The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-11

of the Abeel ditch: w. II Ross,
334 cents per square yard; w. E
Jackson, "a cents per square yard
A. Ockander, 81 cents per square
yard, and would recommend the ac-
oeptance of the W. H. Ross bid, he
being the lowest and best bidder
The report was adopted.
The finance committee reported q
partial estimate of the work done by
A. Ockander on North Ninth street,
between Columbus and Vermont
streets; showing a total of
5000 square yards of paving at
32 cents, 1868 less 25 per cent. +,
s1,21s SIS. 1t was ordered paid.
The following was read:
We, the finance committee, to
whom the matter of examining the
reports of the city secretary and
treasurer was referred, would res.
pectfully report that we have care.
fully examined the reports and
books of the above named officers
and find them correct, in every de.
tail, and entirely satisfactory to
your committee, and we have ap.
proved them. The report was
adopted.
The street committee reported
back the petition of Tom Mann and
others asking for a storm water
sewer in East Waco, with the
recommendation that it be referred
to this city engineer for survey and
report. Adopted.
The police committee reported
back the petition of Dick Adams
asking for refund of impounding
fines, with the recommendation that
it be not granted. Adopted.
The street committee offered the
following:
We, your street committee, would
respectfully recommend that the
city engineers report on sanitary
sewers be adopted, with the add.
tlon of one l2-inch main with neces.
sary laterals for that section of the
city bounded on the east by Bar.
ron's branch, on the west by
street, and on the south by
j Jefferson street, and on the north
by Vermont avenue.
The city engineers report re-
ferred to is as follows:
l respectfully report the follow.
ing condensed approximate estimate
cost for the construction of sanitary
sewers in the district named below.
to wit:
Datton street district-21, 500
lineal feet of sinch, for lateral No.
to Is, inclusive, at 35c, 1880;
1000 Inca. feet of oxlO inch, for
laterals between Clay and Webster,
at COO, $1,000.
Speight street district - $500
meal feet of l5.inch main at soc,
and 5000 lineal feet of S.inch
aterals at 35c, $4,000.
Jefferson street district-2OOO
meal feet of s.inch laterals be.
ween Fourth and Fifth streets. at
'5c, 1850.
Eighteenth street district, Austin
o Morrow streets-3OOo lineal feet
If l0xl2 inch main at soc, and
900 lineal feet of inch laterals at
'5c, $4,000.
East Waco-30oo lineal feet of
5.inch main at SOC, and 10, 500 t
meal feet of s.inch laterals at 35c, ,
1925. Total, 500, 3o5.
MIR. Poage moved that the report t
+ the street committee and recon. .
1endations of the city engineer be s
dopted and that the ordinance
ommlttee and city attorney be in
tructed to draw up an ordinance t
roviding for the issue of Sl5, 900 i
dditional sanitary sewer bonds.
he motion was adopted. t
Mr.. Harrison moved that the I
layor and street committee adyer.
Sc for bids for the construction of b
ne above sewers. Adopted. n
The police committee recon- d
tended that the petition of j. l..
uicksall, for return of impound. r
lg fines, be not allowed. Adopted. Il
The police committee recon.
ended that the petition of B. G. r,
onguth, for the return OF impound-
g fines, be not granted. Adopted. a
The street committee recommend. n