Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-18


as it is badly in need of a pavement; in
muddy weather it is almost impossible
for any person to travel in its present
condition, hoping and trusting your
honorable body will grant us our pray
er. Respectfully yours, Bartholomew
Walsh, C.EWeidman, A. Mark, Thos.
Hare, Jas. Gaines.
Mr.. Howell said that 200 feet of
curbing would answer, and moved that
it be put down.
Mr.. Taubman opposed the motion.
Said there would be no pavement plac-
ed there, only cinders, and these could
be used without curbing.
Mr.. Winsor coincided with Mr..
Taubman. No pavement; no curbing.
Mr.. Holwell thought the gentleme,.
from the third ward were unfair in
wanting all the revenue spent in their
ward.
Mr.. Winsor said whole block had
recently been macadamized in the first
ward, and no other entire block in the
city had been macadmlzed.
Mr.. Taubman thought the first ward
got its share.
Mr.. Holwell's motion was carried.
Mr.. Russell read the following:
LEXINGTON, Mo-, July IS, 1885.
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
we, your committee to whom was re-
ferred claim of Mr.. Benedict for haul
ing of rock latter having seen ex. Mayor
Ballard, and talked with him, would
respectfully recommend that warrant
be drawn for the thirty-six dollars as
claimed.
G.. BEN. RUSSELL,
HOWARD WILLIAMS,
Committee.
Mr.. Winsor said this bill had been
four times rejected. The rock from
Mr.. Green's wall was bought by MIR.
Benedict. Hauled $50 yards. Broken.
Taken up and hauled again to be
spread. Hauling once unnecessarily.
Mr.. Williams said Mr.. Ballard, as
mayor, ordered them hauled as they
were, and that Mr.. Benedict ought to
be paid for his work.
Mr.. Homer said if this was done
Mayor Ballard made the order in spite
of resolution of the council.
Mr.. Taubman said the city was CON-
PEELED to pay for the hauling, and that
similar bills were allowed at the time.
The report was lost. Ayes, Russell,
Taubman, Williams; noes, Gavin, Hol-
well, Homer, Winsor.
Mr.. Holwell submitted the follow
ing:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Councilmen of Lexington-We, your
committee on improvement and re-
pairs, with Engineer Benedict, respect
fully submit our action as follows:
Bridge on Water street was let to John
Mulligan for S98 so, his being the low
est and best bid; the same is cOmplet-
ed and received, and we think it sub
stantial job for the money. We re-
ceived the plankwalk built from South
street to Ridgeway by Robert Benton,
at cost of $157 so, and would say he
made, in our opinion, first rate Job
of it; it is we'll worth the money. We
received the culvert on South street
and 18th street, built by Mr.. Farrar at
a cost of $500, and would say, in our
opinion, that Mr.. Farrar has made an
unusual good job, and that we are we'll
pleased with it. We recommend that
a rock gutter be put down on east end
of 11th street for the distance of 600
feet; and on 18th street rock gutter
30 feet from South street to the alley
east of the same, and that some gutter
be repaired on Main or North street,
called Dutch Row. We have received
bids from various parties to furnish
willows to put. in the washout on 18th
street, and would request that some
steps be taken to stop the water from
the roof of the ColOred church which
is the sole cause of that washout, and
the expense now to be borne by the city.
We recommend that tiling be ordered
: and the same be put down the alley to
the big ravine this side Of the Colored
church, and the street be raised to turn
the water into the same and thus pre-
vent any further washing. Irish town
hill IS under contract and in a short
time will be repaired and some other
places. Agreeable to your instructions
we let the putting down of the curbing
to James Summers at "a cents per foot,
and after we discovered that the same
should be put down by Mr.. Cavanaugh
and stopedSummers from putting down
any more and we recommend that the
amount due Summers be withheld from
Mr.. Cavanaugh and the same be paid
Summers. MICHAEL HOLwELL.
G. BEN RUSSELL.
:, The report was received and filed.
Mr.. Howell moved that Mr.. Sum-
mers be paid for the curbing he pu,
down by order of the committee, ou,
money due Mr.. Cavanaugh. Carried
Mr.. Russell moved to reconsider
the vote by which Mr.. Benedict
bill had been rejected. By confused
UiUa vOce vote the motion was carried
MIR. Williams moved that Mr.. Bene
diets bill be allowed. Carried.
Mr.. Williams read the following re.
port:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
COuncil-YOur gas committee would
respectfully report that the gas COM
pany have complied with the ordinance
by placing lamps on the street to the
railroad depot, and have had the same
lighted since the first day of July. The
work has been done in compliance
with their contract We, therefore
recommend that they be accepted from
July lst. We also recommend that the
property owners be requested to trim
all shade trees on streets on which gas
lamps are located to the height of IL
feet, and if they do not do SO in ten
days that the city edgineer be and i:
hereby ordered to have it done.
Respectfully submitted.
, HOWARD WILLIAMS,
JOHN TAUBMAN,
CHARLES SIMMONS,
Committee.
The report was received and adopted
, Mr.. Williams offered the following
which was adopted:
We, your committee on gas, recon-
mend the payment for city street gaE
lamps for the month Of June, 1885.
HOWARD WILLIAMS,
JOHN TAUBMAN,
CHARLES SIMMONS,
Committee.
Mr.. Homer read the following ac
counts which had previously been au.
dited. The bills were all allowed:
A l. L..