Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-04-14

City Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. McCausland the report
was received and filed.
Mr.. McCausland presented the following
petition:
To the City Council Of the city of Lexing.
ton I'VE, the undersigned. taxpayers of the
city Of Lexington pray your honorable body
to macadamize-th street known as South
street, In said city, beginning at the Baptist
College and running east, it being one Of the
street east there Is more travel on it than on
any other in the city And your petitioners
will ever pray, &C. Signed John G. Longdon,
9. .: Grimes, c. 81. Royle, N. f. Royle, II.
Talblrd, Geo. III. MountIoy, H. c. Wallace A.
:: Hall, Peter Temple, 81. & F. Winkler, A.
: w: Waddell ,Jno. McKinnon, John c. Young,
J. 3. Green, c. A. Morrison, A. &. Leard,
Jno. A. Mitchell, E Winsor, Jno. Reid, j.
+; Hassell, r: Taubman, E. Burden, B. F.
Waddeli, W. D. Rankin, g. W: Young, Thos.
Miss Finley, A. Miller. NJ. Pomeroy, E. B.
Shelby. -'N ''-
There was quite a delegation of the petit
tioners present, aud Mr.. McCausland moved
that they be heard. Carried.
Messrs. A. J. Hall, j. =. McGrew, J. W.
Waddell and e. o. Grimes addressed the
council In the interest of the petitioners, and
strongly urged the justice of what they ask
ed. Mr.. McGrew, after consultation with the
others, asked the council to gi.e them the
broken rock and they would pay for grading
the street, hauling the rock and spreading
them. He said the signers Of the petition pay
about one-fourth the taxes of the city, and
1od IN Al:
was very liberal offer. He wanted coun-
Gilman from the fourth ward to make the
motion that the prayer be granted, and a
councilman from the first ward to second the
motion, in order to show the people of South
street that they are appreciated.
Mr.. McCausland moved that as the gentle
men had offered to grade the street, haul and
spread the rock. they ought to be granted all
ths broken rock in the calaboose yard.
Mr.. Owen thought the worst part of South
street should be macadamized first, and from
Mulberry street to Clark street was almost
impossible.
Mr.. McCausland said that the council had
no money to pay for hauling the rock between
Mulberry and Clark streets, but now the citi.
| zens had offered to do the work. There was
considerable rock now ready, doing no good
He wanted the citizens to have the rock, and
by tho time the city got money to pay for
hauling, it would have more rock. He
thought the council would always be proud
of its action in this matter.
The mayor wanted to know how far east
the gentlemen would carry the macadamiz.
lug.
Mr.. McGrew stated that il the council
would furnish the rock they would carry the
macadamizing to the depot. He would un
dertake to raise the money to pay for the
same. They would be ready to commence
work the next day, and the city could cracl
its rock as fast as it pleased.
The motion of Mr.. McCausland WAS pu1
and unanimously carried.
Mr.. Hall, Ill behalf of the property owners
of South street, returned thanks to the coun
Gil for its favorable consideration, and the
delegation withdrew.
Mr.. McCausland presented the report O
the committee on finance, as follows:
To the Mayor and Council of Lexington
Missouri Your finance committee repor,
that we have examined and approved the fol
| lOyyinp hiIls.