Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-18
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
C'IrY Hall. Iuly IL 1SS

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Marshall Owen.
Bid for coal was opened OF Mr.. Gus
Z. kist, 81 cents per bushel, for the
ensuing year.
The contract to furnish coal was
awarded to Mr.. Kist.
Bids were opened tor furnishing rock
for calaboose:
Martin LiiDs, blue, 81 %; white,
II AZ, per perch.
VIM. Cavanugh, blue, 81 25; white
81 50.
B. F. Simmons, blue, 81 344; white,
81 70.
John T. Lyons, blue, 81 %; white,
81 $40.
James II. Summers and Pat Lyons,
white 81 50. No bid OH blue lime
stone. =
Thomas Harrison, blue, 81 "a; white,
81 "a.
John Mulligan, blue, 81 2S4; white,
81 SO.
The contract for furnishing white
limestone rock to calaboOse and other
parts of the city was awarded to Mr..
John Mulligan, at 81 80 per perch
of % feet.
Bids for hauling macadam to all
parts OF the city were opened:
Martin Lillis, 40 cents per perch.
VIM. Cavanaugh, 40 cents per perch.
John Mulligan, 3S cents per perch.
Thomas Harrison, 80 cents per perch.
The contract for hauling the rock
was awarded to Mr.. John Mulligan.
Bids for doing the city printing from
the Register and Intelligencer were
opened.
Mr.. Homer moved that these two
bids be referred TO a committee of three
for examination. Carried.
Messrs. Russell, Taubman and VIM
sor were appointed said committee.
Bids for the repairing of Goose pond
were read:
Geo. Farrar, brick work, $14 80
per thousand. Digging at 25 cents
per yard. Remove stone shaft for $50.
John Mulligan, manhole on Nth
street north Of Main, So 80 per perch;
excavation, 26 cents per yard; filling
% cents per yard.
Geo. Farrar, culvert So 60 per foot.
Walls $14 80 per thousand. Twenty
five dollars for going under rock wall.
25 cents for digging and 10 cents for
filling. Or $3.50 for one hundred feet
of culvert, etc.
r. Cayanaugh, wall on Franklin
Avenue, 81 per perch; earth filling 45
cents per yard.
VIM. Cavanaugh, wall OH Franklin
Avenue So 80 per perch; filling 40
cents per yard.
Jno. II. Lyons, wall on Franklin
avenue, So s5 per perch.
Ino Mullinan ,uoll on ErorE1in oua
nue. So 10 per perch: filling % cents
per yard.
James H. Summers So 95 cents per
perch; fill $40.
The mayor at this point read the fol-
lowing bid for lock at calaboose:
r. C~avanaugh, blue limestone, 81 81;
white 81 81.
Mr. Williams moved that the contract
to build the wall on Franklin avenue,
near the Ryland property, be awarded
to Mr. John T. Lyons. Carried.
On motion of MIR. Russell the regis
ter was instructed to receive no bids
hereafter unless the purpose of the bid
is plainly Endorsed on the back thereof.
Mr.. Taubman moved that the i'm
provement committee be instructed to
consult with the bidders on the Goose
pond work to see that there be no mis-
understanding, and that the commit
tee and the mayor be authorized to let
the contract to the lowest and best
bidders. CARRIED.
Mr.. Howell read the following re-
port:
To the Mayor and Council of the City
of Lexington-We, your committee,
beg leave to make the following re-
port, Your committee 10 connection
with some other members of the coun-
Gil, have examined lain street and
think that we can put it in safe condi-
ton for the sum Of $3.50 dollars and
keep it from washing away, and we
abandon the idea of putting i'm new
culverts for the present. We recon-
mend that 9th street be attended to,
there is a wooden culvert that is giving
away, We think it will require a new
one and change it to ONE new place
and we think it will cost about fifty dol
lars. At the foot of 10th and Water
streets some work must be done as
soon as the water goes down, the wall
giving away and is undermined IN one
end. This work will cost not less han
twenty five dollars. And we further
recommend that the cutters be repaired
where the curbing has been put down,
and in several places cleaned up, and
that the prisoners be put to work on
the same whenever directed by enei-
neer. MICHAEL HOWELL,
Chairman.
Mr.. Williams moved tina. the report
be adopted, that $3.50 be appropriated,
and that the work be done by the city
engineer and the improvement COM
mittee. Carried.
Bids were opened for culvert near
T. B. John on Main and 22d street.
Geo. Farrar, 50 80 per running foot.
Wall S14 80 per thousand. Digging
20 cents; filling 10 cents.
The contract was awarded to Mr..
Farrar, on Mr.. Homer's motion. Ayes,
Gavin, Howell, Homer, Russell, Sim
mons, WinsOr; noes, Taubman and
Williams.
Bids for digging and filling at same
place opened:
John Mulligan, digging % cents
filling "A cents.
Thos. Harrison, digging % cents.
The contract for the filling was
awarded TO MIR. John Mulligan.
The Improvement committee was in
structed to repair cutters where new
cUrbing had been put down.
The following bills were allowed:
G. Shave, roofing calaboose,..-.S S 90
j. T. Taylor, glazing. .......... 3 45
Mr.. Jos. A Edmonds from the bust
ness mems meeting addressed the
council, asking the council to charge
no taxes or license to the ferry cOmpa-
ny, which in consideration thereof
agree to reduce their ferriage one half,
and to spend as much or more than the
amount of taxes and license in working
roads in Ray county.
Mr.. Howell moved the ordinance
committee be instructed to prepare an
ordinance to reduce the license from
800 to S25.
Mr.. Homer moved to appoint a COM
mittee of three to confer with the ferry
company, and make a distinct arrange
ment with the company by a written
obligation.
Mr.. Homer's motion vas adopted.
The chair appointed Messrs. Homer,
Russell and Taubman.
Mr.. Winsor moved that the improve
ment committee be instructed to repair
wall ut foot of Tenth street. Carried.
Mr., Howell moved that the improve
ment committee be instructed to repair
culvert on Ninth street between Main
and Third streets. Carried.
The mayor appointed Mr.. Jesse
Hamlet superintendent of c%alaboose.
Confirmed.
The mayor appointed Thos. Walton,