The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-07
VOL. 2s---NO. 10.
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4 1AlEOrh1h8 A6Sss 111J
Regular meeting of the council. Pres
emit, Mayor Whittlesey. Aessrs. Walkup,
Mccain, Davis, Bill, Thatcher, Morse,
Watson, Adds.
Minutes of meeting held April 81,
1885, read and approved.
Report of Istreet Commissioners for
April referred to committee on streets
and alleys.
Report of police judge for April re-
ferred to committee on claims.
Report of city weighmaster for April
referred to committee on ways and
means.
Report of superintendent OF water
works referred to the committee on wa
terworks.
Bond of R. w. Jeremy as supefin-
tendent of waterworks in the SUM Of
81 900 with D. Nv. Morris snd r. D.
Thomas as securities, was approved.
Petition of citizens to have license toE
auctioneers in certain cases liked from
$500 to 5000 per day, was referred TO
the committee on police and licenses.
Petition of citizens for q gas lamp at
| the southwest corner Of Merchants and
Third avenue, was presented, and Ar.
Walkup moved that it be granted. Iii.
Bill moved to amend by referring the
petition to the committee on gas. Amend
ment carried.
Committee on streets and alleys 70.
ported against the petition of Q. y. Aar-
tin and others for 8 sidewalk on Ne
chanlcs street, and the report was adopt
| ed.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
ported in favor OF granting the petition
for a sidewalk on the east side Of Con-
stitutlon street between Eighth and
Ninth avenues and crossWalks asked for,
and on motion of Mccain, the report was
| adopted.
Committee on library reported recon-
mendtng that the ordinance referred 70
them at the last meeting be not adopted,
and the report was sdoPted-after Q mo-
ton to postpone its consideration until
executive session was lost.
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance
to prohibit hotel parties, runners, hack
and bus men and peddlers from solicit
ing custom on the platforms of the pas
senger depot OF the A. T. s. 8. F. rail-
way in the city of Emporia, Kans., and
at the crossing of Neosho street and
Third avenue in SAID city," was intro
duced, considered by sections. under q
suspension of the rules, and after amend
ment, was adopted by an unanimous
vote.
| An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
regulating the storage of combustibles
and explosives within the limits Of the
city of Emporia, and providing 9 PEN
atty for the violation thereof" was re-
ported by the committee on ordinances,
and after amendment was adopted by q
unanimous vote.
The committee on ordinances reported
an ordinance entitled "An ordinance q
amend section of an ordinance entitled
an ordinance prescribing duties and fix
ing the compensation of the city attor.
ney of the city of Emporia, approved
April 20, 1882" which was considered
by section and adopted by en- unanimouI
vote.
An ordinance providing for the con-
struction OF certain sidewalks therein
| named was considered by section, the
same being reported by the COMMITTEES
on ordinances. and adopted by uneni-
nous vote.
The consideration of an ordinance In
relation to the city library was IndeA.
nitely postponed.
An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the following claims was
adopted:
l Rr,Doria Electric and Gas IiRht Co