The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-20


Ii ar week y session last ght, Alder
men Pay ne, Poage, Latimer, Banker.
hof, Slaug liter AID Ley answering
to roll call
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Petition from number Of colored
people TO clear away lot of brush
and underground in the First Street
cemetery, was referred to cemetery
committee
A communication from John B
Nichols, of Crawford, asking for lnfor-
nation in regard to what action the
CITY will take concerning a judgment
which he holds against the city in
volving property on Jones street, was
referred to the mayor.
A petition from w. Fl. Jones for
the remission of $40 rs taxes, was
referred to the finance committee.
An ordinance ordering spec ial tax
to raise money tor the purpose of
grading Elm street, East Waco, from
River street to the City limits, was
read by the score. airy, and upon mo.
ton of Lacy, was placed upon its
second reading, and with some slight
amendments, passed, oil the aldermen
voting for its passage.
The ordinance allowing the Mis-
souri,, Kansas aud Texas railroad to
construct sidetracks and switches from
Eleventh to Fourteenth streets, was
read.
1t caused quite discussion among
the alderman, some OF whom objected
to it, as it allowed five additional
tracks to be built. Brinkerhoff 90.
posed the measure because be thought
five tracks entirely too many. The
ordinance was laid over until the next
meeting.
The following report from the spe.
oal charter committee was presented
to the council:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned
members of your special charter com.
mittee, would recommend that our
charter be so amended as 10 authorize
the council to have full charge aud
control of the finances and funds of
the city, and to select repository for
the same; said amendment TO give
the city authority to charge interest
for and on the money SO deposited.
We further recommend that the
mayor be instructed to give legal
notice of the intention of the council
to apply to the legislature for such
change In our charter.
w. d. LACY
Alderman Baker was opposed to
the measure. He thought treasurer
elected by the people was the best
one with whom the city should re-
pose its funds. He thought the plan
we have at present, by far the wisest,
and would give satisfaction. He did
not believe the city council could le.
gally appoint treasurer.
Lacy, speaking in support of the
measure, said he took issue with AL.
derman Baker in the statement that
we have no precedent in adopting the
proposed plan. St Louis selects its
own depository, and he was told that
New York city followed the same
plan. The idea in this plan was to
require a bond and the council and
the people to pass upon. There was
no more chance for the city to be de-
frauded of money under the proposed
plan, as under the present. These
funds are growing all the time
Why are there so many anxious fol
the office ? Because there is big
plum. He did not blame the men fol
wanting the Office. Why can't We
with one short resolution ask the leg.
islature 10 give us power to loan our
money if we wish to do so? If il
pays ST Louis to adopt this plan il
will pay Waco, which will get just as
much proportionate benefit as the
former city.
The mayor stated that as the report
was signed by only ore member OF the
committee, lie WAS compelled to rule
it out of order.
Alderman Lacy appealed to the
council from the decision Cf the chair
ard stated that as the other members
of the committee did not sign the
renort II should then 90 in as a mi