Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
NEW ELECTION oRDERED-NEw CHAR
TER-REBUILDING sIDET4iLKS-MoRE
MACADAM-HAFEY FAMILY DISPOSED

MACADAM-HAFEY FAMILY DISPOSED
OF. -
Council met IN regular session last
Monday night. Councilmen were all
present; Mayor Fowler in the chair.
Mr.. Runkle is allowed to build a
sewer from his block out to some
rayine, but to remove said sewer
when it becomes offensive.
A contract was then presented by
city attorney Robertson for the APP
proval of the Council. This contract
is to be signed by all these who have
streets Or alleys under fence, and it
f0bligates them to yacate said alleys
shnl streets when wanted by the city.
This is to prevent parties from hold
ing streets for ten years and then
claiming them as their own on the
''Ton tine" plan. Thatis, that ten
years occupancy makes possession
legal.
The Recorder was instructed to
present this contract to each indl-
vidual that has any of the city lands
under fence, and if they refuse to
sign the same to make them vacate
at once.
Ed Rines was allowed more time
on thehwest end Of Liberty street. The
C. & A. L. r. own the land wanted
by the city which is Il 60 foot street
near the depot.
Rii'ble & Poteet were allowed till
spring to move their fence in near
Hardin College, then they will put
up a neat picket fence.
DR., Russell then made his appear
ance ia behalf of the side walk on the
south side of Liberty street in front
of w. Potts property. w. Potts
was ordered to put down tile walk
and the city would defend him from
any party that might claim the proper
ty on which he puts the walk. The
walk to extend from Josiah Wright's
to Jefferson street.
The walk in front of Judge Mar
shalls property ordered rebuilt:
The walk frorl ii Zines grocery
store to Episcopal church ordered
rebuilt.
The following bills were allowed
II. NJ. White printing 49,. S. O0
Street Commissioner. ,.....e 1857 81
II. IL. Fowler Hafey family. =. / A
Recorder serving notIccs....,. ~ Of
Marshal serving notices. ...- Is &c
Humphrey 4 keeton medical at
tention to Haley family .....3 00
The following petition WAS pre-
scented:
MExIco, Mo-. Sept. 29tb. 1877.
To the Honorable City Council
City of Mexico, Mo, nf
We the undersigned do most res
pectively petition your honorable
body that u side walk be ordered as
follows:
Beginning at southeast corner oil
Western Avenue and Clay streets
! thence east on the south side of Clns
street TO the southwest corner ol
Clay street and Franklin Avenue
continued to Judge MarshaIl's house
j. +. Ross.
W. X. Garter.
Rufus iIiseY.
VIM. Wells.
J. ). Hisey.
ID. w. Steele.
l.. l.. Campbell.
John +, Callahan.
Granted,
Mr.. Hatey is dead and the city
have come to the conclusion that they
can not support the family any longer,
1.-THE family has been on the hands o
the city more than a year and now
1.-THE city resigns in favor of the coun'
ity.
An election ordered to take place
in accordance with the act of thu
Legislature regarding the new charte'
for Ath class cities. The charte
ordered to be published in the city
papers so the public can appreciate
the move and know whether to vot'
for the new charter or not. Thu
new charter is what we want ant
what VI will have by an election.
McTrimble was employed TO assis
City Attorney Robertson in SOM
eases of the city nov in circui
court.
OUR COUNCIL. a
The Council that now has the in
terest of the city in their keeping ar
worthy the honor. VIZ have now il
the Council, men that are goahead AM
energetic, still they are careful to I'm
dertake nothing the financial condi
ton of the city will not allow then
to complete. Good and efficien
work is being done in the Counci
chamber this year.
CAT EG