Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-03
City Council.


The city council met last night in
regular session with all the aldermen
present and Mayor Hinchman in the
chair.
A petition protesting against grant.
ing the st. Louis and Arkansas and
Texas railroad permission to build side
tracks, was presented and referred to
the street committee
| A petition Of W. II. Boyd, asking
to be appointed janitor Of the new city
hall, was referred to the mayor.
An invitation to the city council to
attend the decoration services next
Tuesday was presented by Marshal
Neil, and accepted by the council.
On motion of Alderman Goode the
school children were invited to attend
the decoration ceremonies under the
leadership OF their teachers.
Aldermen Caruthers, Moore, Jones
and Mayor Hinchman were appointed
committee on decoration.
City official bonds were passed on
and approved, and also report of Treas
urer Sesley
The city physician presented his re-
port for April. 1t showed sixteen
deaths and ten births during the
month.
Alderman Whelan reported for the
sanitary committee.
Alderman Herbert reported for fire
committee. The report contained es-
timated monthly expenses of fire de.
partment to be $651 20.
Alderman Lacy urged the appropri-
alton Of $4,000 per annum for fire de.
partment, and after discussion was re-
ferred back to firemen's committee.
Regular monthly accounts we're pass
ed ON and ordered paid
Report Of City Marshal Neil showed
fines collected in April to be 1892.
Alderman Caruthers, chairman of
committee on police, recommended the
appointment Of three additional police
men. The recommendation was freely
discussed, Aldermen Moore, Forsgard
and McCulloch opposing, and Alder.
men Caruthers, Goode and Herbert ia
voring it, A motion was made to ap.
point two policemen. The vote on the
motion was a tie, and was carried by
the affirmative vote of Mayor Hinch-
man.
The new contract proposed |
by the Waco Gas Co. for ten
years, which was offered at previous
meeting and published in the News, was
taken up. Consideration resulted in
favor Of accepting the contract with
the following notifications
"First, That said Gas Company shall |
agree to make said contract for six in.
stead of ten years; second, that for
any additional light hereafter ordered |
by the city, either arc or gas, the city
shall pay $3.50 per month for each |
additional arc light so ordred and $3.50
per month for each additional gas lamp |
so ordered, the city to agree not too r
der less than FIVE additional arc lights
for one circuit at any one time, unless
the circuit Is already established"
The notifications we're accepted |
formally by Judge Geo. Clark for the
Gas Company, and the contract was
accepted by the council.
A bid Of S. L. Samuels offering to
make digest Of the city ordinance for
5000 was accepted.
An ordinance prepared by the ordi-
nance committee according to instruc-
tions Of the council at previous meet
ing and having for its object the regu-
lation and restriction of the social evil
was reported by that committee which
consists Of aldermen Moore, Caruthers
and Herbert. The consideration of the
ordinance was deferred to Che next
meeting.
An ordinance to authorize the issue
of bonds for the purposes of sewering
the city was read for the first time.
City engineer Gurley read report
showing that the amount required to
complete the contemplated System of
sewers would be $45, 1902. In the
bonds provided for in the ordinance are
20 year bonds interest S pelcent paid
SINH annually.
The council after an earenst and
busilike session adjourned to Monday
night next when the sewer bonds will
be taken up again.
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