Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-04-14
APPOINTMENTS MADE
-
NEW COUNCIL RETAINS ALL OF
APPoINTIvE OFFICERS Ex-
CEPTIEG TWO.
FIRE CHIEF ONLY ONE EXCEPTION.
Standing Committees Selected at Mon
day Nights Meeting and Biennial
Reports Made Finanes Com
mittee's Report Shows Fine
Progress Other Coun-
Gil Matters.

The city council met In regular
semi-monthly session Monday night,
considerable business being attended
TO. Mayor Jones presided at the meet
ing and all of the members we're pre-.
sent excepting Mr.. Sannebeck, of the
third.
A petition signed by G.. D. Ferris,
G. L. Ferris, M. L. Long, II. +. Roden,
l.. R, Ferris, ]. b. Graham, L. Allison
and J. G. Mundy, asking for the es-
adjustment OF a district sewer begin.
ming at Love and Washington streets
and running north about 1926 feet to
the main sewer, was presented and
referred to the two members OF the
council from the First Ward and the
city engineer. In the treasurer's
monthly statement a balance OF
s1750.74 was shown. The paving
ordinances were laid over.
In the annual settlement of J. ID.
Mckee collections to the amount OF
s26, 966.1 were shown. The treasurer,s
annual statement was referred to the
finance committee for examination.
The cemetery sexton reported 10
burlals during the month, seven white
and three colored.
There were a number of two-year
reports read and filed, all OF them be-
ing complete as to detail and much
too long for publication.
The cemetery sexton reported the
receipts from the sale Of lots and per-
mits and collected by the sexton to be
s935.50. There we're 1l9 buriaIs during
the time, IA white and As colored; II
being buried in purchased lots and AS
in the Potter's field.
In the financial statement a fine
showing was made. The report de-
tailed that the administration had as
sumed a debt of s63OO.75 for notes
and interest, hose tower, fire hose and
Judgment and costs in the Mary Reed
case. This Indebtedness was diminish
ed by the amount of money in the
treasury, slo32.s 50, leaving a net indebt-
edness of s5267. 92. Since taking the
lines OF the city In their hands the
present administration has paid $4,000
for a hitching lot, $500 for improving
IL, $1,000 for an iron fence for the
cemetery, 500 for cemetery gates,
5000 for e~xcavating streets for paving,
5000 on sewer, painting city hall sl26,
$3.50 for new wagon scale and $4,000 OF
the old indebtedness making sl2, org
paid out, besides the current expenses
OF the city. The city now owes $1,000
new debt and s267. 92 of the old debt
assumed two years ago, having $780,
rs In the treasury.
THE COUNCIL REoRaANIzED.
The oath OF office was administered
to Messrs Abbay, first ward; Cleye-
land, second ward; Heller and Prus-
sing, third ward, the former for the
short term; and Buckner, fourth ward.
All OF these councilmen are old mem.
bers excepting the two from the third
who were newly elected, succeeding
Messrs Pratt and S~annebeck.
s. J. Buckner, Of the Fourth Ward,
was elected mayor pro tenn and the
went into executive session.,
making the following appointments:
City clerk, Wallace bearing. Other
applicant, ]. v. Williams.
Street commissioner, D. G. Owen,
Other applicants, j. D. Miller, j. W.
Tucker, Ed Harrison.
Night police, ]. D. Sims and Robert
Kemp. Other applicants, Vaughn
crawford, John Leniton, William
James Marshall. II
Cemetery sexton, Frank Williams.
other applicant, E. X. Hulen. |,
Weighmaster, r. W. Miller. Othre /
pplicant, Tandy Hill. Ia
Fire chief, v. F. Morris. Other &
pplicant, Mason Creasey. L
City engineer, r. S. Mckinney. 4
Physician, DIR. @. T. Varnon. Il
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