The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-05

The city council met last night
in regular session Mayor McCul.
loch presiding
All the aldermen ans sered to
roll call.
Secretary Cooper read the minutes
al the previous meeting which
were approved.
A petition from the X sllum X
Ro.an Investment company, asking
permission to construct corrugated
ron sned on South Fifth street near
Mary was read and referred to the
ire committee.
a communication from Prof.
Lewis OF San Antonio asking per
mission to lecture in me city hall
on May n, and exhibit number
Of lying machines, part OF the
proceeds to 20 for the benefit Of the
Cisco sufferers, caused qu te a dis.
cussion aud when vote was taken
i. was lost by vote Of to D.,
Alderman Lay voting in favor Of
III 1LL4l4E lHC pCA4NAOiA'
A petition from James |. Moore,
10 deed several streets in Edgeti cid
20 the city, was referred to the
street committee.
y communication from a number
Of citizens cailirg attention to II
regularity in the grade Of Jefferson
street near Eleventh, causing stand
ing pools of water in Columbus aad
Seventh and, asking tina. the grade
Of Jefferson street be cut down TO 3
level with Columbus, was referred
10 the street committee.
The secretary read the statement
of the mayor in the settlement Of
the Waco and orthwestera sub
stitute bonds, and the cancellation
Of the old bonds.
DR.. Caldwell, chairman of the
board of health, submitted to the
council the resolution passed At the
last meeting Of the board request
ing the council to allow the board
10 select a secretary.
Alderman Herbert moved that
the report OF pr. Caldwell, from
the board of health, be adopted
Carried. The city attorney and
ordinance committee were instruct
ed to change the charter and ORA y
up an ordinance, allowing the board
this privilege
The annual report of the city en-
gineer was read, received and lied.
the report of Pablo Weiguer
Palmer, Tor the month Of April
was received and filed.
A number OF bills, approved BY
the finance committee, were reac
and allowed ordered paid,
The ordinance amending article
81 of the digest of ordinances Il
change the time for the board OF
equalization to meet to the frs
Monday in May, or as soon there
after as possible, was read, anc
under the suspension of the rules
passed.
The sanitary committee recon-
mcEtleQ luc aOdlCluCAt VI III
nuisance on South Fifth street, be
tween Austin and Franklin; adopte d
The street committee recommend
ed the acceptance of the bid 0
j. II. Nj eel to construct q culver
on North Ninth street. The repor
was adopted.
The improvement committee re
ported a number of awnings IL
East Waco in dangerous condition
and recommended that they be It
moved. A minority report was sub
mitted, providing that certain
awnings be allowed to remain, whlcl
WAS adopted.
The special committee appointe'
TO investigate the matter of stree
sprink ling, reported unfavorably
owing to the expense itwould incur
The report was adopted.
A lengthy report from a citizen
committee composed OF K. B. Par
rott, Ed Rotau, and J. 5. McLen
don, was read to the council, urg
ing that body to take some actor
in The matter, and calling attention
10 the necessity of sprlnkling tn
streets, from a health and sanitary
standpoint.
The ordinance authorizing tn
Issuing of the third series, stree