The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-14
TnE CottNCiI REF sLD TO Ok
DER RECOUNT
Uf the Fourth ward vote for Alder
Dinn-NeW Officers SWORN In set
tied Down TO Business-The Pro.
Cecdings


and approved, Mr.. HaH kins in
tired for information as to
whether the council could take up
The matter Of recounting the vote
in the Fourth ward The mayor
referred it to the city attorney. who
said he did not think the council
had authority TO recount the vote,
and no such powers az instituting a
contest were conferrcd by the legis-
lature in the charter Of the city.
Mr.. llaakns said he had coed
reason to believe that some irregu-
larlty had been practlced at the
Fourth ward polls. While he did
not propose TO make a contest he
wanted to see f the Jaw was com.
piled with in the election.
Alderman Jones thought that the
matter of inter fering with the
ballots belonged to the courts.
Mr.. Lay moved that committee
be appointed to investigate the
count in the Fourth ward, and sub.
init written report and also to
eiqnire into II y charges of
irregularities in other wards.
The mayor ruled that a motion
TO reconsider should be adopted be-
fore Mr.. l.acy's motion would be in
order.
Mr.. La then, at the request of
the mayor, reduced the motion to
writing, so as to read,
Raso we'd, That the mayor APP
pint committee { { three to count
the vote of the Fourth ward for
alderman and report same in writ
ing to the council at lis next regular
meeting.
The II ayor said he would put the
motion AID declare the result, al
though he did not think that such
an action was proper.
Me-. Hawkins said that unless
some kind of investig alton is grant
ed by the council, that while he
contemplated no contest, he might
ba forced into the courts.
Mr. X ng and Mr., Baker spoke
against the resolution.
A long discussion ensued, after
hlch the resolution was defeated,
all the aldermen present voting
against it except Mr. Lacy and Mr..
Hawkins.
Inc committee appointed to ex.
anime the city secretarys books re
ported that they had made a thor.
ough inspection, and that the books
were neatly n I'D correctly kept, and
in perfect balance.
Upon motion OF MIR. Haw ms,
the newly elected officers were in
stalled and the { fiji GERS sworn in.
The election Of mayor pro tenn.
was postponed on account of the
absence of Alderman Brinkerhotf.
The following committees were
announced by the mayor:
Sanitary Waters, King aud
Lacy.
Fire-Herbert, Brinkerhofl, King
Poage, and Symes.
Street Lacy, Brinkerho IT, Wat
tiers, Herbert and Poage.
Public Improvement Slaughter,
Latimer and Symes.
Police-Poage, Latimer and
Slaughter.
Waterw orks -Symes, Herbert
and Brinkerhof.
Finance-Tibbs, Slaughter and
King.
Cemeteries Herbert, Slaughter
and King.
Gas-Poage, Smyes and Lati.
mer.
tdinances- Br.nkerhc Tibbs
and Waters.
Schools King, Tibbs, Symes,
Herbert and Slaughter.
Printing Latimer. Poage and
Symes.
The following names were an.
nounced by the mayor as members
of the board of health and board of
equalization:
Board of health-G. B. Foscue,
II. l.. Taylor, II. G. Black, w. O.
Wilkes and nj. l.. Graves.
Board of eqaaliz ation-F O.
Rogers, Jno. T. Walton and Thos.
F. Mann. Inc nominations were
confirmed
Mr.. Tibbs called attention to an