The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-17

South Santa Re Grade Qusstion Gene
uP-Auard Of the City Printing-Th'
old Reliable JOURNAL made the Cit
Organ.
Mayor Banks and COuneilmeu
Bristol, Godfrey, Jordan, Under
wood and Cravsns-just q quorum
present. The report Of the commit
tee on assessment Of damages for
Ash street eurbing and guttering re-
eeived. Bids for eurbing and gutter
ing on said street opened, which
vas as follows:
w. H. Shaffer, "A cents per square
foot for guttering end A cents for
eurbing.
Amos Flummerfelt, eurbing So ?
cents, gutterlng IS cents.
The contract was awarded to Mr..
Flummerfelt, and committee on
streets and alleys instructed 20 draw
up q contract with Mr.. Flummerfelt
based on this bid, and to report at
next meeting.
An ordinance TO punish escaping
offenders and those aiding them,
was passed.
The dog ordinance amended and
revised, providing for a city pound
and changing the tax to $3.50 on
male dogs, and $3.50 on female dogs,
was passed. 1t IL provided also that
the owner must appear within IS
hours after empOunding Of dog to
claim his own, and falling so to do,
dog will be killed.
An ordinance preventing haekmen
from leaving their vehicles and OBJ
strueting passage ways at incoming
trains, was passed. Fine from IS TO
800.
The fine and costs assessed against
Lulu Scott were remitted. In this
connection q trunk discussion came
up. IN which various eOuncilmen
and outsiders showed their sympa-
thy or gallantry, according to disrO-
sItlOn. Outsider Miller, as usual,
was the most conspicuous OF the gal
lants.
Mr.. Godfrey, from the committee
on streets and alleys, reported upon
the question Of bringing the low part
Of Santa Fe avenue between Prescott
and Crawford up to grade. He said
Il was essential that Il should be
done, and that 1t could be done now
cheaper than ever again, a. q rail-
road grading outfit was ON hand
to take hold Of It.
Surveyor BurfOrd said It would
take 1000 yards Of dirt, and the
greatest fill would be two feet.
Mr.. Ober appeared In behalf OF the
street railway, and said that the
steel and ties for the road were on
the way, and they were now ready
to go on with the extension, would
probably commence In the morning.
He would like to have IL on the city
grade; II would be cheaper for the
company as we'll as for the city. The
work could be done now cheaper
than ever again. They had EN-
plOyed Braey Brothers to commence
In the morning, and IL the street
was not brought up TO the grade they
would have TO go on and trench.
Bracy Brothers would charge the
city $500 for the work of bringing
the street up TO grade and turnplk-
ing from Prescott avenue to the
Kansas Wesleyan. The trenchIng
business would cost $3.50. 10 the
city would contract with them,
Braey Brothers would take their
pay In script due next January.
Messrs. Cravens and Bristol made
strenuous opposition TO any such con-
tracing on aeeOuRt Of lack Of mon
ey. The city was Overbardened
with debt now, and they couldn't
pay scrip in January better than
now.
A question was asked about the
street fOuntain-why Il was not In
working order. The information
Was ELECTED that some plumbing
needed to be done to make it work.
Bids for the city printing were
opened and read. For publishing
official printing, the bids were as
follows: Republican, 55 cents less
than legal rates; Herald, s3ie cents,
and JOURNAL IS cents. This part Of
the printing was awarded to the
JOURNAL. The job printing was
awarded to c. b. Klrtland-An-
drews & Payne being his eOmpetit-
or. The bOOk-wOrk-bOth the above
firms being the competitors, was not
awarded, owing to 3 mlsunderstand-
ing Of the bids.
A petition for q sidewalk on the
west side Of Seventh street, from
Iron avenue 10 what is known "a the
Greeley property, was read aud re-
Ierred.
Several bills were presented and
referred, after which the council
adjourned.