The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-08-22
COUNCIL MEETING.
An Important Session at which Sum-
Der Of Ordinances are Passsd-Com-
mIttsea Report. Etc.

Der Of Ordinances are Passed-Com-
mIttses Report. Etc.
City council met In regular session
Monday night. Couneilmen pres
ent Craveus, Godfrey, Kirkland,
Stiee, Green, Whitehead. Mayor
c. II. Underwood In the chair.
Minutes OF adjourned meeting read
and approved.
Committee on ways and means
reported by ordinances six In num-
Der.
Ordinance No. TOs making appro-
priation for the payment Of certain
and sundry bills against the city in
the sum Of sl,l5s.9i was read and
passed.
Ordinance No. TOa, an ordinance
making general tax levy for the city
Of Sslina In the sum OF seventeen
and One-tifth mills per one dollar
apportioned n per tabulated form.
passed. Ordinance also approved
the tax levy of school board of
twelve mills.
Ordinance No. 10 levyiug taNes
for cutting weeds was read and
passed.
Ordinance No. I'll making tax
levy for special sidewalk tax was
read and passed. This ordinance
relates to sidewalks already built
and Is levied against the lots bene-
fitted thereby.
Ordinance No. L7I2 for the curbing
aud gutteTing Of Ash street. \
special tax levy for the improve
ment on Ash street aud Iron avenue
as per lots assessed was read aud
passed.
T. l.. Bond was present aud pre-
sentpd a petition I'm behalf Of the
citizens recommending the pur-
chase Of the new building In course
Of erection by the knights of
Pythias. Petition was signed by q
very large number Of the best ciii-
zens. MIR. Bond spoke In favor Of
the petition, insisting that Il had
been recommended by the commit
tee aud city attorney. The commit
tee was called and reported unfavOr-
ably on the petition.
Committee on sidewalks reported
favorably on the Twelfth street side
walk petition. Also on the Tenth
street petition. Both reports were
adopted aud ordinance drawn for
The building Of the same.
Clerk read q petition for sidewalk
IN Park street, north side. Referred
10 committee.
COmmitte on corporation and
reported interviews. Mr..
Oscar SeitZ appeared In behalf Of the
5allna Railroad company present
ing an ordinance granting franchise
'Or single or double track. This or
finance IL intended as a revision Of
he old ordinance granting the street
franchise. IL makes pro-
rision for the increase OF speed Of
he ears and the use Of other than
horses n n motive power. The ex-
'lusive franchise for fifty years il
Isked. After the reading the paper |
vas referred to the committee on
aud franchises.
The sewer committee reported con-
ract for laterals let to the st. Louis, |
.aclede Fire Brick company for the |
,ipe tSs2. OK, and the work Of build
ny To John Shaw, Of Kansas city,
u issOuri, for e., $500. All the bids |
anne under the estimate made by |
he city engineer aud the work to be |
lone according to plans and speciii- |
atiOns furnished by him. An orli- |
rance for the building Of the same
vas then read aud passed. Work to |
~ commenced as soon rs u Is pos
ible to get the material upon the
round,
Ordinance IA ordering sidewalk
IN Twelfth aud Tenth streets was |
cad and passed. Walks to be CON-
'leted by October I.
The II. ID. lee Mercantile company |
made application for permission To |
Az q waste sewer pipe from the new |
to the Ash street sewer aud |
oupling with the same an offer
ateral sewer was laid now along the |
Hey leading to the cOmpany's
Mayor Underwood addressed the
ouncil on the violations Of the |
'unday good order by the hOOdlum
lement and suggested that II the
Avs were not sufficient for their |
ontrol that the council should con-
inue To make laws that would |
ecure to women the protection
ecessary.
A petition signed by numerous
asking that the fruit
enders he enjOine'l from sell
ny ON the street corners or else
market place be provided by the
ity was read and referred to the
ity attorney.
&. Post complained that he was
cot accorded protection in his busi-
less as auctioneer In the city aud
sked that more liberal privileges
e allowed him or else others he
reventrd from selling In front Of
IL office.
On motion council adjourned To
meet next Monday night at o'clock.