Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-04-05
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The council M.
all attendance, Nj
iding. 10Y
4. Prescott, some time 60
ented with appropriate GER lief A.
A long petition, signer was pre-
,red and twenty repr ,monies.
Gems, was read. IL by one hun
petitioners, havingr sentative citi.
made by Capt. J. cad, 1--WE, your
ing the city Wit cad the proposition
the same to y. Bell, for supply
as favorable Il water, and believing
be obtaine e fair and equitable and
for early 70 public interests as can
tulyp' d, and feeling the necessity
aoser action in the matter, respect
ret ,tition your honorable body to
IH said proposition at once" The
+ ~ .tion begins with the name Of j. A.
e.. ,omon and ends with that Of j. A.
= y; .rly with other ffrst-class names sand
y .tched between.
IT, The report Of city physician, w. L.
Baker, was read. The report gives
the deaths for March nineteen, births
the same
The regular financial report was read
and approved--bills were ordered paid,
An ordinance to protect the city
gravel beds was offered. Alderman
Caruthers being i'll was excused. The
Rib slaughter house ordinance was dis
cussed. The petition Of N. A. Dixon
= m asking the council to remit fine of
- "a $25 against him was rejected. The
!. condition Of the horses Of the fire de.
best pratment was referred to the commit.
very tee. The sanitary committee reported
o5c in favor Of granting Orman & Gold.
smith permission to erect slaughter
houses. Bids for. improving the road
10 leading to lakewood cemetery were re.
"a jected.
loSe The following report Of the school
mo- committee was read and adopted
bit. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council OF
the City Of Waco, Texas:
GENTLEMEN - Under instructions
AK. which you gave them at your last meet
ing the school committee have recon.
sidered their action in reference to
his school privileges for children living in
rt the new territory Of the city.
They again report that they believe
q school privileges should be given to
all these children, and they have instruct
re. ed the superintendent to recognize the
8 &, Waco creek and Proctor Springs schools
. ~ as schools of the city, and to contract
with Miss Louise Garrett and Prof j.
. b. Cresap as teachers Of these schools,
nm allowing to each $50 fifty dollars per
month as a salary. The contract is to
: extend from March 18, to June, 1889.
The superintendent was also instructed
torrent the building and. desks now
used by the Waco creek school, at
($125O twelve dollars and q half per
month. Children who cannot be con.
veniently accommodated in these two
schools, will be admitted into the ward
schools in the old city limits, as d.
49, rected by the superinten dent.
Respectfully submitted,
7. G. TIBss, Chairman.
The ordinance restraining street "a
KRIS was resd the second time. A
motion of Alderman Lasy to loan at
interest $4,000 sinking fund, was re-
ferred to finance committee.
i A motion was made by Alderman
Goode in favor of taking up the float
ing debt of thirty and odd thousand
dollars by issuing bonds, led to con-
siderable discussion and no action was
taken.
The council adjourned to Saturday
night when the proposed water contract
will be made the special object Of con-