Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-12-13
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION..
The water-works Problem Again
Discussed by the Council
Municipal Matters.

Outside matters, as usual, were
the first taken up by the CITY
Council in regular session Monday
night. Lewis Hord appeared. ask
ing for n definition of the ordinance
providing hre limits for the city.
Mr.. Hord is DESTROYS of covering
the remaining frame of his livery
stables, recently burned, and he
wished to know with what ma
terial he could use as a covering
and be within the pale of the law.
He wished to cover the frame with
iron shesting, bringing the same
covering down on the sides in
places where the weather boarding
YVES destroyed by the fire. The
City Attorney told the Council
that he thought legislative bodies
only made laws, leaving the
courts to interpret them. He
thought any permission of this sort
granted by the Council would
amount to nothing, and that the
only way out of the matter was for
the Council to repeal the present
ordinance and prepare a new one.
The question was dropped on this
recommendation of Mr.. Bryan.
VIM. Bedell complained of an
offensive pond opposite his resi-
denee and just west of the Alton
freight house. The Street Com
missioner was ordered to give it
his attention.
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Upon. Mr.. Arnold's motion, the
Council went into executive ses-
sion for the discussion of the Wa
ter-works problem with Judge
Macfarlane, who was preseat. At
this point the meeting became in
formal and the question was dis
cussed at length by the Council
and the representative of the Wa
ter-works bondholders. Both the
city and the company want to COM
promise, but the difficult part of
the task is the arrival at the terms
of such a settlement. The pre-
valling sentiment now is for the
adoption of a new contract, by
which the water rental will be
placed at a much lower figure than
at present. No definite under
standing was reached at the meet
ing Monday night, but the city is
hopeful of securing an early settle
ment of the difficulty.
At the close of the executive ses-
sion George Kabrich appeared be-
fore the Council and asked a re-
newal of the question of reducing
the theatre license. The matter
was brought up and discussed at
considerable length, the vote on
the question resulting in the license
being lowered to $3.50 for the first
night of a performance, and $3.50.
for every night thereafter.
The following sidewalks were
ordered built or repaired:
To repair on the west side of
Western avenue, in front of the
property of c. c. King.
To build in front of the property
of Mary E. Woodward, on the east
side of Walnut street !; on the east
side of Walnut, in front OF property
of Frank Heckler; on the east side
of Walnut street, in front of prop
erty of J. C. Bassford on the east
side of Walnut street, in front of
property of John Britt on the east
side of Walnut street, in front of
the property of Thomas Shoots.
The Street Commissioner was
ordered to open an alley through
block 10, Morris addition.
All the money of the special and
Water-works funds of the city,
amounting to about $4,000, was
turned over to the First National
Bank for ninety days at 5 per cent,
Bills TO the amount of S426. go
ERE allowed. Of this amount
$327.35 covered salaries of city
officers.
Ricketts, d Emmons Dry Goods
Company haven't time this week
to enumerate the lines they are
making such low prices on, but
have no price on cloaks and wraps.
Come and get them at your price.
lifts anything near cost, and on
garments carried over we will sell
as low as half cost. Don't buy a
cloak until you have looked at
ours. Remember the old South
Side house. WIT
RICKETTS, & EMMoNs
Dry Goods Company.
The Live Stock Markets.
st. Louis-Cattle, strong and