The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-22
After a Rather Warm Dis.
cuSSiion in the Council.
LOCATING COMMITTEE FAVORED ELM
Herbert Claimed the Subcommittee Re.
port Vas Incomplete.

tne CITY council ldsl IL Sul ali lHe
aldermen were present and Mayor
McCulloch presided.
Secretary Cooper read the mayors
message vetoing the hack ordi-
nance, the mayors reasons being
bri, fly that the city attorney con-
sidered the ordinance illegal. The
vote passing the ordinance was re.
considered, when Mr. Tibbs moved
that it pass, notwithstanding the
mayors veto. The ordinance then
passed
A petition from A. Gamble asked
permission to build meat market
on North Sixth street, and was
granted.
Herbert & Lyons account for
$4,000 for work on new fire station
was presented, approved, allowed
and ordered paid ~ the finance com
IL ittee.
Under committee reports Mr..
Herbert, from the fire committee,
submitted report stating that the
fire committee and fire CON mission
ers had received Baylor Hose Com.
pany into the departm ent, ard that
these committees had ordered the
election of fire department officers
to be held April 2lst of each year,
and recommended an ordinance to
be drawn up to this fleet, with
an amendment that the election of
officers take place on the first Tues
day in March. The report was
adopted.
The police committee recommend
ed the pay ment Of $25 to Mounted
Policeman Hall for injuries to his
horse while the officer was per-
forming his duty. Adopted.
The improvement committee
recommended the re lection of John
T. Battles petition asking per.
mission to make repairs on the
gallery of the building occupied by
the Young Mems Christian associa
ton. Adopted.
The fire committee recommended
that the n after of locating hydrant
at Tenth and Wood streets be post.
poned, but recommended the plac-
ing of hydrants at Fifth and Clay
streets, one between Clay and Cleve.
land, on South Fifth, and one at
Eighteenth and Colum bus streets.
On Mr.. Brin kerhoff's motion the
report vas considered by sections
He then moved the adoption of
that part of the report recommend.
ing hydrant at Wood and Tenth
streets, and the motion prevailed.
The other sections of the report
were adopted.
Gas committee recommended the
adoption of the petition for an arc
light at Austin and Eighth streets.
Adopted.
The ordinance prohibiting the
construction of barbed wire fences
in the city, except where such
fences shall be five feet high,
passed.
Ordinance defining and providing
penalties for offenses against public
justice was read and passed. Other
new ordinances recommends by
the city attorney will be READ at
the next council meeting.
Under the head of new business
Mr.. Herbert introduced the follow.
ing resolution:
STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISES.
Whereas, The Waco Street Rail
way company and the Citizens
Railway company, their successors,
assigns, ETC., was granted a fran.
chise over and on certain streets
in the city of Waco, for the pur.
pose Of operating and maintaining
street car service for the conve
nience of citizens, and
Whereas, The said railway com.
panies have abandoned for several
years past certain streets and do
not use same for the purpose con
templated and to the injury and
Inconvenience of the people of this
city; Therefore be it
Resolved, That the city attorney
be and is hereby instructed to pre-.