The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-20
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Regular Mssthiy Meeting 90 fhs. Bosy
On MasAaH RHeainE.

TEE CITY coUHo1E.
Regular Mssthiy Meeting % That Body
On Hssaay Kvssiss.
Aud &c came 10 pass that on the
nth day Of the sth month, the wise
men Of the great sanhedrim. land
several more, otherwise affiletedl
gathered themselves In an upper
chamber Of the temple, 10 make laws
for the people OF the city, and trans-
act such other business - might Be
considered consistent with the hot
weather. Smith, whose surname IL
George, the high priest, sat ct one
end Of the table, having come all the
way from Colorado expressly for the
purpose, and Truman from the land
Of Yorktown, who wears no gAlluses,
sat at the other end thereof. VIII
son, Benfield, Neff, Cravens, who
dwells beyond the river, and others
whose names hath not been spoken,
were there with both pedal extremi-
ties.
Owing TO the heat, and 10 allow
Councilman Cravens 10 be nigh unto
the water tap, and 10 prevent the
gang from splitting on the carpet, the
council usurped the quaters Of the
police court. Notwithstanding the
excessive heat only one incident
marred the pleasure Of the occasion
Councilman Godfrey gave the
Herald young man . whitening,
scornful look, because the b. y. m.
aforesaid, persisted In expectoratlng
tobacco juice on the floor, and max
ing himself obnoxious by cooking
his feet upon the table.
II was Q field day for the Ways aud
Means committee. The tax ordl-
nance providing for the city revenue
for the next year was introduced.
and the levy IL as follows:
General Revenue ... ......... 60. 81 mills
streets and alleys ........--..l1a mills
Interest fund .-.-....--.--.-Js mills
An ordinance levying . special tax
Of ss65 80 for building and repairing
sidewalks, was passed. Another or
dlnance was passed, levying especial
tax Of 1876 for cutting weeds.
From the claims committee, the
monthly ordinance for the payment
Of salaries and expenses, amounting
to 1858 so was reported and passed.
At this juncture Councilman Nefi |
moved that the police force be cut |
down one-hslf, but the motion was
forgotten In the whirlpool Of busl-
ness which followed.
After Councilman Cravens re-
quested somebody to 60 out and raise |
the wind, the street and alley COM
mittee took their inning. Chairman |
Wilson reported that State street |
west Of the Dry Greek bridge was In |
such shape that Il would have to be
repaired or abandoned. IL was ex-
peeted that the elty's share for the
repairs would amount to $50 or $50,
which IL only haIf,as State street out
there lies half In the city and half In
Smoky Hill township. The mat
ter was referred to the committee
with power to act. The opening Of
an alley In the University addition
between Iron avenue and State
street was also referred to the COM
mittee with power to act. This alley
IL plated but some thrifty indlvidu-
nj has placed . hen coop therein,
thus obstructing his neighbours
rights. The u. P. Railway Co. want
to vacats Thirteenth street, and In
lieu thereof offer to reopen College
avenue. The committee submitted
to the company the proposition that
IL the company would open College
and Santa Fe avenues, and Front
street, Q favorable report would be
made TO the council, and there the
matter rests for the present.
Then the sidewalk committee went
to bat. A crossing was ordered put
down at Iron avenue and Front
street. The stone for this crossing
was purchased Of w. r. Gels for els,
Mr.. Gels taking the stone in the old
crossing, which he furnished and
put down at his own expense, thus
getting new crossing for less than
half the ordinary cost. A new side
walk was recently built along the
east side Of North Seventh street,
from the corner Of Elm to within 100
feet Of Pine street, and no crossing
connects this strip with the side
walk system Of the city. A crossing
was ordered built at Seventh and
Pine streets, and the gap between
the new walk and the proposed
crossing was ordered constructed.
The viewers In the Santa Fe ave-
nue. and Front street railroad cross
ngs matter were present and report
ID that they had assessed damages to
The amount Of go for the railroad
company.
The report Of the police judge was
He'd, which shows that IA cases were
.ried during the month. OF these,
liz were dismissed, one acquitted
md seven were convicted. The gen.
.ral fund was enriched by s4s, and
~ In uneollected costs remain out
standing.
Dees Advsrsising Pay.