Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
A MEETING,
One of the Longest and Most
Fruitful Sessions of the Coun-
ell Ever Held.

absent at The opening, though the
latter came in almost Immediately
after the roll was called.
In anticipation of some interest
ing developments in the Water
works ~imoroglie, with perhaps on
effort to secure the resembling of
the order to macadamize West
Jackson street, IA large number of
spectators attended the meeting.
At the conclusion of the regular
reading ofthe minutes of the pre-
ceding meeting, Mr.. Locke offered
a suggestion relative to the manner
in which the record of the Council
has in the past been kept. The
suggestion was merely to the effect
that the Mayor in the future verify
the record of the clerk after each
meeting. The minutes as read,
however, were adopted without
veri6cation.
The Mayor suggested that all If
regular business be taken up before
the routine work of the Council
was touched. as a number of gen.
tlemen were present who need not
be compelled to wait until later in
the evening ifthe rule was adopted.
Frank p. Kilgore and j.. D..
Tucker. insurance agents, asked
the Council for the continuance of
the insurance on the City Hall, in
their hands. The amount is 50, 900
and the policies expire October l..
Upon Mr.. Arnold's motion, Arnold
and Worrell were appointed a COM
mlttee to investigate the character
of the companies in which the in
surance is now held, with power to
renew the policies.
Mr.. J. A. Richardson, the gentle
man who has for several weeks had
a project. in view of furnishing the
city with a complete abstract and
map of the cemetery, addressed
the Council on that subject. He
presented a specimen of his work,
which is of an excellent character,
showing painstaking, skillful
work. The object of the work is
simply to furnish the city with an
indisputable record and plat book
of the new cemetery. The matter
was disposed of by a motion of Mr..
Arnold to appoint a committee to
investigate with a view as to the
needs of the city for the work.
Angle and Locke were appointed,
the committee to report back to the
Council.
Treasury Gentry asked that a
small loan of the city's money
S2OO-be approved. The property
on which the money is placed is
situated in Bank addition to the
city. The loan was approved.
The latest proposition Of the
bondholders of the Water-works,
as read at the last meeting in the
Council and printed in the LEDGER
at the time, was taken up by the
Mayor. Mr.. Arnold having been
absent from the last meeting the
details of the proposition were
slightly discussed for his benefit.
At the conclusion of the prelim-
mary remarks on the proposition,
Mr.. Locke moved its acceptance.
"To get it before the house," Mr..
Angle seconded the motion.
The first gentleman to. speak on
the question was Mr.. Arnold. 1t
was a matter, said he, that de-
manded serious, calm delibera-
ton on the part of the guardians
of the city's interests. He had in
terviewed great many citizens on
| this subject and his conclusion was
that the Council had gone far
enough. He attacked the PROPOSE
ton and opposed it's acceptance.
He thought $4,000 were enough
for the works and was opposed to
going further.
Mr.. Locke next addressed the
Council. His little speech was
simply a series of questions direct.
ed at Mr.. Arnold, the object being
to prove that with a reasonable
amount of frugality, the city
would easily be able to buy and
pay for the works. But this ar.
gument was by no means intended
as ~favoring their purchase. He
was afraid that the SAT, 800 asked
for the works would never be paid
and his reason was this: Fol
twenty years the city has owed
SIC, 900, three-ffths of which yet
remains unpaid. The question
with Mr.. Locke was: With $10,,
600 in bonds due in 1891 and nc
provision to take them up-aftel
twenty-four years-how long would
it take the city to pay off SAT 500
Mr.. Worrell also spoke on the
subject. He endorsed the remarks
of Mr.. Locke and pointed out the
great advantage Mexico possesses
over her sister cities in the matter
of Indebtedness and he was 10th
to lose that position.
No further remarks were made
on the much-discussed question
and when the motion was present
ed to the house not one member
voted for the acceptance of the
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