Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-22
Town Council Enacts Ordinance
Against Sunday Ball

1OWA SOuuCtl GhdOtc Oh0ah
Against Sunday Ball
The following ordinance wa
enacted by the Town Council al
their meeting last Thursday night
eff any person shall play base
ball, golf or any other kind ol
ball within the corporate limits oil
che Town of Lexington OF within
one mile thereof, on the Sabbath
day, be shall be fined not less
than five dollars nor more than
thirty dollars"
Mr., II, G. Wise, chairman of the
Insurance Committee OF the Lex.
ington Board Of Trade, appeared
before the Council in the interest
of taking such steps as ~ill result
in securing better insurance rates
in Lexington. He recommended
that some system of fire alarm be
adopted, and that telephone be
placed in the firemen's building,
so that notice of fire at night
could at once be c0mmu oicated
with some one in the fireTen's
building in order to give the alarm
by he ringing of the bell. The
mater was referred to commit
tee composed Of Councilmen
Rhodes, Beaver and Pole to in
vestigate rs to the cOst of an alarm
system and report as soon as ossi-
BILE. The Mayor was instructed to
have a phone put in The hremen's
building on the best terms pcssi
BILE.
Mr.. E. A. Moore was elected to
represent the town at The meeting
of the State Corporation Ccmmis-
sion to be held IN Richmond the
last week in April or the first
weeB in May, for the purpose Of
considering the question Of rsll'
road imprOl ement at the union
station in Lexin ton and the sug-
gested change of backing trains
into the town from East Lexing
ton. Mr.. Moore will have asscci-
ated with him Major William A.
Anderson, Colonel Robert CatletG
and Mr.. A. W. Hartman.
The Mayor recon mended that
some time in the near future be
selected as "Spring Cleaning Time"
for the town. and suggested that
all premises be clear ed up a. that
time, the town to furnish cars
and hands to haul off the trash.
1t was suggested that the focr
days OF next week. Tuesday,
Wednesday Thursday and Fri.
day, April 28th, goth, G0th and
MAY lst, be selected az the time
for clearing up. beginning Tues
day with Section ! Of the fire
wards and cCntil ming through
Sections 2 3, ard RESP ectively
until the whole town is covered.
Mr., Thomas 2, Willie, whose
term Of six months as srrsrihtend-
ert Of water and sewers will ex
pire May lst, was re elected TO
that position for the rest Of the
fiscal year ending August 3lst.
Superintendent Wills was spoken
of by mem bers of the Council as
being post efficient olTicer.
A vitrified brick pavement was
ordered to be laid on Lewis street
between Main and Randolph, by
the skating rink, leading to the
hitching yard.
The street committee was auth
orized to Investigate the cost OF
opening a street frOp ths head of
Henry street to Washington street,
by the old K. K. Wilbourn house
The building committee made
a favorable report on the aIplica-
ton of DR. F. W. Mcclure to build
frame residence on Jackson ave
nue., and the permit was granted.
John Spillan made application
to build frame residence on the
street near the heap of Henry
street, Referred to the building
committee with power to act, pro-
vided the house be covered with
metal roof.
There were present at the meet
ing Mayor Kennedy, CouncilT en-
Beaver, Hutton, Irwin and Rhodes,
and Clerk Wade.