The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-12
city Council Meeting.

There were present at the adjourn
ed meeting of the city Council,
Monday night, Councilmen Bristol,
Daum, supple, Underwood, Jordan
and Godfrey, with Mr.. Underwood
in the chair a. acting mayor. A
petition asking for the vacation of
an alley between lots 10 and II, Oak
Dale Avenue, for 100 feet, presented
by J. II. Burk and A. l.. krouse, was
referred To the streets aud alleys
committee, to examine into and re-
port AT the regular meeting next
Monday night. An ordinance was
pas ed requiring the construction 10y
August lst, of a sidewalk on the
west side Of Eleventh street-froni
Walnut to South street. Mr. Under
wood reported, ~ chairman Of the
smallpox" committee, that he
went before the County Commits
siOners in behalf of the city, and
presented the case OF the payment OF
the small -pOx bills. After consider
able discussion the commissioners
agreed that the county should pas
One-half the expense S3s5.4Ol, aud q
warrant for that amount was deliv-
cred to him, and j. now in the
possession Ofthe city treasurer. sew
eral old bills were presented, among
them one from Crane Bros, Topeka
for printing and blank books, which
was presented June 1, lSs7. Mr..
Supple explained that the difficulty
with this was as 10 whether the city
or county was To assume the payment,
All the bills were referred in the
regular way, except that Of G.. +.
Supple, for going 10 Topeka on two
different trips 10 have city bonds
registered. The bill was for SIS, the
amount Of $l6 being for registering
the same. Mr.. Bristol objected to
the amount Of $l2 being expended
on the two trips for expenses. Mr..
Supple gave the critic to understand
that lac was no lunch counter trav-
eler. The bill was allowed unan-
imOusly. Mr.. Godfrey informed the
council that the city would have To
stand the expense Of building the
sidewalk in front Of three lots on the
Seventh street work, aud would
have to build at once, i'm order 10
avail themselves Of the chance TO
have the lots taxed for the work the
coming year. Mr.. Daum brought
up the matter Of the sinking fund,
interest, ETC., OF the Iron Avenue
bridge, which when built was con-
structed at the expense Of the city
aud smoky Hill and Greeley town
ships; but the bridge is now wholly
within the city limits. The matter
Of appOrtiOning this fund aud inter
est was generally discussed. The
city attorney thought il should be-
based on the assessment Of ISIS
when built-and not on the assess
ment Of ISIS, as seemed TO be the
wish cf the officers Of Smoky Hill
township. Mr.. Swartz, trustee Of
Smoky Hill township, appeared
and stated that the bonds were now
due, aud Smoky Hill and Greeley
townships were ready TO pay their
part. He asked that the city re-
spOnd to its part. The matter was
referred 10 the ways and means COM
mittee who, in conjunction with the
city attorney, were requested to
confer with the officers Of the town
ships named, and arrange a basis
upon which the matter can be set
tied. Cicero Post asked il he could
have the privilege OF starting an
auction aud commission store in
Salina, and still act under the street
license he was now using. He ex
planned that il was even the wish Of
the prominent merchants that such
an institution be started. He knew
Of stocks Of goods that had been
sent to other towns to be sold, where
there were auction stores. This
application was laid over until the
next meeting. Mr.. Godfrey refer
red to the North Fifth street lake,
which be proposed should be filed
mp with dirt procured from the ex-
oavatiOn Of the Knights Of Pythias
building, which could be got for
nothing aud hauled to the place At
an expense taken entirely from the
pOil-tax fund, and thus be no ex-
pense to the city. This matter was
also laid over. The council then
vent into executive session.
The lingering fire-eraeker still