The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-14

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Respectfully submitted.
G. e. WALLACE. Treasurer.
MIR. Jesse Hamlet submitted his
monthly report as calaboose keeper.
Deed tor part of street from j. }.
Hogan referred 10 city attorney.
Receipts from Mr.. &. Il. Daniel read
for fees due him from city.
Twenty dollars received from MIR.
Frank Trigg on compromise ordered 10
be turned into improvement fund.
MIR. Schaefermeyer submitted the fol-
lowing:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council Your finance committee 10
whom was referred the petition of Mr..
j. F. Lanneau for abatement ct taxes
would beg leave to make the following
! report:-We have examined into the
case and would recommend that the
assessment OF Mr.. j. i. Lanneau for
| the year 1897, on his personal proper
ty be reduced from 81, $50 to $500, and
accordingly the following deductions
| be made OH his assessment on the diff
| (erent funds: On revenue fund, 81 %;
water funds 81; mandamUs fund, 81 IS;
Judgment fund, 43 cents: total amount
81 &c.
In the case of Mr.. John e.. Stark
w ho petilioned the council to transfer
lot 3. block G, WaddeIi's addition,
which lot is assessed to Mr.. John HOl-
well, we would state to the cOunCil
that the tax is paid on this lot In quea-
ton bv Mr.. John Howell. and the COM
mi,tee cannot see any right to transfer
this property to Mr.. John &. Stark.
RespectfulIy submitted.
G.. ii. SCHAEFERMEYE R,
G.. Is. RUSSELL,
w. &. MCCAUSLAND,
Committee.
MIR. Russell offered the following as
an amendment:
Gentlemeu of the Council: - AL
though signing the finance s
report as a whole, vet would move to
amend that portion as 10 Prot John +.
Lanneau, and including presidents OF
f.. A. Seminary, Methodist College and
Male Military school, that their taxes
he rebated or abated rs their cases now
stand: that they pay only a. nfst as
sessed by Lilburn Shields, and that the
finance committee are authorized anu
hereby instructed to make needed
changes on books OF collector where
tax is not paid, and ascertain an0unt
of replacement due any of the parties
who may have paid, and tina they II.
port their action at next regular couh-
Gil meeting. Contemplated schools
are now looking around tor locations.
Our state aud county cXeinpts them,
and SO has this city until this year. 'Ils
true that u legal advisers advised we
must do 50. but did not say ROW much
VIC should assess them The county
made IA nominal assessment as did A
SCISSOR Shields, and on his first assess
ment | would, and have recommended
this council to abide, as has been the
case until fhis year. Lexington must
stand abreast il mo- III the lead III this
matter: the amount OF tax Is small, The
effect when il goes forth would he very
large and damaging to this InerGat.
No tax on schools or that used III con-
nection herewith, and although we
must assess them, let it be as does The
cOunty. 4 nominal assessment
wants are not 80 great that we should
call on or COLLEGE interests 10 help us
ont by lakes and in truth let MS re-
I member that they bring several l.didred
students in our midst, and III their
; wake follows IL golden hnrrest TO he
o reaped by our citizens generally.
Schools build up, morabzes ana re
. fines society. Let us SO tar Is we cn'l,
e loan ourselves TO every interest that
e will 20 toward making old Lexington
. the Athens Of Missouri; then put nc
3 stone In her way by taxes.
Mr.. SchaeferIneyer moved 1" lay
IS the amendment on the table.
Though this question was not prop
e erly debatable and by parliamentary
u law would have carried the Origina
=. question with it, a lively and lengthen
ed debate took place between Messrs
Chinn and Russell ON Ii II SIDE
and MessrB. Williams, Schhetermeye
and McCausland on the other.
l.. The motion to lay Oh tue table car
ried.
l.. Mr.. Schaefcrmcycr's report was thei
a adopted. Ayes, Gray, Hook, Love
ID McCausiand, Russell, Schaciermeye
l. and Williams. Nays, Cninh.
-. Mr.. Russell made Il verbal report Il
The effect that work on the streets ilat
N about ceased because OF the bat
Is weather.
H. Mr.. McCausland from the commute
g OH claims moved the allowance OF III
'e following which carried: