The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-12
Resolutions Endorsing Mr..
yorIey.Wright Discussed.
STREETS TO BE PAVED DESIGNATED
other Interesting and Important Proceed.
ings Of Last Nights Session.


last night all the aldermen were
present except Mr.. Symes.
The mayor reported the discovery
of what was supposed to be a case
of smallpox aid the disposition
made of it. His action was en-
dorsed by the council.
The petition of Robert Boulding,
asking to have part of fine of
sa5o RENTED, was referred to the
police committee
MIR. Herbert, from the fire com
mittee, made report recommend
ing the strict enforcement of the
ordinance regulating Electrical sys.
tens, and calling attention to a
particular wire which was strung in
violation of law. The report was
adopted.
An invitation to attend the in.
stsllation of officers of the Grand
Army of the Republic and Woman's
Rslief Corps was accepted.
The street committee made a re.
port recommending that the city
advertise for bids for the e1tentlon
of the sewer from the corner of
Sixth and Dutton streets across the
B,ylor University grounds TO Waco
creek. Adopted.
The ordnance committee report
ed an ordinance to require fl .gmen
at various street and railway cross
.ngs, 1t was read fl at time and
went over.
The city engineer made a report,
admitting specifications for streets
and avenues in O ,kwood cematery.
The plans provided for properly
graded and graveled thoroughfares
of forty and sixty feet, and estima-
ted the cost of the necessary work
tsl, AGO. The report was adopted.
The mayor was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the work.
The ordinance authorizing the
issuance of $50 900 worth of street
paving bonds was taken up, read a
second time and pas ,ed to q third
reading.
The stree; committee made a re-
port recommending the paving of
certain streets, and that property
owners be requested to petition for
their paving according to the re-
qulrements of the law. The streets
recommended were:
Sixth street, from Washington 10
the Sixth street school house;
Ninth street, from Columbus to
Vermont; Morrow, from Ninth to
Eighteenth; Je fferson, from Four.
tenth to Thirteenth; Thirteenth
from j. f4rson to Morrow; Colum-
bus, Sixteenth to city limits;
Clay, Fourteenth to city limits;
Sixteenth, Clay to Franklin; Tenth,
v ebster to Ross; Ross, Tenth to
Eleventh, Eleventh, Ross to
sspeight; Spelght, Ninth to city
limits; Fourth, Webster to Oak
wood; Dallas, Elm to city limits;
speight, Fourth to Fifth.
An ordinance authorizing the
mayor to give the city's notes for
s2o 200, bearing S per cent. int #.
est, to A. Ockander for amount due
nim for street paving was taken up
ana read second time. The rules
were then suspended and the ordi.
nance read third time and passed
The city attorn y made report
regarding the resignation of Alder
man Symes, in which he decided
mat an alderman could not resign te
Jake effect in the future.
MIR. Tibbs withdrew the resigna
'lon of Alderman Symes, who, he
sa'd, would be at the next meeting
OF the council.
follows:
Whereas, The city of Waco now
mas contract with the Waco Elec
VIC Light company to furnish light
ass et forth in said contract at {
ser'ain price and to continue t.
b aaicn %, 1894, now therefore
>, Resolved, That the mayor be in
, ,aod to advertise on M arch 90
'''4' Tor the period of thirty day