Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-14

ity attorney was not present.
Minutes OF special meeting Of Oct.
9th, read and approved.
Minutes of special meeting of Oct.
9th, read and approved.
Mr.. Williams arrived and took his
eat. f
Report of the collector for the month '
# October read and adopted, as fol-
ows:
LEXINGTON. Mo, Oct. 80, 1885.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council {
# the City of LeXington:-The undersigned, {
marshal and collector of said city. be9s leave i
o submit the following report of settlement ]
With the treasurer for the month ending [
september 2Sth, 1885. Ii
Funds. amt. col. com. due city:
License go. 7235 A ~ u
Police arrests SEQ u 6S
JAIL Fees. 100 II " ,
Fines. ...... Is 90 80 Il 70
Total. $99 So al 9s $97 81
All of which is respectfully submitted.
certify that the above is the true amount
and all on hand to date.
Report of the register and treasurer
for the month of October read and
adopted, as follows:
COUNCIL CHAMBER, LEXING-
TON, Mo-, Nov, 2th, 1880.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City of LeXington-Gentlemen ;-!ne
respectfully reports that the fol-
lowing amounts have been PAID into anu OUT
of the treasury during the past month:
Police Arrests. same .......... 90
Jail Fees. same 90
Fines, same II ~
Total. ................ .-..-....-~ % %
From NJ Meet, second ward scales. u 70
From Morath, fourth Is oo 0o
From Thos w alton, Water street scales IL 20
Total ...... $50 60
Paid out to G. ID. Bernard. ........$ 5o
Paid out to ID. Callahan, .......".... W
Tot,, .Sl2 80
Respectfully submitted.
&C. WALLACE, City Treasurer.
The mayor said Dr.. Russell was
present, and wanted to address the
council. Permission being granted,
DR.. Russell spoke of the necessity OF
establishing a pest house. The old pest
house had blown down in storm; the
furniture was destroyed or carried off.
In case Of visitation, which is most
imminent, we have no place to care for
patients. We must be ready. Every
body objects to having pest house
located on their land. He proposed to
donate suitable location for the build
ing, and all the wood necessary for
fires, and it would be accessible from
the public highway. He only asked
one condition. In case Of sale of the
land, he would pay to the city the cost
of the building. He thought the house
could be build and furnished for $500.
aud suggested that the council appoint
a committee, with power to act in the
premises. The county court would
build the house, but it has no authority
by law to do so. but it has power to pay
the expense of those patients which il
sends there, and it would pay fol
them. He urged the council to give
} the matter immediate and careful atten
!, tion.
} Mr. Russell moved that the mayo
: appoint committee of three, and tina
, the mayor be added to the committee
! to locate grounds and erect suitable
9 buildings for smallpox hospital. LIE
!, the committee select the grounds, ant
9 have power to spend the necessar!
\ funds to build the house. The diseas
is moving from the east toward tn
= west, and will soon be upon US. Th
0 council, as representatives of the peo
r pie, should protect the city. This is a
: emergency land we must meet it. Her
> Mr.. Winsor came in and took his seat
and the foregoing proceedings were ez
:. planned to him.
}. Mr.. Wrnsor said the council had n
/. money. There will be deficit Q
s. 81: s65 according to the finance commit
. tees report, and we must find som
way of reducing this deficit. 1t W
go on and run the city in debt, we al
liable to indictment and Imprisonment
We want the house, and good on'
u but there is no emergency which wi
protect us from indictment. And, be
,r sides, the warrants would be illegal
issued
E. Mr., Holwell thought it prudent an
n II wise to make some provision to met
the pest.
W W Mr.. Russell said this was an emel
l. gency where the citizens would susta
~ the action of the council. The disea
p- is coming, and will cause stamped
in unless we are prepared for it. He hi
l. no fear of indictment when he Great,
he a small debt in protecting the city fro
n the plagle. He would be willing to 9
so so to Jail if necessary to protect the pc
he pie. lie did not believe there was
nj MI man in town who would raise wo
against the appropriation of $500
nd this purpose.
Mr.. Taubman said we ought to ha
III a pest house. 1t is public necessil
he But we have no money, and cam
,ds make this appropriation as the finant
be now are. Let the mayor appoint
to committee to 60 around among the c
The izens and raise the amount. He "
er. 80 =.
willing to do his part, and did not t
lg- Ii eve it would be any trouble to ia
m $500 tor this purpose.
er' Mr.. Russell called for a vote on
it motion. A division of the quest
ean was called tor. The motion to appo
ro- committee was carried unanimous
DOL; The motion to appropriate $500 '
for lost.
,di- Mr.. Taubman moved that the CO
| it mittec be instructed to solicit funds
UNI. the building. Mr.. Homer said it wo
be found a delicate job to ask for mon
b. The people would ask why the cou
lner had not made such use of the reve
as to be prepared for such an en-
n. gency. Mr.. Winsor thought the mo
MI. could easily be obtained by asking
it. Mr.. Taubman's motion to So
money was carried.
says The mayor appointed the follow
In lis committee: Messrs. Taubman, VIII
!N' o,1 RuSsell Tho ,novnr an1