Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-04-26
A Business Session
THE CITY. COUNCIL DISPOSES Or
NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
MEASURES.
John Foley Confirmed as Sexton OF
the Cemetery-The Proposition to
Reduce the Saloon License For
Six Months L0st-Other
Matters OF Imp0rtance.

ed until II O'Clock. All members
were present with the Mayor in the
chair. Several important matters
received consideration, chief among
which was a measure for the reduc.
ton of the saloon license in the sum
of 5000 on each saloon for a term of
six months. This was asked by the
saloon proprietors who say they are
daily losing money on account Of
the financial depression. A number
of business men were present who
thought the request should be grant
ed, and they had Hon. John M.
Barker to address the Couacil on
their behalf. The measure was put
upon its passage and was lost by a
tie vote. Those voting for the re-
duction were Sannebeck Armstrong,
Harrison and Board against, Hous-
ton, Myers, Runkle and Kelso.
Saloon licenses were granted for a
term of six months to Saunders &
Kemp, VIM. Kemper, Nj. Mayfield
and Wolff & Brock.
The Council was notified that by
order of the County Board of Equal
ization the assessment of the Mex
leo Light: Heat and Power Co. was
increased $500 and the First Ma
ton Bank $50 900.
MIR. Goodrich appeared before the
Council and requested that the ordi-
nance regulatingthe height of smoke
stacks in the city be repealed, as it
was detrimental to the best interests
of the town; that while such ordi.
nances may be necessary in large
and closely built cities with some
buildings towering II Or Is stories
high, to be invaded by smoke from
chimneys not half that high and
adjoining them, yet here in a coun-
try town with low buildings, and
widely scattered, with chimneys
generally higher than the buildings,
there would seem to be no need for
such an ordinance, which must
necessarily deter manufacturing and
business capital from locating
among US and work a needless
hardship to that which is already
here. Messrs. Houston and Arm
strong were appointed a committee
to look into the matter.
The report of the Finance Com
mittee on the settlement with ex-
Collector S. S. Craig was accepted.
The city owed Mr.. Craig Sc. IS.
The Street and Alley Committee
was ordered to abate ~nuisances in
several parts of the city. This COM
mittee will see that this is done
promptly, as warm weather is ap-
preaching and nuisances of this
kind must not be allowed to exist.
The building committee was in
structed to receive bids for a general
repairing of the City Hall. Mr.. San.
nebeck, the chairman, thought the
work could be done for $3.50. Mr..
Runkle, of the same committee, con-
cured with Mr.. Sannebeck.
Mr.. Armstrong was added to street
grade committee in place of ex-C oun-
Gilman VIM. 0. Johnson.
Sidewalks on nearly all streets in
the city were ordered repaired,
many of which are in bad condi-
ton.
A new committee of one from
each ward was appointed on widen
ing Clark Avenue at Waddingham
Park, as follows: Harrison, Same
beck, Armstrong and Myers.
The salary of the City Hall JAM
tor was raised from So to Sc a
month with the understanding that
the building is to kept thoroughly
clean and the offices to be swept
once a day.
The erroneous poll tax Of Geo.
Hellwig for 1891 and 1892 was Or
dered corrected.
The City Attorney was instructed
to amend the porch and portico Or
dinance SO that the flooring could
be fastened to and supported by
wooden ioists.
Claims and accounts to the
amount of $3.50 were allowed.
J. P. Dobyns and c. B. Riggs
were appointed extra policemen
during the horse sale.
Messrs. c. f. Clark, w. II. Ken
nan and A. G. Turner, of the Board
of Hardin College directors, were
before the Council in behalf of
Strengthening South Jefferson street
at a point near the College. The
Board did not desire to deed the
property to the city for street pur-
poses, but guaranteed it could be.
used as such for all time. Messrs.
Myers and Sannebeck and City En-
gineer Rodgers we're appointed to
confer with the College Board Com
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