The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-23
CITY oorrcrL MEETING.

CITY cOUScIL MEETING.
Grier's bin Of Damages aEainstthe city
Ordinances fer assessments Of Various
taxes passed The defective Sewer
other Matters Of Interest.
The city council met in regular
monthly session Monday night.
Acting Mayor CraveRs was in the
chair. COuneilmen Jordan, God
frey, Daum, Bristol and jackson
were present.
{. A Hitler, Esq. appeared in be-
half Of Mrs. A. T. Grier, who pre-
sents a bill Of damages against the
city for injuries sustained by a fall
on a defective street crossing in
front Of the Lutheran church, SEPT.
y, 1855. The bill was a. follows:
Service ola hired girl, which was made
q. heee7''ss v,ng a '''''' ~. ID ~
los on stationery, millinery business
sc -.--... ----....- ... 5000
Doctors visits -..... ...---- .--.----. .lue-UJ
Medicine. .--.----.. la-tD
Nurses wages, &c .....--.-.--- .--.- LON
Permanent injuries -----.... ----- auA-up
siOiUO
Mr.. Hitler argued the necessity Of
the city's paying Immediate atten-
ton to this matter and cited the
TrOsper case as an illutratiOn Of
what is in store for the city, in
case the matter did not receive inn
mediate attention. He further gave
notice that il the damages asked for
were not settled at once he should in
a shsrt time commence a suit for
$40, 200 damages. The bill was some
what abruptly referred by the pre-
siding officer to the committee on
claims.
appropriation for the settle
ment Of various bills, to the amount
Of 1892, was made.
The petition Of William Dengle to
have his fine Of $500 for harbOIing
an unregistered dog RENTED, made
on the 18th Of August, was referred
to the city attorney-"his next best
friend" The petition was a curios-
ity in its way aud made much
amusement. The city attorney re-
ported that there was no ground for
the remittance.
A petition for q sidewalk on the
south side of Mulberry, between
Santa Fe and Fifth street, having
been reported to the sidewalk com
mittee, was reported favorable, and
an ordinance covering it passed.
The report Of the Board Of Educa-
ton OF an assessment Of lie mills
for school purposes. was approved
by the council, and embodied with
the city levy in an ordinance subse-
quently passed. Tne city levy
agreed upon was as follows:
Mills
streets. alleys. culverts, bridge and
cross-walks, &c ..-....-. ..-.-...--- az
Sinking fund ..---....... ---.--.-----.- .tI-a
interest fund. .....-.....-.- .-. ....... % a
Total p
The police judges report was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
A petition from certain citizens
living on Third street-with a ring
i'm it Of the style of the Revolution
airy periOd-askinP that their repeat
ed demands that the L. p. railway
be compelled to make their tracks
passable on the streets, may be
needed by the council, was present
ed and referred.
Several ordinances providing for
assessing numerous lots on account
OF the ShafTer paving and guttering
work, were read; also an ordi-
nance assessing tax for building
sidewalks in front OF certain lots.
The city engineer appeared and
| explained the reason of certain
stenches arising from the Ash street
sewer. He said one Of the man
holes was too low and water retain
ed. The hole had never been fixed
according To contract. He had
visited the sewer had had IL flushed,
and the stencil was temporarily re-
moved. He said the trouble would
never be entirely removed until
more laterals and more water were
in use. He thought that by the use
OF cement the defective hole could
be fixed so that it would work fairly,
and the city council ordered that
the engineer have it fixed.
The Darlington lot question
was taken up. Darlington proposed
to pay the money the South street
lot cost the city originally, with
interest on the amount to date. The
matter was put over until the next
meeting. The cOuneilthen adjourn
ell until Tuesday evening.