Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-03-13
THE SALOON ORDINANCE LOST
Saloon Licenses viii Remain as at
Present Sidewalk Ordinance
Passed-How the Members
Voted,

At a meeting Of the City Council
Monday night that body by a tie vote
Of four to four refused to raise the
saloon city license from 81, 200 a year
TO Q $1,000 a year, the former amount
paid. Like Banco's ghost this matter
will not down, and one Of the advo-
Gates OF the old schedule Of $1,000 says
that the matter will be brought up
before the new Council.
At the opening of the Council
Mayor Potts was at the presidents
desk and all Of the members were in
their seats.
Street Commissioner Miller report
ed as follows on expenses for the Street
Commissioner for two weeks:
Labor, SIG.
Prisoner labor, $3.50.
Teams. $l.25.
Rock yard expenses, s5.95.
First Ward, $500.
Second Ward, $3.50.
Third Ward, $1,000.
Fourth Ward, s7.25.
In the Cemetery Sections report, g.
burials were shown for the month.
In the report Of the Finance Com
mittee it was shown that there was a
balance in the treasury OF Sl,7SL77.
The committee on examination OF
the Assessors books reported that the
books, as submitted by the Assessor,
were correct.
The committee on sewers was given
further time.
CITY CLERKS SALARY RAISED.
The ordinance providing that the
City Clerk be paid 5000 a year instead
of $40 a year, was read a third time
and carried by this vote:
Ayes-Lupton, Rebman, Winscott,
Steppelman, Ragsdale-5.
Noes-Kennan, Cluster, Worrell-3.
The ordinance providing for the re-
duction of the Treasurer's salary was
given a second reading.
| ANtAtOhlA IN HlOEN NASESs
The ordinance giving the city
authority to make sidewalk grades
and to compel the laying Of walks
was carried by the following vote;
Yaes -Lupton, Rebman, Cluster,
Winscott, Worrell, Steppelman-6.
Noes-Kennan, Ragsdale-2.
THE QUESTION OF LICENSE.
The ordinance providing for rails
ing the city saloon license
from $1,000 a year to ST. 600 year
coming up before the Council, it was
read a third time and placed on its
passage.
Mr.. Cluster offered an amendment
providing that 'sald ordinance be-
comes operative on and after May 3,
1902 This was to allow the licenses
which expire on May ] to be renewed
at the present figure.
The amendment was adopted by
the following vote:
Yaes = Lupton, Rebman, Cluster,
Worrell, Steppelman, Ragsdale-6.
Noes-Kennan, WinscOtt-2
THE AMENDED ORDINANCE.
The ordinance as amended coming
up, it was lost by the following tie
vote:
Yaes - KEENAN,, Rebman, Cluster,
Worrell-4.
Noes-Lupton, Winscott, Steppel-
man, Ragsdale-4.
Before final action on the ordinance
Rev. A. w. Kokendoffer, II. c. Tur-
ner, Rev. w. A. Hanna and Rev. a.
A. Wallace addressed the Council. A
petition with $50 signers was intro
duced asking for the passage of the
bill.
The ordinance providing for the es-
adjustment of a City Councillor was
defeated, Messrs. KEENAN, and Rags
dale casting the asserting votes.
The ordinance on duties of the City
Attorneywas deferred.
The ordinance allowing j. w. Hollo-
way, II. 7. Squirting, b. o. Sims, Geo.
Lewis and Others the privilege Of
erecting a telephone line into Mexico
was given a second reading.
10 LICENSE BUCKET SHOPS.
An ordinance was introduced
through City Attorney Orear provid-
ing for licensing boards of trade or
bucket shops.
The ordinance vas read first time.
1t provides for the payment of $3.50
for every 6 months.
BY action Of the council Attor-
ney Orlando Hit was employed to
look over the sidewalk ordinance.
The judges for the city election
were appointed and will be found in
another column.
An ordinance providing for a raise
OF the Assessors salary from 800 to
$3.50 a year was read a first and second
time.
Bills and accounts to the amount of
s997.9 were allowed.
INCREASED HIS FACILITIES.