The Iola register., 1902-04-25
NEW COUNCIL GETS BUSY
Passes Stringent Liquor Ordinance,
Allowed Bills and Considered
Important Water Matters.

All the councilmen were present at
the meeting Thursday, both the old
and new members.
II. c. Smith petitioned the council
to be released from Jail and on motion
he was ordered out.
The petition of w. a. Cowan to have
the water mains extended on Scott
street was rejected.
Petitions to extend the water mains
on South street and on North Chest
nut street were referred to the water
and light committee.
A petition for sidewalk in Jones's
addition signed by c. o. Perkins and
others was read aud referred to the
street and alley committee.
Tie petition of w. p. Rogers to be
allowed to operate billiard parlor
in the second floor OF the Beebe build
ing was rejected.
IA communication from G. II.
Wheaton in regard to rent from stalls
and improving track at riverside
Park was read and he was instructed
to turn in any money collected to City
Treasurer. He urged the eXpending
of S25 to $50 in fixing up the race
track
The matter of renting the rock
crusher to j. G. Clark and to Barton
and Mckinney was left to the street
commissioner, he to get the best terms
possible.
A letter from the Police Judge re-
commended the releasing of Josie
Williams from Jail, on payment of
costs and her securing money for
railroad ticket to Emporia.
The city attorney reported that he
did not think the city liable for the
payment of the bill of Mrs. L, O'Brien
for injury by falling on defective
sidewalk. The report was filed. Also
the notice from j. j. Greed that he has
sued the city for a fall on a walk.
The application of the Board of
Education for main down Kentucky
street to the new school house was re-
ferred back to the petitioners for an
estimate of the probable number of
consumers on the line.
The order of the county commission
ers refusing to longer take city pris-
oners was referred to the city attor-
ney.
The bond of w. H. Tarrant, sewer
engineer, was read and approved. 1t
was for $4,000.
On motion the suction pipe was or.
dered extended into the water basins.
Ordinance No. 463, prohibiting the
sale, barter, or giving away of any
Intoxicating liquors in the city of lola,
and declaring certain places to be
common nuisances and providing for
the search of premises where such
common nusances are maintained,
and the seizure and destruction of all
such liquors and property used in
maintaining same, and providing pun
ishment for it's violation, was read
and passed. The vote was a tie,
Boughton, Coutant, Thompson and
Creighton voting ''yea" and the other
four councilmen "nay," The mayor
therefore cast his vote and voted
yea"
On motion bills we're allowed as
follows;
John Henlino .,,.,...,,.' ''''''..'''.8 iS
X @ Plumb Ce....... .....,...,,u....... 90
Geo Howard, livery ........,... .......,..u ? %
VIM Lewis, labor. II 83
w l. Allison, expense ,..... .,..,. .......,.. 33
G f Macklu labor...... %. ...... .... 10 l6
X @ Plumb Co taps eco. ......,.."..,. 20 so
Evans Bros, mdse .,................,..... N 75
] w Coutant, hardware ...... .......,.,,,, A 80
lola Register, printing .,...,. ..,......,. 32 2l
j II Sugg, labor ,.......,..... ,... ...... ~ so