Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-12
Lexington Will Purchase steam
Roller tor Streets

Lexington Will Purchase Steai
Roller tor Streets
: At a meeting of the Town Cour
ell last Thursday night resolu
ton was adopted fsvoring the pun
; chase of q steam roller for street
and roads. The matter of pur
chase has been under ecnsidera
ton for some time, and the stree
and road committee has been in
vestigating the question Of buy
ing q roller. Representatives o.
several companies have visitec
Lexington and have presented thu
advantages Of their respective ma
chimes. The only definite steT
taken by the Town Council, how
ever, was the decision that roller
be purchased. The street com'
mittee was authorized to invssti'
gate and report on tho kind Of
roller to be bought.
On motion the street committee
was authorized to close the deal
with Mr.. James M. Withrow for
the purchase of lot of two acres
at East Lexington, to be used as a
dump for the scavenger. The lot
also contains valuable lime stone
rock, which will be used for ma
cadamixing the streets and roads.
The dump will be put in at once.
A favorable report was made on
the application Of j. NJ. Quisen-
berry for a granolithic pavement
In front of his residence on White
street, he to pay two-fiftbs OF the
cost of the came. Mr.. Quisen-
berry proposes to give to the town
a "trip of land on his lot on Jack
con avenue, three feet wide and
running the entire depth Of his
lot, for the purpose Of widening
Jackson avenue. The offer was
accepted. d..
G. F. Didawick made applica-
ton for a granolithic pavement in
front of his residence on White
street, he to bear two.fifths Of the
cost of the same. Referred to the
street committee for report.
The street committee reported
favorably on the application OF
Washington and Lee, Mrs. Thorn.
as l.. Preston and others, for a
granolitbic pavement on the south
side of Washington street from
Jackson avenue to point oppo.
site the dormitory, two-ffths Of
tie cost to be paid by the proper
ty owners. A strip of land was
given from the Mclaughlin lot
and Mrs. Preston's yard, for the
purpose of strengthening the
street.
The water committee reported
favorably on the application Of j.
F. Myers for line of pipe to his
lot on Houston street just outside
the corporate limits.
The application of j. B. Spen
ser for permission to build an ad-
dition on the south eide of his
skating rink on Main street to be
used for a bowling alley, was de-
MED.
The application of A. P. Wade
Tor permission to build a frame
dwelling, two stories, with metal
.oof, 80 feet from the street, on
Preston Place, was referred to the
committee for report.
The following bills were ordered
paid: J. P. Bell & Co., SAT; j.
A. Jackson, $500; j. Gaesman &
Son, $3.50; j. A. Cbampe, $500;
Rulings Bros, 1892; . Glauber
Manufacturing c., $500; Fair
mont Wall Plaster Co., $500;
Davidson Bros., $3.50; W. c..
Stuart, $3.50; Moses Bros. $2S.26;
). H. Gorre)l, $3.50; Lexington
light and Power Co.. (deductione
o be made for lights out). $232 80.
Fines reported imposed by the
iayor for April, $3.50; costs i'm.
osed, 1878; fines collected, s45.- .
o; costs collected, $3.50.
There were present at the meet. ,
ng Mayor Kennedy, Councilmen
campbell, Hutton, Irwin, Pole and 9
'hodes, ,