The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-22


franchise Of the above named com
panies on the following streets, to.
wit: South Third street from the
public square to the fall extent of
said street; also the railway trat ks
from K ghth street to Eighteenth
street on franklin street, and on
L ghteenth street from Franklin
street to Austin street.
The resolution was adopted.
AFTER THE GAS COMPANY.
Mr.. HeI bert introduced a resolu
ton providing that the contract
with the Waco Gas Company be
annulled. Since the rec Mt ex-
ploson at the Gas Company's plant,
Mr.. Herbert said, the company had
apparently made no effort to furn
ish the city with lights. He thought
it about time for the city to show
that it was interested in this mat.
ter. The city had given franchises
to people who came here and after
they were here little while they
seemed to think they owned the
earth. 1t was about time this sort
of business should stop and they
should exercise their manhood.
Mr.. Symes opposed Mr.. Herbert's
resolution, as the company bad as
sured the gas committee that lights
would be furnished by October let.
Mr.. Tlbbs thought tho adoption
of the report postponing the matter
covered the case.
Mr.. Herbert's resolution was lost
by a vote of 7 to g.
THE BRIDGE MATTER.
Mr.. r. B. Parrott, representing
citizens who were present at the
mass meeting Wednesday night in
favor of locating the new bridge
south Of Austin street, asked per-
mission to address the council, as he
had resolutions adopted at the mass
meeting to present to the council
and desired to make few remarks
on the subject. He might say that
he was courier, an ambassador
from the people of Waco who pro-
tested against the sub committees
report on the bridge matter, which
was to be presented to the council.
AT least 90 per cent. of the traffic
and trade of the city Origin ated
south of Austin street. The object
of building another bridge was for
the purpose Of facilitating trade. 1t
would be just as reasonable to locate
a sewer on Austin or Washington
streets as bridge. The new bridge
must be built with regard to the
future, and the two bridges should
be located at least four or five
blocks apart, notwithstanding that
the recent mass meeting favored
Franklin street. All manufacturing
enterprises are located rear rail
roads; that the bulk of trade from
the country came from south of
Elm street, east of Waco and south
of Austin, on the west side. Mr..
Parrot opposed the location of the
new bridge within block of the
other.
The resolutions adopted at the
meeting were then handed to the
city secretary who read them to the
council and ON motion of MIR. Tibbs
they were received ard filed.
THE SUB COMMITTEE REPORT.
MIR. Brinkerhof asked why the
sub committees report was not
re ady to be submitted to the coun.
Gil, and Mr.. Lacy said he thought
the report was ready, but MIR. Her.
bert, of the sub committee, stated
that the committee had received a
copy of the report for the council
from he county commissioners late
in the evening, and with the report
were some important papers, but
all the members of the committee
had not been called together. Also
there were maps and important re.
commentators which the sub com.
mittee did not have in hand, with.
out which the report would be in
complete.
Mr.. Lacy said that taking these
circumstances into consideration, he
was opposed to an immediate re-
port being submitted.
Mr.. BrlnkerhoH asked reconsider.
alton of the vote granting the sub.