The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-23
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w. v PHILLIPs. Com.

w. v. PHILLIPS.
The recommendation was on motion /
adopted. Report of city attorney in |
regard to license tax on telegraph COM |
panies was read, and on motion placed |
on file. The following resolution. Of |
fered by McCown, was on motion re-
ferred to the city attorney to report
to the legality of the facts herein con-
tanned, by the following vote: Yeas,
Mccain, McCown, Sexton, Tytherleigh,
Hoffer and Wells; nays, Clarke and
Philips.
Whereas, Section 20 Revised Statutes
of the State of Kansas provides that
1.-The members Of any city council who
shall vote to appropriate money, or
allow any bill or claims not authorized
| by law, shall be personally liable to said
city for the amount OF such money ap-
prOpriated or bills or claims allowed,
| with costs of suit, in an action before
any court having competent Jurisdic-
tiOn;" and
/ Whereas, There is no provision of
law requiring or authorizing the publ
cation of the proceedings or city coun-
ellis; therefore.
Resolved, That in the judgment of
The undersigned the contract awarding
and NEWS, providing for the payment
for the publication Of the proceedings
of the city council, is an unnecessary
and unauthorized expenditure of public
money, and hereby protest against
the council entering into such contract.
J. NJ. MCCowN.
Mccain moved that the contract for
J the city printing be not made until
after the report of city attorney. MO
tion carried.
: Committee on streets and alleys
recommended that the petition fol
! side walk on north side of Eleventh
avenue, west of Commercial street bt
I. not granted. Recommendation on mo
ton was adopted.
Petition of Z. A. Robinson, asking
> that his billiard license he transferred
g to his successors in business j. j. CAST
: and II. X. Robinson, was on motor
granted.
. The matter OF purchasing a fire
: alarm bell to be placed in the engine
: house at waterworks was on motion
, referred to com nittee on waterwork!
e with power to act.
d The committee on waterwOrks wa
9 instructed to report the probable cos
. of erecting dwelling house for thu
q use of the assistant engineer.
s The matter of making TIN
; necessary drain on Sixth avenue
from Merchant street west to sewe
! was referred to the committee OF
streets and alleys with power to act.
/ The city marshal reported concerning
nuisance complained of by Mr.. GeOrg'
8 of the city depositing filth on land ad
o joining his:That he had thoroughly
4 examined the same, and found n
: cause whatever for the complaint
Your committee ON police and license
d to whom was referred the matter of Il
d cense on hotel runners at the railrOa
depots, would recommend that the Il
n cense tax be reduced to twelve dollar
le per year, and the city attorney be in
t: structed to draw up an ordinance coy
Ic ering the same. Recommendation
le adopted.
- The committee on ordinance report
> ed an ordinance entitled an OrdinanC
k fixing the general tax levy in the cit
d of Emporia for the year 1888, whic
was considered by sections and adOpt
n. ed by a unanimous vote.
An ordinance satisfying the followin
at claims was introduced, considered b
10 section under suspension of the rule
and adopted by unanimous vote.