The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-08
MUD.
That is the Name OF Sewerage to-day.
The Meeting Last Night OverHhelm-
Angay Opposed 20 fG.

The Meeting Last Night OverEhelm-
angly Opposed go &c.
They who failed to attend the court
house meeting last night missed pic
mic. 4 verbatim report of what was
said would make rich reading. AT an
early hour the opponents of sewerage
had crowded in and filed the house.
They had come resolved to rip it
up the back. and they did it,.
with vengeance. They kicked and
euffed the poor thing. knocked 1t down
and danced a hornpipe on its prostrate
form. When they got through with
their war dance, the miserable victim
was scarcely recognizable.
The meeting set to work by placing
the mayor in the chair. Instantly one
of the opposition moved that all
speeches be limited to ten minutes, and
but one speech be allowed to a man.
The motion prevailed. From
the outset it was seen that the
opposition came prepared, had their
weapons all ready, and their plan OF
campaign clearly mapped out.
1t was otherwise with the
sewer men. They had trusted
| too much to luck and
| luck left them in the mud. They were
not able to give a clear and satisfac'
tory statement of the sewer question.
statement based on thorough mech
anical survey, such as would put be-
yond peradventure the question of the
expense involved. But if they were pre-
pared it would be useless. Many whC
came to favor sewerage, finding the
house full, went away, and the mum
Der of its friends present, was small
Governor Eskridge stated the pro
ject to be main stem from the river
to Fourth avenue, with d transverse
pipe running on Fourth avenue from
near the east end to point west o
Congress street. Two laterals shoulC
run up as far as Seventh, on the alley
each side of Commercial street. TIL,
cost of all except the laterals, which
would be paid for by the abuttini
property holders, was estimated a
S11 500, and could be contracted for a
a sum not exceeding S15, 600 at the out
side.
Several short speeches were made
pro and con, and some lively cross
! firing was INDUCED in by a few, and
genuine monkey and parrot time wa
had. Some breezy personalities adde
Zest to the general uproar, and choic
passages from the records of some ger
tlemen present were flung in thei
faces, greatly IT, the editication of tn
clacquers and howIers: Joe Smith wa
there but tailed to fire broadside int
sewerage although he made a vain Ell
fort, very much no doubt to hi
, disgust.
After considerable wrangling, Coy
ernor Eskridge moved that the sewer
age question be RENTED to the coun
Gil to do as it thought best about il
Mr.. Domm amended by asking to hay
) it left to a popular vote. Harvey Fritz
moved as "a substitute that while sew
erage is desirable thing, the peopl
are not ready for it at this time. Pres
ident Taylor of the Normal, the
moved that committee composed {
two opposed and two friendly to sewer
age, they to appoint fifth, be AZ
pointed to make thorough inVestiga
ton of the question and to report to
public meeting some time during Sci
TENDER. The motion was declare
carried, and the meeting adjourned.
Morris 81 Hagerman will take you
old buggies in and allow you wha
they are worth in exchange for ne
:. ones, as they acknowledgements han
work every day. Call at the ne
v Fifth avenue carriage works.