The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-10-06

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uls October it, -1-.ru
Bhl OTIS. W. Mtnn iiNlng s"w"r n'5 -.
Bill4 nI pu,icrlucl. -pltun ini tHriuru
Tor ~cpuiubrr, SO. md bill tor Enst
Waco sewer. - Allowed and uid' r'1l
paid
Dummitlc,s called on ilr reports. Nj
MoIArru iup committee on streets stated /
Ihpt uu account Of Gle" rains no WORK liad
been done uu ~peight street, buI that |
work NAs briuu done IN Fliih aud SIKH !
slr.,i- a.d would conlinmr, aid that work |
would lee done un SpcIght street n soon |
n pos irir.
tir Tibus Ton committee on public i'm /
movement t,Iurud unl,yJablN on peli I
don - " y. h."an =. i' "a' p"'' of "iiy /
tui uu motion petition "i.- Ie-
lrctrd
Mr. McIaren ior committee on cemetery
rep .rtrd that ,hc Masonic fraternity
de.ncd To huv q hiork N OHkwoui GENE
terry and desired to know the price the
ciU cOunBl wuuld set on II. They thought
that bring benevolent II tcrhily they
shunld l.. allowed a loser price than m"
usual price. ur lhomght tm,t irr lots they
would give their note Tor 500. lie would
stttc thai DakWnod cemetery WINS out OF
debt, which statement his honor, the may
OF, curruhurtcd lie thought lint oak
AFFORD to pny tlr sexton - y month, and
thus ,ny IT, own expenses in-trad ui the
city puS M At lie moved That prOpo-
4itiuu les updr To sell to ia" Masonic TIA
lcrnity tour lots un time. The mrN or -ald
that the lot, Wcrr S2iu lot aud II the Ma
sonic Fraternity would give their note, say
iur tire, months. there could b" no oh
lection To- letting llicm hive TIA" lois.
Trees had been planted largely hui the
severe Drought had killed them but this
year they hat dnur better II" thought
there would br money enough to Tx up
| trees md fences.
Alderman Hogan moved that Alder
man Mclmrou ho authorized Ia sell four
| lots tu iho M-uuc fraternity taking
their note therefor nj AK months or loss
with utcrr- after muturlty. Seconded
| by Alderman lihh-, and un yui" ga rled.
| Commute. uu Police had 10 report.
The murHhnl reported two vacancies on
| the police caused by rrsignnliuns mad
| verbally. Alderman MHkclg sud that
| the two policemen We a. not uu duty and
| there were two vacancies The mayor
said there wus nu resignation for the
council tn uct upon aud lac would Rp.
point two extra rolicemcn. Alderman
| A rxnudcr moved thit the positions at
lIlt ANi' I''llt' lAA' ~ lf' Al''lhlNA Wv AlAA
Seconded by Alderman Hogan. Dls.
cuHsion followed aud motion Withdrawn
The mayor said he was prepared only to
appoint one There were twenty or
thirty applications, but there was but
one who bud applied that he Eel justi-
| lied IN recommending tn the council.
Tint was Mr. A. H. Knott. He VA u
large, athletic and sober man, and Just
-uch men were wanted, He had already
boon sworn m aud served two days and
was acceptable to Marshal Moore.
Alderman Alexander moved thht
numiu ton u confirmed, which wns
carried uuunimouSlI A dermau Wilkes,
fir Hchuol committees, reported the white
EchonlH opened and progressing finely
He would port the Fourth street
schools az having only four rooms and
| there wore five teachers, and he wished
to know how the mnttcr could hc nr
ranged Tho mayor explained that par
| titiuua could not he changed without en.
dnngoring the building. lie said ne
would, before tho term ~ his Office OK
pred, call nm election to test the scusc
Of the citzous about loyying u tax sui-
iicient To- put mp line building aud
carry on the schoolE for ten months in
the year II WIS Il matter ~ cuusc-
qucuro tu every man who owned u dol
lnrs worth ~ property here to- have
good public schouls lie WIS will ng tn
pay any tax for that purpnrr. He would
call m0sg mertuEH aud personally lie
wunld urge thla He would plead for
the poor children, und NIL children Tor
| dncH'lnu, All the towns about IN arc
| pushing the matter ~ education, and We
must do II. or WIN was once the Athens
~ IeNH would decay. He wanted II
school house worthy ut Waco, not such
| little cabins as we are now patching mp
from ycnr to year, but u grand
stately school building like those
Of D"ui~on and ,urslcann and other
towns something that would be
grand monument To- the enterprise uf
public hearted citi7eps who dcgired Ia
build mp great city. Alderman Wilkes
snld whilc hr heartily endorsed the sen
tlmcutR ~ the mayor thry were IN u
dilummt 'ow, They would have fifty
scholars to- each uf five nch.rs, "A ii
what should they do with the other fifty
Of them who hhd no room? He Thought
u nine mouihs school enough, m there
were three mouths too hot to go Ia
school Aide man Makug wiehed that
| the city council would authorize tho
mayor to order an election to sec II the
people would vote Tor an additional tax
TO support pubic schools and spoke
! diligently on the subject, following the
| tenor Of the mayors remarks Mr..
\ eNander moved that III" mayor be- 80
authorized. Alderman Wilkes offered
An amendment that the election be- held
AT tn general election, rs, Wuce II rn-
CURED a vote OF twu.thlrls Of tho tax
payerR, and an would be- got to the polls
at the general election His honor
pointed ont tine ~ cesslty OF fixing the
amount Of tax to be voted on, aud would
Ruggrst y Of I per cent, which would
be required the frat year, aud not more
| than !, at per rout the next year The
mayor remarked that III Fort Worth u
of per cent had been voted on, and IN
all the city only thirteen PERSONS had
voted against 1t. Alderman Hogan was
IN favor OF building good building, il
ANY wns huilt Motion TIA / the mayor
Ice instructed ru or lar Hu election Ia
decide on the levy Of special tav ~ -
ut ! per cent for free schools at tho
general election WAS put, tho ay,, and
NAYS ordered and carried unanimously.
The committee Of five, appointed to
solicit subscriptions Ia huy two houses
Tor fire department, reported nothing
"plr' ana asked further time, which
was granted.
The city attorney reported on the as
sessment ru-ed on state Central Bank.
that the bank had complied with the
ordinances. The mayor stated that the
point referred to by the city attorney
was whether the debts set forth
IN the expense statement of the bank
were taxable pro ty; IN other words.
whether borrowed money used by "A
bank is taxable. Mr.. Hogan moved
that the report uf tie city attorney Ice
accepted seconded by Mr. Mnkeig.
Motion carried.
The mayor Tor committee appointed
To see the railroads. tu see II they would
put down tire.plugs, asked further time
to report. which was granted.
Au ordinance, Ia abolish Owen street.
was read for third time. Alderman
SpeightwaH called ON, aud made Il state.
ment OF the history Of Owen street. Mo.
That I.a "a