Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-13

The engineer made a verbal report
as t. condition of streets, &c.
The city attorney was ordered to
bring suits without delay against per-
sons delinquent IN personal taxes.
Petition of Mrs. Davitt for crossing
on Sd street, opposite her house, read
and prayer ordered granted.
Mr.. Taubman from finance committee
made the following report:
LEXINGTON, Nov. 8, 1886.
10 the Honorable Mayor and City
Council Your finance com mittee to
whom was referred b matter of back
personal taxes of Joseph Glist for the
year 1888, respectfully beg leave to re-
port that we find that said party lived
in the city Of Lexington on the 1st day
of June, 1888, and is therefore liable
for said taxes.
We further report that the personal
taxes OF the M. & X. Mfg. Co. for the
years '84 and 'S5 are for the
reason that the property has been turn
ed over to the Morrison Wentworth
Bank as collateral for debt in the year
1881, and recommend that the same be
abated. JOHN TAUBMAN,
G. BEN RUSSELL,
T.. ID. SCHAEFERMEYER.
Report received and adopted.
The following report was received
and adopted:
LEXINGTON, Nov. 8, 1886.
To the Honorable Mayor and Coui =
Gil Of the city of Lexington, Missouri:
In compliance with the request OF your
improvement committee to survey aud
mark out Water street, in the city OF
Lexington, Mo-, l beg leave to make
the following report, to-wit: l have
surveyed and marked out the inner
line of said Water street. In doing SO
1 based my work upon such old monu-
ments on Third street as l regarded as
most reliable Gall the original monu-
ments having been Deliberately, I made
my measurements from the north line
of Third street along Broadway to
Water street. and found the distance
to be six hundred ald forty-seven feet.
The distance between said Third street
and Water street, as laid down on the
plat OF the city of Lexington is six
Hundred and forty feet. The above
distance of six hundred and fo%rty-seven
feet, carried the inner line of SAID
Water street just on a line with the
front of McGrew's old warehouse and
that of Waddell's mill. / regard these
two last named landmarks as among
the most reliable on Water street, as
they have been standing for many
years, and were erected at a time when
many of the original monuments may
have been standing. Water street is
parallel with Third street, and l found
the fronts of SAID warehouse and mill
on a line parallel with Third street. l
found the front of August Settings
building just on the inner line of Wa
ter street. The dwelling of Samuel
Spruce 1 found to be two inches from
said line of Water street. l found the
fence at the upper corner of George
Settlers yard seven feet and four inches
on said Water street, and the lower
corner of said Settlers slaughter house
eleven feet and four inches on said
Water street.
Joseph A. Wilson and Charles F.
Homer.
All of which is most respectfully SUBJ
mitted. B. d. WEEDIN,
County Surveyor.
10. A. WILSON,
Assistant.
G. F. HOMER,
City Engineer.
The following claims were allowed:
Gas Co. gas street lamps April. sss 81
Moses Benedict, salary for May. Al &c
C. G, Wallace, same 80. % 90
r. A. HicklIn, same 80. G 25
Louis Gillen, hardware. 8 SO
j. W. Hamlet, board pris. May. Is 43
Total. $3.50 SO
Street and alleys committee granted