The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
CITY coUNo1L PsOCEEDINn,.
CouNcIn CHAslBKRs,
Sent. z 1885.

C0UNCIh CHAMBERS,
Sept 2, 1885.
Regular meeting Of The city council.
Present.. W. Thatcher, president Of
the council and acting mayor, in the
char, Messrs. Mccain, BIZ. Thatcher,
Watson. Adds.
Reading Of minutes of meetings held
on August II and since dispensed with.
Street commissioners report for Au-
gust referred to committee on streets and
alleys
Report of weighmaster for August was
referred to committee on ways ana
means.
City engineers report concerning side
walk abuttIDg 139 Constitution street,
also bench work on Twelfth avenue for
Normal addition. also. report Of cost of
improving Commercial street, was re-
ferred to committee on streets and al
legs.
Police judges report for August was
referred TO committee on claims.
Report of superintendent of water
works was referred to committee on
water works.
Petition tor sidewalk on east side of
Congress street, between Tenth and
Twelfth avenues, and was referred tosthe
committee on streets and alleys.
Committee on waterworks reported as
correct the superintendents of water.
works report tor July, and report was
accepted.
On motion of Watson, the acting
mayor was requested to have J. J. Buck
prepare an ordinance for the re-leVy OF
special taxes for street improvement
bonds of 1sS3-1sS4, and to make levy
for 1885.
An ordinance making a tax levy fol-
1888 was introduced. and considered by
section, and adopted under q suspension
OF the rules by unanimous vote.
4 Aa ordinance providing for the spe
ciaI election in the Third and FRS
wards ON October 6, tor the election OF
a councilman to fill the vacancy in eacf
of the said wards was introduced. con
sidered by section under suspension O
the rules, and adopted by a unanimoul
vote.
An ordinance providing Tor the pay
ment of the following claims was con
sidered by section. under suspensIol
OF the rules, and adopted by unani
nous vote:
W H Blunt, salary Us special policeman
EN- Forde. for revising ordinances, etc .fo tS Q
81 BiTdsaiI, salary as special policeman
i0r AnRust..... = ---------..-.-. ~ !
Oscar saa6ye, salary as city engineer
tSl Brown, services as specisi police ~
man for IL days and removing nuis-
Cook, services as special policeman
, Best same. -..'------.----.-.--- 9
| Owen, same ---.--.----..--- 10
L Wikie. salary as to4mster Tor august Is Q
Atkinson 4 White, feed Q
w Jeremy. for oats and hay for city. Is 3
II V Bundrem, merchandise. .--..-....-. I6 o
ID Fox, scale book and ledger / 2
Griffith & Ewing. supplies $500. 81 2
w I SOden, corn for city .---.--....--.. : s
VIM Erwin, assisting engineer ......... 9
ID Z Romaine. salary IS special police
man for part OF August 81 0
f n FOrde, salary as clerk for August. 80 o
EmD0rta Hardware Co., hardWare...-.- 3
CrOwner, services as special police
James Farrell, salary as street commits
| for AUGUST H.. .-......-........... 30 L
VIM spader. for assisting city engineer Z
Empor1a Electric Light s. Gas Co., gas i66 5
J W atson, lumber -. As s
J w IL Blunt, killing and removing NUS
| Barkiey, same. -...-....S.-.....- / s
| A 81 Henderson, sidewalks ---.--..--.--. 2aS
| + RiniA, special police .--.---... Is
| w q fireenWay, salary as engineer for
water works for August. ............. 70 0
Geo n LOckhart, salary as as assistant
engineer of water works for August 30 Q
Charles Chambers, salary as fireman OF
water works for August 30 0
Barley, hauling coal for water
| Bill Il Walkup, coal for water works. a ]
L w Jeremy, salary as superintendent
OF water works for August. 20 Q
r W Jeremy freight bills .............- go 2
Rogers Coal Co., coal Tor water works 1853 s
Z w Jeremy, cash paid for work. 800 3
Holloway, dTayage .........-...-.-.... 3
Wheldon, sundries. -.-.-..-.-..--..-.. Q
] CToWner, crosswalks .-..-.-----. 2SS 2
Fred Plant, stone for culVert AZ
Hill, work on streets with team 81
j Carson, same ..-.....-..-.- 81
l g Williams, same. ..-.-.-.-..--. -. 800. 81
l g LOvoy. work on streets ----.--....- IS 5
D Carter, same. .-.-.-..-.-. .--..-.--... 10
II Banks, same Observation-Disclosures. 10 :
VIM Curtsil, same .......-...- -.......-.. IS {
T Oliver, same .-.....-- ....... Is {
Anna Carpenter, sa.ary as librarian
EmpOria Eiectric s Gas Light COmpa-
3 Adjourned; E. NJ. FoRDE.
City Clerk.