The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
MINNEAPOLIS STEEL BINDER
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City Council.

The council met in regular session Mon
day night, all the members and officers
present except City Clerk Morcland, Will
Bandon acting instead.
Collectors report for April, 1891, read,
received and filed. Amount collected,
S551 81; commissions, $2l.Si; turned over
To treasurer, $529.16
Report of register and treasurer read,
which was received and filed. Amount
received from all sources, $529.1G.
Mr.. Fegert, chairman OF claims commit
tee, read q list OF claims amounting to
$333.09, n moved that the mayor draw
his warrant for the same OF revenue fund.
Carried.
Mr.. Fegert, from same committee, read
claims, amounting to S9i9.S7, previously
audited, and moved h a claims as read be
registered on claim book. Carried.
Councilman w. s. Clagett, having moved
out Of h First ward rendered his resigna-
ton, and, on motion of Councilman Wal
ton, the resignation was accepted and Mr..
Clagett extended n vote of thanks by the
council.
Mayor Russell then appointed Joseph
Long to the vacancy and the appointment
was unanimously confirmed Mr.. Long
took the oath OF Office before Recorder
Meet, and was introduced as Il member of
the body.
Mr.. Walton moved that Charles Murphy
be allowed all OF the gross receipts of the
Water street scales for the months of June,
July and August for his services, and that
he pay the city one-half of the gross re-
ceipts for the remainder of the year. Car
ried.
Russell appointed Mr.. Murphy as weigh
master of the First ward Tor the remainder
of the year, and the mayors appointment
was confirmed by the council.
The several bids for macadam and cross
ing were opened and read and referred to
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to report at the next meeting OF the coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Walton moved that all bids for curb
ing be rejected and the register instructed
to re-advertise for bids. Carried.
The mayors appointment of VIM. G.
Golightly as calabooSe keeper for the
month of May was confirmed by the oun
ell.
The mayors appointment of Joseph G..
Chinn as special policeman for three days,
was confirmed.
The mayors appointment of Thomas
Minnaugh as policeman for the month of
April, on petition signed blythe merchants
OF the town, asking that he be appointed,
was confirmed.
The engineer was granted until the next
meeting to make his report as to macada-
MIXING and grading certain streets.
Mr.. Simmons moved that the register
advertise for bids for hauling rock out of
the ~calaboose, and also for the dirt work
on the several blocks to be macadamized
Carried.
The council adjourned to meet Monday
night, May Is.
JUDGES N CLERKS OF ELECTION.
The following judges m clerks of cleo
ton were appointed:
First ward, at John AulIs storehouse.
Judges, J. A. Graham, Fred Gramm, Mike
Howell and Thomas Gibbons; clerks,
Marion Easter, John Weiman, Elias Spruce
and Sam Wright.
Second ward, at courthouse. Judges,
W. b. Hamlet, Il. Hoffman, w. c. Duncan
and John Ct. Mehl; clerks, George Ven
able, II; j. Frazier, &. Ii. Schaefermeyer
and Fl. Lewellyn.
Third ward, at Grants shop. Judges,
VIM. Taubman, j. N. Heathman, John w.
Grant and George Guenther; clerks, r. ID.
Bledsoe, Ed Meyers, Victor Bour and John
Burris.
Fourth ward, Mt old town engine house.
Judges, John G. Fischer, John p. Ardin-
ger, Adam Walk and Joseph Weibel
clerks, Thomas Smallwood, David Gray,
Charles Simmons and David Currie.