The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-22
THE CITY FATHERS.
LIVELY SESSION LAST NIGHT.
Outstanding Committees Appointed
for the Coming Year Appointive
Officers Re-Elected-ROuti Bus
mess Policemen TO be Appointed
at the Next Meeting.


Mayor McCulloch and all the alder.
men except Alderman Brinkerhoff in
place.
The minutes of the previous meet.
ing was read.
Alderman Hawkins claimed that
there was an error in the report of the
vote on mayor pro tenn. and asked for
correction. The question involved
a secret ballot and elected some very
spicy debate.
The final result was that the
minutes we're adopted as read.
The following appointments for
standing committees were then read
Public Improvement - Slaughter,
Latimer, Poage.
Fire Department Jones, Poage,
Brinkerhoif, Hawkins, Latimer.
Observation-Disclosures, Brinker-
hoff, Lacy.
Sueets-Lacy POage Payne, King
and Slaughter.
Schools King, Jones, Slaughter,
Baker, Payne.
Finance-Baker, Jones and King.
Police-Latimer, Jones, Slaughter.
Ordinance-Brinkerhoff, Hawkins
Baker.
Plinting-Poage, Hawkins, King.
Sanitary-Payne, Lacy, Hawkins
Cemetery-Payne, Baker, Lucy,
Gas-Poage, Jones, Payne,
The mayor announced that he
would nominate the policemen at the
next meeting.
Alderman Jones was appointed
chairman of the school committee, but
declined to serve, stating that his pri.
vate business would prevent him from
giving as much time to the work as il
would neoessitate. Alderman King
was appointed In his stead.
The mayors nomination for the
various appointive officers were all
confirmed except that of Sexton Sim
mons Of lakewood cemetery, which was
referred to the cemetery committee
for investigation. All the present in.
cumbents were re elected.
The following telegram was read
aud ordered filed,
HAS city decided to deliver ut
bonds under our contract if not will
bring suit Immediately. We ough
not to be expected to wait longer
Wire definite answer" BLAIR & Co
A petition for refunding of taxes
was read and referred to the city at
torney.
A petition from F. G. Cole, G. E
was read and filed. He petitions fol-
the Office of city engineer.
This petition was followed by one
signed by large number of promi
nent citizens who requested that the
present incumbent be retained.
1t was moved that the request be
granted.
1t was moved as substitute
motion that action be deferred for &
week SO that better trade could be
made.
The ayes and noes was called anG
the substitute was lost. The original
question was then put and carried.
The matter of a contract was re
ferred to the Finance committee.
A petition to move q building on
Seventh street was referred to the fire
committee
A petition of l.. Magee for taxes
collected more than was due was re-
ferred to the city attorney.
A number of petitions for the re-
funding of impoundipg fees was re-
ferred to the police committee.
A petition was read from the attor-
ueys of the Waco Female collegs trus,
tees requesting that a lien now held
against the college for street paving
be removed. The lien, they claim,
was unjust and affected the title of the
property and prevented them from
selling.
A petition was read and referred to
the cemetery committee that Mr., j. f.
Napier be appointed as sexton of Oak
wood cemetery.
A petition of citizens living on
Washington street between Sixteenth
and Eighteenth streets was read and
referred to the street and gas commit
tee
A petition was read of the Waco