The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-19
CITY COUNCIL.
A Large Number of Petitions
Received and Acted Upon
The Health Board and SAM
tary Committee to Act
Together.
Only Five Policemen are 10 be
the Guardians Of the
Central city.


siding Aldermen present: Alexan-
der, Wood, Tibbs, Order, Smith,
Speight, Owens, Stephenson, Eyerlcy,
Mobley.
The secretary read the minutes of
the previous meeting, which were APP
proved.
An invitation from DR.. II. g. Burle-
| son. asking the council TO attend the
exercises ut the opera house, which
were then going on. Invitation ac-
copied, with the understanding that
the council would attend the exercises
after adjournment:
Ills honor stated that the state
Teachers association would meet in
this city June 30, ard he hoped the
council would take some action in re-
GARD TO looking after the welfare OF
the teachers, who come to the city on
al invitation from himself rs may or.
On motion of Alderman Tibbs, the
committee on public schools were in
structcd to act in conjunction with
the supervisor in securing homes for
the teachers.
The city weigher made his report
for the months of March, April and
May. The city's portion of these re-
1
ceip,s was $3l.4
| PETITIONS.
From j. s. Mills, a resident of East
Waco. asking that he be allowed to
repair his camp house, which was
damaged by the storm and flood The
petitioner stated that without this
room he could not run his wagon
yard. as Il Is used for wagoners to
sleep in when they have their teams
in his ward. Granted.
From G. A. Sparks, asking permits
sion 10 erect n wooden building al the
corner of Mary and First streets. Re-
ferred 10 committee on fire depart
ment.
From Eikel and Breustedt, asking
permissisn to erect a she'd in the rear
of their hardware house, on Austin
street. the shed TO be covered with
metal. Referred to committee ON fire
departmont.
| From Dr. G. D. Streeter, asking
permission to enclose gallery on his
premises. on north Sixth street, so as
TO make another room to his house.
Granted.
From O. Canuteson, asking that
commons be opened at the foot OF
Franklin street, so as to give him ac-
cess 10 and from the river. Granted
From Sanger Bros. asking the priv
ilege of building cistern in the alley
in rear of their building, which faces
Austin avenue. rue pea's a. a.
agree 10 iuInish hel W w ~ ~ -,
partmeht SO my oan uso ma''e o". a. VI
SAID cisterh. II !, pc heeue" io' "''
purposes urai.cu; Wa h,;no
from eillzems oi r.hs, Waoo, nsh ~,
mat a siuewaih DC JUL, w M WI
from jos. po.u H., go, Tho mott;
lace's store on FIN s'Iee', nu Pe' !;
TONERS oIailii ''s. aa ~ oom,ni,
uauly nccuc"' "o'e'i'" w
tee on streels' n ,-,,
FROM ueo' Iiarh, Esq,, aeNs 20.
mission 10 Jay SEWER Pipe, nv on
o coed eignt inches III u'anie n ;oa
: fourteenth stieet 10 lhe poanos ,t'o =
. along any street OF AMY no,.m
Austin street. LOT ,ho purposo vi 10
Quoting waste ia"nuty Wa 10
water ana kltcheh water 10 ny IN
Granted, WIN the unuels, .n, u ul'
8 the owner oil the sewer VIII noi aio
1. anyone 10 tap ~ VINO WIN uepoS
p urine or alvine matter III tne SAINT.
I" From Is; Alexander, ask,ne ,na'
- be allowed 10 cover ms ~. nv 'h Eis,
his premises, corner MAT! and '"'
q streets wlth shihg'cs' "'ai'ou'
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE
Alderman Owens, chairman of Il
D sanitary committee, said he had mac
arrangements for the deposit of a
: ljcLle matter gathered by the scavel
ger carts. OH both sides of the rive
= The understanding is, that this matt
Ia 10 he mt i'm bitches aud cover,
with earth.
Dr A. III Sneed. president of q
n Board of II ealth, stated thrt resol
ton had been passed by the Boar
u and Dir WI. Barker instructed
present il to the council. DR.. Bark
linen read The paper, which stated tn
the great need of the city was prop
= drainage, and asked that the coun
have certain streets properly drain
by putting down good suriace sewe
DIR. Barker read a paper about Z
spread OF cholera, and stated that
7 was slowly but surely coming to I
United States. He said IL behoov
su. the citizens OF Waco 10 nave TN
css premises tnorohguly ciN"hc" u, W"
nj ~, DR.. Snead said; "Pass an ordinai
net and give us something TO work iro
ntil This city must be cleaned and II III,
be done at once;'tho council anu
. officers are asked to heip US ou'
this very important matter"
II, Alderman Stephenson Thought
III" only way this matter could be after
ed TO, was to issue bonds, ana ra
or. money TO do the work.
III" ON motion of Alderman Order
~ report of the committee from
health board was referred to the CO
mite on ordinances who are TO act
conjunction and report back to
Iss, council.
ON motion the committee on STR