The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-19

Deaton were present when Mayor
McCulloch called the city council
meeting to order last night.
The secretary read the minutes of
the previous meeting which were
approved.
PETITIONS AND CONCENTRATIONS.
The Ladies Guild of St. Pauls
church asked permission to use the
blue room of the city hall Saturday
night for the purpose of giving
stsreoptican entertainment, the pro-
ceeds to b, dsvoted to the church.
Granted.
Tom Shepard, through his attor.
ney, r. l Muuroe, asked for com.
pensation for having shaved Eugene
Henderson, the smallpox patient,
aud owing to it's compelling him to
be quarantined for several days, he
thought the city should allow him
SIS 90. The request was referred
to the sanitary com nittee and city
attorney.
Citizens living in the Second
ward wanted light at the corner
of Twenty first and Columbus
streets. Referred to the gas com
mittee.
Petition from citizens living on
Ninth street asking for that thor
oughfare to be paved, they agreeing
TO bear portion of the expense
attached, WAS referred to the street
committee.
w. L. Radney submitted a COM
munication urging the early close of
the contract by which streets in the
Burleson a addition were offered to
the city. This contract called for
the city to define and grade the
streets in that addition. The ques-
ton of building bridges came up
and several aldermen were of the
opinion that the proposition did
not contain that provision.
Alderman King moved that the
contract be closed.
Alderman Poage moved that the
mater be referred to the street com.
mittee with power to act. The mo.
ton prevailed.
Staff Captain and Mrs. McFar.
lane. commanders of the Texas dis.
trict of the Salvation Army, asked
the council for the use of the blue
room of the city hall Sunday for
the purpose of holding big meet
ing The petition was granted.
The Citizens Railway company
presented petition in which they
asked for reduction of tax assess.
ment on their property in the city
of Waco.
Pending a motion to refer to the
finance committee Alderman Lacy
said he would like to have written
report from the city attorney as to
the power of the city council to
reduce assessment fixed by the
board Of equaljz ,tion.
Alderman Herbert spoke vigor.
ously against granting the request.
"These corporations want the
EARTH" said he, Sand they wouldn't
give US cobble stone" He offered
4 substitute to the effect that the
petition be laid On the table. The
substitute motion was lost and the
motion to refer to the finance com
mittee aud city attorney pre-.
vailed.
B. 7. Blount presented a petition
for remission of SO charged him by
the city for corralling two of his
mules and confning them in the
pound. the petition was referred
to the police committee.
A request from a number of IT,
zens to open an alley between
Eighth and Ninth streets running
from Cleveland to Dutton streets
was read. A motion vas made to
refer the petition to the street com.
mittee, and Alderman Lacy, chair.
man of the street committee, ,ked
TO be refused.
Alderman Herbert moved to refer
to special committee tc report at
the next meeting of the city coun.
Gil, Carried The mayor appointed
Aldermen Harhert. Brink arhnff and