The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-06-18
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Pr0eseaisss Of the Regular Moathiy
Meeting on Honaay Evsning.

Proeseaiszs Of the Regular Mosthfy
Meeting On Hssasy Evsnisg.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the city council was held In the
council chamber on Monday even
Ing, all members being present ex-
cept Councilman Bristol.
The matter Of extending the water
mains TO the Wesleyan University
came up from the committee and
was reported uufsvorably. The ex-
tension contemplated involves the
laying Of $500 feet Of mains, and
even then In order 10 make the
project Of practical benefit q hose
house would have 10 be built some
where In the addition, and the ex-
pense OF Q new hose house IL . little
more than the city fathers felt die
posed TO incur at the present low
state Of the city's finances.
No less than four petitions were
presented praying for relief from As
many stagusnt pools Of water, caused
by the late heavy rains. Capt. B. +.
Pesler and forty others protested
against making Q summer resort
lake at the corner OF Eleventh and
Iron avenue. J. A. KImball and
thirteen others called attention
20 large body Of water that Was do
ing nobody good nj Santa Fe and
Prescott avenues. Pete Lunken-
heImer and Q bakers dozen Of asso-
eiates kicked vigorously at q frog
pond on Fourth street In their
neighborhood and wanted the carpet
Of green removed from the surface
thereof as Ii InterIered with nAvigs-
ton. Prof. l.. o. ThOrOman was
present In person and begged the in
diligence Of the city legislature while
he Impressed the fact upon their
minds that college campus was no
place for o water reservoir. He fur
ther pointed "the way OUT" ~ Sem
ator PETER expresses Il, by putting q
culvert In the Missouri Pacific road
bed at State street. The whole mat
ter Of looking after these bodies Of
stagnant water was referred to the
sanitary committee, with power TO
act.
The regular monthly pay roll aud
expense bills were ordered paid,
amounting In all to 1897 80.
Joseph Roebuck aud others prayed
for crossing at Tenth aud South
streets, and their prayer was granted
without even referring the matter to
the sidewalk committee.
County attorney Levitt brought
before the council the matter Of lots
and 10 on North Santa Fe avenue,
owned by n Paola gentlemen. IL
seems he was promised $500 for the
property aud never received his pay.
The matter was referred to city at
torney Carver.
The monthly report Of the city
treasurer was filed and Is as follows;
balance on hand May Is, 1891. fII,5ls s.
Amount received since -. . ........ Ils o.
Total ---.-.....-----.. --..-..-..--- fll,bSI %
CREDITED As FOLLOWS:
/ ny warrants on Gen1 Fund tI.gs 81
| by Interest Coupons re-
deemed. ... -. OIL 50 : I,sOs 81
Balance on hand, June IS, 1891 . s.7ss %
DIVIDED As FOLLOWS:
General Fund .-........... --.. .A,llS %
1 A.anIN
John Boyd coal Fund .... ........... Io
The report Of police judge from
April % to June Is, was filed and
shows that there have been in that
time twenty-five cases before Ibis
honor" Judge Musser. or these,
seven were dismissed, and In the re-
manning fifteen convictions occur
red. Four persons were committed,
one appealed and ten paid fines,
amounting to s37, from this t2l In
unpaid costs, marshal's fees, etc,
were deducted, leaving tI6, which
was turned over to the city treasurer.
Hereafter only the police judge will
be allowed fees In city court cases,
the new ordinance providing for
salaries for the policemen.
l.. A. VIII, In behalf Of his clients,
the owners CT the Red Mems build
ing, wanted sewerage connection
with his building, and so Petitioned.
The matter was referred.
Judge Hamilton, representing the
Paper Mill company, asked for right
Of way along North street for q side
track to the proposed paper mill
site. He asked for an immediate
answer, because the Missouri Pacific
surveyors will be here today to To-
cate the switch In case leave for Its
construction IL granted. The matter
was referred to q special committee,
with power TO call . special meeting
Of the council for immediate action.
The matter Of U. p. crossings on
North Santa Fe aroused from Q pro-
longed slumber long enough for q
letter to be read from an official Of
Il tue fOhu Iu NutCu uc Shtu ur NOuiu
look into the matter" after which Il
again relapsed into slunber.
A sewer ordinance providing for
several branches was presented, read
and referred.
Ex-city attorneys Frazier's three
bills for $500, $3.50. and $3.50 respec-
lively for services rendered, came In
from the ways and means committee
with aU unfavorable report tackled
on to them, and their funeral occur
red on the spot.
By order Of the cornell Sarah
Dumprope was released from Gus
tody with an admonitIon to emf
CRATE. The male prisoners Of the
city were ordered to be put to work
on the streets.