The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, !
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
May 8, 1889.
Council met i'll regular session with
Mayor Griffith in the chair. Council
men present: Clarke. Drake,
Whitehill, Hotter, Davis, Phillips and
Melllnger.
Minutes of meeting held April 18th
read and approved.
Report of We'ghmasUer Russell to
April 10th was presented, and on mo-
tion referred to committee on ways
and means.
Report of Police Judge Bachelor,
from 9th of April was presented and
referred to committee on police and
license.
Report of city weighmaster, Murray,
to May 1st was presented and on mo-
ton referred to committee on ways
and means.
Report of Police Judge Pettlngill, to
April 9th, was presented and on mo-
ton referred to committee on police
and license.
Report of superintendent of water
works for April, was presented and on
motion referred to committee on water
works.
Report of street commissioner Hyatt
to May 1st was presented, and on mo-
ton referred to committee on streets
and alleys.
A petition for water main from
Twelfth avenue north on State street
was presented and on motion referred
to committee on waterworks.
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Clarke was on motion adopted:
Resolved, That the rules and order
of business of this council be so altered
and amended that there be created
committee of the council consisting OF
two members thereof and the city
clerk to be called the purchasing COM
mittee, whose duty it shall be to pur-
chase all supplies OF every nature used
by the city, and that said committee
be elected by the council.
An ordinance satisfying the follow
ing claims was introduced and consid-
cred by sections under a suspension of
the rules, and adopted by unanimous
vote:
Geo. w. Paxton, salary as city marshal 49, -,
j. ". Upton, salary as street commits .. ..
sioner TO April 18th ............. 20 90
Anil i6t. saiaiy q. w. 81 IS
n Mn nj I'm '"i"iy az % G6
n + Romaine. same. to April 17th..... 70 66
! Dan Dryer. same to May 1st......-....... = a
James Stafford same to May lst..:..:. % "a
Nav i Ist S"iais "s oi's .a. oi.. 81 Go
E. new to Nav na Saia.S as e..s mo- 80 80
. s IL eya fo Ms sx Isl do ... p n
H. S. Alexander, salary as city clerk for So q,
/ April, postage and express SlZal -. o' III
H for n6F Sirou'' salary as city So IS
for APTiI a; S@,@.. 90 ny = 60 90
". P. Jones, same. .................... 40 90
Hssbe " + : sas d !; May
E E1PoFS sa aa5 e aSF Co.'S
lights :. ........,.....,. 81. -. Az 80
$. F Il SsG IL coal @ g g g
J. Carson, salary for services at engine =, oo
S. Thomas, area sidewalk ............. . 81
Ben Sharpe, building sidewalk.-------- - ~
Sam'I Thomas, area sidewalk. ...-...-.. ~ o.
| G. H. Rowland, job work. ...,-.-.- . 81
c. V. Eskridge, printing and job work. - %
| Evan Davis, building sidewatk.....--..- 80 80
| II. Babcock, bIacksmithing-... 20
John Upton, stone. 30 Su
| r. Feeble, area SIDEWALK - ~
| Frank Cooper. labor. ...-.--.... w
| g. w. Newman & Co., merchandse...... 35 %
Bud Lewis, labor. -. ,',.-...-. ~
| Missouri and Kansas Telephone compa-
ny, rental ;.....----- ----.-''- SO" 10
| VIM Jay rent to June lst................ 10 30
Emporia Hardware company. merchan-
W. X. Irwin merchandise. ............ 5 SIS
| Emporia Paper Co., merchandise. 10
| w. J. Idleman, moving city clerk. 90
| Arthur Folger, merchandise. ........... 90
| r. w. Jeremy money paid for hay...... IS
/ r. w. YoungRreen, blacksmithing. 80
Il. OLIVER. labor on street 10 80
| Isaac Newell, same. - %
George Lavoy, same. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. is %
Fred Currey, same observation-disclosures < p
| +. n. Merchant same -.-...-..-.......... ID SO
w. II. Now, same. 40
| j. S. Wilson, same .....-.-.....----......- Z 30
j. G. Wagner. same...-.....- . 20
d: 8. s; Upton, came: - W W
w. Ii. Upton, same, with team. 81 %
/ +. b. Merchant, labor on street. 10 90
| W G. Dukes, same. ...--.:.... go. Is 20
| of waterworks for April 20 90
intendent for April il 'o'' e- 30 90
waterworks for April: =. -..-:.-.... T5 90
f enaineer of waterw ss for Aprii.. 60 90
| G. u. BarwIck, livery. z 30
Louis Roberts, labor...-.--.-. 20 "
Henry Miller, labor .:................. 90
/ J. S. Watson. merchandise .-;-...::---. p a
| Emporia Hardware Co., merchandise 20 IS
| G. Balls, labor. .-.-..----. --...... 8 75
W. =. Sexton, labor. --....---....--- = 90
| Gilchrist Brothers, livery 49, g 50
| English. Morse Il Co., merchandise....- % 81
/ ]. G Williamson. hauling coal. 90
VIM. HAYNES, hauling telephone poles. co
VIM. LaBagge, telephone work 5 90
Mrs. A J. Carpenter, salary for April. 30 90
Emporia Fuel Co., wood. 2 90
/ Louis Dunkin, janitor services for
| Aprllsss. 4 W
| Emporia Electric and Gas Light Co.,
| Cas-. 10
c. V. Eskridge, job work. ..-.-........... 20 Is
Ellen Plumb, merchandise. los 50
The bonds of ii. Dunlap as city
treasurer. S. j. Hyatt as street commits
sioner, A. Murray as city weighmaster
and Richard Strout as city engineer,
were, on motion, each approved.
Mr.. Soden being present made state
ment to the council reciting some of
| the indignities toat were daily prac-
ticed upon parties who visited his
grove for the purpose of social enjoy
ments, and asked that the city lease
the grounds at very low price and
then employ a special policeman for