Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
BOULEVARD RESIDENTS
COMPLAIN OF SPEEDERS
Fourteen Persons Living on Boule-
ward Petition Council to Take
Steps to Stop Speeding.
REPORT MAD
Social Welfare Committee Asks City
TO Help in Employment Of So
cial Service Worker.

NAaA SNAhANN WtAhNAa
The City Council met in its regular
session Monday night at the City Hall
All Councilmen, except Mr.. Ballew and
Mr.. Lewis, were present at the mee5-
ing, A protest, signed by people liv-
ing on the boulevard. was presente ]
to the Council asking that they take
some means TO stop speeding along
that thoroughfare. The petition states
that since the oiling Of tho boulevard.
travel there has greatly increased and
that while most Of the motorists arr
very careful there are ONT few that
drives as fast as thirty and forty miles
per hour, and a few who 60 as fast as
fifty Fer the sake Of the safety Of
The pedestrians and Of the many i;ss-
children living on the Boulevard the
signers Of the petition ask that some
steps be taken az once to stop this
practice. The petition was signed by
Cieye Smith, r. y. worrell, c F.
VIM. P. Smith, J. ". Gauaher.
Lee Bros, A. P. Green, Wallace Dear
ing, J. R Towson, ". L Bryarly, r.
p. Kelso. N. R Jones, Ross Wagner,
and Dr.. A. V. Williamson The Cou7-
ell promised to take steps to stop this
speeding.
The report Of the sexton Of the sem
etery and Of the street commissioner
were read and adopted.
Mrs. Wilson, chairman Of the Social
Welfare Committee and Mrs. ". :.
Bolts, Mrs. F. H. Sanford and Mrs. J.
7 johnson, members of the committee:
appeared before the Council IN refer
snee TO the charity work Of the city.
The committee favors the employment
a social service worker to look al
ter the charity work Of the city AMI
coordination Of all charity work
under the one head. They asked that
city contribute its charity fund 10
this work.
Mrs. Bolts explained that if the one
in charge of this work would reporr
all cases Of contagious diseases to the
city, it would prevent epidemics OF
contagious diseases and this one
thing would in itself more than pay
for the cost Of this work. The maycr
and the council promised to take this
matter up under Amusement
The committee on the sewer on
East Liberty street was continued.
Mr., Armstrong reported bills to the
amount Of ~Sl,645.27.
Mr.. Woods resolution to construct
a sidewalk along the property Of the
VIM. Pollok Milling Company on Eas,
Lafayette street was carried. Mr..
Woods resolution to construct a side
walk along the property Of Mrs. Sa.
rah Wheeler on Trinity street was also
carried.
Mr., Johnson favored the placing of
four more lights in each ward, but no
action was taken on the matter at the
meeting.
Mr.. Wood moved that Ray Bass be
notified to construct a sidewalk along
property on South Trinity street,
carried.
Mr.. Hook moved that the matter of
the city assisting the ladies in the
work be continued to the next
meeting, the motion was carried.
Mayor Harrison referred the matter
of allowing the street commissioner
more money for boarding prisoners to
the purchasing committee. He also
referred the matter of allowing the
La Crosse Lumber Company to build a
metal clad building on Liberty street
to the building committee.
Mr.. William Graves, of St. Louis.
appeared before the Council and
asked permission to erect a mausoleuln
in Elmwood Cemetery and to finance
the same by selling crypts or vaults.
This matter was referred to the GEM
etery committee.
Mt, Eller, chairman Of the finance
committee, made the financial report
which was adopted. The report fol-
lows:
Aug. IA, balance in gener-
al fund. ........ S2,74S.71
August IA, warrants drawn 5 1.2l5.4S
August %, same ..:...... 49,. $3.50
Sept. z, deposited by J. D. Nc
Mckee ...... ...... $487.3S