The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-22
TIE CITY FATHERS.
u. big Petition Ia Abolish the
pcruuisitc system.--A Pro-
traCtcd Meeting.

coO in regular session. hll Alderman
ara, sent Report of last session read
md. al, pied. The Mayor made report
# his action in the secession move
ucnt in East Waco. = rariial report Of /
\, hich ha- been published.
\ uctition to Ice permitted ia add
room To dwelling 10y T.. j. Moore and
MARY T.. Moore was read and gran
ted. Also one to graft privilege I"
build wooden store house. 10y Il. l..
IIorncr ON 9th and Jackson referred
to committee on fire department.
Also one to abolish tn" rcrJUi~itc
system of the city officers with argu-
ncmt attached and signed by li9 per-
sons. embracing a large majority of
the merchants of Austin street a.
well a. many others. \ motion was
made bv Alderman Tihh> to refer pc
tition to coInmlttc" uu ordinance To
rive plenty of time to investigate tn" .
subject. Also a petition from K w tn
cr, " lao asked to bc granted "a second /
elias, license for selling medicine i'll
1 stead of first class. Recorder in-truc-
/ ted to act according tu the law. Pc
titiun that another teacher bee
placcd in culorcd school in place of
Mary IT, More. signed 10y several per-
,ou,. assigning alleged libcluu- rca-
sons, Al>oau answer to the petition
from Mary T.. More. Both papers re-
fcrrcd To committee on Public
schools, General >pcight. for street
committee. reported that committee
which wa ordered To- open TIA" old
/ highway through the Missouri l'nci'-
ic Railroad on the other side of thu
river to Mr. Edmund~. band. refused
tu execute said order Committee
discharged.
Aldrru AN Cameron m,v Il that the
| Ma>ur be instructed to take step To
- opcu the old highway through the
:. Missouri Pacific hallway.
Alderman Parrot reported the sale oi
old buildings and ground broken for
= new school buildings. The commit
; tee ON tire department reported mat
tiers relating 10 department already
published. Long arguments, inqui-
@ rir~ and explanations about VINO own
ic the fire truck etc, and resolution
b. to sell fire truck and apply the SAINT
to pavmcnt of new truck VA. alter Il
long debate, passed and carried.
y" Bil, rendered. Ed ~,rau- $3.50
" Explained by Alderman Nakcig THAI
H. il va, for nail, and lock; Waco Fire
III department. .SL9o; Decd, 80
james Nalc. S57s3 old bill mi~laid !
Is month or two ago: James Drake
It. printing $3.50, Wiley Jones. $500
is carriage for school committee; janlior
IL Normal schools $40; R"bcr
Yates y CO.. claiming -
, Louis ~trruko-lc, painting -
~ Gn- CO.. S13s5O: all allowed nnt
~, ordered paid. Gas committee report
he ed contract five wear, at $50 pc
~ b,,uu Moved moi To ndout Alder
m,un Su,ioht AROSE and declared tina
h, the chairman of the Ca, committee
f.. did not understand the Gn, commit
uJ t.r. and he desired to- beat into hi
r. head AN understanding and read from
~ lin, law lie nroucd noHin,t the con
rroct' been 80 the contract at $50 j.
unv runniu~ md mi, contract 10
l'I tituc. j. a trick of MIR. Patton 10 faster
an - Iuouorol, ont civ for five wear,
"- Alderman smith rcpicd. and NldcI
rN, man SprivhI rrnlicd. Alderman
"I Cameron took sides against the con
tract Alderman PARROT replied tina
.rt the same trouble occurred IN til
nd council. plonty of ga, but not iuul
/. teen candle light. Alderman lIncl
man tLntrht WE had been rrucilc
no win bad pn> a rather mixed metz
,i. Iuh,r The smoker. uayrl wa, KEEP
cr bu-y Alderman REVERE stated til
,tatu, of the GA, question. but wa
con1radictcd from several seats. Th
may or suggested that one speak at
It, time. The petition of Mr Patio
i' wa, read. The report Wa laid o
no. the table. The chairman of ord
Nv nance e. nmitcc made an rNplnua
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