Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-03

stop the sewage from communicating
the streams. He added he bond ;s-
sue could not be voted (applause) but
the special assessment ought to be
adopted without any opposition as
1t was the most reasonable sugges-
tion to eliminate this evil he had
heard suggested.
c F. Clark favored the bond issue,
as the special assessment, he felt,
would be assessed upon many lots
not benefited. Mr.. Llewellyn replied
that the special sewer tax now in
force here was the same thing and
that there had never been advanced
objection to it.
J. w. Million said he would vote
for bonds or special assessment be-
cause we must have the tanks but
that he felt the latter was the best
(applause). J. C. Mundy said a bond
ed indebtedness was as much disliked
by the people Of Mexico as the sewage
was by the people along Salt River
(applause). He said he would be
glad to pay on lots whether they were
occupied or not.
A. X. Luckie said this meeting was
a most representative one end seemed
to favor a special assessment. He was
in favor of either one that would car
ry. C, A. Barnes inquired of Judge
Carter if any suits would follow if the
tanks we're successful and Judge Car
ter said if the tanks proved such there
would be no trouble he felt sure.
]. E. Fish said there was criticism
all over the state against bond issues
that had been issued in small cities
during the past 80 years and they
seldom seemed to please generally.
e. R. Locke favored the direct tax
over the bond issue.
Vote On Lighting System.
Mayor Dry introduced the discus
sion of the lighting proposition with
a statement that should it be carried
under the proposed plan Of direct tax
alton the city could liquidate the pres
ent debt against it out of the general
revenue if it took several years.
E. r. Locke Of the Power Co., said
the lighting contract expired three
years ago but that he had urged the
council not to renew the old contract
for five years, as they considered be-
cause that system was out of date
and a new plan could be devised that
would be far better at the same or
less expense. This plan was outlined
and agreed on the Council and Power
| Co. However the council could not
decide on a method to raise The funds
for the new sysem so it has been
lresting on the table since.
He stated the Power Co., composed
of Mexico men, was as deeply inter
ested in the welfare of Mexico as any
of its citizens and was never in favor
of the proposition considered which
included he burying Of he wires in
the business section of Mexico. That
Iby elemenating this feature, lowering
the candlepower of the lights down
town from $50 to $50 the new system
Of $50 incandescents of 60 c. p., prac-
stically one on the corner of every
iblock in the residence portion of the
city, and so lights of $50 c. p. DOWN
town he thought contract between
$4,000 and $4,000 a year for ten years
could be arranged for. 1t would
make Mexico the best lighted city in
| Missouri. On the motion of L. A.
Shannon the question of submitting
the contract to the people to be paid
for by direct tax not to exceed a5
cents was unanimously carried.
The motion to vote upon the prop
osition at different elections, made
lby D.. II. Robertson and seconded by
IL. H. Lane, was carrnied.
| Mayor Dry expects to call special
Council meeting at once to arrange
for the septic tank election. He wants
this matter settled as soon as possibl
so the light question can be placed be-
fore the people to vote upon.