The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-29
CITY COUNCIL.
What the Guardians of the
City Did in a Special SEES.
sion Last Night.
4 Special Tax of Twenty Cent.
ON the One Hundred Dol
lars TO he Levied.
The City Must Have Clean
streets and New Bridges ON
waco Creek.

The council met In called session
last night. Present: Aldermen Wood
Alexander, Tibbs. Order. Smith
Owen, Speight and Stephenson. Alb.
sent: Mayor Wilkes. Aldermen Eyerly
and Mobley. Acting Mayor Spcight
in the chair.
The mayor pro tenn. stated that the
object of the meeting was TO devise
some method of raising money TO re-
place the bridges swept away by the
Hood, and to put the streets In a res
| pectable condition end also TO see
what could be done to relieve the sul-
fering among the poor people WHO
had been driven from their houses ly
the high water. lie said that il was
essentially necessary that the sanitary
laws of the city be strictly enforced.
and then laid before the council an
ordinance prepared by himself and
the city attorney in reference to the
! subject.
The rules were suspended and the
ordinance was passed.
DIR. Snead, city health physician.
said that that the streets were being
treated as if Waco was village and
not city; that the city was in a con-
dition most dcplorablc; that when the
waters reccded there would be left
so much pu I'd matter on the ground
that IL would drive away the lnhabi.
tants by lis unwholsome stencil.
Work mu It be done Immediately and
systematically. lie suggested ,hat in
accordance with the ordinances of the
city. that All Inspector. be, APPOINTED
from each ward TO visit al premises
and assist the health officer in having
the city cleaned up.
The council ordered that the scay-
engcr cart he placed under the control
OF the sanitary committee instead of
the street committee, so that the cart |
might be used only for cleaning up
instead of hauling gravel.
Alderman Order offered u re solu-
ton TO impose a special tax of 90
cents on the hundred dollars in order
to raise money sufficient to
rebuild the bridges and repair the
damage done on the streets.
The rules were suspended and the
resolution passed unanimously.
Alderman Tibbs then presented
resolution plcdging the special tax
for $4,000 cash so that the work
might commence Immediately.
The rules were suspended and the
resolution passed.
Capt Pike, manager of the Prof.
Lee art exhibition was introduced to
the council. lie srid il the council
would cooperate with him and pro-
cure one of the opera houses he
would give an entertainment and do
nate 70 per cent. of the receipts to the
flood sufferers. The proposition was
accepted and Aldermen Stephenson.
Alexander and Order were appointed
a committee TO assist him and to re-
ceive and distribute the funds.
MIR. Bussey, representing the Silsby |
Mfg. Co., stated that he could fun lish |
an engine suitable for Waco's use for
$1,000 and the old engine, which is
now complete wreck. Referred to
Committee ON fire department with
instructions to procure other bids end |
refer back TO the council. Chief Ho- |
gan stated that on account of the over
flow IL had been necessary 10 shut OF |
the water ON Second street, but that !
in case of fire. that district left I'M
protected could be supplied with wa
ter from hydrants farther up.
The council then adjourned.