Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-29
MASS MEETING.
The New Charter and Clty Extern
sion Adopted by an Over
whelming Majority.

The New Charter and Olty Extern
sion Adopted by an Over
whelming Majority.
The court house was we'll filled last
night and with body of representa-
tive citizens. Mr.. Ed Rotan was called
to the chair by reclamation and Mr.. J.
NJ. Conner appointed secretary. The
meeting was opened by few remarks
from Judge Clark, who was followed
by W. w. Kendall Esq.
Mr. KENDALL
favored the city charter, advocated Lar-
mony and introduced the following
resolution:
Resolued, BY the people of Waco in
mass meeting assembled, that We be-
lieve the best interests of Waco will
be promoted by new charter and by
the Reasonable and proper extension
of the present corporate limits; but
that the new charter as published in
The Day has several Objectionable,
and prehaps unconstitutional, provis-
ions In it and that the limits of the
corporation as laid out in said new
charter are Objectionable.
Resolved, That we favor an extern
sion of the present corporate limits to
be run as nearly as practicable in di-
rect lines with as few angles as may
be; so as to include within the city,
the territory and population which
naturally and practically 10 part of
tho town; but not run with many
angles and to favor few individuals,
whose interests or wishes might in
duce them to oppose the extension of
the limits go az TO include them and
their property.
Resclvcd, That we respectfully re.
quest the legislature to amend the
bill now before 1t, so that the char ter
shall conform to the views expressed
by this resolution and when 30
amended that it be enacted as the
charter of the city of Waco.
JUDGE GERALD.
He was followed by Judge G.. B.
Gerald in one of his strong speeches.
He was opposed to the new charter be-
cause connected with the extension of
the city limits in the way proposed.
He ridiculed the zigzag irregularity Of
the new boundaries. He was even in
favor of extending if the extension
we're made properly. He never saw
the invitation to discuss the boundaries
before the council. He thought the
citizens ought to be in so they would be
counted in the census. He wanted to
see new charter. 1t was necessary
thing
JJIDGE CLARK.
Judge Clark in response to a call
spoke. He favored the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Kendall. He had realized
for year that the city is in state of
paralysis. In an unfortunate hour the
council had relinquished the old charter
and adopted the general charter. In
1887 to accomplish private purpose
persons in another city dictated legisla-
ton, tied the hands Of every city gov
eminent in Texas by limiting the au-
thority to raise money for certain pur-
poses. Here Judge Clark read the
statute limiting the taxing powers and
showed its operation in crippling cities,
with the inference that new charter is
imperative to give the city power to tax
and bond for public improvement The
boundary is not the question but the
charter is. He thought, however, that
those who derive their benefits Of the
city should help bear the burdens Of the
city. [Great cheering.] He would
assume that the city council elected by
the votes Of the people had a right to
define the limits Of the city. We ough,
to make proper showing next year,
which is census year. If the lines DOM
suit let committee amend the lines,
He wanted tho representatives and
senator's here tonight to go back with
Waco as unit.
JUDGE ALEXANDER.
Judge L. Alexander was called fol-
and took the stand at request of chair
man and loud calls. He caught the
audience by humorous allusion tt
the relations of former speakers to thu
census for which they were SO anxious
: lie was opposed to the charter becaus,
the people included in the extension
were opposed to being extended. Al
( to outsiders helping to bear the bur
. dens OF the city if the suburbans wer
! taken in and the city did its duty b,
them it would be burden on the city
The purpose Of the new charter was t,
enahle tho c;tv IN ;usuo hnrJs - L