The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-22
An Ordinance to Authorize
the Issuance Of
100000 WORTH OF STREET BONDS
For Street Improvement Decided lpOn'.'
Other Business Of Importance.

with luii board and mayor MIC
Culloch in the chair.
The city attorney was Instructed
to prepare an ordinance requiring
the railroads to station hagmen at
the various street and railway cross.
ings.
The matter of receiving the new
garbage furnsce was referred to the
public Improvement aud finance
committees.
The bill of Baker e Prendergast
for $500 attorneys tees In the case
of the city VS.. Prather was referred
to the finance committee.
The petition of James B Baker
for reduction of asset sment was re-
ferred 10 the finance committee.
A petition from the Kellum IL
Rotsn Investment company to
allow an iron covered building on
the corner of Sixth and Mary to
stand, aroused the opposition of
Alderman Herbert. He did not be-
lieve in making rules simply to
abrogate them at somebody's re.
quest. He believed in consistency.
The petition was granted.
Stark Vests petition to rel air a
metal roof was granted.
The petition Of r. S. Ross for re-
mission of impounding fees las re-
ferred to the police committee.
The report of the city seer AIRY
for the year ending March 81, 1898,
was received and ordered printed.
The cemetery committee made q
.eport recommending that the mayor
advertise for bids to grade the streets
and avenues IN lakewood cemetery.
Mr. Lacy thought estimates should
be made by the city engineer first.
The report was amended so as to
provide that the city engineer pre-
pare plans and specifications, and
adopted.
The mayor stated that he and the
city attorney had investigated the
claim to roy atty set up by Messrs.
Sonnefeld IL Emmons with refer
ence to the new garbage furnace,
and that they had reached the con-
cluslon thai the council had better
require Messrs. Noel e. Co., who
built the furnace, to give an in
demnity bond, to protect the city.
No action was taken on The recon.
mendation.
The street committee recommend
ed that petitions for grading several
streets be disposed CT in the same
manner as those presented at the
last meeting of the city council
Adopted.
The street committee recommend
ed that the matter of opening Oak
wood avenue be dropped from the
minutes. Adopted.
The ordinance fixing the time and
manner of electing fire department
officers was placed on its third read
ing and passed This ordinance de-
fines the powers and duties of the
chief of the fire department.. The
ordinance also provides for the re
peal OF all former ordinances cover.
ing the subject to which it relates.
An ordinance directing sidewa ks
to be laid on Elm street in East
Waco was referred to the city at
torney and city engineer.
The ordinance fixing salaries of
city officials was taken up. The
assistant secretary's salary was
fixed at $500, and that of the street
commissioner at 5000. The ordi.
nance was then passed.
The special committee to whom
had been referred the joint county
and city hospital matter reported
that they had conferred with the
county judge and county commits.
sioners and they would give the mat
ter consideration.
The finance committee submitted
statement showing that the mar.
gin of the bonding limit of the CITY
was $4,000
Alderman Herbert called atten.
ton to the fact that the ordinance
requiring fire escapes on all build,
ings higheri.than two stories wa,
continually violated. He thought
I'he ordinance should be enforced.