The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-21
THE CITY COUNCIL
The Mayors Annual Message
Submitted.
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT CITY SEC
RErAhY ABOLISHED
New OFFICERS Nominated and Con
firmed-A Long and Busy Three
Hours Session OF the Honorable
Rody-Ths Proceedings

The mayor, all of the aldermen,
and q tie q number Of spectator,
were present al the m eetiug of the
city council last night
Secretary Cooper read the min.
utes of the previous meeting which
were approved.
The oatn of office was admins
tered to Alderman Briukerh, #. who
was absent from the last NEE II Of
the courc1, at which the regular in
stallation of iii ers took place.
The mayor then r. d mis- annual
message to the counc j. which " as
ordered printed.
In his message the mayor recon-
mends among other things, the
council to issue limited number Of
bonds, not above $50, 600, for the
extension Of the sever sys em, an /
$4,000 TO Fay off the debt for
streets alreaoy paved and i'm.
proved.
lie also recommends that Austin
street, from + ghth to the public
square, have, ray thr inches
OF the top taken eff, and
filled in with the best hard crushed
rock on the cement foundation al.
ready there.
The oiii5a' bonds Of the various
city flies rs were submits d to the
council and referred u the in4l CO
committee and city attorney TO re
port as to their Legality and compe-
tency.
A petition from the Waco Nats.
forum ComIa1 for permission to
suspend SIX electric lights, mos ly a.
inter.ec ions Of streets. was refer
red to the gas com nitlre.
An invitation from w. d. Lock
wood, of Some fl id tS Emnet-
Garbage Furnace Co to visit Cor
siana. and witness he opera on,
of the Brownlee garbage furnace, " as
received and fl d.
A petition from the city eng neer,
recommending that the Nooden cul-
verts on North Ninth street be re-
placed by brick oulverts, was refer
red to the street committee.
Tee annual report Of the city
health physician upon the CITY hos.
pital was resd and receive d and
filed. HIS mortuary report was
also read, received and filed.
The report of the Of theb card of
health was read to the council, al d
received and filed.
Mr.. Herbert, from the fire com
mlttee, presented communication
from the chief of the fire depart.
ment calling attention 10 his previ.
Gus recommendations for add tlona
fire stations, and moved to refer the
communications TO the fire commits
sloners and fire committee for a
report, which was carried.
Mr. Lacy called attention to the
unsafe condition of the bridge
across Waco creek on Fourth street
and recommended that new floor
be built. Referred to the public
Improvement committee.
MI. hlng, from the scnool com
hlittee, reported progress.
Mr.. Tibbs, from the tila1ce com.
mittee, recommended that more
rigid system of collecting funds be
adopted. The report was accepted
The same committee also recon-.
mended that Mr.. Knebel be paid
$50 for the use of his store as a
polling place.
The street committee, in the ma,
ter of Mrs. Meers petition, recon.
mended tia. it be re jected. Adopted.
Mr.. Tibbs called attention to the
marked prevalence of barns beir .
burned, and moved that the may
and city marshal take the matter in
hand, and, if necessary, employ de.
tectives to ferret the after out.
Mr.. Poage thought such an action
was useless, and all that was posi-
BILE was being done to probe the
matter. Mr.. Herbert agreed with
Mr.. Tibbs, and urged the adoption
of his motion.
Mr.. Tlbos subsequently with drew
that art of his motion pertaining
to the employment of detectives