The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-28
SPECIAL SESSION.
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The City Fathers LegisIate for
The Good and Welfare
Of the City.
iheS Agree to Paw DanicI
BIaLe $1,000 tor Right-uf-
way Tor street.
The COW Ordinance Amended
aud Passed by vote 81
seven to Three.
ordinance SuppIessiug House,
Of prOsiitutiOu Passed bN
Unanimous vote.

Council met iu special session last
night, Hon. l.. \. Surgi- presiding.
aud II iull board of aldermen present.
Alderman stephenson, from SAM
tary committee. said they had EN-.
pluNed VI. McBoWers A. citN ,arimnu
His employ meut il only bN the
month and he eau be suspended ANY
time. The slde also reported
that disiniectauts had been placed u
the gutter on Fourth street. Ard the
stencil from the water had
somewhat subsidized. lie also
suggested that HE Mary street canal
be cleaned out 10 give lrcc passage OF
water from laundry aud au Ice
house. The recommendation that "a
low lot belonging to Major j "
Downs, next the engine house ON
Franklin street, be- filled hy the rt,.
- the municipality ha- tree use ut ihr
SAID lot iu : owing the old hook sud
ladder truck and hose carriages. was
referred to the sanitary committee tu
report back To the council.
Alderman Npright, from street
committee, reported adversely ou the
petition of John {. West Tor opening
up south sixth street Adopted. The,
recommended that Gcu Is button hr
pnid 500 tor property GA North
Eighth street, tor street purposes. and
adv iscd. granting petition of Tom
l'Adgitt To- place an oil muh in rear
vi his buildiug ou the avenue. Nduu.
ted. The proposition ot nauic, BHh q
Offering To- sell his entire proucrty uu
md in south Eighth street. between
Button street aud Waco Greek for
$500, or right.ui-wny tor the street
tor 1000. the city 20 have the brick
hou-c was read. The hast proposition
was accepted and the mayor viii
draw mp the proper paper, for the
street way. One half cash rs lo bee
paid down aud the others uuu .u one
wears time.
Alderman ~pcight, from tree school
committee, reported that the CONF
mlttec had rc-cWpluNcd Prof u. y
Gallagher rs superintendent of thr
city schools, the term To rrd June 3d.
1857. \ substitute los alderman liut.
tic to make the salary tl2uu. was laid
upon the table and the Original mo
ton prevailed.
An ordinance fixing the term of the
supcrinteudcut4 ot public free
schools WAS passed The term com
mcnce. July aud euds JmrjO.
Alderman lIbb-. from lire depart
mcut committee, reported myuuhlN
on a petition of the citizens Of East
Waco also stated that they had ar.
guui1cd themselves into "a hook and
ladder aud hose company, aud asked
That the city furnish them hose car.
riagc aud 1000 feet OF hose. amt To- Hp.
prOprhtc $40 per month Tor house
rent Petition granted.
4 petition from the Hebrew bcucN
client association, asking that the
council cell tu thcm certain hand next
tu their cemetery, WAS referred tu
cemetery committee
The committee ON public improve.
mrut- WAS granted further tlmr iu
letting contract for erecting office Tot
,it, engineer.
ON motion, the amount due lh,
Waco Water company for last quart
err, water rent was ordered draw
up in note by the mayor
Two coupons of the Nelson Bra
railroad bonds were, burned iu oprl
council
Alderman g ode, from police com
miltrc, reported that thuy had iuvr-
ligated the ohaigrs against Police
man llraru. aud found them ground
less, and recommended his retention
on the force. But, in the event of
vacancy, that n resident of East Wac,
be appointed 10 MI H. The commit
tee also recommended that the Mar
shal be instructed to have beats lo
each officer. 50 policeman cuuId b,
found when wanted, Report adopted
Alderman Eycrlry, from COMMITTEE
on markets. reported adversely uu th
petition Of butchers. ask my that al
markets be closed nj lU O'Clock III
Report adopted,
city Attorney Blair reported tha
thc commission would mrrt uu lh
third at June TO condrmn the prop
erly in the alley belonging To H.
lehman aud r.. G.. L. Wcibu-ch. tina
the hllcp could not he opened alloy
O. Eleventh street until Mr.. John Chri-
o tRnsom was consulted. Report rt
lerIed 10 committee on streets
UNFINISHED urHlNEss
, The ordinance to SUPPRESS M
remove houses OF prostitution VA
placed on lt- mira reading aud iiua
~ passed by n iull vote Of the cOuucl
The ordinance declares that upon th
complaint of citizen, wherever
% house Of prostitution il situated ~ ,
to be- obnoxious can be- suppress e
and the inmates lorcihly elected, An
the keeper or keepers To pay The g
pcnsc OF -uch proceedings
The street committee was grnutc
] farther time on the petition of Nh
street company asking righrot-wa
through certain streets to coustrul
their lines,
u An ordinance prohibiting polio
" men from taking crquisilc- W.
j placed on third rcaping and past
by the following votes. ca, Woo
~ GoOdc, Iibb-, I'ridcr, smith, BAIT
Wallace, Nays Npcigat, ~rcph"nsu
Eyerlcy, The salary of the police
ID ed NJ $50 per month and no PEE
Qui-itcs are received. n may
old here that in The mar,hal's co,',
y. all line, 81 is added for the ARE
.h aud Incarceration, and he has be,
giving it to the police. llcrcRttcrtI
lllhl 7hhl wiz uhN' W hffl llilN 20 ~
y cause the council has refused To-
u. the police receive ill.,
wv The COW ordinance was placed Z
y H. third reading, and Alderm
H. Ouode offered an amendment mahil
~ the following boundary which "
10 regulate the roaming of cattle, hor-O
n" mules, etc, In the Ci
W In the day or night-co commencing
Barrons branch, thence up 81
branch to larrou's avenue, up -u
Az uyrruc to Eleventh street, dol
W. Eleventh to button, aud down ~
n.y. tnd to the river, thence up the rlN
W. tp place Of beginning ordinance "A
amendment passed; yeas, hoo'
''' 1ihh., Spcight, smith, Battle, Eyer
Wallace; nay, Wood,Gridcr, ~lcph'
son
VI" An ordinance providing tor en-
.uccis to run their train. through
uty NJ the rate Of eight miles |