Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-16
WACO.
Last Day OF tho DrnggIsts' Convention
"A Mass-Mcctlng and tho Water
Question.

Hpecihi 20 tho Gazette,
WACO, May To- The State Pharma-
ceutical association met nj 10 o'clock
this morning, President Wells In the
chair.
Final action was had on the resolu-
tlon with reference To memorlnllgng
the legislature 10 pass u law regulating
the pmoilce Of pharmacy. Tire law
provides that no pharmHolat shall DO
cOnaidcted qualified 10 iii prescrp-
tlons, compound tinctures, etc, until
he has stood I'm examination before
hoard Of competent pharmnpista, This
II Intended To SIT down on and crush
out forever the incompetent druggist
who pOlaona people 10y putting
up the wrong medicine IN prescrip.
Lions,
Several amendments 10 by-laws were
adopted, and sixteen querlca on pro.
icssiOnal topics were proposed and
adopted for discussion next year. In
every ease some member was found 10
accept one pt these topics, promising 10
have an essay ready next year,
San Antonio was selected ~ the
place Of meeting next year, the date 10
he liked by the executive committee.
Resolutions OF thanks were voted to
the mayor, aldermen, druggists and
people Of Waco generally for hosplta-
BILE treatment. aud the associutlon adj
l0urned.
This afternoon the association ao.
ceptcd mn invitation 10 visit the Waco
farm, few miles west of the city, aud
were driven thither IL buses. They
greatly enjoyed the Inspection OF the
fine hoiecs, mules and blooded cattle
with which the farm " stocked. Nal.
Charles Moran, the proprietor, did the
honorB with lavish hospitality. The
grand banquet rendered the nasocia-
ton by the local druggists IL IN prog
iers AZ the McClelland hotel tonight,
Late yesterday afternoon circulars
were distributed around the city EMIL.
ing for "A mass meeting at the court
house 10 consider the water-MOrks
question, IL was largely attended tho
anti ater-works contract element be'
ing predominant. The late hour AZ
which the meeting adjourned mid
night preoluded anything like II fair
report Of tho proceedings being wired
YOU last nigh. aud they were held over
until 10 day. Judge l.. G. Alexander
offered the.followlng resolutions:
Resolved, That wu congratulate the peopie
Of The city upon lhn Withdrawal ol Nj:
hih proposition 10 make u new contract With
| the city, nnd commend he het az said waite ,
reEardls's ., the motive slin mnni,en ot ,a,,
| contract with ihs water company would be
| dlhnsl ronS 20 tho pnoplu Of The city.
| Resolved, that tho city of Waco should
| take itnmsdiate action contemplating the
| construction Of an adequate system OF water
| supply az early ~ practicable, 10 be owned
ana controlled by the city.
| Resolved, that under no eiron INSTANCES
| should the rOnlrari Win the present water
| company no extended,
| luaaiod 10 lake Immediate action 10 asoor
| iaiu tbs best sources OF wntnrsnppis, tlls nusl
| of hn adequate syhttm 81 MhtrIrWofhs, tuh
| The ways and means " Greet the same.
Judge A. spoke To these resolutions,
Ia decidedly earnest language, favor
| ing the city owning aud operating It's
own wator.works. Col, w. A, Taylor
also made lengthy talk, coinciaiDg
with Judge Alexander, and offering
the following supplementary resolu'
tons
y hereaN tho city council OF Waco nave
| failed 10 obtain froln the water works np,'
pany .aiihactpry contract ~ thn people
~ aa enoleut water n'fi'y Tor mo ''y 81
'Wh ereas' they hsssso f,r failed or refused
| IT, enforce The compliance "a good lsith nl ~,
|
whereas, lbere Il ~ urgent aud an immo
| Iiats neca atIy Tor en- lent walurHorku "a
supply the city Of waco Win "A oouhliint
| TiAreflre, be IA resolved, that "a IN Tie aanHa
| ~ this masa,neeltns ui lnp citizens ~ Wipa
asssinblsd lhai thp eiyof Waol shail build
own ana control tho whterMorhs vi u,s
nsso,ved, that committee he appointed
| 10 walt upnu The citizens pi MaaD lnr tu,
srriptlons "a city water bonds, said bonds q
ran ar thir y yhsfh, WITH per cent, intereh'
with coupons ntisohed, saiu coupons 10 i's
a,,nised la payment fnf the water tiN sni
honds % beuf the denomination ~ W ehch
that said water taA shall not be greater than
w,li pay lilo iniereat on aald bondk ani ~
unovlds Tor sin king iuni far tbs payment
III ha'ne aod 10 fDn And heep tbs wuIhA ~
si m..oissa. tpst said COMMITTEES phsil report
| mt an al lOuri,ni meeting what N Nil cost "
obtain ths services ola nfstclAsp hydraulil
engineer 70 in.h q p,an Az s. =, . % W.
Coi. ". l.. Prather thought the
water-works side of tho question
should be heard. He was moi In favor
OF tho contract which Mr., While hai
declined, but no wanted fair aud Intel
lleeni discussion, from both nideu. III
read and discus ,ed some Of the pfoyis
ions 0f the contract. lilo could no
; favor, NJ u whole, lie said, tho resolu
, tlonA offered, Alderman Makeig sale
. the city coud not issue bonds nnde
: the present charter. lfpsopic wants'
u new charter tbs council would b
: glad 10 surrender the present Oils
Alderman Hiuchmsn ssld that an
councilman ne had done the best h
could II anybody hal anything belts