The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-20

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Street committee reported the ordi.
nance in conformity with the petition
OF VIM. Cameron, asking for a switch
on jackson street in front of his -four
ing mills. 1t was placed upon its
second and third readings aud ADOPT
ed upon motion of Alderman Hawk.
ms.
The petition of citizens asking for a
sanitary sewer on South Third street
next 10 j. d. Wallaces property. Re-.
ferred to the city engineer with in
structions to prepare estimates and
the city attorney to secure deeds for
right of way.
With re ference to the matter Of
repairing the plastering in the Blue
room Alderman Slaughter reported
that the ceiling joists were SO light
that it would be impossible to re-
plaster it and prevent it from
against cracking, and recommended
that the plastering be taken off and
lumber ceiling be put in its place.
Referred back to the public improve.
ment committee for further considera
ton.
The street committee reported on
the petition asking that Herring and
Mclntire avenues be paved that 1t
would be better to pave streets nearer
the business part Of the city before the
outside streets.
The chsirmsn of the street com
mittee spoke warmly upon this ques.
ton aud stated that the owners Of
abutting property, already paved
should be sued for the amounts due
thereon, and recommended that a
special committee be appointed to see
everyone indebted for street improve.
ments.
Alderman Baker made several strong
speeches against paving streets, at
this time, so far from business streets.
Alderman Poage had in the mean
time arrived from the Walnut Springs
picnic and soon became acquainted
with the matter under discussion and
entered into it with vim and determin-
alton in opposition to the views ex.
pressed by Aldermen Baker and Lacy.
He wanted his ward to get her pro
rata share Of street improvements.
He stated, further, that North Fifth
street was the only paved street in
that part of town and he did not think
it fair or just that petitions from the
citizens of the First ward should be
treated as this was, especially when
the work was so badly needed. 1t
was his understanding that resolu-
tons had s )me time ago been passed
by the former council ordering street
improvements of various streets
thr ugh,ut the city aud that the
work be taken up and performed in
the order from time to time passed
upon This was all he desired OF
asked TO be done with the petition in
hand grant it with the understsr ding
that the work be done when the other
streets passed upon had been paved.
Alderman King stated that nc
petitions from the business streets had
been presented and he was in favor OF
petitioners having their streets paved
when the city had the money to DO il
with. He moved that the petition be
granted and fled and that the work
be done in its regular order when the
city had the money.
Alderman Hawkipg spoke strongly
in favor of paving Austin street.
Alderman Baker again spoke
warmly in support of his former posi-
tion and stated that it would be a
direct benefit to him to have Herring
avenue paved, as he owned consider.
able property on that street, but he
not only represented that ward but the
whole city and he believed that the
good of the whole city would be better
subserved by paving the business part
of the city first.
Upon motion of Alderman Lacy
the matter was referred to the city
engineer to determine whether or moi
two-thirds of the property owners had
signed the petition and otherwise con
formed to the require ments Of the
charter.
The water committee recommended
that plug be put in at the corner Of
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