The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-12
The CITY COUNCIL.
THE FINANCE COW MITTEE AGAIN
VERY BUSY.
A We'll Deserved RuIogy Upon the
ETfici eucy OF the Waco Fire De-
parIment-A City officer Censured
For Neglect Oh DUTY.

The gavel in the hand of Mayor
McCulloch dropped at the regular
hour last night calling the council tC
order, aud Aldermen WiIlig, Lacy
Brnkerhoff, Hawkins, West, Herbert
and Payne answered to their names
at Observation-Disclosures Baker and
Gribble were, however, soon in their
places.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read, and upon motion adopted
A petition from Mrs. Maud Lord
Drake the spirituaIist asking the use
Of the Blue Room for two lectures
was read and unanimously granted.
A letter from Mrs. 4 z. Chamber.
lin claiming % feet of ground on
Marlboro Avenue aud requesting that
a committee of the council be ap.
pointed to confer with her agent
with .esari to the matter, was read
and explained BY the mayor.
Alderman West objected to the
council having anything to do with
the matter, and thought the existing
trouble was between Mrs. Chamber
lain and property owners adjacent to
her. City Engineer Turner was
called upon for information and
stated that at that point Marlboro
avenue was seventy-fve feet wide.
The matter was finally referred to the
street committee, city attorney and
city engineer.
A petition from Mike Palmo re
questing the privilege of moving an
old wood shed from the corner OF
Sixth aud Franklin streets, was read
and referred to the fire committee.
L McGhee asked to be relieved OF
certain taxes on property wrongfully
assessed aud placed upon the tax
rolls through inadvertence The mat
ter was referred Co the finance COM
mittee.
Public Weigher r. N. Palmer re,
ported $3l66 for the last qusrter.
Alderman Payne, reported in favor
of stringent measures to prevent car
oasses from being dumped at the
mouth of sewers. Referred to the
sanitary committee.
Alderman Herbert, chairman of the
fire committee, reported the central
fire station in very dangerous condi
ton. He stated that the tower was
shaky and the horse stalls in DANCE
rous condition. In the course of hi:
remarks upon this subject Mr.. Her
bert spoke warmly as to the efficien.
cy aud galantry Of the fire boys and
was lavish in HIS praise of them gen
orally. The occupancy Of the Wash
ington street Cumberland Presbyte.
rian church property was strongly
urged, aud Alderman West also spoke
in terms of high praise of the FIRE de-
partment and cited in proof of thei
PsompS action of the late
fire at the residence of Maj
Charles B. Pearre. He said that in ex
actly seven minutes from the time tn,
alarm was sounded the firemen wer,
on the scene aud had water playiny
upon the flames. Alderman Hawkin
had also timed the department anC
joined the other aldermen in thei
praise.
Alderman Baker stated that tn
highest price, SO far offered, for tn
present site of the Centeral fire sta
ton, on Franklin street, was onl
$4,000, and that he thought this offe
too low. He preferred to borrow tn
necessary money than to sacrifice thi
property to get at it.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Alderman Herbert and unan
mt usly adopted;
Resolved, That the finance commit
tee be instructed to borrow suffcier