Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-08-14
SQUARE NAY BE PAVED.
Resolutions Passed alling Property
Owners to do Work-The Saloon
License Raised.

Council met in regular session Mon
day night, with Mayor Jones in the
chair and all Of the aldermen present.
A telegram to Mayor Jones from +.
NJ. Burke, manager Of the Southern
Carnival 20. of st. Louis, was read as
follows:
"Will your city entertain proposi-
tion for street fair and carnival week
Sept. g."
The matter was referred to a COM
mittee composed Of Messrs. Kennan,
Pratt and Abbay.
Upon the presentation of a petition
for dramshop license from J. T. Payne,
proprietor of the Riiigo bar, the petit
tion was not granted, the following
being the vote:
Yaes-Harper, Pratt, Ragsdale and
Worrell-4.
Noes-Abbay, Buckner, Howell and
Kennan--4.
Later the matter was reconsidereu
upon the motion Of Mr.. Abbay and
the license was granted by this vote:
Yaes-Abbay, Harper, Pratt, Rags
dale and Worrell-5.
Noes-Buckner, Howell, Kennan-3.
In the report of the Street Com
missioner of expenses OF the street de-
partment for the past two weeks the
following figures were shown:
Labor s43.
Prisoner labor, s25.
Supplies, $780,
First Ward, 1895.
Second Ward, 1925.
Third Ward, 800.
Fourth Ward, s11.
The Cemetery Sexton for the month
ending, Aug. IL, showed burials
during the month.
The cemetery committee reported
That a total of 259 trees had been re-
moved from the cemetery. Also an
expense of s3S.16 in cutting trees and
weeds.
The street and alley committee
recommend that the sidewalk on the
south half Of the east side OF Jefferson
Istreet between Love and Anderson
streets be condemned. The report
was received and by later resolution
the walk was ordered torn up.
The committee on finance reported
a balance Of $Sl1.03.
The building committee recommend
ed that repair work on the city hall
property be done, not to exceed s75 in
cost. The work was ordered.
The special committee on the re-
moyal of hitching racks was granted
further time.
ORDINANCES PASSED.
The ordinance relative to raising
the city saloon license from 81, 200 a
year to $1,000 a year coming up, Mr..
Worrell offered an amendment setting
the time Of the ordinance going into
effect at Nov. l, 1902. The amend
ment was adopted with but one vote
against it, that of Mr.. Buckner, Of the
Fourth Ward. The original bill then
passed by solid vote.
The ordinance providing for the
tax levy for 1902 at SOC regular tax and
10c special sewer tax was read a third
time and passed.
The vehicle license ordinance was
given a second reading and the ordi-
nance granting franchise to the
Louisiana Telephone Co. was read a
third time but the matter of placing II
on its passage was deferred until the
next meeting.
The ordinances providing for th'
construction OF east and the north side
sewers we're given third readingand
were passed.
COUNCIL WANTS PAVED STREETS.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by a solid vote:
"Be it resolved by the City Council Of
the City Of Mexico that necessity
exists for the paving of that part Of
there a description of the streets Il
given, including all Of the streets or
the four sides of the court house. Now
lyou, owners of property abutting on
the above mentioned parts Of Jeffer
son, Monroe, Washington and jackson
streets are hereby notified that unless
you protest within the time and man
ner as prescribed by law, that the
City of Mexico will proceed to pave
said parts Of streets and levy special
assessment against said property tC
pay for the cost of same, together with
the expenses of bringing said parts ot
, streets to grade. The paving Of sale
streets shall be Of durable, hard street
paving brick and the width Of paving
: of said streets shall be from curb line
J to curb line"
Mr.. Fry stated that the owners Of
; Waddlngham Park were willing Il
deed 16 feet of of the east side of the
/; property to be made part of Clarl
: avenue, provided the city would con
; struct walk along the property. The
matter was referred to the committed
f; on streets and alleys.
II Accounts and claims to the amount
Of s77l.04 were allowed. After an ex
ecutlve session of the Council adjourn
; ment was taken until next Monday
night.
STOCK AND Farm NOTES.