The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-07
PAVED SQUARE
FINALLY SETTLED.
City Council by Vote Of Six to Two
Found That Remonstrsuce He'd
Majority Of Signers.
&c" STEET IMPR0vE'NT LAID OVER.

Those who attended the council
mcoing On Monday night. with the
expectation OF seeing REPETITION "i
the stormy scenes of Wednesday night,
April IAN, we're partially di'npp"i"t
ed When the paved square wransI"
came up for final disposal, the mannc'
in which the counsel On both sides
displayed additional petitions III emil.
less array, was truly amusing aud re-
minded one Of Bret Hates "licnthrn
Chinrc,r who had twelve decks up
his sleeve and played them when the
occasion arose.
When the question first came up,
MIR Rozicr, counsel Tor the petitioners,
presented statement from j. +,
Pullman aud Theresa Puttman, ask
Ing that their names be stricken FROM
the rOmOnStrnncc and added IL the
original petition. MIR GOssom. cuun.
sci for the demonstrations, at once
hcdgcd on this change with u petition
from property owners in the blocks
ubutliug the square, demonstrating
against the paving proposition,
Between the horns Of dilemma,
tho board appealed to the city At
torney, MIR. Paul Caycc, for tho list
Of those property owners eligible To
sign the petition and rcmonstranco
The list submitted by tho city attorney
contained the names oi property
owners around the square. aud tfitise
owning the four corners Immediately
adjacent to the square Acting upon
this decision, a count Of siGncrs was
| made and the vote st0ud ~ for the
paving aud IA against The board
accordingly found that majority Of
property owners were signers to the
remonstrancc.
The petition of j A. Lawrence aud
others to improve "C' street was
laid over until the ucNt meeting Of the
board 10 allow the opposition time in
which To li!c rcmonStrancc.
The proposition OF the Board 81
Trustees Of the 81 + Church, South,
to sell to the city for Sl6O n Sttip OF
land \ feet wide, to be added to the
ALLEY west of the church, Wa, rejected
on account of lack of funds.
The time for the completion of the
water works system expired on Ia,
ith of this month, but because Of /;
mistskU made in building the new en-.
zine, the contractors, Spradiing \
James, were unable To complete H.,
system within the time limit aud asked
the board Ia extend the time further
This WAS done aud the 2Urh ol thu
month was set a. the day fur compile.
ton
The proposition Of Smith, Blrrck \
Co, for boiler and other insurance
WA, laid over until the next meeting
The petition If " l. Sackmnn, |
n Vance aud j. W. Fly, for til,
opening Of Centennial alley in Lang
addition to Pennington. was referred
to the Committee Of Streets aud Alleys
| Tho license fec Of % Of the Noltl
American Insurance Co. aud the Phil
adclphia Underwriters was refunded
because it had been paid twice.
The bond ui Ed STAN to deliver jut
yards Of gravel on the streets Of til,
city was filed and approved Ais
bond Of Joseph Miller to furnish Loot
yards each OF macadam and riprap
on the streets Of the city, was filed auC
approved.
The Committee on Streets and Al
lcys was instructed to make some Al
engagements for sprinkling the streets
aud cleaning up Of the streets wa
| ordered
| WARRANTS IsSlED.
Chas Adams, months salary ...,. !IS g
| Geo. RaineS, IO.U
| Ed. Xellcr, street commissioner 3I.S.
Criminal costs against city .........- nos
| Toe Miller, riprap and maCadam - 500