Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
CITY COUNCIL.
The Meeting Monday Night.

| ne council met as uSusi. Way vi
and members present. After read
ing and approving the minutes of
the last session, unfinished business,
applications for dram-shop licenses,
was taken up.
Mr.. Baker: l would like to know
how many want licenses at $500 tor
six months.
Mr. Jacobson: l would like to
have one at that so would Mr.. Rin1s.
He is not here, but / feel authorized
to speak for him.
Mr.. Baker, SEE onded by Mr. Bick-
lev. moved that licenses for 8 months
at $500 each, be granted to Messrs.
jacobson and Rincs. Question be-
ing called for, the motion carried.
The vote stood to 2. Messrs. Ba-
ker, Buckley, Bishop and Rodman in
the affirmative, and Messrs. Gordon
and Null in the negative.
The mayor reported that he had
heard from Mr.. Joel Hayden and
the city could have the $4,000 at
8 per cent. if still considered desira-
BILE. If the mayor would come to
Fulton the matter could be arranged
at once. If not convenient to do so
Mr.. Hayden would be in Mexico in
few weeks and the matter could be
attended to then. The city could
depend on getting the money.
Mr.. Gordon from Claims Commit
tee, reported favorably on several
claims, which were allowed. Among
them were the following: George
Jackson, Jack Cunningham, John
Miller, ST., John Miller, jr., Jesse
Brit and George Robertson for labor
performed, by order OF the mayor, at
the late fire near the G. & 4. round
house. There are number more
that have not applied for pay. In
this connection there was cOnsidera-
BILE said about Misunderstanding as
to the character of the fire. in cOnse-
quence of which the fire bel! was not
rung, nor any general fire "larm Civ
en-. The mayor, however, was on
hand and with Capt Shea sent a team
for the engine, and by employing
hands, rendered valuable assistance.
The company was told, however, by
telegram, that no help could be had
from Mexico, which is to be regret
ted as almost everybody would have
turned out with alacrity, had they
been informed of the existing neces-
sity. At the same time the attention
of the council was directed to the
fact, that at the time of the fire,
there was n number of railroad men
and locomotives in sight of it, that
rendered no assistance whatever,
when their engines could have been
far more useful than our small and
inefficient apparatus. They might
have gone TO the tanks and brought
water in abundance. The section
men worked we'll and fed the engine
with water. We do not allUde to
this neglect. Of railroad men as in any
way eXcusing our own fire company.
Ii railroads are expected to maintain
divisions at our town, erect round
houses, machine shops and other
buildings, they should at least be as
be made to extinguish any fire that
may accidentally arise among them.
II is gratifying that the round house
was saved, but the fact of Mexico's
having poor fire apparatus, and an
inefficient and disorganizcd fire COM
pany is no credit to our city, neither
will 1t be any compensation to those
whose property has been or may be
destroyed hereafter, either by neg
lect or misunderstanding. The may
Or explained that when tie council /,
passed an ordinance with holding pay I
from the members of the fire compa-
ny for drilling, it was generally un-
ders'ood that it applied also to labor
performed at fires. On that account
the fire company had been measura-
bly, disbanded. He wished the men,
bers to understand, that they would
be paid for attendance at fires.
Just here, the LEDGER desires to
call public attention to the necessity
that exists for providing q better sup
ply of water to extinguish fires.
There might have been a time in our
history when frame shanty we'll in
'ured was regarded as no great loss
when burned, but our citizens are
low erecting costly structures that
leed better protection than exists.
BY putting dam at Inlow's ford a
plentiful supply of water could be
maintained in the pool that extends
rom that point to the present rail
DAD dam, and by placing q reservoir
m the hill near the old fair grounds q
II at some more suitable point, the
'ater could be pumped into it and
reserved to put out fires through
he medium of pipes leading to vari-
US sections of the city and particu- y
arly to the square. =
Mr.. Buckley, from committee on :
treets and alleys, reported sidewalks
n Promenade street out of order and
lerk of council was directed to noti-
owners of property to repair them.
lr. Rodman referred to other side
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