The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-06

The ci council met last night a
the usual hour with Aldermen Poage
Lscy, Jones, Brinkerhon, King auG
Lq,imer present at roll call,
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and upon motion OF Alder
man Brinkerhotf ad opted.
Daring the reading of the minutes
. Alderman Hawkins aud Payne entered
and took their seats, leaving Alder.
man Baker the only absentee.
Alderman King stated that he was
out OF the CITY at the time of the
last meeting of the council and berce
absent from that session. II asked
to be excused which request, upon
motion, was granted.
A petition of Mr. A. NJ. Prescott,
chief of the FIRE department, asking
that an extra allowance of $500 be
granted the department for the month
OF May was read and upon motion
granted.
&. H, Ludde and L. W Cherry
petioned the council that they be al.
lowed to put in a switch on Jackson
street, near the Lacy coal yard. Re.
ferred to the street committee with
power to act,
a petition of Lyon Bros request
ing that the city make
them a deed to the old engine house
properly on Franklin street was read
and referred to the finance committee.
A petition of John Sleeper and
other residents on Park Avenue and
Mood street
from the intersection of North Fifth
street be graded, paved, repaired aud
otherwise improved and agreeing to
defray part of the expense, Referred
to street committee.
A petition from f. Rotan asking
that he be allowed to build an iron.
clad shed in the rear OF the Citizens
National Bank was referred to the fire
committee with power to act.
\ petition OF E. Rotan asking that
flush tank be put in at the terminus
of sewer which was extended to his
residence was referred to the street
committee
A petition Of citizens on South
Eleventh street near Eighteenth
street asking that two water plugs be
put up in that locality was referred to
the water committee
Toe public weigler reported 33S
loads weighed for the month of April
Received and filed
The city health physician reported
twenty-five deaths for the month of
April Received and filed.
Alderman Lacy reported Jake Wig
gins's livery stable on Franklin
street to be in a dangerous condition.
Referred to the public Improvement
committee and city engineer.
Alderman King wanted to know
whether or not the sewer connection
from the high school on South Fourth
street had been made aud was in
formed by the city engineer that it
had not
Mayor McC1lock stated that this
work would cost considerable money
and suggested that as the time of va
cation was near at hand the work be
gut off till that time. Upon motion
OF Alderman Hawkins the matter was
referred TO the school committee with
Instructions to report the matter back
to the council
A petition from the city marshall
requesting that one more mounted
policeman be appointed was read,
Moved by alderman Lacy that the
potion be granted allowing the mar
shall to mount one of.the present foot
policemen, but not to increase the
force. Carried.
The police committee recommended
that the bid Of Gabert Bros. to make
the new uniforms for the policemen
and sanitary officers at $22 be accept
ed and that they be furnished in time
for the fremen's convention which
meets in this city on the eleventh.
Adopted.
The city attorney reported on the
Hunter Mayheld COW case and recon.
mended that the impounding fees OF
So be refunded. Adopted.
The city attorney.reported fovorably
on the petition of S q. Olive asking