Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-17
THE WATBRWoRKs.


> found al explanation of what has been
done by the waterworks committee,
and in the advertising columns may
be seen the waterwork S ordinance to
be submitted to the people a, the polls
at the city election, June 5.
The Intelllgencer strenuously oppos-
ed the submission of any proposition,
unless the matter was thoroughly adj
vertised, so that there might be full
and free competition.
That has been thoroughly done, and
the consequence is, that we now
have a contract nearly if not quite
twice as good as those At first pro-
posed. That is, while the rental is
about the same, the character, dimen-
sions. and substantiabilitv of the works
are double.
The proposition contemplates IA inch
mains, wherever they are necessary;
demands 6 miles of water pipes, which
will cover the entire city, to the most
obscure and remote streets; and will
necessitate the expenditure by outside
capitalists of $4,000, one half OF which
will be spent for labor right here,
every dollar of which will enter into
the veins and blood of business, and
much of which will remain with us, as
permanent profit.
The reduction in insurance alone
will largely help to pay the tax, the
maximum of which is given, and
which will be reduced from year to
year as the valuation Of property in
creases.
No town in Missouri has a better
contract, and scarcely any as good a
one, despite the difficulties to be over
come.
The committee has done its duty, inn
partially, thoroughly and well. Lex
ington is now offered the opportunity
to secure an improvement that will
place her on the high road to prosperi-
ty and wealth. Every cnterprising,
liberal, progressive, live citizen, should
labor toward its SUCCESS.
a fire broke out in the cellar of Mr..
Jno. NJ. Smiths grocery store, in
Dutch Row, last Saturday night, ard
quickly demolished his store. and Mr..
Ed. Meyers residence. wi,ir., was part
Of the same building. The hardest
kind Of work proved only sufficient to
stop the contagration there. lift had
passed one house further east or west
the entire business part OF the town
would have been in imminent Jeopardy.
To the vigorous use of buckets and the
providential stiffness of the night must
be attributed Il immunity from a
second Odessa episode. Had we space
we should like to dilate, here upon
several lessons of the t%ire-among them
the phases ofselfishness and unseltish-
ness which it developed, but we cannot.
Mr.. Smith was partially insured, Sal
600 on stock, his loss being much
greater. Mr.. Meyer had 81 900 insur-
ance, on the honse, which was worth
about double that. DR.. Primer, next
door, was sufficiently insured. His
loss was about $500 to 500 on house.
and $40 on stock. Mr.. A. W. Smith,
who had no insurance, was damaged
about $500 to $500 by the careless re-
moval of his stock. Mr.. j. r. Jordan
suffered a loss of $40 Or $50. Ms.
Chris Meyer was damaged about $780,: .
MI. Charles Weber about $25 or $50; +
Mr.. Thos. Williams some $50 or $50.
Among other things lost by the latter
was a bundle containing ~ towels, sc
napkins, 10 sheets, 8 table cloths, all
new, the sheets being marked "Com- !,
mercial House.. MI. John NJ. Smith
severely burned about the hands I
md face in trying to extinguish the I
danes in their i~ncipiency. Messrs. .
Primer and Meyer desire us to return /
heir thanks to all those who aided q
hem to save their property, and DR.. !.
eirner wishes us to particularly thank a
hose e1-confederates who labored 20 !
panfully in the interest of an old fed $
raj soldier, d
We agree in the man with our con-
emporary, the Democrat, at Odessa, r.
II its comments upon the Intelligent p
er's paragraph concerning Col. Tai 1.
aage's declarations as TO a bridge for -
he Wabash at this point. We do not =,
hink it coed that one man should con-
too many of u transportation "
mes, or, for that matter, m corpora 81
lon. There are a hundred reasons
it would be better for Lexington, ei
Lafayette county, if we could get di