Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
Council Proceedings.


The council met, Monday night. i'll special
session. the mayor presiding. Present. all
the members; also Register Wallace, Marshal
Owen, Attorney Hicklin and Engineer BEN
edict.
The mayor explained the object OF the
meeting to be to hear the report of the COM
mittee or waterworks.
Mr.. Taubman, chairman of the water COM
mittee, stated that the committee was not
ready to bring in a report, and asked further
time till ne ct Monday night. The
had visited the reservoirs, the rulnp-house
and the tower, and made all examination OF
them, but had not been able to have any
satisfactory talk with the attorneys who were
to furnish them with legal advice. The at
torueys were busy In the circuit court, and
had not consulted together. He thought they
would be prepared to report next Monday
night. Mr.. Blackwell had read the report OF
the last meeting of the council where there
was objection made to accepting gratuitous
legal advice, and he declined to give any ad-
vice, gratuitous or otherwise.
MIR. Russell moved that the be
authorized to secure some other lawyer IN
the place of Mr.. Blackwell. and that the COM
mittee be granted till Monday night to make
report.
Mr.. Hicklin said he thought Mr.. Blackwell
would advise with the committee as soon a,
his duties in the circuit court would admit OF
his dong so.
Mr.. Shewalter was allowed to address the
council, and stated that the water company
Ill 4o.l -.1-. tLa cot n-l l., not y
ready to make the test required by the ordi-
nance.
Mr.. RusselT's motion was carried.
Mr.. WinsOr said there was no question
about receiving the waterwOrks. Let the
company make the test, and then furnish tht
city with water for three months, thus dem
onstratlng its ability to furnish water, ant
then, when they ask for the first $1 600 is thu
time for us to say whether or not we will re
ceive the works.
Mr.. Williams Was permitted to present
report of the gas committee. 1t stated tina
the gas company would not be able to extent
the gas district on Ridgeway before the frs
of April, and recommended that the gas ia,
on property outside OF the present gas dis
trict be abated The report Was received ant
adopted.
Mr.. Winsor was excused on account O
sickness.
Mr.. Taubman reported that the retaining
wall at Goose Pond was liable to he badl
damaged bv water running over the fill, an
moved that the engineer be instructed to tax
prisoners from the calaboose and fix tn
dram. Carried.
Mr.. Russell, from the ordinance commit
tee, asked further time to report an ordl
nance in relation to the fire department
!, Granted.
Mr.. Hicklin was called on to make a repor
on the suit of W. " J. Taubnan against tn
city. (Mr. Taubman, being an intereste
party, asked TO be excused from sitting as
councilman. He was excused.) Mr.. Hick
! lin said the suit had gone against the city ,bu
that Messrs. Wallace " Chiles, who had as
, sisted hum in defending the suit, thought lh
2 city ought to take an appeal, for the reaso
that there is a good prospect for beating til
> suit, and for the further reason that if til
appeal goes against the city, it will leave til
city in q good position to recover from III
! street railway company.
l Mr.. Russell did not like to have the cit
made liable to further costs, but if an appe,
! were necessary to protect the rights of th
Q city, and put it where 1t could recover, /
: thought the appeal had better be taken. Il
a moved that the attorney take the necessaI
a steps and the mayor give the necessary bon
to perfect the appeal. The motion was cal
( ried. Mr.. Homer voting no.
Council adjourned till Monday night.