Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-18
Mr.. Winsor from the committee Oh
finance made the following report:

lily OF Lexington, Dr., 10 y. u. wal
lace, to balance OH treasurer's commits
sion, $71 Al.
The reports were received, filed and
and adopted.
Mr.. Winsor read petition of Thos.
Williams praying the council to issue
the hotel license to Mr.. Lewis Neal
instead of to himself for Commercial
hotel.
Mr.. Williams moved the petition be
received and filed. Carried.
Mr.. Russell thought as license was
not issued the transfer of license not yet
paid for could be made without viola.
ton of the recently passed ordinance.
Mr.. Russell moved that the request be
granted
Mr.. Williams asked for the ayes and
nays.
Mr.. Simmons said he did not think
a rebate could be made.
Mr.. Winsor argued in favor of grant
ing the prayer Of the petition.
Mr.. Taubman thought the request
reasonable. He had argued the injus-
tice of the ordinance passed, but a
Incense cannot be transferred. The
only action could be by rebate.
Mr.. Russell held it was no rebate,
as the license was not paid, and as Mr..
Neale proposed to pay the whole six
months license. There was no re-
bate or curtailment of the amount OF
the license whatever.
Mr.. Homer said one license would
have to be abated certainly.
Mr.. Russell's motion was lost. AYES,
Gavin, Russell, Winsor noes, Howell,
Homer, Simmons, Taubman and Will
liams.
Mr.. Winsor read a petition as fol.
lows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
ciimen of the City of Lexington-Your
petitioner, Rufus Madison, .Jr., most
respectfully states to your honorable
body, that on the -d day of June
1885, he was fined by the recorder of
the city of Lexington, in the sum OF
twenty. five dollars and costs of suit,
which amounted, fine and costs, to
$33 90; that ON the - day of June,
1885, believing he had done work
enough to pay said fine and costs, he
left the calaboose of said city without
permission, was arrested for 80 doing
and again fined by the SAID city recor-
der in the sum OF two hundred dollars
and costs. Your petitioner has been
confined at hard labor AZ days in the
calaboose of said city of Lexington has
paid $40 on said fines, and now prays
your honorable body to remit the re-
mainder of said fines and set him at
liberty Signed by about 80 names,
mostly of colored men.
Mr.. Williams moved that the petition
be laid ON the table. Carried.
Mr.. Russell read the following peti
ton:
To the Honorable mayor and COunci
of the City of Lexington-Your peti
toner would respectfully represent
that he has been returned delinquent
Oh personal property by the city col
| lector for several years, and that the
amount now charged against your
petitioner is about S9S, including inter
est, penalty, costs, ETC. Your petitioner
would further state that for severa
years he gave in to the city assessor,
notes Of the value of between $40O anG
$500, which your petitioner at the time
considered and believed to be good
and the party solvent, but which were
wholly lost, the maker of the note be-
coming insOlvent. Another of the
years for which yOur petitioner is de.
linquent, he gave in to the city asses.
sor a note for $500 in addition to the
above which was for part of the pur
chase price of real estate sold by him in
that year and which by law was moi
assessable until twelve months after
date, ,all of which was lost to your petit
toner. Your petitioner would there
fore in view of the foregoing facts, ,pray
your honorable body to compromise
said taxes for the years he has been de
linquent, and would offer the sum o
fifty dollars in full payment of said
taxes, interest, penalty, costs, etc.
Hoping your honorable body will SCI
the justice of his petition and grant hi
prayer, he will ever pray, etc.
| j. ID. CONNER.
Mr.. Russell moved that the petition
be referred to the committee on claim
to be reported on at next meeting
Carried.
Mr.. Holwell offered the followin,
petition:
| LEXINGTON, No. June %, 1885.
! To the Honorable Mayor and Coun