Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-20

ing to seriously iniure the same, and vii
soon do lrreparable damage thereto unles
arrested. Your petitioner prays your honor
T able body to give this matter immediate ut
, %tentioh, and suggests that YOU now take til,
proper and necessary steps to continue tn,
culvert now being constructed across SOutl
and Eleventh streets through the property o.
your petitioner and that of Kate Emede to til
alley north Of the said premises OF YOU petit
toner, and he will give one hundred and fit,
dollars toward paying for said extension o
1 said culvert. Your petitioner submits tina
being q large taxpayer and the injury done t
bis property. being caused by the city o.
Lexington, Justice and right should prompt
her to arrest the damage and remedy thu
wrong occasioned BY her own action. which
he most earnestly prsys your honorable body
Will speedily do. ERNST. HOFFMAN,.
Referred to Improvement committe to re.
; port next Monday.
Mr.. Williams offered the following:
showed that the marshal be ordered t.
have prisoners in cslaboose clean cutters IN
der orders of city engineer" Carried.
Mr.. Russell moved that the engineer snd
improvement committee be instructed to
deepen gutter at mouth of man-hOle, corner
Of 18th and Franklin and 10 deepen the gutter
going west, and to put in tiling from
Quandt's corner southeast to the mouth Of
resembling Carried.
MIR. Taubman moved the finance COMMITTEES
be instructed to report at the next meeting
the amount of revenue that the city will have,
Carried.
Mr.. Howell moved that the improvement
committee make an estimate of cost of rock
gutter on Cedar street, north of Main street.
Carried.
Mr. Willie m rnnUo1 tho onninaor ha or
dered to repair curbing on Third street near
Mr.. Taylor's. Carried.
Mr.. Homer moved that the engineer and
improvement committee be Instructed to re-
quire Jno. Lyons to put down 600 feet of
curbing on Main street east from Mr.. A. v.
Roblnson's.
MIR. Homer opposed putting down curling
unless citizens promise to put down pave
ments.
Mr.. Winsor took the same position.
Mr.. Homer thought the city had a right to
make the citizens put down pavemsnts.
Mr.. Tsubman said the citizens could not
be compelled to put down pavements under
the ordinances.
Mr.. Russell opposed the motion.
MIR. Winsor moved to amend by providing
that the curbing be put down when the peo-
pie petition for 1t.
MIR. Tsubman moved to lay the whole mat
ter upon the table. Carried.
Mr.. Russell moved that Improvement COM
mittee notify Mr.. Cavsnsugh that unless he
puts down curbing opposite Dutch row as
per the bid and contracts, that the city will
have 1t put down, and keep out of the mon
eys due him sufficient to pay therefor. Car
ried.
The council refused to adjourn.
MIR. Williams offered the following
Moved that balance due collector on annual
settlement warrants be drawn for same, to-
wit: $40 cash warrant overpaid on water
tax, balance on revenue fund.
Referred to finance committee to report
next Monday night.
Mr.. Russell moved that the account of Mr..
Simmons be referred to claims committee.
MIR. Wfnsor moved to refer claim of the
city register for commissions to the commit
tee on claims.
MIR. Russell moved to refer to finance COM
mite to report next Monday night.
Mr.. Williams moved that the chairman of
the committee on Improvements certify claims
WI SANSAS0 w SACAs Sh11lcu-
Mr.. Tsubman asked for the warrant due
him for abatement of poll tax.
Mr.. Russell brought up the request of the
cemetery committee to build a plank walk
from Grimes corner to the cemetery, and
moved that it is the sense of the council that
the city will pay $3.50 If SO much is needed
toward it, if the county court will give a like
sum.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend by instruct
Ing the improvement committee to wait upon
the county court and see what they will pay.
Mr.. Williams amendment was with
drawn.
Mr.. Russell's motion carried.
Mr.. HOWELL offered the following
Resolved, that hereafter when members of
the council present claims for committee
services, they be requested to make out item
lied bills showing for what purpose and at
what time the service was performed, and
that no claiin for committee service will be al
lowed unless the account Is presented within
three months from the time when the service
Is rendered.
Mr.. Taubman moved that an ordinance be
drawn providing for specified sum to be paid
to councilmen, S25 to the chairman of the
improvement committee and $l5 to the other
members.
Mr.. Taubman said there was complaint of
the committee expenses. He said 5000 per
year was collected for committee work.
MIR. WinsOr opposed Mr.. Taubman's mo-
ton, and sustained Mr.. Holwelrs motion.
MIR. Russell moved as a substitute that the
ordinance committee be ordered to draw an
ordinance to provide for paying the chair
man of the committees on improvements and
claims be allowed 1926 and the other council
men nothing for committee service. Lost.
Mr.. Taubman's amendment was carried.
The city register read annual settlement as
follows which was received, adopted and Or
dered fled
T~REAsURER's OFFICE, LEXINGTON,
Mo-, JUNE 18th, 1885.
of the City of Lexington:-The undersigned
respectfully submits his annual settlement
for the fiscal year, ending May 81, 1885.
GENERAL REVENUE FUND.
CIR.
Total received from all sources. Sl3, 23O Is
DR..
Transferred to sinking
fund.-. ....:.:.....S ITO 90
Warrants cancelled ON
Tressurerss commission. i1'S sSs 0 os-1s ,aso Is
NKI FUND.
CIR.
Transferred from revenue fund ..... $40 OF
mandsmus fund 80. lit SO
bond and int. fund. 34 Il
Received from scales S74 81
uueS---. .......-..-- 6iS IL
other sources -...-... u Ii
Warrants. cancelled on this
fund 81 ,1sl %
Warrants cancelled forfnes 37s 10
Treasurer's commission. 81 10
Balance due city ......... 240 2S-1,S30 81
GAS FUND
Received from taxes..............S1,1 1922 9:
DR..
Warrants cancelled on this
fund...... .........-...S S4S OS
Treasurer's commission . 16 So
Balance due city .......... 257 94-1,122 9:
FUND.
CIR.
Received from SIS o.
DIR.
Transferred to sinking fund $l17 80
Paid out as per vouchers. go. u 64-lS5 0l
JUDGMENT FUND.
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