Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-13

Mr.. Winsor asked further time to make q
statement such as the ordinances require to
be published. Mr.. Williams moved that the
reports be received and filed, and the com
mittee given till the next meeting to make q
final statement. Carried.
Mr.. Williams presented an ordinance in re-
lation to licenses.
Mr.. Russell thought it would work a hard
ship on a class who are already heavily tax
ed. Mr.. Williams moved that the ordinance
be passed. Lost, 4 to 4.
Mr.. Williams presented a petition from the
citizens on Ridgeway asking the extension of
the gas district on that street. Also q petition
from the citizens on South street, between
10th and Goth street, asking that gas be put
on their street. Mr.. Williams also presented
an ordinance to extend the gas district so as
to include both districts asking for gas.
Mr.. Homer wanted to know if the Or
dinance committee prepared the report, or if
MIR. Williams had done 1t alone. He was in
favor of the South street extension. Mr..
Russell was In favor of re-dlstricting the
city, and compelling the people of each dis
trict to pay one-half of the gas tax. Some
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There is but one district now that pays its
proper share. He thought South street ex-
tension would pay about ID per cent, and the
Ridgeway extension about Z per cent. of the
tax.
Mr.. Home moved that the ordinance take
Its course. That the gas committee re-dis-
trlct the city, and if the people are willing to
pay half the bills, to let them have gas.
Mr.. Winsor said 1t required $3.50 to pay
half the gas bill, and 1856 had been collected
He wanted the people to have gas, and want
ed the property to be assessed SO 1t would pay
half the bills.
Mr.. Homer's motion to lay over carried.
Mr.. Russell presented the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Whereas, our city attorney, Mr.. r. A.
Hicklin, has been necessarily absent for sew
eral months, and his position temporarily FL
ed by our fellow citizen, Mr.. A. j. Hall
therefore be it
Resolved, That the mayor and city council
recognizing the efficient and faithful manner
In which the duties of said Office have beer
discharged by Mr.. Hall, desire to give public
expression of their appreciation of the care
wisdom and ability that have characterized
his administration, which has been preeml
nently for the protection of the interests O
our city, the guidance of the council and thu
public welfare.
Mr.. Winsor presented a resolution author
izina the engineer to put a few loads o
Macadam at the intersection of Boundary
and Third strset. Adopted.
Mr.. Winsor presented q resolution con,
demning the ringing of the fire bell excep
for fire, or ON business of the fire company
Adopted.
Mr.. Russell moved to allow the marsha
$T4 A. the amount due on the settlement
Carried.
Mr.. Williams moued that the engineer pu
a log 20 feet long, and three or four loads @
willows on Eighth street, between South an,
Franklin streets. Referred to the engineer
Mr.. Howell offered a resolution that tn,
city engineer do no more work until the i'm
provement committee has examined the cit
and specified the work to be done. Car
|. ried.
Mr.. Winsor read a petition from Thos
Williams, asking that the old curbing take
: from Main street be reset on Twelftl
street from Main street north to the alIey
Carried.
The mayor said the curbing was lying II
the street in front of Dutch Row, and ough
to be set.
Mr.. Williams presented the following il
relation to G Oose pond:
. 1t will be necessary to close the gap wash
ed out along northside of the present chin
e ney, or wster-shaft wall by a sufficiently stron,
rock wall, well cemented, said rock wal
slightly angling to the northeast with cas-
line of present rock wall, to be 20 feet wide
% feet high, 6 feet thick at the bottom and
feet at the top, Oflsetting about every / fee
from 6 to 4 and 2 feet, this making 20 percl
! of masonry and about the same amount O
. excavating. Ground or earthwork will hay,
to be done, to give this stone wall a solid an,
secure position.
Tit culvert leading westward from water
shaft, being at present 6 feet wide 5 feet high
with 3 feet arch and 60 feet in length. neye
should have been constructed in such larg
dimensions. We propose to have a new cul
vert built in it of brick, laid in good cemeu
mortar, brick walls 10 inches thick on botj
. sides and the arch, said new brick culver
to be laid on the bottom Of the present cul
vert. The thickness of the arch should b
Is inches where the old brick arch il cave,
t In, say about for a length of 10 feet, Tbi
d new brickwOrk we propose to have built Il
the old one only for q length of 30 feet fror
u water chimney westward, the balance of tn
80 feet to be built when it appears NOR
urgently necessary.
At the mouth Of the culvert (west) the yer
detective stone apron should be repaired an
J properly extended to prevent under
u washing OF the present rock work.
II your honorable council should favor OH
= proposition, we will be glad to submit plsu