Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-09-27
Approved Sept. 10, 1888.
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day, Sept. 18th, Iess, at 8, ?. IN. Present. r. W.
Tarbox, mayor, and all members Of the council.
The minutes of the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
The Finance committee were granted further
time to examine reports Of Treasurer and Police
Judge
On motion of NJ. Collar, the city attorney was
granted time TO make written report in regard to
quit-claim title to city property.
The city att rney made verbal report in regard
TO changing lines of wards, and on motion OF Ar
ment the report accepted.
An ordinance providing for the revision and
publication Of the ordinances OF the city of Dodge
City, Kansas, and prescribing rules and regula-
tons for the enactment of the same as revised,
presented and read for passage. Placed on
second reading and adopted by sections and pass
ed ne council as whole by the following vote:
Curtius. Galand. SWEET, Martin. Arment, Mcln-
tyre, Collar and >hnn voting aye. All members
present and voting.
Ordinance No. lS3, an ordinance fixing the sala-
ries Of certain city officers was presented and read
for passage.
j. A. Arment moved to amend section ], TO read
"city attorney per month $4,000 "
&C. Shinn moved to lay the amendment on the
table.
The roll called and the amendment carried by
following vote: Cur;ius, Galland, Martin and
Shinn voting aye: SWEET, Arment, Collar and
Mcintyre, voting no. The Mayor cast the Decd
ing vote in the affirmative, and declared section
/, carried as read.
j. A. Arment moved that that part of section
which repeats section Q, of ordinance No. l23, be
stricken out.
A. Curtius moved to lay the motion on the
table. a vote had and the motion to lay on the
table lost
The roll called on the original motion, and the
same carried by the following vote: A. Curtus
and W. Z. Shinn voting no; }. II. SWEET e. H.
Martin, j. A. Arment, L. X. Mcintyre and NJ: Col
lar voting aye; $. Galland being absent and not
voting.
ON motion of C. H. Martin, the said ordinance
was passed as a whole by the following vote: j.
II. SWEET, Z. IL. Martini L. X. Mcintyre, NJ. Collar
and ". e. Shinn voting aye: A. Curtius and j. \.
Arment voting no: 5. Galland absent and not vot-
On motion of ". c. Shinn the council adjourned
ATTEST GEO F. JONES,
City Clerk.
Sept. Goth, 1888. Members present, pursuant to
adjournment: Il. W. TarbOx, mayer, and NJ. Col
lar, member.
Council adjourned for want of quorom TO meet
Sept. 81, 1888, at s, p. IN.
ATTEST GEO. F. JONES,
City Clerk.
Sept. 2lst, 1885, at s. p. M Members present,
pursuant to adjournment: J. II. SWEET, president
of the council, A. Curiius, $. Galland, j. A. Ar
ment, NJ. Collar and L. X. Mcintyre. absent: X.
W. Tarbox, mayor, and e. ii. Martin and W. G.
Shinn, members.
complaint was made by the Water Works Co.
to the committee on sewers that the city was using
TO much water IN flushing sewers, and this COM
mittee reported the matter TO the council.
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to the committee on water works.
On motion Of l.. h Mcintyre. a resolution TO ac
cept additional water mains in section g. north of
the city limits was referred TO the committee on
water works.
On motion of L. X. Mcintyre, a petition for
street light on west Locust street was referred to
the committee on electric lights.
An ordinance relating to hotel runners and por-
tiers, was on motion of NJ. Collar referred to the
committee on ordinances.
On motion of NJ. Collar, communication from
Dolly Boulton, of Denver, in regard to a piece of
city script, was referred to the finance committee.
On motion of J. A. Arment, a summons served
on the city Of Dodge City. Kansas, in q case of
the State OF Kansas on relation ofW. E. Hendricks
county attorney. against the city of Dodge City,
Kansas, was referred to the city attorney, to be
reported on at the next meeting.
On motion of j. A. Arment, the president Of the
council appointed j. A. Arment, l.. h. Mcintyre
and L. II. Martin. committee to see about secur-
ing attorneys to defend the city in suits pending
against it in the District court, and make a report
at the next meeting.
An ordinance prepared by the A. T. i SF.Ry
company TO open and extend the crossings on
Second and Third avenues, across the right Of way
of said company, was read.
NJ. Collar moved TO refer the same to the COM
mttee on Ordinances.
j. A. Arment moved an amendment that the
clerk write TO MIR. Nckerson in regard to inserting
a three year clause. The amendment was lost
A vote had on the original motion the same car
ried
On motion of A. Curtius, the committee on fur
nshing city hall was discharged
On motion OF NJ. Collar, the following claims
were allowed:
Globe Live Stock Journal, j. P. blanks. 3O
+. G. Zimmerman estate, mdse. .... 1910
II. b. Bell, furniture, 80. 49,. 400
Ford County Republican, printing, 21.20
Dodge City Times, printing, .... b IS
W. s. Pagan, for insurance, :. .... 1880
;. Wilson, destroying ID dogs, $50
A. Mootz, furniture. .--.-...-- ....... $3.50
kirkpatrick. furniture, .....-.. 134. 40
Total, $751;. e5
4 claim off. Z. McAdams, referred back for
correction.
On motion Of L. X. Mcintyre the council ad-
journed.
ATTEST. GEO. F. JONES.
City Clerk