The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-04
CoUsclI pRocEEDIues.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS. October 1. 1888
Regular meeting OF the council.
Present: Mayor Weaver, in the
chair, Councilman McCaine, Clarke,
Sexton, Tytherleigh, Hotter, Wells and
Phillips.
Minutes of meeting held September
18th was read and approved.
Report OF city treasurer for the quar-
tar ending September 18th was read,
and on motion referred to committee on
ways and means.
Report of police judge for September
was read, and on motion referred to
committee on police and license.
Committee on police and license re-
ported police judges report for July as
correct.
Report of city weighmaster for Sep
TENDER WAS read. and on motion re-
ferred to committee on ways and
means.
Report of city marshal for Septem-
Der was read, and referred to commit
tee on police and license.
Report of superintendent of water
works for September was read, and re-
ferred to committee on waterworks.
Report of street commissioner fol
September was presented, ard on mo-
ton referred to committee on streets
and alleys.
Petition of John d. George in rela
tion to persons from the city deposit
ing filth on and in close proximity t.
his premises, was on motion referred
to the city marshal in connection will
the board of health.
Petition for sidewalk ON east side OF
Constitution street from Tenth t.
Twelfth avenue with necessary cross
ings was on motion granted.
Mr.. McCown here took his seat il
the council.
Mr.. Watson being present asked tn
council to furnish sufficient three incl
water pipe to conduct water from tn
main on Market street to the ground
of the gas works. The gas compan
to lay the pipe at their own expense
On motion the matter was referred t
the committee on waterworks wit
power to act.
Mr.. Phillips moved that there b
some plan adopted whereby the differ
emit officers of the city be held respOr
sible for all tools or public property
their possession, and to make quartz
lY reports of condition and use of sue
tools.
The matter was on motion referre
to committee Oh city property to repo
some sensible plan to adopt .regulatir
the same.
An ordinance satisfying the follow
ing claims was introduced. considere
by section under a suspension of I'll
rules and adopted by a unanimol
vote:
John Upton, salary as street commits
. sioner for September -. 80
. Geo. Paxton, salary as parshal for Sep
H s. alexander. salary as city clerk :
n for September ......::..-;.....::: 66
for September. ...........-........ 80
H. H. Knox, salary as policeman for Sep
B. F. Romain, salary as policeman for %
W. II. Scott salary as city attorney for "
n Richard strout, salary as city engineer
for September. -. Sd
= EmpOria fire department, quart, rIy
e ]. G. Petti0giii, salary and rent for sep
W. P. Jones, salary as teamster for Sep =
q a; j. stinson, salary as teamster for -
e Jordon Carson, labor and salary for Sep
t Jordo1 Carson, services at engine house
Geo. Lavoy, labor on street --..-..-. Is
q Waldo WOrster, boarding prIsoners..... s
hfsNWH FInT III a.
T Missouri and Kansas Telephone COM
Richard strout, tor ass slant for scp,cm-
Robert Youngreen, biacksmithing...... s
w. b. Upton, labor on street with team .
W Dukes, labor on street.............. L
q Dukes, labor on street,. 1.
Phil Ford, livery .-.--........ ....,..... ]
DSS Upton, tagging -...........-.-..... =
Q L Barwick, lVerv.-.. .--.--.---......- j
J 6 Brazier. stone for cross walks
| Thomas oliver. labor on street. ID
Upton, labor. .............---.-.-. 8
John Carter. labor. ....:..---..- IL
Babcock. Observation-Disclosures. .......
Emporia Electric and Gas Light COM -.
# Emporia Electric and Gas Light com
~ pany, electric lights .. sn' AZ
IT h: W; Jeremy, salary as superintendent =
IS W. &c G. GreenWay, salary as engineer Of ~
d waterworks for September 20
Frank Greenway, salary as assistant en- -.
II VIM. Oliver, salary as fireman at water
~ works for September. ........ 40
Vacuum Oil company, merchandise. G..
70 Charles Norris, labor. ...........
p James B. Glow & Co., merchandise =. 43
Mrs. A, J. Carpenter, salary as librarian
e for september. ......... 80
. Louis Duncan, janitor services for Sep
- loulDOr y
Emporia Electric & Gas Light company,
gas ".---.: $4,000 II
VIM. Corbett, salary as foreman at res
ervoirs ...........:.. ...... 81
]. L. W. Bell, allowed On estimate. j. aO4
y J. L. w. Bell, extras. on reservoir banks. IS5
r Committee on city property report
Il the sale of one of the city teams f
10 $3.50, which action was confirmed
Is the council. Adjourned.