The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-08-16


ompany to Tx up their rixht-of-wsy ~ per
contract; that the engineer had done rs Iu-
structed; that the company failed 10 pay al.
tentlOn TO the order and that he himself had
served u written notice upon them and still
no attention was paid to the matter. He re-
commended the taking Of some steps where.
by individuals and corporations would learn
to respect orders coming from the council.
Mr.. Walton spoke briefly stating that y
great deal Of the blame lay with the city off,
GERS. who did not do their duty, and suggest
ed as a remedy Tor the evil that existed that
the city officers study the ordinances OF the
city and see that they were complied with.
II the Street Railway company was negligent
In the matter OF keeping up their track It was
the duty Of the engineer to call the councils
attention 10 the fact.
The council at this j~uDcture turned It's al
tention to the passing Of ordinances.
An ordinance creating q gas district with
the fol own boundaries was taken up and
Notwithstanding at the intersection OF
Ninth street ana the alley In block ~. Isl
addition to Lexington. and extending west
to Eighth street. thence south along Eighth
street to alley south OF block Al.
An ordinance In regard to Migrants was
read by ITS title. Mr.. Walton IN this conuec-
ton stated that there was already In exist
ence an ordinance In regard to Migrants and
thought the council In order to know what
1t was doing should have the old and new
ordinances read to them and the differences
pointed out. He moved that the ordinance
be laid over under the rules. and followed up
his motion by stating that he thought there
| was entirely too much legislatipg going on
and too little respect given TO the laws passed.
He did not believe In passing an ordinance
for every little "~mosquitO" that came along.
and that without consideration. He wanted
to know II the city council or some one man
was running the city. II the latter. he WAS
op posed to II. HIS motion to lay the ordi-
nance over was carried.
An ordinance 10 amend an ordinance
egulating proceedings In The recorders court
was taken up and passed by a full vote. The
ordinance allows an appeal to be taken from
the judgment OF the recorders court by either
the city or the defendant. Another ordinance
amending an ordinance regulating proceed.
ings In the recorders court was presented
and passed by u full vote. This ordinance
merely changes the words "sixty days" 10
NINETY days." IN the ordinance which has
reference TO tue return Of executions. This
was done TO make the ordinance comply with
state laws,
An ordinance In regard to side walks war
taken up aud passed by u iull vote. The Ordt
nance has particular reference TO the meas
urements Of curbing TO be laid down.. Tn.
present ordinance STATES that the curbing lsiC
down shall be OF the same measurement n
the Top and bottom but no sane man woull
contend that as much as one third Of th,
curbing which has beea put down by tb'
city complies with the ordinance. Hens,
there Ii no particular necessity for psrtie
r having notices served upon them TO reDaI
a their pavements TO DO 80. ~ when the matte
would come before civil courts IL would 500
be shown that the city had not coriplied wit
their own laws. The ordinance passed Is
safeguard Tor future action.
An ordinance ab0lishing what n known =
, the improvement fund was taken up an
= passed by u full vote.
MIR. Walk moved that the remaining ordi
hN ~ GtsVi shho IS Aaa - - .
nance committee tor examination.
MIR. Waddell desired that The ordluanc
preventing the running at large Of geese. GOA
aud pigeons be excluded from the abos
order IL II was made, and made n motion
amend accordingly. His amendment W,
a lost.
MIR. Waddell wanted 10 make u motion
the eject that hereafter when hi 0rdInan,
was to be presented 10 the council, that
come through the ordinance commIitee, {
IL which he Is chsirmau). The mayor assur,
Mr.. Waddell that IL the ordinance commit
woul' pay attention To It's business he wou
A never bother his brain about b~rinyiug
ordinances, but that he claimed the right
,o bring before the council for their consider
ton any matter he saw proper. Several cOu
cilmen commenced speaking At once aud I
mayor declared them all out Of order 81
ordered the ayes aud nays called for Upon n
90 Nalk's motI0a, which prevailed.
Mayor recommended that when the cou
y, Gil adjourn that August IS be fixed ~
hs date Of meeting again. as upon that day I'll
"a, would have To sit NJ n board equalization n
nm as they would have but little business TO
~. tend to they could give u good deal OF attic
,iOn to the passing Of ordinances.
he The representation Of Ordinrpces" Questl
air was again brought up by Mr.. Walk arisI
IN aud giving his views. Tue mayor replied
he did beiOre-that he would bring up beit
n The council ANYTHING tIat he saw proper.
he Mr, Fegert expressed his view upOn
goose" ordinance. lie thought thai wi
,er the matter came to n test ii would prove
he lust such an ordinance rs the one 10,
as advice had told the council the one In regi
to licensing au]ctIOneers was-Of no accOu
vas Mr.. Walton moved that the city engines
er- attention he called to the ordinance IN req
nd to street railway. So ordered.
Ior Mr.. Waddell moved that the engineer
instructed TO see to u when the gas or WI
he mains were tapped that the street WAS d.
The up In better shape than heretofore. CARR
Nil. Steele stated that while the city ,
as serving notices upon citizens to repair pa
so. ments and abate nuisances that sOHe att
ton ton should be paid to the bad condition
property owned by u, He said the vaul
ted the cslaboOse was in u dlthy condition
uty was annoying TO per ,ons living In the mel
set borhOOd. lie called particular attention
'pt The condition Of the pavement ut the G
boose. No action taken.
ich Council adjourned until August ~. a