The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-04
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, I
June I. 8 u, m, 1885,
cil mel in REGULAR session.

Council met in regular session.
Present-Msyor Whittlesey in the
chair, and Messrs. Walkup, Mccain, Da-
Wis, Bill, Thatcher, Morse, Watson and
Adds,
Minutes of meeting held May 25 read
and approved.
Report of the street commissioner for
May was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys.
Report of the superintendent Of water
works May was referred TO commune
on waterworks.
Report of police judge for May was
referred to committee on claims.
Report of city welghmaster Tor the
month of May, was referred to commit
tee on ways and means.
Petition Tor sidewalk on the north
side of Seventh avenue, between West
and Commercial streets, was referred TO
the committee on streets and alleys.
Petition of citizens in regard to the
water tanks for street spriDkling pur-
poses was referred to the committee on
water works, with power to act.
Petition of citizens to widen the alley
TO its riginal width by moving the FENCES
and buildings in the alley way between
Commercial and Mechanics street and
Copley and Randolph avenues, was re-
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alleys.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition for gas lamp at the south.
west corner of Merchants street aud
Third avenue, reported in tayor Of grant
ing the petition. Report Adopted.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported in favor of granting the petit
ton for a sidewalk on the east side OF
Merchants street, between Copley ana
Randolph avenues.
Report adopted.
The committee to whom was referred
the communication of the city engineer
in regard to keeping record OF all the
work done by said engineer for the city,
reported IN favor of making 1t the duty
of the CITY engineer hereafter to keep
such a record, and that the necessary
books be procured in which to keep the
same.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Watson of the special committee
appointed to investigate IN regard TO the
claim OF the city to Kansas avenue stated
that il required legal counsel to make
proper investigation of the records TO
ascertain the ownership to said avenue,
and that by reason of the city attorney
having been employed by the parties
claiming the same, prior to his appoint
ment, he regarded it the duty of the
council to employ another attorney 10
make such investigation.
On motion of MIR. Bill the committee
already appointed were continued and
authorized to employ other counsel TO
make an investigation of the records to
ascertain the interest of the city IN said
avenue.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted, the vote standing ayes z,
nay l.
Resolved, That the mayor appoint a
committee of three to confer with Mr..
| w. T. Soden to see If arrangements can
not be made satisfactorily TO the city in
regard to the Emporia city water works,
and that said committee report at the
next regular meeting of the city council
or at a special meeting if one should be
called. j. X. WALKUP.
The mayor appointed the following
counCilmen on the committee: Walkup,
| Thatcher and Mccain.
An ordinance to satisfy the following
claims was introduced under suspen-
sion of the rules and adopted by unan-
| lmous vote:
| w. IL Bunt salary as special police