The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-17

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\ uuuNsr 90 ClUfpu~ assembled at
the court house last night 20 discuss
| .hr free bridge matter. ca motion,
MAJOR j f.lluhrrt was called to the
rhuir llc stated that the object OF
this meeting WAS tu discuss The hridu,
matter. lie lived uu the east sd,
and what hpd tucy over there & Two
rlcctrI, light pole. aud 70 -and.har
II YOU want Co -cud child to the
west side To- mpd letter 10 costs o
c"ut- toll and 90 cent. postage
! lNst Waco the proper place tor the
location OF ictorlc., hut the bridge
with its EMBARGO. renders
IL unavailable last Waco
Is the llh ward of the
uiN OF Waco, and It's u burning shame
to The city ut Waco and To the tuun.
! ~ of Mclcuuau that thi. bridge
! -huuld stand there Maj. herbert
| PASSED SOME sharp structures upnn
! the county commissioners court and
nmmadycrtcd sharply on the fact that
| Waco, pay my at least uuc.hIt of thr
! taxes ot Mtlcuupu county was with.
out a representative ia the county
| commissioners court. lie advised
the building ot good road. and good
nud aupruachc, tn the city IA the
! place OF paving subsidies to railroads,
John H. luu.iotd wa. chosen -ccrr
tur and Mai II bert after thank
my the meeting tor It, preference
announced that the mr mug WAS open
for business.
Mr. JHm,. I. Baker was called. amt
ln trspuu-r told the meeting t.at
though suffering from severe at-
HD, of neuralgia. hc md come nuI
Tonight t,.uu-c ho thought n hi,
duty. Tie had lived her,
when THAT bridge wa. built
nd then be wa. d grand thing. and
people were glad ot the opportunity
cot paving toll Go cross TO- lut NOW
growth. progress and increased
business dumpui free bridge. Hud
10 must have &c. du mot desire tu
make war upou thr -toO,huldcr. of
| the bridge, hu, am working tor the
interest aud the progress of the cit,
of Waco People uu thu west side ct
lhe river pay $500 tor wood. which
uu lbs Dn,t -ido ot ilr river is bought
iur 500 per .lrd 10 did not affect
ll> nu-iur-- particularly, and hr did
not speak 900 hl- own interest For
one % we have thc right hc rvutcd
hmidnrn tree brIdr1. hut he prrfrrr
cod hu,Iug the nrr.,ut hrIIr,
rather than hu ldiup Auuth g..
! Tie uaid u.r, SIu1u non VIM ,,li
nud Do, would -uh.rrib, 5000 tnr,, fr,,.
uriig, .NpUnu-y1
| Nuiu Herbert uur,ut,cd t5uu
Major lihb- -pu hc wa. "a tfor
! buugr.mau, and favored it because l,r
! Thought it Goo tbr interest ct the cu,
uu county
MIR. Grldor ,nid bee .wn- "a free hrid,,.
| man, uud believed tmu Mrlruunu
county should own her bridpc ncrn,.
| th.rncr lie diet NOT Soak fo do ,,tv-
thing against thr uwurrs OF the bridge.
| bur thought thr people must own their
bridge.
Major VI g. Mclarcu added his
voice fora irrr bridge llr Thought
the umr had come when " nro should
ma,ua free bridge.
Mr. " = Waiter. .nkiup Tor the
people of the cu-tcrn portion of the
county -uId they were all tor fl tree
bridge lie Thought it the dun, of
county tu mhhru fair uil,r for the
present bridge but hc was not IN favor
of plN Ing too much forit
Mr.. Cridcr stated tLid there Ind
been % proposition tu build a bridge
witi,nlNuuty foot roadway, ton the
ruuHty Tor sluuHp
Mr.. Byou M,kccu cApIc-scd him.
-cii 10 favor otN free bridge, hut
could add nothing To- the argu-
mcnl4 already presented
Mr. j ~urrmt spoke upon the uucs- |
ton of "A frpp miIuY mud ala, tI, /