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


Council Proceedings.
Council met IN regular session Monday
night. Present: Mayor Russell; Councilman
Carter. Clagett. Steele. Walton. Waddell.
lett. Recorder Meet. Engineer GAVIN, Regis.
ter Moreland, Deputy Treasurer Wallace and
Assessor Price; Attorney Phetzing.
Minutes Of preceding meetings read and
approved.
Mr.. Wallace read collectors settlement for
July. Amount collected. 90. 721 81; collec-
tors commissions. $40 o.; amount due city,
$3,G76 2s. Report received and filed.
Mr.. Wallace read treasurer report for
July. Amount received from all sources
S3.7l4 GO. Paid out on several funds, 3d.
$50 o.. Report received and flied.
Mr.. Wallace read cslsboose keepers report
fDr July. Number OF prisoners given into his
keeping during month 10; against them were
assessed fines TO the amount Of S54 20.
Amount lost by breaking Jail, % 80; amount
paid In cash, S25 80; amount satisfied and 10
be satisfied by work. $40 20.
Register reported names OF councilmen not
PhSDSht ~ ~ wv Soe.St ~ so
various meetings.
Mr.. Ciageti excused for non- attendance al
three meetings.
Mr.. Walk excused for non.attendance at
July meeting.
Mr.. I'd. Dullng presented a petition from
RIB. Eubank praying that license money paid
In by him for the privilege OF conducting the
business u auctIOneer, be eiunded upon the
grounds that the charter Of the city did not
authorize the collection Of licenses from
suctioneers.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Walton the matter WIS
referred to the city attorney for his opinion,
TO be given at next meeting OF council.
Mr. Haddell from finance committee stated
that the city wal now In debt $2.lO7 81.
Mr.. Walton moved that the city council
adjourn until tuesday night. when II adjourn.
ell. to consider ordinances.
MIR. Fegert, from claims committee. read
list OF claims which had been previously
| audited and numbered. claims ordered re-
Risiered NJ read.
MIR. Walton moved that the claim Of the
city marshal for serving notices be referred
10 the city attorney, TO decide whether or not
he was entitled to the same under the new
ordinance placing city officers on Il salary.
Mr.. Fegert read list OF claims to be allowed
and paid. Claims ordered registered M read
Mr.. Carter. chairman OF the Judiciary COM
mittee. reported that they had examined into
the matter OF the house known ~ the Wedge
house being n nuisance. The report stated
that the committee had been unable TO detect
anything OF y dissgreeable nature therein.
Mr.. Wm. Aulls Stated upon the part Of the
petitioners that the house tcds q nuisance
that u WAS standing there In open defiance Of
the fire limits ordinance; that II made II al
most Impossible for Mrs. Nickel to keep hel
bosrders ut her house when the wind wa
blowing from the south.
Mr.. Walton. o. q member Of the ludiciary
committee, defended the action Of the com
mittee upon the ground that the building Wa
regarded that class of buildings Throughout
the city It would be hard to distinguish thos
which were not nuisauces. He thought tb
matter had been referred TO the wrong com
mittee In the first place.
;. Mr.. Walton moved that the report Of til
B Judiciary committee be received and filed an
that the petition OF MIR. Reid and others b
referred to the city marshal and attorney,
Mr.. Fegeri moved to amend ny adding th
dire BOARD and chef Of the fire department
. The examining committee. Carried.
Mr.. Russell stated that he had orcered th
city SCALES tickets numbered 10 rotation an
that hereafter the scales mssters would he n
quired to give their RECEIPTS Tor each boo
a when they were given tn them.
Mr.. WaddeIl, from gas committee. repOr
!, al In favor OF tue gas bill for July being pal
So ordered.
'e Mr.. Waddell moved that the tree at Il
northwest corner OF Ninth and Third stree
" be ordered cut down by the engineer as IL II
terierred with light from street lamp. TT
ordered cut.
Mr.. Fegert moved that ~ the insurap
- companies were destroys Of paying The
taxes, and AZ the tax books would not be tur
A ell over 10 the collector In time to allow I
companies 10 make their lawful reports, th
z. the collector be authorize TO furnish the
with a duplicate of the assessment. SO orde
= ed.
MAYOR reported that he had reduced I
J., circus license In the case OF the small af,
! which exhibited here last week. ACTION &C
ilrmed.
Mayor read communication from y. Ga
IN tier Offering the GoOse Pond properly to I
city for 1900. Purchase ordered made.
no WIN. Golightly appointed calsboose keel
for August. appointment co ntrmed.
The appointment Of Robert Sandlier
iE special policeman for one day confirmed.
Mr.. Waddell moved that as the city "
behind financially that The en9lnee. he ord
ell not 10 do any more work on streets u
alIeys unless ordered to do so by the MAJ
or the Improvement committee.
MIR. Steele moved that the streets Of
city be numbered intelligently and that
houses also be numbered,
Moved that committee be appointed 10
a ,rtain the cost and best way OF doing
Carried. COMMITTEES: Messrs. Steele, Wal
and Fegert.
Mr., Walton. from The committee appoin
up to draft resolutions upon the death OF Dep
ATE CITY COLLECTOR Thos. Standish. reported II
o. of resolutions which were unanimously ado
,ur ed. The resolutions appear elsewhere.
iii, Mr.. Walton stated that the bridge VIII
led to the only real river front OF Lexing
WAS In bad condition and moved that the
nd engineer be instructed to repair the sRme,
!" ordered,
III Buds to furnish city with coal for
md ensuing wear opened. There WAS only