Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-18
Council Proceedings.

his Honor the Mayor, Messrs. Ahreus, Bal
lard, Easter, Hale, Owens, Wilson and Winklsr.
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Register reported that there had been paid In
to the city treasury. sisce last regular meeting.
the sum Of sl, 3ls in city wsrrsnts. which were
In bank.
Mr. Wilson, from finance committee, reported
adversely on Moses Benedict's claim OF $loo,
for difference in interest on city warrants.
Mr.. Easter moved that the report be received,
nled and adopted.
Mr.. Wilson from same committee reported as
to means for psyinr OF nandanls cases, that it
hsd been asoertained that it would require cash,
and that the committee would recommend that
the council order q warrant drawn for payment
Of the judgments.
Mr.. Ahrens moved that the report be received
and died. Carried.
on claims reported favorably on .
bill OF o. IS In favor or the Register for print
ing.
The Register. from committee on scales. re-
ported that the scale at the foot OF Pine street
had always been . bone OF contention. and that
some twelve months ago he had reported that
the said scales were indebted to the city some
s7l, and that . suit had been brought against
Albert Loomis Tor the recovery Of the amount.
Now Mr.. Davis claims that the city L. indebted
U him 600 for Q bridge built over the raw
Inc near his house, ami proposes that he will
let that 90 ~ IN onset to the amount claimed
from the scales, and the Register recommended
that the suit be dismissed.
Mr.. Owens moved that the city attorney be
ordered to dismiss the suit.
Mr.. Ahrens ssid that the Register 1t one time
reported that the city had paid Ter the bridge.
Would like An explanation.
0h. nnrcs rap1fax} that hA had an fhnn0hf
but upon further examination had found thai
the bridge paid for had been washed away In
1870, and . new bridge built, which had NO,
been psid for. -a
MIR. Winkler ssked II bridge was on Mr..
Davis property. or on the street.
The Mayor replied that Il was on . street.
Mr.. Davis addressed the council, and explain
ed the building OF the bridge in '6s or '6s. which
was paid for. and the building OF another
bridge At the same place in 1872, which had new
er been paid Tor. said that the scales were on
his property, and that he did not wish them to
be delinquent to the city.
The City Attorney asked who would pay the
costs Of the SUIT II it was dismissed
Mr.. Davis said that he weu.d do 20 II the city
did not.
Mr.. Owens motion then carried.
The Register said that Mr.. Kellerman having
Oeen removed from the OLD Town scales, ano
"l. 'ona ". isnef appointed u ms s.sso' ~
'e"'i"f M. h.s oooAs. Ano 'ouno 'hs' Inc mac
received sos o. haii OF "nica belonged 70 tne
Guy. AhA' ne .a.o oemanoeo inc money no'
o.uio = eoleo''s' .no naa .nen spoken 10 mr..
"ne "ao "sson AZ oon"' q M :. nao
cisi'ueo mat ne Wa only on ooho LOT year.
.nu 'nAs ~. .ms nsa s1pl,ea, Inc hesls's'
~ pt~snse. s"s Don"' Mnien was iounu u
o"n's1a Nv sue" Ptov1so. LUG heRister feoo"'
"enoeo saa' seeps DC tsken 70 collect.
III. Anoveo inst sas lily AttoIney DC IN
s"1o'eu . olins sui. ssA'nst Aenelmsn sno
SIMa uo1n'' Ssf1leo'
mf' "isoa MA mat "4 having Desn ieviee
70 pay msnasmuses' ne "ouio move tnss Uni
mayor aao hesisses Dsofderso % draw WARRANTS
70 psy NE Same. :
M. Anfens assea II tho ~sfrauts wound d
ps'o 10 tne parties or SOLO ~ discount IN orde'
70 pay IN essn' ana s'so deslred to know precise
y Wnss Tue s"ounte 70 De Psid was.
Inc hesissef ssid tnss ne aid not Know exact
" ~ou'o nave 70 90 70 ne e'erk OF the eoar
ana the lawyers 70 ascertain. had been toie
saa' INC oos's couiu % p.io - ".rlsnss -. par
ou' 'na. tue ."sunss .ot "nion judgments nae
~. .s.-s..s;s ~.
sA.' y "iu"ou iso se Az
"otion 70 mean tnss mo mayor instructed u
pay IN ~srrants' ana not thst ne Ii authorized t.
Sell me ~Arfah" 70 rase moaey. he though
:. Nons nuI."" -,
1"0A " o'u'' ""y"A Sos'sS"N W ~"
"airsn0 ior IN inoenniss amount.
NJ ""s s.is tn.' > vas 9 "nueis'ooe
u"' ~A ot's sso~ "efs pau oy "sffsnu
atA"n Oh 1e ueAsokS W proper omcsfs.
Mr.. Anrens' 1es: Ills Known mat the levy
Wa "s~e i" ~ po1pose' oa1 "ne'ns1 OF mo-
" va" '~ A" P1'PsA Aonos' !" .no'ue'
question:
M "nson asAeo inc ci1y Attorney iof MI
nni ~ u mater.
o"" 20 :"
: aue u oi'J II Warrants, ane
~ NC sm0u"s fo's'veo'
"u ~ ~i..n 9 u revenue u tut
N"'' hIk1' =" hsPo'ne'
~ ~ ~fsD "oney on snen. y
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psiu; = ~ "ssHo money "s "Asf~nu
a"
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SNsn IA oPln1"ns q Mou'" ssA AM NJ" ~
Sonsuuso Inc cnsfIer' winch salo tnAs tue bonus
ana interest must oe paid IN osnksble tunds
II tins was NOT the case. why nsd IL been con
sHueo 10 iof 30 long y Tune. Inc ehsrter mean
mat Inc oond anu interest iund must be collect
90 In money. Does me City Attorney thinl
tnst tne coohcA u susn"1izeo 10 COLLECT tnst ss1
IN Wsrfsnts' ana tnen Bell tnem u . discount o
thirty OF forty per cent. - pay the cisy's debt
Would ike to have an explanation on tina
point Inc cnsrpernso si"sSs before oeen con
soefso " me.n 'uA 'As ..no .n'uio % COL
ss"a.sa IN .aon.s' y "oala W. 'is sosncl
N' 'AA ~ ufninS ~ .eAo' 4 seAin'
WATKINS u 'Ssnsy-nVe o1 sni1sy peg cent. ois
count.
1ne Clsy ASofnev ssio tnst tne seste law AM
the city cnArtet were somewhat ~ variance o.
the point. inat ne tnouSnt % the time, an
had 90 expressed himself, that the resolutio
instraetns ene As1sns' 70 receive WARRANTS 10
taxes on 1his iuno snonld not nave been passed
OUT tnat the city might nave neen MADE 70 TAX
her Wsrfsns on tns plea OF Onset. Now thes
cases were stsrinR US In tne face with the Apr
term OF the court " hand. He had gotten
continuance before and would try to do 30 again
but did not know whether he could succeed
having taken the warrsnts In ~ revenue the
snoa1d os "seo ~ revenue.
Mf. ison sAio mat II was TOO 'ate now I
1s'kaoou' tae resolution. Inc city would haV
W answer tue april Term OF court and nav
ing ie'ieo u TAX 1nere was Dut one step 70 take
~ mat ". orae. "sffan's Drawn 70 pa
~ ~ "s1fsntS snouio pe IT
n'sueo as 'hS' "ouio De = dangerous experiment
ME. aureus bAlu LnAt no wanted 10 know I'D