The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-15
Council Says the Services
Must be Improved.
And One Authorizing the Payment OF Public
School Debt Passed.

following petitions were read
From l.. ii. Owens, asking per-
mission to open meat market at
College Heights Granted.
From citizens calling attention to
distractions on Austin near Elgh.
teenth. Street committee.
John T. Battle as agent for j. Z.
Walker, asked permission to repair
the Young Mems Christian Assocla.
ton building at rs Austin. Public
improvement committee.
Committee reports were acted on
as follows:
The sanitary committee, through
Chairman Waters, submitted re-
port from Sanitary Inspector Bles
slngton, which was adopted.
Public Weigher Palmer's month.
iy report was received and fled.
Mr.. Herbert, of the fire com.
mittee, said tba, additional bydrants
were needed in the residence part
of the city and asked that the matter
be referred to his committee, which
was done.
The street committee re commend.
ed trading two city horses and a
mule for horses able to do the work
required. The mayor and street
commissioner were instructed to do
the "swapping.'
The mayor was authorized to con-
tract for hydrant at Speight and
South Eleventh street.
The sire ct committee recommend.
ed that John Blair's proposal to sell
property on Earle street be referred
to the city attorney. Adopted.
The ordinance granting the
Houston and Texas Central railroad
the right to construct switches III
the Fifth ward was read and went
over.
Ordinance authorizing the issue
of bonds to the amount of SIS, 900
for public school buildings was
passed.
MIR. Poage, speaking for the gas
committee, considered the prospects
for lighting the city were not very
good. Mr.. Herbert thought it was
time to take action. Mr..
Lacy thought the gas company
was responsible for the present con.
dition of affairs. The contract with
the company should be closed if
they did not furnish good service.
Mr.. King thought the contract
should be cancelled. The mayor
stated that this could not be done
without legal proceedings. The
matter was finally referred to the
gas committee.
The ordinance prohibiting the
construction of barDed wire fences
in the city limits was read the sec.
ond slime, when an amendment by
Mr.. King excepting wires placed
over fences five feet high, was
adopted, and then the ordinance
went over.
The ordinance authorizing the
payment of the public school debt,
$l5 600, was passed.
The amended ordinance regulat-
ing hacks at depots was read,
when MIR. Lacy offered an amend
ment making it compulsory that
drivers should stay on the seats Of
the hacks, which amendment was
defeated, when Mr.. Brinkerhofi
moved that the ordinance BIZ laid
on the table. This was lost and
the ordinance passed.
City Attorney Harrison reported
favorably on the revised city ordi.
nances and charter and that the
book should be accepted. His re-
port was received and filed.
The ordinance regarding scaven.
gers, requiring them to do their
work between 10 p. In. and a. m.
passed.
Under new business, the bad con.
dition of several streets were men.
toned by aldermen. and the proper
authorities were notified.
Mr.. Poage moved that North
Fifth street property owners be
notified to cut down their side
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