The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-06

ne '" AGO Cl'y COUuCl uet d. SeNtH
o'clock last uigAt.
The m nutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
A petition from . mum eer of citl-
zsns asking that the Nj sour, Kan as
and Texas railway company be re-
strained from building switch
across Eleventh street vas submitted
to the council, and upon motion i!
was received aud fled
A petition from w. P. Lin'hlcum,
b J. French and others, calling at
ten.icn to tho tact that their petition
a-king for the improvement Of North
Ninth street, and the council having
favorably acted upon it at previous
ting, and stating that no work had
been done yet and tho matter had
been disreg ardcd, and praying that
tho stree, mmlssiener be re instruct
Cd to do the work, was referred to the
street con missioner,
A petition from w. 7. Watt, Bart
Moore and Others asking for the con
struc ion CT sanitary sewer on AUSTIN
street between Fiteeu.h and Sixteenth
t. connect with the main sewer on
Frsnklin street was referred TO the
sanitary committee
A commuuica ion from ctizsns OF
East Waco, in reference to the i'm
provemtnt Of Pearl and Elm streets
was referred to the street committee
The report of Pubic WGsher Pal
MFR showing 4G7 loads weighed dur
ing the month Of December, was re-
ceived and filed
The quarterly report Of Tax Asses.
sor Humphreys, which was approved
by the finance committee was received
aud filed.
A petition from r. j. Lakeland to
stretch canvass opposite the city
hall, for the purpose OF exhibiting
stereoptican views and advertise
ments, was referred tn the mayor with
power to act.
The report Of the board of health
showing the number of births and
deaths during the month OF Decem
Der was received and fl ed
The qlar,orly report of the city
mars hal a.d also that OF the city
secretary was received and filed
King, from the school committee,
reported that the sanitary sccommo
da,ious at the central school and sew
eral Of the ward schools, were entirely
inadequate Also he crowded condi.
ton of the Third street colored sch col
and recommending additions
Hawkins moved that an additional
teacher be employed in the Third
Street school
Lacy offered substitute to the
effect that the matter be agar referred
to the school ccmm!tlee, which was
CARR d
The other improvements suggested
by the schoo! committee were re
ferred to the city engite er and pubic,
lmpr vement comm ttee.
The secretary read umber Of bills
which were allowed and ordered paid
The street committee reported that
work on South Fourth Street opposita
the Parrot natatorlum had been done,
and the property owners were in
s,ructed to construct cement side.
walks.
In regard to the hide house ord
nance, Payne, from the sanitary com.
mittee, submitted number Of
from Officer Blessing,on,
which were read. The matter was re.
ferred back TO the sanitary committee
The street committee recommends
that the Katy railroad be allowed TO
construct two switches between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets.
Adopted.
The ordi- auce prohibiting people
from breaking through funeral process
sions was r., ad, and, with some slight
was adopted
The ordinance providing that occu,
patton taxes be paid on hearses, $50
on three, and all above that, S. each,
was read, and upon motion was laid
over
The report of the public improve.
ment Committee, stating that they had