The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-09

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Minutes OF meeting held January IS,
1888, read and approved.
Police Judges report for January,
referred to city attorney.
Weighmaster's report for January,
referred to committee on ways and
means.
Street commissioners report for
January referred to committee on
streets and alley.
Engineers estimate Sc to cost to city
Of laying walk on east side of Con-
gress between Fourth and Sixth ave-
nue., and on Fourth avenue, north side,
State to Constitution was read; also,
remonstrance to laying said sidewalk
was read and on motion, referred to
committee on streets and alleys.
Superintendent of waterwork's re-
port for January, referred to commit
tee on waterworks.
City attorneys opinion as to liability
of city for interest on coupons on past
due street improvement bonds read
and committee on ways and means in
structed to have the coupons paid.
Petition for electric lights as follows
were read:
Corner Commercial and Twelfth ave-
nue..
Second and Commercial street.
Eleventh and State Street.
Congress and Randolph avenue.
| (Referred to committee on gas.l
Petition for Waterman on Ninth
avenue from Rural to Walnut, thence
south to Eighth avenue, was referred to
committee on waterworks.
Petition for sidewalk on north side
of Ninth avenue from Merchants
street to West street was referred to
committee on streets and alleys.
Petition for sidewalk on east side OF
Exchange street between Fifth and
Sixth avenues was granted, and com.
mittee on ordinance instructed to re-
port an ordinance.
Petition for sidewalk on east side Of
Mechanic street from Kansas avenue
to Copley avenue was referred to com
mittee on streets and alleys.
Petition to have sidewalk raised OF
west side of Pine street, between Cen
trail and South avenue, was refer
red to committee on streets and al
leys.
Communication from Mrs. Haas con
corning sidewalk on lot 100, CONNER
cial street, was referred to committe
on streets and alleys.
Remonstrances to paving the follow
ing alleys were referred to committe
on streets and alleys: Sixth and Seventl
avenue, between Commercial and Mer
chants street; Sixth and Seventh
avenue, between Commercial and Ne
chanics, and Third and Fifth avenue
and Commercial and Mechanics street
Committee on ways and means re
port as correct report of weighmaste
from May to December, both inclusive
and report adopted.
Committee on gas reported the TO
lowing proposition from Empori
Electric and Gas Light Company
! to-wit: A II o'clock circuit
city taking twenty-six lamps c
more at 81 90 per lamp per month, fo
l an all night circuit, city taking
: lamps or more at Sl4. 90 per lamp pe
. month.
/ After discussion the whole matter Ws
= postponed until next meeting. Stree
+ Commissioner was ordered to put dow
D walk on south and east side of 81 Col
a gress and report cost to be taxed up
< the lot.
Committee on streets and alleys il
: structed to condemn walk on south sic
s of lot SO State street.
e Committee on streets and alleys il
b structed to procure written opinion
o City attorney as to city contracting fl
Q sidewalks to be paid for when money
:. collected through the tax rolls.
a Committee on ordinance instructC
r to report an ordinance amending Il
% crosswalks ordinance so as to subst
tute single 3-foot crosswalks for Il
two 16-inch walks.
: Committee On city property instruC
ed to have rooms fixed for engineer al
firemen.
An ordinance to satisfy the folio
. ing claims was introduced, consider
y by section, under a suspension of t
" rules, and adopted by unanimo
vote.
rs ~ r Ooherty salary as marshal for