The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-25

and Poage answered 10 Toll CALL
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
From the mayor recalling the case
Of 3 young boy who was recently
convicted in the city court for
carrying pistol. The mayor
stated the boy was still held in
custody, was too delicate to work
and was the son of widow of
small means. He recommended
that the council remit the remainder
Of the $95 fine.
The recommendation of the mayor
was on motion of Mr.. Lacy
adopted.
From S. B. Harris, asking per.
mission to erect on South Fifth
street for the Hotel Palmo, solid
plank fence to extend from Sixth to
Fifth streets, was referred.
From H. G. Black, health physi
elan. to use the powder house near
the city hospital as dead house
for people who die in the hospital.
Pending action on the petition Mr..
Herbert moved that all three of the
powder houses be turned over to the
health physician for such use as he
deems best. MIR. Herbert's sugges
,ion was lost, and the petition az it
stood, was granted.
From j. w. Holder, who lives
three miles outside of the city
limits, to refund impounding fees.
Referred to the police committee.
From q. r. Slaughter, who
stated that horse kicked his fence,
his COW escaped and got run in. He
asked for remission of impounding
fees.
Five of II. L. Hargrove's cows
were pulled by the police. 1mpound-
ing fines were assessed and he asked
for the remission of the fines. Re-
ferred to the police committee.
L. b. Daughtrey, dairyman,
J. T. Cunningham, G. F. Kesker,
w. j. Gassoway, Fifteen head of
eows) w. H. Standlfer, Ellis Thorn
ton, J. S. Triplett, Mrs. III. A. Con.
ger and Felix Robertson also pre-
sented petitions for refunding i'm.
pounding fines, and their requests
took the usual course.
From A. B. Weslow asking for
the passage of an ordinance grant.
ing the Missouri, Kansas and Tex As
railway right to construct a switch
on Jackson street between Seventh
and Eighth streets, along his
property. Referred to the street
committee.
From citizens for paving and
grading North Sixteenth street be.
tween Morrow and Columbus street.
Referred to the street committee.
REPORTS.
From the finance committee rec.
onmending the resembling Of the
resolution passed at the last meet.
ing by which the mayor was in.
structed to report back to the coun-
oil for the ratification of all bids for
the purchase of bonds which are on
the market for sale, and that the
finance committee shall fix the min.
imum price for which the bonds
will be sold. Adopted.
From the gas committee recon-.
mendipg the establishment of
lights at the following places: Sixth
and Franklin, Eighth and Baylor,
First and Jackson streets. Quite
3 discussion ensued Mr.. Lacy ap-
proved the report. Mr.. Poage
stated that the committee went to
Mr.. Seley and asked him if the
light company had power necessary
for additional lights, which he
stated they had.
Mr.. Waters thought the present
service should be improved before
any additional lights are ordered.
He was not opposed to giving the
petitioners lights, but he wanted
the present lights improved first.
Mr.. Herbert was in favor of rec.
ommending the matter and see if the
company will agree to an obligation
binding themselves to give good