Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-14

to address the council. 1t being granted, Mr..
MuIligan asked that q committee be appointed
to investiSa ate the charges made against him oy
the chairman of the committee on improvements
and repairs, in reg Ard to the Third street grad
ing.
Mr.. Howell, chairman Of the COMMITTEE, de-
MED having made any charge. he hao nesro
rumorso on the street. but paid no attention to
them. and had not repeated them. He heard that
the work was to be done by the citizens IND
that it was done and Mr.. Mulligsn got pay
for it.
Mr.. McCausland said he had heard whispers
and supposed the council had. and as Mr. Null
ligan demanded an Investigation, moved that Q
committee be appointed. Carried. and the
mayor appointed Messrs. HAMLET. McCsusland.
Gibbon and Walk as such committee.
Mr.. Humlett stated that Mr.. Josob Klee had
been fined $40 and costs for having = little fight.
and Mr.. Klee wished the Zoe RENTED to 81 and
costs. Mr.. Davis said the recommendation must
come from the mayor. The mayor said he knew
nothing of the case, but II the council would
remit the fine he was willing. Recorder We'll
born explained the case to the cou neil. Each
councilman claimed to know nothing of the
case, and the motion was lost.
The mayors veto of the hog ordinance was
taken up and discussed. Mr.: Gibboi thought
there WAS a majority In the city Of 700 against
the ordnance. =
Mr.. Walk wanted to know why the council
had refused to let the people vote on the
hog question. The vote being taken to pass the
repeating ordinance over the veto stood ss fol-
lows: Ayes-Messrs. Gibbon. Hamlet. Hol-
we'll. Homer and Walk. Nsys-Messrs. Davis.
Love and McCsusland. Lost.
The mayors veto of the ordinance reducing
saloon licenses from $500 to $50 q year was
taken up and discussed. Mr.. Gibbon thought
the license too high. and an Imposition. He
wanted all classes to bear their share of taxa
ton. MFR. Howell said he had changed his
mind. He once thought the license too high but
now he thought it was not. The tax does not
come from the liquor-seller. but from the con-
sumer. With low license three drinks cost 80
| cents, and with high license two drinks of the
| same whisky would cost 80 cents. The vote
being taken to pass the ordinance over the veto.
stood: Ayes-Messrs. Hamlet. Homsr, Gibbon
and Walk. Nsys-Messrs. Davis. Howell.
| Love and McCsuslsnd. Lost.
Mr.. Walton asked that . bridge ON Water
street be repaired. On motion the engineer was
| instructed to make the repairs At once.
Mr.. McCausland called attention to the street
and alley IN front and rear OF Capt. Ardinger'a
house. and asked the members to examine and
see what would be beat to be done.
| Bond Of Paul Z. Baker as weighmaster al
Second Ward ward scales approved.
Bonds Of Thoma. Walton. weighmsster n
Water street scales, approved.
Bids being opened. Register Taubmsn stated
that three bids had been handed him since I
O'Clock, and the advertisement stated that bid
would be received till noon. aud that one bid
was not sealed. On motion Of Mr.. HOWELL tn,
bids were all received.
'Bids for hammered curbisg. Thomas Fitz-
gerel bid d5 cents per linsal foot. james II
Summers bid rs and IS cents per foot for CURLING
put down. Moses Benedict bid IS cents. Johl
Howell bid Is cents. There being two bids ex
actly the same. and two that were not according
to the advertisement, Mr.. Davis moved that tn
city register re-sdvertise for bids for curbing
Carried. "
Bids for hsuling broken rock from calsboos
to any part of the city were as follows. &c
Young. IS cents per perch: b. F. Simmons. s
cents per perch; NJ. Benedict, 20 cents pc
perch.
On motion of Mr.. GIbbon the contract wa
awarded IL MIR. Benedict at 70 cents per perch
Bids to furnish rock to calaboose or any pal
Of the city were as follows: John 1 we'll 81
per perch; NJ. Lillis. 81 So; NJ. Benedict. 81 n
BE-. Simmons. 81 43. '-"
On motion Of Mr.. McCauslsnd, the contrac
was awarded to Mr.. Howell at q 80 per perch
} Bids for printing were, opened. and the cor
tract awarded to the IntellfHencer Company.
Council adjourned till next regular meeting
In August.