Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-13
WACO BUDGET.
An Unusual Issue viii Form
the Chief Question
IN THE APRIL CITY ELECTION.
TO Urue The Creation Of New courts-Rver
Improvement Meeting Will Be Rlmoved
10 Waco-W,II Not 0hicel--PhHapy
Examlnallon--O News.


Examination -OlheF News.
Waco, Tex, Jan. -(special)-
Rather an unusual issue promises to
form the chief question IA the approach
ing city election. The public schools
are under the management and control
OF the school committee of the city coun-
cil, subject, however, TO approval of
their actions by the full city council.
The committee consists Of five members,
just one half of the number of alder
men. The management Of the schools
by. the committee has been and Is the
subject Of constant attack from q large
number Of citizens, who wish to create
board of school trustees to be elected
by the people, TO control and manage the
school system.
However, back Of this the real rea-
son FOR the conflicting views, is che ques-
ton as TO whom shall DC school super
intendent Male or Female is the
issue. The present superintendent is
Mrs. Willie ID. House. who is serving
her third term. Her position has not
been a bed Of roses, and the school
war has arraycd number Of prominent
citizens aud politicians into opposing
factions. I'VE don't want woman for
that position Is the ungOllant remark,
frequently heard. Its all right TO have
women for teachers and principals, but
the superintendent should be man"
argne the advocates of the masculine
gender.
The latter propose to carry The issue
into the election Of aldermen and exact
pledges Of hostility to the present school
system. They believe that with
board of trustees elected solely for the
management of the schools that the
weaker sex viii be obliged 10 conliue
nTTft HffNH fttfH
teachers and principals.
Mrs. House has been an able and ef.
hcient superintendent but her sex Is
operating against her In the opinion Of
many.
One alderman. who is a member of
the school committee, but who has evil
IDENTIFY undergone a change Of opinion
recently, expresses himself on the board
OF trustees idea, and In speaking of a
proposed election 90 test the question of
whether or not that system Is desired by
the people, makes the following novel
suggestion; "Should such an election be
held the voters might make their ballots
with the words male or female and no
designate thoir choice Of sex In the su.
perintendcnt.' Il Is not improbable that
n special election will be held for the
purpose Of passing on the proposed
change in school government
FOR NEW COURTS.
The following Is the text Of the commu.
nication 20 be forwarded by the commit
tee appointed at the recent bar meeting
20 urge the creation of two additional
courts Of civil appeals to members Of
the bar In the counties named in the
letter
Waco, Tex, Jan. u, 1893.
My Dear Sir:-lu view of the
fact that our civil courts of ap.
peal are now nearly or quite
creation OF two more courts an impera-
tive necessity. After looking carefully
over the situation we believe that two
new districts can be made without dis
turbing the location. Of the present courts
and so made that n fair division can be
bad and leave the FIVE districts in good
shape. Our idea Is 20 ask the legisln.
hire 10 make the FIVE new districts as
follows: Say take Hill Navarro. Free
stone. Leon, Madison. Crimes, Brnzos,
Burleson, Milan, Bell. Lampasas, San
Saba, McCulloch. ConchO Tom Green
and West, with the south line OF Tom
Green county to the Rio Grande, thence
north so os to include a tier Of about
four, counties, returning east with the
north line of Scurry Fisher, Jones'
Shackelford. Eastland, EIRth. Bosque
and the counties included within this
boundary.
Or, II the tier Of counties on the Texas
and Pacific railway prefer 90 remain
with the Fort Worth district. then make
the north line of the new district to take
In Brown. Coleman and Runnels. aud
TINT tier Of counties This would make
a compact district with about 0ne-ffth
the business Of the state. or course
IN this event Waco will be a candidate
for the location for the court for this
district, Our idea Is that there should
be district made IN East and North.
east Texas Say begin with the west
nH
taking In Raines, Van Zandt, Anderson
Houston, Trinity, Angelina, San Angus
tine and Sabre. with the counties in.
Guided within that boundary. Then with
an equitable division of the business
of South and Southwest Texas between
the courts Of Galveston and Austin
will give MS five courts which would meet
the present demand aud give litigants
some assurance that their business will
be disposed of with reasonable dispatch,
Will YOU kindly call this matter to the
attention of your locality and ask from,
IL an expression Of will and desire I'm !
the matteg and kindly communicate |
with this committee and with your local |
representative and senator, your views? |
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Judge Branch II. Masterson Of Gal |
weston, who Is largely interested in the |
company running steamers on the |
Brazos river between Columbia and |
Velasco and intermediate points, viii be |
in Waco next Monday for the purpose |
of holding consultation with those |
who are interested in the Improvement |
Of the river from Waco southwark for |
the purpose Of navigation. a meeting |
of the committee of the board of trade |
at 1880 o'clock tonight made arrange
ments 10 receive him,
WILL BE REMOVED TO WACO
1t is understood that the present traf- |
fc relations Of the Waco and North |
western railroad with the Houston and |
Texas Central win not be disturbed by |
the receiver.
The Offices of land commissioner, treas
urer aud auditor will be removed, how |
ever, from Houston 90 Waco, and it is |
expected that an order permitting the |
removal win shortly be granted by the |
United States circuit court at Calves
ton.
WILL NOT OBJECT.
Judge Goodrich remarked last night |
that the sentiment Of Falls county as
fur as he had heard IL expressed was |
favorable TO the creation Of the new
judicial district for McLenn0n county, |
under the bill proposed for the continual |
ton Of the present Nineteenth judicial |
district with three terms of courts q |