Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-01-24
Council Proceedings - Adjourned
Meeting.

CITY HALL, January 10, 1850.
Council met in called session.
Present-MayOr John, Councilmcn Adamson,
McCauslsnd, Ahrens. Crowder, Dicken, Bal
lard, Marshal Taubman and Engineer Fleet.
Mr.. Cam B. Wilson acted as register, Mr.
Turner being absent.
Mr. McCausland moved that the reading of the
minutes of the last regular meeting be dispensed
with. Carried.
The mayor stated that the council had met to
take some action IN regard to the scales at the
river.
Mr.. Ahrens. of the scale committee, read the
following report:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council OF
Lexington, Mo. .:-Gentlemen:-
We, your committee, to whom was referred,
at the last meeting OF this council, the matter IN
regard to the licensing of the first ward scales,
beg leave to make the following report:
First-We believe that the charter and the laws
of the city require II to place all the scales under
Its direct control, because in no other way, can
the city protect its citizens in regard to proper
| weight and measure.
SecOnd-We find the scales now used on the
levee lii dilapiaated and disordered condition.
| they Will require a new platform, and new tim
Der all around. 1t is likely that the iron is all
| rusty which causes the inaccuracy in weighing
In addition to this should the scales be bought n
| i reasonable price, they will cost, repaired al
| most as much as new scales will cost. There.
fore. we would recommend that new scales b,
4
agement. Respectfully submitted.
II. J. f. ATHENS, ,co,.
| Il. NJ. DICkEN. Noih
The subject was discussed thoroughly and Il
length, nearly every member speaking upon it
1t was finally settled, upon Mr.. McCauslund'
| motion, that, should McssrS. Mcintyre unt
Clark, who have leased the scales from Mr.. Da
Wis, (the lease expiring april lst,) turn then
| over TO the city. providing the city keep thci
| wi MIR tha t,I-.
ate possession Of them; and the engineer, Wit
the Improvement committee, are to examine til
condition of the scales, and correspond wit
| Mr.. Tilton Davis. at st. Louis W it'll the view 4
purchasing them; and also to correspond wit
other parties, 10 learn the prices of scales
Scales are To be purchased, and operated upo
| the same basis the second and fourth war
| scales.
The committee on improvements and repair
reported follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council a
Lexington, Mo.:-Gentlemen:
We, your committee, TO whom, ut the las
meeting, was referred the matter of repuirin
the bridge near BARS saw mill, beg leave 1
make the following report:
We find the bridge directly in the line of IL,
street, III n passable condition. and not in i'm
mediate danger; but at the north end of tn
bridge, where the water passes out, it has mad
deep cut, which, il not repaired until spring
} may cause the bridge TO fall in. 1t a woode
apron is placed on the north end. and fllci a
underneath with rock, the bridge may last for
while. These repairs may be done, rs soon :,
the weather will permit Respectfully submit
ted. II. j. Z. ATHENS,
THOMAS ADAMSON, Con
, JAS. NJ. CROWDER.
The report was received and fled
, A letter which had been received from Nj
Turner, was deferred until the next meeting
it being desired that that ge2tlcman should |
{ present ut its reading.
Council adjourned.