Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-14

S-SACER, treasurer.
Capt. SD An rev read his report as SCI
re'ary of the executive committee, aud i,
vas received and adopted.
Col. h. V. l. McCiel!and, from, the com
mittee appointed 10 wait upon The CITY coun.
Gil TO urge sanitary measures m,de Il yerbn,
report. lie stated that the cummittee, con.
s',tin2 Of Capt. Conner, Mr.. Siusuer sud
himself, had met sud di>cusstd tie mailer
and that lie had ue.n sel, c,ed to represrnt H..
p'IAh''Pse o'tore the council. He sald that
Inc council! ihd treated the eomm.ltes with
great courtesy, and had listened to it ~ustisur.
ly, al well Ms to several other gentlemen WIN
appeared on the same .ui1. CDR. FuIL, r..
son SIR. A. j. Hal, and Judge Hale. The
coionel laid that che cocncil had Instructed
Inc committed on ordinances 10 prsusra N,
ordinance covering the requirement., of the
rssr, to which Mr.. Win-or ard the m.,o r
had been added, and that the council Womb
meet a. hn early day, ns, be next Monday, 10
perfect the Measure.
Or. Howell, who Is a member of the civ
COUNCIL, said, that that body desired ver,
much to see the CITY cleaned up, but tbxt no,
much could be done while the frost 4. in Tho
ground. He said that the work would No.
comi'li>h a double benefit to this society. At (,
would give employment TO many who were
approaching destitution. at the same time ths,
81 EaaQe the city healthier and cleaner. ~.
stated that ta:s wo4ld be desirable Who'll ar
cholers came or not. He called after ion IN
the TACT that It was especially smong The poo.
that priyy vaults were in Il dangerou, condi.
iian' He said that under existing laws The
om"ers were c7-eless, and the council had
al'o beeh careless. but ,tat now a neces,iru
existed WI h whichit would not dc 10 rifle.
sntEht rsst sati- fed that the council would do
az in IL pcWar low ard putting the CITY In :
clean and healthy Goa: tion,
Col. McCle'land said that the worse ,lsaa
IN town TO breed cholera was the Jail. il.
for d. jecions he characterized .s
nestilrn'ial: clogged; with no Passage WAY
ana tlEt u WAS getting to be worse snj
worse. rather th"n better. He said that Ibis
horr G Condition existed Eear - "A ci.Iern i'm
constant use. and there must neressar,iy !r
some tereo anon and seepagr; no matter now
muGn care WAS taken 10 keep everything in
Inc pest Practicable condition under existing
e;Frpinsfanc-s. lie said that FIR all the
places that needed attention appliances .ctiiI
sot ny which they :anld be speedily pIacej
in proper condition.. He Said thai ;; nuhiie
should be aroused that wouiI na,n
PEI attention to the Gaze he had particulars.
sl' zhi mat any Ier-On visiting the place
i0Pi "ouio he astonished and shocked at the
.nadequacy OF tie 4lriia-res.
An order io- five >arks ~ The lez: grade Of
Jour upon Mr.. VIM. r. kerdolB, arawu ~
VII; jos s. Benton and in iayor Of the Is
WAS read.
tF"n mot on Of A. A. Lesueur ii was.
Resolved. .nat the association accepts Mr.
hihu anu Ins1i.=.tcd eUnii ibution
'ith pleasure, assuring him Isai il yin re-
ie'e 4 nimbrr Of eases Of desritution. so5
nat we hereby extend our thanks to him for
Is g nero>ity.
After Il short executive session the meetino
djOurned. ns
JAMES PEAK, President. !
Jos, =. EDhoNDs. Secretary. i