Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-17
Council Proceedings.

CITY HALL, Lkx1NGroN, Mo-, Nov. u. 'ss.
Council met; present his honor the mayor;
Messrs. Davis, Glbbon, Hamlet. Homer, Hol'
well, Love, McCausland and Walk .councilmen;
John Tausman, register; VIM. b. Wilson, at
torney. and j. NJ. Crowder, marshal.
Minutes of previous meeting read and ap-
proved.
The marshal submitted the following IS city
collector:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council, the
undersigned will submit the following settle
ment with the treasurer for the month enains
AMOUNT. Com; s sses 20
Licenses 800. s2i0 ~ s5M ssss ~
Fines. 80. 49,. 3@ ~ = %
2.5 us
ro,a, .sso775 s72e $500 ~
Respectfully submitted.
JAS. N. CROWDER, City Collector.
The city treasurer made the report below:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council, the I'M
dersigned respectfully reports that the following
amounts have been paid into the treasury during
the past month.
From J. NJ, Crowder on revenue fund. $500 40
From j. G. Fischer, ut Old Town scaies an.
From r. Il Baker, second ward scales,
balance for september ..... ........... o2 %
From Thos. Walton Water street scales.
From j. G., Fischer. Old Town scales. for
Total amount $A4 sc
Respectfully submitted
JOHN TAUBMAN. City Treasurer.
Lexington, Mo Nov. II. lsS3.
Bond of J. q Fischer as weighmaster Of Old
Town scales. Lewis Schneider and Ernest Hoa.
man securities, Was read, received, approved
and ordered filed.
Mr.. McCuusland asked to abate a tax against
Mrs. Tucker on Third street, on score Of inabil.
Ity to pay. Carried.
The register read the petition Set forth below
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Honorable
Council OF the City Lexington NRe undersigned,
your petitioner. a taxpayer, on = former oo.
done to cistern on her property; said damages
having been done through the negligence OF ar
official of the city. Your honorable body SCI
petition, because on Investigation she finds u
was the surface water that injured the cistern.
Cause the sediment left IN the cistern,
2d-If the coal had been taken from under the
cistern the surface water would have passed la
below the bottom of the cistern. now the surface
water passed far above the coal rocks and die
six months or more before the city engineer
was duly Notified of the break in the street In
and not until injury had been done did he repair
the break, Since said repair no injury has beef
done.
Inc ldCIS UcsNk A6 bLhLSuS YOUR pctllIOuCI .
justice to be done, and as it has cost her the sun
of Sl5 to repair the cistern she requests sale
amount to be paid her, or in place thereof the
city taxes on her property to that amount TO o
| RENTED and receipt furnished for the same. A
of which Is respectfully submitted.
Mrs. BRIDGET BATES.
Lexington, Mo-, Nov. 10. 1883. 20
Mr.. Homer moved that the petition be received
and filed. Carried. "EE
Mr.. Walk moved the mayor appoint q com
mittee to investigate the above claim and repor
at next meeting. Carried.
| The mayor referred the matter to the com
| mittee on improvements and repairs.
Mr.. Howell submitted the following petition
| which was received and filed:
To the Mayor and City Council of Lexington
| Mo-. we, the undersigned. owners of the prop
erty in front OF which you have ordered curb
ing to be placed request your honorable body T.
west line of Third street in front Of our lots
We have explained to several of the members'o
the Improvement our reasons there
for. JOHN T.. LYONS.
G.. GRUBER.
Lexington, Mo-, Nov u, 1888.
The following report was made:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council. Lex
ing, Mo. Gentlemen-we, your committee o
gas would report that the gas company .hav
in lighting street lamps. and would respectful
ask further time. October 26 and 9th the ga
was not lit at all.
VIM. B. HAMLET.
CHAs.F HOMER.
$40 J.R DAVIS.
Lexington, Mo-, Nov. II, 1888.
Further time was granted to the committee.
MIR. McCausland from the committee on CLAIM
made the following report:
LExINGToN. Mo November IL. 1888.