The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SHORT AND BUSY SESSION
LAST NIGHT.
Hawkins Urges tho Collection of
the street Improvement Take
Routine Mattcrs-.The Proceedings

Mayor pro tenn Payne, the city SEQ
rotary and all the aldermen were
present at the meeting Of the city
council last night.
Mr.. j. Goldberg presented a
petition to the city council re-
questing that body to investigate the
conduct Of Police Officer j. s. Hall in
arresting him, and alleged that it was
without cause, and through malice.
Referred to the police committee
A petition for the extension of a
sewer from the Eighth street public
school northward for distance Of
three blocks, between Seventh and
Eighth streets, was referred to the
street committee.
A communication from Rabbi
Meyers, asking Tor a sewer connection
with his residence, was referred tc the
street committee.
The police committee to whom
the matter of police pro-
lection to citizens on South
First street had been referred, report
ed that if the policemen were assigned
to beats separately, it would answer
the purpose,
The street committee reported pro-
gress in the matter of grading North
Ninth street.
The fire committee recommended
that new floor be placed in the West
End engine house The city engineer
was il structed to prepare an estimate
of the cost, and the mayor authorized
to advertise for bids.
The gas committee reported favora.
bly, ON paying the gas bills for the
months of December, January and
February The committee also recon-
mended that the supplemental contract
with the gas company be accepted
and the mayor authorized to sign the
same. Adopted.
The street committee recommended
that in the matter of paving
North Fourth street, that
the city provide for the
payment OF one.third Of the paving
and for all intersections, and the con.
tractor take the obligations of the oiti
zens individually for the payment Of
the other two-thirds Of the paving and
all the curbing. Adopted.
The street ommittee recommended
that the ordinance prohibiting cattle
from running at large within the city
limits be enforced. Adopted.
The public improvement committee
reported that they could find no land
adjacent to the city hospital suitable
tor the erection Of home fer children
as asked for by Mrs. J. G Mcdonald.
Mr.. Rotan, from the committee ap
pointed by the Commercial Club, ad-
dressed the council in behalf of that
body, urging that some action be
taken in reference to sprinkling the
streets. He hoped that the council
would appoint committee to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of the matter.
The matter was referred to the
street committee.
Alderman Hawkins offered
resolution providing that tue street
committee be requested to take
measures toward the settlement of the
large street improvement tax now due
the city and that the matter be made
prominent feature of the council
proceedings until settlement is
reached, and spoke torcibly in support
of the measure
Mr.. Poega favored the measure. He
said "a condition aud not theory
confronts u.s." He thought the con.
tinuous waiting for the payment of
taxes was growing monotonous.
Lacy-"I don't think the passage OF
the resolution will do any good We
are on the verge of most prosperous
era. l believe 30 per cent OF the de-
linquents would pay their tax il the
street car companies and corporations
would pay theirs. | think
our chances in the courts for the re.
covery Of the money are very good.
Mr.. Baker spoke against the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Hawkins.
After considerable discussion the
resolution was defeated, the vote
standing as follows;
Ayes-Hawkins, Poage, Latimer.