The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21
CITY COUNCIL.
What Our City Fathers Did
in Their Meeting
Last Night.
several Petitions Received ard
What Deposition was
Made 81 Them.
The Ordinance ON city t'ior-
nry'> Fees Passed Othets
Introduced.

Council met in regular scum month
\ session, his honor Mayor Wilkes in
hr chair. Aldermen present: Alex
ndcr, wood, Grilrr ~pcight, smith,
Moblcy, ENrrlcy.
The following petitions were read
and disposed OF.
From David T.. Lowry asking that
he be allowed gravel enough, from
The city's gravel beds, to pave "a side
walk in front of his residence, which
is lust outside the city limit,, ON Aus
tin avenue. Request not granted.
From citizens of Waco, asking that
the city open iurd across the lira/p-
river nj the foot OF Washington street
to come out at the foot OF
ELM street, East Waco.
Referred to street committee with
discretionary power to act,
From W |. pralhrr, entering npr"-
tU-t against cutting II ditch in i'athcr
avenue hN the city, stating that 10y Ito
img So the washing ot the same " ouid
do injury to his property referred
to committee on streets.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Alderman Gridcr, chairman of com
mttcr ON streets. stated that The
street gang were busy at work "u
prathcr avenue. aud it Would he con
linucd, nnlcss othcrWl Use ordered 10y
the council.
Alderman Grihcr read Il PROPOSE
ton from Mr.. stephen Turner offer
ing to supcrintcnd the work on Aus
tin avenue. gultcrlng and curling, ioI
Sl35 per month.
On motion of Alderman Spcighi
the whole matter of engineering th'
work ON Austin street, was referred
To the street committee, with ,l-crc
tionary power TO vet.
Alderman Spcight. chairman com
mittcc on free schools reported ih
appointment, OF teachers for the en-
suing year Adopted, tNce appoint
mcnts clscwh here
Motion to pay office rent, not To cN
coed s6p per year, tor the city ~ch"o
superintendent, was lost
ON motion, y H. Jacobs was en-
pluycd as engineer tor the lir" depart
ment, al $40 per month.
Alderman Wood, chairman of con
mittcc on public Improvements, II
ported that all the bridge hhd bee
repaired and built, ~ per instruction
! from the council.
room same alderman, stating tins
hc had advertised for bids TO ahat
the nuisance on North Fourth stree
Alderman Gridcr, from linaHrcc con
mittee, stated, in reference To III
Richcy and Evans bill. that he WouI
report adversely on the account. IL
port adopted.
The finance committee reported Il
! following accounts which were a
flowed aud ordered paid Day luI
fishing company, SIS 80; Sfeph'
Turner, $50, =. Is. /clglcr, - y
X. Is, Hall, 500 All. Neil, -
j. L. Henry, 500.
Alderman Spcght, chairman ot Il
ordinance committee, submitted - r
port on the ordinance amending art
Gle 292 OF the city digest The rcpo
was adopted.
ON motion the ordinance commI
tee WAS discharged from the oonNl
Grafton of the gas contract, ana Il
matter was referred to the gas COZ
. mittce.
motion the committee on pub
improvements were instructed t" Ina
necessary repairs made on city ~
ton Cleary'- house in Eastwood cen
terry.
An ordinance amending Article
relating TO pcrlui,itcs in the city
torncys office was put ON lis TN
reading aud passed. The ordinan'
according Ia the way II now reaC
will allow the attorney $40 for
eases where parties plead guilty, Al
- when cases are contested or q
4 pcalcd To the county court 1
4 mayor took the ordinance undor II
yisemcnt.
NEW BUSINESS.
I An ordinance regulating the .ala
of aldermen, was read. II alloy
4 councilmcu a. Tor each meeting th
attend, \ motion 10 suspend I