Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-18
MICHAEL
CHAS. F. HOMER. II
j. X. DAVIS

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ordinances. reported an ordinspc. to allow
Darby 4 Pratt to build q frame Office At thsi,
umbery yard. within the 6re limits. On motion
OF Mr.. McCauslsnd. the ordinance was read Z
second lime by its title. On motion OF Mr..
McCsusland. the ordinance was read . third
time and put upon its dnal passage. Mr.. Nc.
Causland moved that the ordinance be declared
a Nv. Carried unanimously.
Mr.. McCausland reported that George Jones
had taken out = license to run . team. and had
used IL three days, and sold the team, and moved
that the license be sbsted, Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. McCauslaad, the report oil
the on improvements and repairs was
taken up.
Mr.. Holwell thought the report ought to be
adopted and work commenced at once, before
bad weather set In.
Mr.. McCsusland thought the recommendation
a good one. He wanted some plan TO get the
most work done for the money. The engineer
often has trouble in getting sble-bodled men,
and has to pay 81 50 q day for men not worth SO
cents. He thought the streets ought to be put in
a passable condition with the money on hand. He
thought the improvement committee ought to be
empowered to receive bids and let work, and
not wait till the council meets.
Mr.. Davis made a rough guess at the cost OF
street Improvements. except that of South street
and Yves. street. and thought six or seven hum
dred dollars would pay for it. He also reported
that there was no curblng in front OF Mr.. Jacob
Fegert's pavement. The pavement has been
down q number Of years. and Is liable to dam
age il not curhed.
The city register read u petition from Mr..
Fegert. setting forth the tacts as stated by Mr..
Davis. On motion OF Nj. Davis, the petition
was received.
Mr.. Davis moved that Mr.. Bauerly be allow
ed to address the council. Carried.
Mr.. Bauerly stated that his son had been
arrested and lined SIS and costs for carrying
concealed weapons. The boy was persuaded by
his older brother. who was ALEC fined, but given
q stay to leave town. He said the boy had
bought = pistol. and the older brother had taken
1t from him. and was making a display of the
weapon, when the younger one got 1t way from
him.. just as the police came up and arrested
them both. He said he had asked the marshal
to make the arrest. and that the arrest WAS made
at his request, and he asked the council to remit
the boys fine.
Recorder Welborn was called upon to give q
statement OF the case. He said the bow WAS a
young man; that he was brought before him
charged with carrying concealed weapons. and
had plead guilty, and was fined SIS and costs.
Aftsrward an effort was made to get him to re-.
duce the fine. but he could not do so. The older
brother was also fined but given q stay of execu-
tiOn to leave town.
The mayor, To test the sense Of the council.
moved that the fine he RENTED.
Mr. Davis said = part Of the lne should be i'm.
posed. to make the costs stick, and sugges,e
the fine be made 81 and costs. The mavo
amended his motion. The ayes and nay, being
called. the motion was carried unaninously.
Bids for curling having been received. an
motion Of Mr.. McCsusland, they were opened.
Before opening any bids. Mr.. Benedict state,
that his bid was for furnishing and setting tn.
curb. On motion. he was allowed to chang, bis
bid.
The blds were then opened, and were a. fo,.
lows:
NJ. Benedict agreed to furnish any Amount
needed. of hammered white limestone curb.
Ing at ~ cents per iinesl foot; B.. F, Sim.
mona bid ssh cents; Tnomss ritzSerxld hid a