Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-15
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE

All the Councilmen were present
at the regular meeting at the city
hall Monday night.
The petition for the removal of the
outside toilet on the property of Mrs.
Carroll on the northeast corner Of
Missouri Avenue and Love street
now occupied by James Wilkins was
referred to the Board of Health on
the motion Of Councilman Hook.
The petition for a sewer to begin
at the manhole in front of the Shoos-
man property on West Jackson St,
and extend to a point six feet beyond
the east line Of Missouri avenue was
defeated. The petition for establish
ment of the sewer was signed by J. u.
Miller, A. H. Meeks, l. ]. Sims and
Mrs. Mamie Blevins; Attorney Whit.
son represented the signers of this
petition. The petition protesting
against the establishment of the sew
er was signed by A. G. Barnes, Mrs.
S. D. Stocks, Rolla Mcintyre, D. j.
Cauthorn, ]. c. Basford, John Bas-
kett, Maggie Basket, Mrs. Emma
Price, Morris and Layman and Mrs.
Mamie Blevins. Attorney Stocks rep
resented those who protested against
the sewer.
H. E. c. Tucker, John Abbay and
R. E. Race representing the CONNER
cial Club asked for the use of the
streets for a carnival next fall and
asked that the shows be allowed to
come without license. Councilman
Johnson moved that the petition be
granted and Mayor Harrison appiont-
ed committee to confer with COM
mittee from the Commercial Club.
Mr.. Ballew moved an amendment re-
quiring the Commercial Club to leave
the streets in as good condition as
they found them. The amendment
carried.
Judge Bolts petitoned that the
mandamus suit against the Electric
Railway be dismissed by the city.
Councilman Armstrong moved that
the council rescind the order to have
the street commissioner tear up the
spur of the Electric Railway near the
corner Of Western Avenue and Jack
sn street, the motion was carried by
a vote of to /.
The ordinance introduced by Council
man Hook for the paving of the alley
running east from Jefferson street
in block 0, Original Mexico was
passed, Z TO /.
The ordinance introduced by Coun-
Gilman Wood to pave an alley in the
same block, running north from
Promenade street was laid over until
the next meeting.
Chairman Eller Of the finance Com
lmittee reported $279O.39 in the gener
al fund, $108.22 in the sewer fund
$372.2S in the cemetery funds 747.5
in the library fund and $1964 in thu
light fund.
Judge Lewis, chairman of the
claims committee, reported bills t.
the amount of $1424.84 and upon tht
motion of Councilman Hook, the bills
were allowed.
The sidewalk resolution by Coun
Gilman Wod was adopted. The reso
luton called for sidewalks along tn
property owned by the following
The heirs of W. H. White, ]. W, Greg
ory, R. M. White, ]. 7. Van Note
Clemens Jackson, Willard Potts, Johl
Jameson, George F. Clark, Georg'
Walker, Miss Sallie Calhoun, Wal
ker Pollock, Cornelius Jackson, Han
nah Jackson, B. R. Middleton, Nanni
Phillips, ]. B. Armstrong, Sam Morri
Sophie Walker, Margie Gray, Kirtle!
Mcdonald, Frank Christian, Estelli
Bright, James Talbot, Amelia Brown
Hester Holt, Dizzy Ramsey, Mary +
Cooper, Hilliard Taylor, Mrs. Ell'
Graham, John Basket, H. E. C. Tuck
er, Beckie Drinks and ]. E. Howder
shell.
The sidewalk resolution introduce
by Councilman Hook was also adop
ted, this resolution called for side
walks along the property owned b
August Weber, D. M. Roberts, Nan
ME Fowles, J. M. Powell and Gee
W. Callahan.
Councilman Armstrong moved tina
the Vehicle Tax Ordinance be give
its second reading.
Councilman Hook moyed that tn
Traffic Ordinance be given its thir
reading, after which Councilman Ellie
moved its passage. The ordinanc
) was passed by a vote Of 5 to 2.
On the motion of Councilman Ellie
) the matter of a tennis court if Hard
= Park was referred to the City A
torney and the Park Committee.
, Councilman Hooks motion to motif
the owners of the barn on mort
Clark Avenue to repair the walk wa
; carried.
Councilman Hooks motion that IL
= City Marshal notify the owners
4 vacant lots to cut the weeds was pas
/, ed.
e Councilman Woods moved that Il
e City Clerk notify Mrs. Tatlow to r
/ move the veranda on her building
: Jackson street was passed.
On motion of Councilman Eller u
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