The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-02-22
waco" AND "hs. "A. H.
Our Streets and the Charter
Power 10 Improve Them.

Our Streets and the Charter
Power TO Improve Them.
To the Examiner.
Waco" is sorry that "B. A. r." in his
Sunday morning article, furnished anoth-
er example OF those who discuss but new
er real the city charter. II he even read
the extract from the charter. in my arti-
Gle, it was with little prof., us he evident
ly did not understand il. lie SAY 5 ~ mo
ton by one man and second by another
will hardly authorize the pas age of an
ordinance, When II requires the petition
OF the owners OF Il major part of the
ground tro.'ting on any street, lane,
avenue or alley, before the city council
would lie ant:Ioriz, d 10 levy the special
tax This is not Il lie. and no such int l.
enee can be drawn from the lang uage OF
the charter.
Again, "B. A. Il" asserts 1.-The authority
given by charter Tor grazing Streets has
been exercised over and over AGAIN This
is MT true il he means the authority to
grade by levying a special tax. which is
the authority was discussing. This pow
er never has been exercised.
| herewith quote the language of the
charter again, and ask b. A r. to
read it, and ''r,-read il necessary" 10 III
dtrstnd it: The mayor AMI city council
shall have power, BY ordinance, TO levy
and collect special tax on the holders
gag Gch et H ag Sf ane aa a9s aysnHe or
provided. always, such tax shall NOT ex'
cetu one haIt ut one per centuln of the |
value OF said lot; nor shall the ur,ding
or paving be done at the soc eyciu.i,e |
expense OF the owners of the lots fr,,nt
ing on the street, Lane, avenue or Alley. nm
tes PETITION tor such grading nrpt,inp
'.gheu ny the owners OF Il major Dart ~
me ground fronting thereon or Ydioiniro
hereto. be pr seited for such purpose. y
NoW' 90 you not see there is but one in
tiiilce Where petition j. rrquirpC. viz D
'heh the grading or paving is done NJ
ne Soie eArlus We expense OF the owners
u thc los fon'lng on the Streets etc. {
y ir'h me city pays portion OF the eX
,ei's" "l grading. etc, the council has an I
oiity' without petition 10 levy and col ,
-'I Ii'e ttN from the owner OF a lot 'front.' /
" on Il street, provided only, such tax
halI not exceed One-halt OF one par ccnf- 9
IN of the value of said lot.r Dn vnn :
stch tie idea, "B. \. R.?'' J.
know. using your own language Il
mere Is no ne essary presumpt;on in f. II
|
"a no such offensive Inference can be L. j,
matcly drawn from my article Know .,
our city authorities were not fools snd
eng that the charter provided So nlIin- ar
ior our relief, ! INDUCED in the -amr
aFtaDle conclusion in regard to rbem I
" 90 IN regard to "B. A. R."-that they or
We nor read and understood the charter.
l l nave no desire for controversy tn
ii Is. A. H., or any one else. NV mr. toI
g Is TO benefit the city.
1et lis examine the provisions of the lee
Tier and see If they do not afford pr,,c. n
Il reilef. This special tax can be Wed a r'
three purposes: l. paving; ,. cmbol- "ol
llIg WIN Shade trees, and >. grading y
streets, lanes, avenues or alleys, The
grading and ~ paving cannot be done Ia Ia
Ihe sole and exclusive eXpcnse of Tho ne
lefS OF the lots fronting on the street Is
:, avenue or alley. unless petition for TO
81, Si"uihg or paving. signed I'Ie
Tie owners OF a major auV
OF the ground froating "h
con or adjoining thereto. be presented and
ucll PURPOSES" Bat the ~ emhel IhrC
X with shade TIT es run be do q ..at the thre
exclusive exp n-e" OF the owners of my
ols ana without any petitions. The thel
lcti Is proper and the provisi:,,s p
mo mo reasonable. The whole city is "mo
ineu ny me paving or grading of arou
sueet ana hence The CITY treas won
HDense Of M ,, NJ say enc third, OF tru
a a, peilse vi the work, and the remain m
the lois fronti,rr o noi ne ny me own factl
&c citizens -, u'i ticn streets. All the
eye OF USING anv s+rant aiSn' anu Expo
4 part ofthe oeneraI 80, ra,'" anu, tlrre- If
tie taxes paid Nv All sbonId ho W., spool
radlng and paving such straa+ magl
owner OF n lot adiOinino any, c,roat woul,
'clalIy interested in having n rood factu
III front OF his property; therefore manu-
,Snt 10 contribute, by wav of a world
l '14 ID proportion TO the value of
!; 1t is different, however, in regard Sole ,
Ioeilsf'ng with shade trees. The t..
. Ht latSe, VINO occasionally travel Cor
ven street, derive but little benefit Clark
"C very remote, from the shade 90. N
IohS the same. 1t Is the owners of ball. I
on each side OF the STREETS who
ed hT y. u ahy ana continually 70 H.
lrter imnosaa we tieeS: ana hence eral.
" tHi imposes no restriction npnn Dir,
hcil leVylng the whole of the Inv al , f-e
y, ! VI 10 on the owners of the ,ti'."t
ne very language IT'S, d in the char aIiaht
peiisilihg with shade trees" siUni- eNillol'
Inc benefit is local. Now It is notl'y
tSNary that the council should nm ueparil
10 grade, pave and embelish with !
e, Ges every street in the city at one
he power granted is, Ito lew and Sole
SPcciai Tux on the holders OF the spool [
any sire, t, lane, avenue or allov. -
Il I'lt streets, lanes, etc. Indeed.
n n,I Tr' ,,, OF street could be i'm To GEO
liurr ms power. when the conn ~,
" thihk II exp dent to improve DEAR
@ street Wv ooi, SAX
ana paramount question in the nttant;o
n9nt OF the streets is the grad ma fin
fulhg does not mean crawling. in tba
is no part of the former. The d;o,,JaI,
every street in the city shouId n 7
nentIy established, and all i'm
his Grail 'T W Iii"ue WIN refer Refer
half sha No." !" AGO mas lost at Clark's
IS hacanSa ' " nn ara spent on here stat
Je dio, o,t - no nas no nxeG lanta, the
y ana we ill in to-day what enfera1 =
We 70 dlg out tomorrow. An Withdrew
no thorough survey should be tition o,',
nor OH oity ny competent display Oh
1er' ana map prepared fixing Thera =
tho 49, 5eieeI. me determI- IN spool
IN OF sewerage, the laying of tbere bo; a.
gas pipes, the building Tbe wI
road-bed of the street dncaJ W.
the foundations of build was antor
OF sidewalk, etc. In fixing recommon
10 N ,,ni1n "ietler we snail petition ar