Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-19
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Night-The
Proceedings.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night, Mayor Hinchman pre-
siding and all the aldermen present
except Mr.. Caruthers.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The petition of Mark Warner for
remission of fine imposed on Scotty
Warner was read and granted.
The petition of the Central City
Westinghouse Electric Company for
permission to put up poles, wires, etc.,
and operate an electric light plant
was granted, with instructions to the
ordinance committee to prepare all
ordinance covering the case.
Petition of Green Patterson for per-
mission to open market was granted.
The fire committee, through Alder
man Herbert, reported in favor of the
immediate building of the central fire
station, and recommended that the
contract be awarded to Jno. j. See &
Co., who are the lowest bidders. The
contractors are to accept the city's
obligations at one and two years with
eight per cent. interest for the work.
A number of accounts were approx
cd and ordered paid.
The council ordered that bids be
advertised for the crawling and i'm
proving South Fifth street to the
gates Of lakewood cemetery.
The petition of w. F. 'Dupree to
erect q frame house within the fire
limits was referred to the fire COM
mittee.
The city attorney was instructed to
serve formal notice upon J. F. Brink
erhof' and Barton & Forsgard to re-
move instructions from the alley from
It'll to Sth street, between Mary and
Franklin.
Tho distractions placed in Marl-
bore avenue by Mrs. Chamberlin call
ed forth IN animated discussion which
Terminated in the council giving the
mayor instructions to at once remove
the distractions. A resolution pro-
tecting the mayor In such action was
unanimously passed and that func-
tionary inforued the council that the
fence should be torn down forthwith.
Street crossings were next discussed
and orders were entered directing
that cement crossing be laid across
Austin street from the Old Corner
drug store to the Citizens National
Bank, the contractor doing the
work to guarantee it. The stones
now ornamenting this crossing
to be taken up and laid
alongside of others leading up tho
street. Cedar block crossings for
Franklin and Fourth streets were
also ordered.
At this stage of the proceedings
Alderman Tibbs made q motion to
adjourn, but Alderman Goode re-
quested him to withdraw it moment
while hs re-introduced the "town
COW" ordinance. He read it and
passed 1t over to the secretary amid a
silence that could be felt.
The next move Of Alderman Goode,
however, stirred up the council in q
way that made the reporters heart
glad. 1t came In the shape ola caus-
tic resolution criticising the action of
County Attorney Blair and the grand
jury in giving Mayor Hinchman spe-
oifc instructions as to the discharge
of his duties as the city's chief execu.
tive. Alderman Tibbs and McCul-
lOch wanted to see this remarkable
paper and after a search the secreta-
ry produced sheet covered with the
handwriting Of County Attorney
Blair which read: "You will SET
that your police hereafter enforce the
law against gaming" "You will see
etc." Alderman Herbert denounced
in scathing terms such action as pre-
sumptuous and impudent upon the
part of the county attorney and all
the alderman endorsed his senti-
ments. AS the paper however,
lacked an Official signature and &C.
cording to the mayors statement wal
furnished him by Mr.. Blair in thu
grand jury room, that body was alb
solved from any connection with 1
and Alderman Forsgard moved tina
the paper be referred to the gram
jury with the compliments of the cit