The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-17
Proceedings OF Last Nights
City Council Session.
Commercial Clubs Invitation Accepted and
Other Matters disposed OF.

The mayors gavel brought nine
aldermen to order at o'clock last
night, Alderman Symes being alb
sent.
A communication vas received
from the Waco Commercial club
inviting the mayor aud council to
take part in the Trades display on
December 9TH. The invitation was
accf pied.
a petition from q namber of cit
zens and taxpayers that the city
grade consecutive mum Ger OF
streets to be paid fir by general
taxation was, on motion of Alder
mau T.Dus, referred to the street
committee.
Alderman Herbert, from the fire
committee, submitted the follosing
WACO, Tex, Nov. lC, 1898.
John f Herbert, Chairman OF Fire Committee
DEAR SIR-Ine Jest male yester
dsy Of The La France steam fire en-
glue aud The examination of its wofk
ing parts made by myself aud the 80
engineers Of the Waco Fire depart.
uent, L. B. Jacobs and John
Miller, find that me La France en-.
G comes up 10 the rsqnir
ment of the contract, and tiud the
SAID engine TO be as represented,
frstclass, and so recommend the
acceptance Of same
Very respectfully,
A. NJ PRESCOTT,
Chief Waco f Department
The committee endorsed the
above, and their report was adopted.
The street committee made a re.
port recomm ending that the petit
zion Of citizens to have North Ninth
street graded from Columbus to
Morrow avenue, DO granted.
Adopted.
The finance committee made report
recommending that the assessment
Of the FIRST National bank build.
ing be allowed to remain az $4,000,
and that the assessment on the Iron
Front saloon building be reduced
to $500 Adopted.
Alderman Herbert, from the
cemetery committee, made a report
recommending that the mayor be
instructed to advertise for proposals
10 build an iron fence, four feet
INCH, around lakewood cemetery.
Alderman Lacy opposed the pro-
position. He thought the first thing
to be done was to grade and gravel
the streets and alleys and walks in
side t, e cemetery.
Alderman Herbert made strong
appeal for the report. The place
proposed to be beautifed was one
dear to the hearts of the people.
There is money on hand and no
other immediate need for it. He
thought the whole community
would endorse the proposed means
of showing respect to the dead,
Alderman Poage thought it would
be poor policy to spend money in
building fence, when there was
no proper street. opened up ia front
Of the cemetery. He would like to
see the cemetery made beautiful,
but ne didn't thi4k the committee
proposed to 20 about it in the right
way. He could no., he said, 81 The
his "words in the beautiful re.
marks" of Alderman Herbert, but
his heart X as all right.
Alderman Brinkerhoff opposed
the adoption Of the report A new
house would soon be necessary; the
money could be better spent that
way.
Alderman King wanted to see
the fence built. He thought the
money on hand now should be used
in bulliiug handsome iron fence
along the front side Ii was better
to baild good, permanent fence
than to patch up the old, or build a
temporary one.
a call of the roll on the motion
to adopt showed 4 ayes and nays.
So he report was rejected.