Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-22
o1rY COUNCIL.

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nancc Passed, Granting j. D.
Bell Franchise to Pipe
| the Streets.
The city council mot last night In
regular session, Mayor Hinchman
presiding.
The following petitions were heard
and referred to respective committees
Petition of F. A. Dixon to remit a
fine. From J. G. Frazier to run q
meat market on Austin street. From
citizens in North Waco to abate
slaughter houses. From citizens In
South Waco to open Speight street
from Fhird street to Fifth street.
From citizens to abate an abusive
ditch ON South Eleventh street.
Alderman Lacy presented q petition
from Capt. ]. ID. Bell, asking for a
franchise granting him the privilege
Of piping the streets for supplying
citizens with water from his arteslan
we'll. A motion was made by Alder
man Goode that the franchise be
granted and 1t was seconded by AL
derman Lacy. A motion was made by
Alderman Stephenson to refer the Pc
tition to the water committee, but the
spirit of the council was so in favor of
immediate action that the motion did
not even receive second. Alderman
Herbert and Mayor Hinchman spoke
on the subject. The temper of the
council was for immediate action and
the ordinance providing for the fran
chise was read the first time, the rules
were suspended and it was read the
second and third times and passed
unanimously. A further communities
ton from J. d. Bell was read. in
which he offered to sell his artesian
well to the city or make contract
with the city for supplying water for
fire protection. 1t was referred to the
water works committee.
A great many minor matters were
disposed otto wit: a levee being built
by Mrs. kirkpatrick in East Waco
said to be endaugering the property
of other citizens was referred to the
city engineer; the fire committee was
instructed to investigate the horses
of the fire department, which are said
to be not in working condition; the
street committee reported adversely
to the recommendation of the mayor
to pave certain streets and tho report
was adopted; q motion was carried
that all legal citizens in the newly &C.
quired territory are entitled to vote
in the coming election; the marshal
was instructed to notify citizens in
Buck Pippin alley to remove their
fences off city land; the street commit
toe reported favorably on improving
Spelght street from Thirteenth to
Seventeenth street and the report was
adopted; the Peter Patterson notes
were ordered paid of; temporary inn
provements on the ditch in front of
the residence of A. Suhler, Franklin
street, were ordered; the city attorney
reported that Capt. T. A. Blair has no
valid claim against the city for the
loss Of his horse on the Fifth street
bridge; Lee Slaughter was awarded .
contract to construct foot bridge to
cost $50 over Waco creek, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets; city
commons, back of Canuteson's foun-
dry, were leased to Burnham 4 Green
for hide drying house; the ordinance
granting the street railway company
extended privileges was read second
and third times and passed: the street
committee reported adversely to put
ting down sewers ON South Eleventh
street at present; on complaints Of
citizens about the stock pens Of the
M. X. and T. railroad-the mayor
was instructed to look at them; the
city assessor was instructed to assess
taxes on the new city property and
the street faklr nuisance was referred
to the ordinance committee.
The school committee reported that
the matter Of admitting children Of
the citizens OF the newly acquired ter
ritory into the city schools advised
for the present the renting Of the Waco
Creek school house at $3.50 per
month, with Miss Garrett teacher at
$50 per month, and the Proctor
Springs school house with Prof. J. B.
Cresap a. teacher at $50 per month,
commencing from March 10. The
committee states that there were some
objections to Professor Cresap which
should be investigated before per.
manent arrangements were made.