Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-30
PAVING STILL CONSIDERED.
Matter of East Monroe Street I'm
provement to be Acted on Soon
Council Proceedings.

The city council met in regular semi
monthly session Monday night. Mayor
Jones presided and all of the members
were present.
A crossing was ordered across Clark
avenue between the Planters Hotel
and the residence OF J. c. Bassford.
On motion an ordnance vas ordered
drawn vacating the alley east and west
through block five, Broadwater addi-
ton.
EAST MONROE PAVING AGAIN.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Abbay, of the First Ward, expressing
the sentiment that the majority OF
the resident property owners who also
own a majority Of the front feet abut-
ting Monroe street between Jefferson
and Cole streets, which has been order
ed paved, have not filed their protest
against the improvement. The resolu-
tion was lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Abbay, Ferris, Pratt-3. Noes
Buckner, Cleveland, Howell, Rags
dale, Sannebeck--5.
Attorney Geo. Robertson was pres
emit and the addressed the council in
behalf Of the property owners who
desire to improve the district re-
ferred to. Mr.. Robertson spoke of the
letter recently addressed by him to
the council in which he maintained
that Mrs. Sherwood, a part owner OF
the property affected, was not a resi-
dent of Mexico at the time the reso-
luton was passed.
W. W. Fry was present and repre-
sented Mrs. Sherwood, claiming that
she was a resident. The matter was
dropped at this point for the time be-
ing, but came up later, when Mr.. Alb
bay moved to reconsider the former
action. AS Mr.. Abbay had intro
duced the resolution he could not
move to reconsider, and MI. Sannebeck
made the motion, the matter being
carried by the following vote: Yeas;
Abbay, Cleveland, Ferris, Ragsdale,
Sannebeck-5. Noes: Buckner, How
ell, Pratt-3. This leaves the matter
before the house, and further action
will probably be taken at the next
meeting.
On motion a rock gutterlng was or
dered at the south front OF DR.. F. NJ.
Shoush's Sanitarium.
FOR BETTER STREET LIGHTING SER
VICE.
S. NJ. Locke, president Of the Elec-
trio Light company, addressed the
council briefly, asking If the city
wanted any propositions from the
Light company In regard to more
street lights. The matter was referr-
ed to the water and light committee,
who will confer with the managers Of
the Light company.
WORK ON THE NORTH SIDE SEWER.
Street Commissioner Owen, who
made his semi-monthly report Of street
expenses, said that work on the north
side sewer would In all probability be-
gin In two weeks and rushed to COM
pletion as rapidly as possible.
Accounts and claims to the amount
Of sl25.24 we're allowed.
Cost bills in the Crigler case amount
ing TO 1910 were referred to the city
attorney and several other accounts
were laid on the table.
The sidewalks at the east end Of lot
one, block one, Hughes addition, In
Western avenue, and one belonging to
p. w. Harding were condemned.
The levy ordinance was read a third
time and placed on its passage, being
duly carried. The levy is 50 cents on
the 800 valuation.
The street and alley committee was
authorized to employ a competent men
TO make estimates yon sidewalks and
the council adjourned until Monday
evening, August 3.