The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-06
TAco CITY COUNCIL
|nmber Of Petitions Received
and Acted Upon.
Nv Election Returns Canyassed and Off.
GERS Declared Elected Other Business

Aldermen Poage, Tibbs, Lacy,
laughter, Waters, Deaton and
Herbert answered roll call last
hight, when Mayor McCulloch
$apped for order for the first meet
ng of the city council in April.
A motion of Alderman Waters
That tie council adjourn over to
Monday night was not seconded.
PETITIONS.
From g. w. Heath for a refund
bf impending fines. Referred 10
police committee.
/ From II T. II. Cham bers asking
khat he be allowed to finish lum-
Der shed in course of erection on
North Fifth street, waich petitioner
wants to enclose with walls Of lum-
Der or corrugated iron.
Alderman Herbert said the petit
HON asks violation of the fire Or
FINANCE. An ordinance cannot be
repealed by resolution.
4 A motion to refer to fire com
6mittee was lost-3 to 4.
A motion to table prevailed.
From S. B. Humphreys, city tax
assessor and collie ctor, for an allow
lance Of as much as $500 due on
commissions up to the 3lst of
March. Granted.
From Ed Strauss asking permits
zion to run a railroad switch on
Jackson between Sixth and Seventh
streets, it being an extension Of an
old switch. Referred to the street
|committee.
From John T. Walton, asking the
council to have removed at once a
shed now being constructed djoln'
ing the property of tie petitioner
on Franklin street near the corner OF
Seventh. Alderman Herbert moved
that the petition be granted and the
council order the building removed
Alderman Lacy lnorsnt ~ .-~J
nd marshal should enforce the or
dinance against the tuilding of fire
trans in the city, Without waiting
for the council to ct in the matter
The responsibility OF the enforce
mont Of the lw should not be
,hyown on the cuncil. 1t is one Of
'nio"A nat ia heinp dOnt
svsrv day. pc police ought TO see
and rsport Use things to the mayor
80 norsh, so that the ordinance
The NOR rose to question o.
reraonal rivilege and stated that he
ppon1d t enforce the ordinances
cJu' u did not know of violation
NJ tition of MIR. Walton was thu
go knew of the violation. HI
~ not prevent a man killing an
" because there is law agains
Alderman Herbert's motion was
fried.
Alderman Slaughter called the
councils attention to the building o.
stables and stalls in the rear O.
Crippen's market. Referred to thu
fire committee for investigation.
From Fort q Burnham for per
mission to erect corrugated iroI
building on the corner of Third ane
Mary streets. Not granted.
From T. H. Kessler IL Co. for {
permit to erect a shed to be con
structed of brick and covered will
corrugated iron, on the lot west o
the building of John T. Walton, OIL
rankin street. This building
spoken of is to take the place of tn
wooden building complained of b.
MIR. Walton's petition.
Alderman Herbert moved to table
There are ordinances of this cit
to provide for such contingencies
and If the petitioners are complying
with the law the city engineer ca
issue permit.
On motion the petition was refer
red to the fire committee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The sanitary, fire, streets, publ
improvements, police and waite
works committees made no reports
The finance committee reporte
several accounts which were ordere
paid.