Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-15
PARK IMpnovnMnSw.
The City Council Tases an I'M
portant Step IN this niree-
ton Municipal Matters.

At the meeting of the City Cean-
ell last night, Mr.. Runton, of the
committee To confer with Frank
Wheeler with q view of purchasing
Il strip of land in East Liberty
street, owned by that gentleman,
asked a continuance, which was
granted.
Mr.. Turner, of the electric light
committee, reported an additional
light erected ut the corner of Lib
erty and Jefferson streets. The
committee was ordered to enter in
to a contract with the electric light
company for the additional light.
Mr.. Steele moved that the Re-
eorder be instructed to issue no.
burial permit until the lot in
which the body is 10 be inferred is
paid for. He had found, upon in
vestigahon, that many lots had
been bought and the dead of the
purchasers inferred in them, but
the burial plots were yet unpaid
for. Mr.. Clark opposed the mo-
ton on the ground that the order
might prove distressing to some
persons unable to pay for the lots
at the time permits were issued,
but who would be good for the
amount of the debts. The matter
was compromised bya motion that
the delinquents be notified that the
lots would be offered for sale and
the deeds cancelled unless paid for
at once. The motion prevailed.
A petition from residents of East
Mexico was read. II prayed that
the cellar-way south of the Pease
building; corner Jefferson and
Promenade, be deelareda nuisance
and ordered closed. Mr.. Walker,
who presented the petition, stated
that there numerous other
places of the same character over
the city which are very dangerous
and likely to result in heavy dam
age suits against the city at any
time. The subject was discussed
at length, but was finally laid over
until next meeting on a motion of
MIR. Walker, who thought a
thorough investigations should be
made before any action was taken.
PARK IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Steele moved that an appro-
priation of s1oobe made for Hardin
park improvement, to be used by
the Park Commissioners. Mr..
Clark thought the Commissioner
should be instructed to expend the
amount of the appropriation,
should it he made, in the purchase
of trees for the park. He depre-
Gated the fact that Hardin park
had been SO shamefully neglected.
1t was a gift worth thousands OF
dollars and no pains should be
spared in its Improvement. Mr..
Walker heartily endorsed what Mr..
tClark had said and thought the
Street Commissioners force should
be put to work onIthe park under
the Park Commissioners super
yison. Mr.. Bunten opposed park
improvement on the ground that
the term of the present Council
was too nearly expiredto take hold
of a matter of this sort. The mo-
ton, as amended by Mr.. Walker,
passed.
A warrant was ordered drawn in
favor of Chat Summer for SO,
money collected by stray-pen keep
err for cattle taken up irregularly.
A sidewalk was ordered down in
front of the Boyer property, lot &c,
Coal street.
The members announced the
following judges of election for the
several wards, with the voting
places:
First ~Ward-Woolwine's stable:
r. j. Gibson, Jos. Lup-
ton, w. P. Quisenberry.
Second Ward-Houston & Trim.
ble's lumber office; judges l.
Mundy, VIM. French, J. G.
Shepherd,
/ Third Ward-Sheriff's Office
Judges: ID. W. Sumner, Walter
Crutcher, E. T. Smith.
Fourth Ward-Lemp's Bee
Depot; judges John Jones, Sila'
Wilson, James w. Patton.
Fifth Ward-Regular voting
place; judges: J. G. ". Baskin
J. G. Lakenan, B. Baldwin.
Sixth Ward-J. J. Winscott's
office; judges: ia. Spence, J. M
Coons, HI. D.. Hunter.
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