The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-02
CITY COUNCIL.
Wrestle With the Sunday Law
and Pass the Modified
Ordinance.
Whether the Wishes of the Pc
titioners are Gratiaed or not
Remains to be Seen.
The City Attorney Instructed 20
Make a Fight Against the
Bridge Company. A

Council met In regular session with
all present but Alderman Stephen
sou.
Secretary Brinkerhoff being I'M
well City Marshal Moore was APP
pointed to fill his place.
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICERS.
City sexton of lakewood reported
four interments for the month of
September. &
Z ity Treasurer w. w. Seley made
the following report, showing the
amounts to the city's credit now on
deposit at the Waco State bank
School fund, $s,s79,27; current fund,
$5s.23; bond fund. $741.42; street
fund, $3,524.56; lakewood cemetery
fund, $23l.l5 East Waco cemetery
fund, $3.50. ~ .--i f.J
A message from the city health Of
ficer DIR. A. IL. Snead was read, which
stated that he had been requested to
continue in Office. and promised
that he would not resigp ifhe could
get the cooperation of the council.
Mayor Wilkes made a short talk on
the suggestions of the health officer,
and il was understood that hereafter
the city council would act in har-
mony with that gentleman.
PETITIONS:
From Keen Il Dowd, to establish a
market on north side of plaza.
Granted. ..g.5n
From citizens doing business on
Austin street, asking that no license
be granted shooting gallery on
Austin avenue, between Fifth and
Sixth streets. Granted.
An enormous petition, signed by
citizens, asking that the present
onerous Sunday law be so amended
rs to allow all places of business TO
be opened until 8 o'clock a. ~, and
after 4 o'clock p. IN. Petition laid
over to come up under proper head.
REPORTS OF STANDING CoMMIITEEs
Alderman Owens, from sanitary
committee, suggested HI cool weather
was coming and the city had been
aned up, that one OF the sanitary
police be dispensed with. Report
adopted.
Alderman Order. from street CON-
mittec, wanted to know what dispo-
sition should be made of the tele-
phone poles, as the subject was too
great for the committee to HANDLE.
Alderman Speight thought the best
place to put the poles would be thir-
teen feet from the walls, just outside
the cutters.
Alderman Tibbs conceded with
Alderman Speight.
On motion The street con mittee
was instructed to have the poles
placed thirteen feet from the walls Of
buildings on Austin avenue.
On motion of Alderman Speight
City Attorney Blair was instructed
to take the necessary steps and get
all the papers in the Bridge com
pany's injunction suit, and take such
action ms he may see necessary &c
have the ford opened at the foot o
Washington street.
On motion the action of the fir,
department committee to purchase
horse was approved.
Alderman Wood, from public i'm
provemcnt committee, stated that h
had ordered certain Improvement
on the city hall, also on building a
lakewood cemetery.
Alderman Tibbs, chairman Of tn
finance committee, submitted tn
usual number of bills, which were al
lowed and ordered paid.
On motion OF Alderman Smith, tn
bill of the Gas company, amounting
to $56360, was discounted tweuty.fiv
per cent.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The ordinance regulating trade an'
traffic on Sunday was placed upon II
second reading. This ordinance
the one which allows all bushes
houses in the city TO keep op II unit
ga. IN. aud after 4p. M.
Alderman Tibbs offered as sui
stitute the ordinance to change art
, Gle 1865 of Revised Digest of ord
nanccs. This ordinance was pu