bal
lots. The mayor said ballots were not
necessary, as he should call the roll on
the confirmation of the appointments.
The mayor appointed N. NJ HInshaw
for city marshal.
Mr.. Watson moved that the council
proceed to vote by ballot, Eyes" or "uo,"
on the confirmation Of Mr.. Hinshaw as
marshal, which motion was seconded by
Mr. Thatcher.
The mayor refused to entertain Mr..
Watson's motion, and asked Messrs.
Morse, Adds and Mccain If they wished
the roll called upon the confirmation of
Mr.. Hinsbaw. They answered in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Watson insisted that his motion
should be put.
The mayor decided that the motion
was out of order.
Mr.. Watson appealed from the decis-
ion of the mayor, which appeal the
msyor refused to put.
Mr.. Watson then asked the president
of the council TO put the appeal, but be.
| fore the president of the council
| put the appeal. the mayor ordered the
| clerk to proceed with the call of the roll
| on the confirmation of N. NJ. Hinshaw.
Mr.. Watson then moved 20 adjourn.
Seconded by MIR. BIZ.
| Motion carried by the following vote
Ayes-Walkup, Mccain, Davis, Bill.
Morse and Watson; nay-Addis.
The board of health made the follow
ing report:
| EMPoRIA, June 10, 1885.
To the Mayor and City Council of Emporia.
| The board of health make the follow
ing report:
We found some parts of the city, after
| pretty thorough inspection, in very
filthy condition. We have spent much
time and with the aid of Mr. Birdsall
| who mas done much good work, we car
report very good progress.
| The street commissioner has done
much to improve the condition of some
| OF the alleys, which were filthy enough
L al E0lAl1 IL
mains 10 be done TO put the city in 1
good sanitary condition and a constan
1 effort must be made TO secure the desir
ed result.
While large portion of the lnhabit-
| ants are very neat and haYe their lots il
| good order, many neglect, and some re.
fuse to clean up and remove their fill
and manure piles of two or more year
accumulation.
We herein notice a few of the many O
this class which should be attended to q
once.
! or three COWS are kept all the time,
: large pile of manure is kept, altogethe
making the lot very filthy and q grea
, iii Cottonwood, 129 Exchange and
/ East streets, all of which have laFg
? piles of manure.
BarWlck's yard at his livery stable
/ complained of, has a large quantity {
? manure which should be removed @
, covered deep In the earth.
There are many cases in thecitg, WheI
, nothing but the marshals notice and th
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e | complaint Is made and justly we thin
a of the bad and very disagreeable ode
Arising from the gas works. We thin
t1aI pEOD6U1F Tic DSSb Icl1c1J AGuA0
g drain we'll 20 dispose of its drslnsg
a which We think should have the atteE
!, ton of the council eg soon IS possible,
On Fifth avenue there has been q Ion
! standing complaint of the drainage frol
: Gilchrist's stables, which lie very offez
sfve snd should be attended 70 At ono
J. s. LAWRENCE, d. d.
I'll J. A. YoUEG, Chairman.
I'll Secretary.
- Mr.. Perkins being present made con
:. pisint Of nuisance at lot o. on NeosI
r street.
o. Walkup moved that the city attornl
investigate and report If the city counS
can take any steps TO abate the nuisans
3 City attorney reported that the orc
le nsnces are ample 70 cover the case.
,aI Mr.. Watson moved inst the .ecomme
4 daSions contained In the report from Il
y hoard of health be referred back 20 &
lie board of health with the request fI
u they execute the powers contained
ra Ordinance In Relation to Nuieances q
!. the Abatement of the Same" Appro
ed December z. 1881 Motion carrie
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