Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-15
OwLDCOUNCILG OEs0UTA AND
NEW MEMBERS INSTALLED
MONDAY EVENING SESSION
PAVING OF e. PROMENADE ST
LOST BY TIE VOTE OF couN
Gil THOUGH AN ALLEY ANp
W. MONROE ST. ORDERED 70
BE PAVED.

pOIntIve Officers Selected Or
Gibbs, CITY Physician, and San
Wallace Night Police
The passing out Of the old council
and the Installing Of the new on
was a feature OF the meeting Mon
day night. Before the new member
we're sworn in, however, the retiring
body finished their part of transact
ing the ehy's affairs.
The matter OF paving q. Promen
ade was again taken up and defeated
though this time il was voted dow
by the council. The professors hA'
the minority Of the number Of feet
but when iakcn to the council, the
vote stood four 20 four, thus defeat
ing the proposition. The ordinance
ordering the alley in block 3 of orig
inal Mexico and W. Monroe pavet
we're, however, passed. And the or
dinanccs ordering the alleys In blocl
u and II were given first and sec
ond readings.
The reports Of the Street Com
missioner and Cemetery Sexton wer'
then received, read and filed. TIT
report Of F. NJ. Williams, cemeter!
| sexton, showed the number of burial
| during the past month to be 20; II
whites and 5 colored. He made
further report, that for the past year
This report showed 1870 burials, 10
whites and % colored.
Continuing, the report of City Col
leetor J. d. Mckee and the financia
statement of the city treasurer wer'
heard. The first report, after benz
examined by a committee, was fount
to be correct and showed total col
lections for the past year, to Apri
II, 1909, to be s29,511.O5. The sec
ond report was also found to b.
correct and it showed a balance II
the general fund to be- $330S.0 4.
Other matters attended to by th'
old council were the granting Of sa
loon licenses to VIM. Gregg ant
Chas. johnson; adopting OF a reso
luton to build a walk along the prop
erty OF Jacob Atkinson; the report O
Fire Chief Morris, read by A. q
Smith. This report showed the mum
Der of drills, fires, false alarms, tota
cost to city, and the Fire Chiefs es
innate OF fire loss within the city
limits for the past year to be as fol
lows:
~ drills 8 154.7I
10 fires 1896
II false alarms 69.5(
Total cost OF fire company proper
TO city 3S2.25
Estimate OF fire loss within
city $4,000. 0C
The final speeches OF the retiring
eouncilmen. Ms. Myers, of list ward,
John Marshall. of End, and Cortez Ed
monston. of Bird, closed the business
Of the old council. Mayor Graham
then addressed the council, reviewing
the work done.
The following resolution by the
members was adopted. "Be 1t Re
solved, That we the remaining mem.
bers of this council, with regrets, bid
farewell to the members that are re-
firing.
we have labored and labored hard
for everything that has seemed of
benefit to our ciyt and there has been
no discord.
in all their future attempts wheth-
er in public or private life, W shall
be interested in their welfare, and
now
BE it Resolved, That while bid
ding them farewell, we shall extend
a most hearty welcome to the new
members that are taking their places.
New Members Sworn In
and Body Organizes.
The new members of the council
sworn in were DR.. Taylor, LIST ward;
Robt. Allison, End; j. o. Tinsley, 3rd;
Willard Potts reelected, 4th. Mayor
Graham then made a short speech
to the members in reference to their
work, and expressed himself in favor
Of continued improvements and hoped
that they would work together for
best interests Of the city.
The new body was then organized
and the following appointments
made;
Standing Committees Finance.
and Tinsley; Claims Commit
zee. Smith, johnson and Taylor;
Street and Alley Committee, Potts,
Johnson and Allison; Water and
Light Committee, Mcintyre, Smith
md Tinsley; Printing, Mcintyre, All
ison and Smith; Cemetery and
Park Committee, Potts, Tinsley and
Taylor; Building and Purchasing Com
nittee, Tinsley, Mcintyre and Hook.
Willard Potts was then elected Ma.
pro tenn and the following ap.
continents made;
3oard of Health
list Ward, DR.. Taylor.
End Ward, Robt. Allison.
Bird Ward, J. o. Tlnsley.
4th Ward, John Mcintyre.
Street Commissioner. E. W. walk
+,
Cemetery Sexton. F. M. Williams.
Fire Chief. V. F. Morris.
Driver Fire Wagon, Oscar Canter.
ury.
City Physician, DR.. Gibbs.
Engineer, e. F. Ketter.
Janitor, Sampson Brown.
Night Police, Sam Wallace. instaad
Mccormick.
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