The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-15
The Report OF the Street
Committee
RECOMMENDS SLY NILES OF PAVING
Several Other Matters Of Importance Con-
Sidcfcd and Acted Upon.


dropping in last night, and it was
1907 before a quorum bad appeared
in the council chamber.
Aldermen Herbert, Brinkerhof
and Deaton were on hand in ample
time; Alderman Lacy got in about
inmate late, and Alderman Wat.
tiers was three minutes behind time.
Alderman Tibbs strolled in at
1905, thus completing the quorum,
and a minute later his honor, the
mayor, mounted the rostrum, seized
the gavel and the business Of the
evening was begun.
Aldermen Slaughter and Poage
arrived before the secretary had got
fairly under way in reading the
minutes of the previous meeting.
Alderman Symes also got in be.
fore any business had been tran
sacted.
The mayor read the following
message:
WACO, Dec. IA, 1893.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council OF
the City Of Waco: -r
GENTLEMEN-On account of the
discussion of the question of certain
recommendations made TO your
honorable body by the police COM
mittee, have, after consultation
with Marshal ALI q. Neil, made the
following disposition of the police
force of the city:
have concluded TO redistrict the
city into new police beats without
any reference to lines heretofore ex.
listing.
| will hereafter require that
Marshal ALI G. Neil be on duty in
daytime at the city hall, and that
Deputy Marshal A ii. Knott be on
duty at the city hall at night.
One policeman shall be on duty in
daytime and one at night east of the
Brazos river. One of them to be
mounted and the other foot man.
Two foot policemen shall be on
duty in daytime and two at night in
that portion of the city lying be.
tween Third street and the Brazos
river, including the Reservation and
what is known as Sandtown.
Two foot policemen shall be on
duty in the daytime and two at
night on Austin, Franklin and
Washington streets, from Third
street to Eighth street.
One foot policeman shall be on
duty in daytime and one az night al
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
depot.
Two mounted policemen shall be
on duty in daytime and two a,
night as patrolmen for the city al
large.
In order to carry out the recon-
mendations az above submitted il
is necessary for me to appoint two
policemen to fill vacancies occas
Toned by the death of Policeman G.
w. West and the resignation OF
Policeman j. S. Hall.
Solely on account of economy
which thought it best TO practics
during the extreme hard times
have refrained from making thes,
appointments heretofore. Respect
fully submitted,
G. c. McCuLLocH, Mayor.
The recommendations were adopt
ed.
The following communication
which explains Itself, was read by
the secretary;
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. l, 1898.
Honorable Mayor and City Council Waco
IeNAs.
GENTLEMEN-From information
received by us, We are lead to be
lieye that You are about TO accep'
patent garbage furnace erected by
one W. IL. Glrretson of Dallas
Texas.
This letter is written with tn,
intention of putting you on notice
that at the proper time we shall claim
from your city not less than 800
royalty on said furnace, as it is al
infringement upon the patent of ont
A. Brownlee, and the use of it by
any other than himself or agents
which latter we are, is in direc