The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-16
1 Long and Busy Session
Held Last Night.
,.,.;,er Abeel Says the Council Must See
the Court About Removing Platform.

ribbs and Slaughter answered to
.oll call at the city council meeting
.st niqht. The minutes of the
o,evious meeting were read and
approved.
r,rtnys AND COMMUNICATIONS
The mayor commended cross.
rs If hard s.o1e to he constructed
:, The corner of Fifth and Austin
,,reets. With amendments, adding
sixth anl L ghth streets. the recon-
nendatlon was adop ed, and the
.,reet commissioner instructed TO do
Mo work under the supervision of
the city engineer.
Pet ton of citizens for improving
an alley near West End FIRE station
yss referred to the street committee.
O. EasterlIug submitted a com
nupicaton in " hiuh he said that he
Vss a q resident Of "Dickey Hill
and pad taxes for street improve
mentf ANA sewers, neither of which
existed there, hut his two Cows were
mpounded and he asked tie council
tn remit the hne. Referred to the
Dolice committee.
The Bell W-ttr company asked
consideration by the cJuncil Of a
letter from VIM. Edmonds asking
DIV for using a portion of Eleventh
street used for water mains and
wanted the city to protect the com
vapy in its rlgnto way. The land
Is claimed by VIM. Edmonds and
John D Johnson.
Asked for an opinion the city at.
torney stated that the city was not
usponsib for this matter.
The communication was referred
nthe street committee.
Receiver Abeel, Of the Waco and
Iorthwt ern, in regard TO the In
structlons TO remove the platform
Of that road, submitted communl-
cation in rep JDse in which he stated
that the road was in the hands OF
the United States circuit court at
Galveston and ne did not feel
authorized to take any steps toward
lis removal He thought the court
should therefore be appealed TO.
The communication was referred TO
the city attorney
VIM Edmonds asked that the
name of Brszos Place in the
Reynolds addition be changed TO
Reynolds Place. Referred to The
street committee and city attor ey.
Z. G. Corr elius asked permission
TO open a phot graph gallery in q
tent On space of ground on the
south side of Bridge street The
petition was laid on the table.
A. Ockander wanted to excavate
spots III lakewood cemetery for
the purpose of obtaining mater
'srlal for the grading and paving
streets in the cemetery. The petl-
tlon was granted on condition that
mr. Odkander grade and grave
Oakwood Avenue from the west
lne of Fifth to the east line OF
ihlrd streets.
Propositions from K. Ro.an, Johr
~ johnson, VIM. Winston, + Il
Nash, VIM. Edmonds and others
Oemposed OF VARIOUS propositions
VI divers natures from each, fol
N .he purpose Of opening Jefferson
seventeenth and other streets ant
sleys IN the S cond ward, were re
erred to the street committee.
Inc question of charging par.ie
using the blue room of the city hal
~ Inc consumption of gas CAM
~ aud was discussed at som,
length.
Alderman Brinkerhotf recalled
.e'oiutlon passed several years ago
pay S..
me mayor suggested tina. he di
s ss mink it necessary to charg
s "ueu the hall is used by citiz ,ns o
s;aafi'able organizations. Bssld 81
:. was only granted, free of charge
'0f such purposes.
n.a a motion that 81 be charged ia
Clo , VI the hall, including the Pa
vh; oafne Camp entertainment,
fo,t In takes place tonight, bsough