Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-09-03
City Matters.


Three members of the council were
present at the regular meeting Wednes-
day night.
The clerk reported that he had COL
lected 500 from dray and other licenses,
and also stated that there was S1IO in
the city treasury.
Marshal johnson reported having
collected, for the month. $500, from sa-
looms, gambling places and drug stores,
as follows: Five drug stores, $40 each;
four saloons, S25 each; two gambling
places, So each.
The regular police judge was absent
during the month, and the pro TEN.
judge made no report of fines assessed
or collected, though the attorney stated
that of seven fines assessed, but two
had been collected.
The city marshal explained that he
had no way of compelling the payment
of fines, as there is no calaboose here;
but if the council would give him a
place to put prisoners, he would collect
all fines assessed. Judge McCanless
also promised that if the persons
against whom fines have been assessed
were re-arrested and brought before
him, he would see that they pay up or
do some good work under the direction
of the street commissioner.
A man from Grenola, Kansas, who
owns mill there, submitted propo-
sitiOn to the council to move his build
ing and machinery here, and run first
class four-roller mill if the city would
give him bonus of So, Zoo. and a piece
of ground 150xI50, near the railroad
track. He says his machinery alone
cost $4,000 two years ago, and it has
only been run about eight months, and
is as good as new. proposition was
attentively listened to, but nothing was
done toward accepting or rejecting it.
The question of waterworks was
brought mp again. The citizens meet
ing last Monday had recommended that
the city council order special election
for the purpose of voting on PROPOSE
ton TO ISSUE $4,000 of waterworks
bonds. The members of the council
were undecided on the question, and
even the suggestions of a room full of
citizens did not clear their way. One
thought $4,000 would he sufficient: an
other suggested $4,000 as the limit.
and another said it would be going it
blind to vote on or issue any amount
until it is definitely known what water
works will cost. AS the best way to
get at this information, on motion, the
mayor appointed a special committee
of three, consisting of o. G. Ewart, W.
W. Cook and j. w. McNeal, to CORES
pond with waterworks companies, to
go and examine the works of neighbor-
ing towns, or to have engineers come
here, and take such other steps as will
demonstrate the probable cost of a good
system of waterworks for Medicine
Lodge. The committee was instructed
to report on OF before the next regular
meeting of the councif
The following bills were allowed, and
warrants drawn on the city treasury:
W. C.. johnson salary for August $50 90
INDEX, printing. ......... IS
\. l.. Noble, city attorney. IL so
Albert Curd, hauling pile-driver
70 Lake Clty-. ....--........... 6 90
Albert Curd, testing street grader %
Mr.. MuttOr, 8 90
VIM. Gamer, - - 90
Street-Grader, of cost. ......... AZ IS
Freight on same. ..... IS
G. W. Fort. city clerk ........ Is
John .Upperman, steps at eemet'y 2 %
cemetery sexton 90
First Natl Bank, rent city hail.. 90
r.. ID. Simpson, street sprinkling "a 20
N. G Thompson, fixing crossings 50
Chicago Lum. Co., lumber. So 3