The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-05-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I
Nav 18th 1888 {

Council met in regular session. |
Present, Mayor Weaver in the chair. |
councilman Mccain, Clark, McCown, |
Sexton, TyJherleigh and Wells.
Minutes of meeting held April Goth
read and and approved with the follow
ing corrections: That the petition
from Union Lodge No. Is, 1. o. y. F.,
for water main from line of pipe to
cemetery, be referred to committee on
Vaterworks in connection with COM
mittee on ways and means.
Report of superintendent of water
works for the month of April was read
and approved.
Report of City Weighmaster Brewer
was referred to committe on ways
| and means.
Report of City Weighmaster Francis
Davis was referred to the same COM
mittee.
Petition for merchants police was
referred to executive session.
Report of water committee to whom
was referred the petition of Union
Lodge No. Is, l. o. o. F. for water
main to cemetery and free use of water,
beg leave to report as follows:
that the city furnish free use of water
if the lodge will furnish their own pipe
not to exceed two inches in diameter
and be subject to such rules and regu-
lations as the council from time to
time shall adopt.
; Bills ON account of smallpox were
called up, and after a prolonged dis
cussion, were ordered to be put in claim
ordinance, excepting those of Glover
and G. w. Newman, which on motion,
were, referred back to committee on
ways and means for further consider
alton.
Mr.. Randolph being present re-
quested the council to make some re-
8 port regarding error in tax on lot No.
) Is State street. On motion, the matter
: was referred to committee on city prop
erty.
: Committee on police and license re-
S ported in favor of closing the meat
: markets on Sunday during the year
= Report not adopted. the vote standing
e yeas, Clark and Wells; nays, Mccain
t McCown, Sexton and Tytherleigh.
n On motion. committee on sewerage
! recommended the adoption of the for
e mer report of committee on streets anC
n alleys providing for the construction O.
10 a sewer drain between Union and Mar
J. ket streets, from Kansas to Norton av
" enue. Adopted.
n On motion. the petition of C. N
IS Sterry for water main from presen
lie terminus to the city limits, wa
II granted.
IS The city marshal suggested the pre-
Is priety of having scavenger appointe,
1T in each ward for the purpose Of LOOK
IN ing after the filth in the city On me
Dr. ton the matter was referred to com
Id mittee on police and license to adop
Id some plan regulating same. The me
Sc ton carried.
te The following resolution was Offere
IL by McCown and. on motion, adopted
of Whereas, Complaint has been mad
IN by the citizens in their respective Il
calitieS of the ''nOxious, unhealth,
OF disagreeable and offensive smell'' ari
in ing from the waste water and fit
a from the steam laundry, the Cathol
no hospital and the sink well at the A, Z
q s. F. depot, which is permitted
as flow into the open drain, thereby el
Is. dangering the public health; therefor
e. be it
a. Resolved, That the city marshal /
instructed to forthwith cause the aboN
ne named nuisances to be abated by pr
a venting the waste from being emptiC
lis into the drains leading from the:
20 places.
ve The following resolution was Offert
of by Tytherleigh and adopted:
no Resolved, That the city engineer,
connection with the committee {
Sc streets and alleys be instructed to pr
ot coed at once to make profiles and esta
lie lish grades in Ruggles' addition, Il
same to be adopted by the council whE
completed; and be it further resolve
ne that the street commissioner is hereE
nd instructed to proceed to raise sidewal
ID to comply with such grade as prayed Fl
CHI in petition filed with the city clel
We April 26, 1888.
Complaint of Mrs. VIM. Peck in T
gard to deficiency in drainage at n
ne as Congress street was referred
% al committee on streets and alleys.
an Motion by Mccain that the commi
tee on water works be instructed