The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
The Proceedings Of Last
Nights Session.
PETITIONS FOR STREET GRADING
and a Considerable AMOUNT Of Other Bust.
ness Disposed OF.

The city council met in regular
session last nght, NJ 1yor McCulloch
presiding and a fuil board present,
with the exc ption Of Alderman
Symes, who lies IN bsd a. Austin
from severe mi lries recently sus-
tanned.
The mayor called the attention
Of the city council to the necessity
of employing scme one as fireman
at the garbage furnace.
Alderman Waters moved that
the mayor employ some one tempo
rarily.
Alderman Lacy off red an amend
ment to the {, # c. that the off le of
keeper Of the garbage furnace be
created, and that he be appointed
in the same manner and for the
-ame length of time as the other
city officials. He thought per
msnent appointment should be
made.
Alderman Poage spoke in favor
of the ado ption of Alderman Wat.
tiers motion. The motion pre-.
vailed.
the secretary read a communi.
cation of w. r. Orman asking
whether Joel Il )oinson has a right
TO keep hide mouse in the midile
of Webster street in the city of
Waco.
Alderman Waters stated that
the council had ordered the house
removed several weeks ago.
The mayor stated trat he and the
marshal wished to consult the city
attorney about the matter, but both
he and the city attorney had bseu
compelled TO attend district court
dur n : that time.
A number of property owners on
North Ninth street submitted a
communica ion recalling the fact
that the council would nave that
street graded as soon as the neoes-
sary funds could be procured, urged
that the work be Immediately done,
az the funds could now be secured.
Referred to the streel committee.
Petitions were received and dis.
posed of as foil
Petition for grading Washington
street west of Eighteenth. Re-
ferred to the street committee.
Petition TO grade North Tenth
street, referred to the street COM
mlttee.
Petition for the construction of
sanitary sewer between Austin and
F!anklln street in an alley from
Sixteenth to Nlneteo nth streets.
Peferred to the street Committee.
Petition to grade and gravel Nor
row street. Referred 10 the street
committee.
Petition from citiz Us living
near the intersection of Fifth and
Speight streets, calling attention to
the electric light at that corner,
stating that it had baen lighted
only once since the explosion at the
power house. Referred to the gas
committee with power to act.
Petition from the Citiz ems Rail.
way company stating that the as.
sessment on their property ISL, 0OO
was too high and very oppressive,
and asking for reduction of the
assessment. Referred to the finance
committee and city attorney.
Petition from D. w. Davis for
remission of impounding fines. Re-
ferred to the police committee.
Petition from Harry Van, appli.
cation for the position of fireman at
the garbage furnace. Referred to
the mayor.
Petition from abutting property
owners on Twelfth street, between
NJ ROW and Jefferson, petition
to grade and gravel that thorough.
fare. Referred to the street com.
mittee.
Petition from City Marshal AT
C. Neill, a request for three days
leave Of absence. Granted.
The mayor submitted a commu.
nication for an appropriation of
$3.50 out of the contingent fund, in
view of the litigation in the courts
for and against the city, for the
purpose of procuring witnesses