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

at the corner of Jones and First
streets, and recommended that they
be required to do so at once. Adopted
The following approved bills for the
month OF April were read
and ordered paid: Mrs. War
rem, for board of prisoners
$40 95 Brooks " Wallace, for prir t.
ing, $2i 90; Hartley & Bnrleson, for
printing. SO, W. X Flnks, for sum
dries, 81 80; O W, David, for hire of
carriage for street committee, 81 90;
Waco State bank, for expense of re.
moving bonds from New York to Mil.
waukee, $40; Jouey Jones for tele
gram and postage, So SO; expenditures
bv the mayor 0temized) for the city,
Sl2 50; Horseful & Cameron, for
hardware, Sl9.l5; c. f. Smith, for
carbolineum, $L25; News PUBLISH
/ ING COMPANY, for printing, S23.23,
/ f. f Reese X Son, for blacksmithiug,
$40. \. Leiber, for bolts 30 cents,
l. +. Woodward, for blacksmithing,
etc, $50 30; 7, NJ Sleeper & Co., for
hay and corn, $92; Mrs Mowrey, for
city hospital expenses, SlI95; w. h
Morrison 81 Co. for drugs aud
medicines, $20 %; Jake Virgins, for
carving patients to the city hospital,
So 80; c. w. Gates, for lumber,
$l3LtG, Waco Gas company, for
lights, $c4l.oO Mrs. w. II. House,
for postage, eXpressage and janitor,
So GO; w. X Finks, for brooms for
schools, SIG: Waco Sanitary company,
for work at the schools, 81 TO- salaries
of jauitors. SOS SO; j. II Msckey u
Co., for insurance, $50; Ligon Bros,
for repairs on North Sixth Street
scgool, So; V. \ Simmons, for salary
az sexton, S25; Mrs, 7. Naylor, for
services at semetery, $40; A Y,
Moorefeld, for winding the town
clock, IS; School teachers pay roll,
$3.96S 10, salaries of marshal, sanitary
officer and policemen, 81 255; salaries
of city engineer and employees in his
department, 235; salaries of mayor,
city secretary, assistant secretary,
Anitor and aldermen, $726.65.
The ordinance committee reported
adversely on amending article 15G
Adopted.
The committee to whom the Hobson
franchise matter and the Rufus Evans
petition was referred asked for further
time, Granted.
The city attorney reported that the
city of Waco had no title that he
could find to that part of Cleveland
street at the crossing of Waco creek,
but asked for further time to examine
the records more closely, Further
time was granted and the city eugin-
eer added 10 the comm ttee to assist
him
The sanitary commtte reported
tina: the slaughter pens were now in
good sanitary condition and recon-
mended that, in view OF the fact that
the butchers we're acting together to
establish a union slaughter house,
further action on the matter be de-
ferred for the present. Adopted.
The water committee was granted
further time on the matter of placing
h9drants on Duttou street aud in
hdgefeld
The cemetery com nittee reported
adversely on the construction of an
IRON fence at Oakwood cemetery at
this time. Adopted.
A number of ODDS to secure the
loan of the sinking fund were read
and action thereon deferred on accou Mt
of the absence OF the chairman of the
finance committee.
The street committee report ed that
the keeper OF the fruit stand
at the bridge had promised
to allow no vehicles to stop
there and recommended that the stand
be not removed for present. Adopt
ed
The question of borrowing money
sufficient to pay the school teachers
was discussed. The mayor stated that
the First National bank had proposed
to loan the necessary amount for this
purpose for sixty days provided a
majority Of the aldermen would sign
the note. The mayor was authorized
to borrow this amount upon those
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