The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-23
JOEY GETS IT.
The City Printing Awarded 90 the Re-
publican and Hsnnery and His
Master Rejoice.

IL Master Rejoice.
When the council sat down 10
: business Monday evening the chair
usually occupied by Mr.. CraveDs
was observed TO be drsped in mourn.
: ing. He wasn't there, but had taken
the noon train for the Chicago con.
: vention. lie returned In disgust
next morning, having gone only as
: far - Kansas city, 1t was hot,
but nobody complained, and q vast
amount Of business was transacted.
The monthly bill Of claims was
large and s4O70.39 was paid out to
square up the corporation with its
creditors.
The first ward drainage matter was
finally brought to q focus, and the
city attorney will serve notice on
the Missouri Pacific, Rock Island,
and Santa Fe railway companies to
construct sluice ways on each side
Of Front, Second and Third streets,
and on the Union Pacific to build
and maintain crossings on the same
streets.
The matter OF opening Decatur
street, which has hung fire for 10
these many moons was finally set
tied, by the street commissioner be-
ing ordered to open and grade 1t
forthwith.
The street and alley committee
brought up the matter Of grading
Santa Fe avenue from Prescott ave-
nue. TO Crawford street. 1t was
stated that II the city would grade
the avenue, the adjacent property
owners would grade up their lots,
and an ugly mud hole would thereby
be raised out Of existence. Referred
for estimates.
The street and alley committee
was instructed TO repair the stone
| crossing on the west side Of Santa
Fee across Elm street.
A crossing was ordered built Of
plank at the junction OF Eighth
street aud We'll place.
A sidewalk was ordered built &C.
cording to the customary specifica-
tons on the east side Of Tenth street
from Iron avenue to Walnut street.
The committee appointed to In
vestigate the water works asked for
more time.
The matter Of holding elections in
the Fifth street hose house was taken
up but after discussion IL was decid-
ed not to fit up the lower story as q
place for holding elections.
The fire department committee
made formal request for more hose
and the matter was referred to the
ways and means committee with in
structiOns to purchase not less than
80 no more than 1000 feet OF new
hose.
Mr.. D. ID. Jackson offered to run
the fra department for the city and
furnish two men besides himself to
do it for $500 year. The fire COM
mittee will look into the matter at
its leisure.
When the sanitary committee was
reached quite q spirited discussion
arose between the Mayor and Mr..
Wilson over the relative dement's of |
dish.water and stable manure as q
promoter Of discomfort and breed |
er Of disease in hot weather. The
discussion resulted in a draw.
After much labor the council au-
thorized Mr.. George Myer to don
q brass coat with blue buttons on IL |
and serve the corporation for three
months in the capacity Of police
man. His duties will be special in
the matter Of enforcing sanitary
conditions.
At this point Mr.. Bristow, who
had been concealed since s:07 p. m.
in closet offering up his evening
prisons to J. X. Hudson, appeared.
sis there little matter you wish to
speak OF, Mr.. Bristow p" enquired
his honor In q sweet tone Of voice.
The gentleman from Kentucky arose
and in q trembling, but impressive
voice, repeated his speech which
was given in these columns some
weeks since. After he sat down 1t
was moved and seconded and carried
unanimously, by reclamation, with
out dissenting voice, Is his paper
SO wildly expresses 1t, every now
and then, that the Saiind Daily Re
publican be declared the official or
gan Of the city for another year. He
has not yet corraled that job Of $50
letter heads and 100 envelopes.
sis there anything else under the
head Of public health and sanitary
measures" This Impeachment was
from the mayor, and everybody in
the room laughed, while the city
clerk, in his abandonment to mirth
threw his spectacles into Mr.. Tru-
mans spittOon and almost swallowed
his false teeth.
Mr.. Gray then recited a bill Of
grievances and the council ordered
three nice new striped awnings.
to cost So.
Mr.. William Sullivan, manufsc-
turer Of the Climax Tanning Mill
prayed the council to call q special
election to vote him $1,000 In bonds
for the purpose Of enlarging his man.
ufacting plant. His petition, which
contained the names Of more than
100 taxpayers, was referred to the
committee on corporations and fran
chises.
City attorney Milliken presented
an ordinance which went over to
the next meeting for action to pre-
vent every thing from moving too
fast.
II was now bedtime but Mr.. Mil
Ter had only got his second wind as
Ii were The had fan all evening"
A resolution was passed to provide
means for the payment Of 5000 to-
ward building the Ash and Walnut
street bridges, the county commits
sioners having appropriated $4,000
for that purpose. An ordinance was
also passed opening Ash street from
Front steet to Oakdsle avenue. This