Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-05-09

CITY Fathers HOLD LIVELY MEETING

pioy deputy, relieving the city of
this burden, he would be satisfied.
Grant suggested that it was rather
presumptuous for these new aldermen
at their very first regular meeting to
jump in and try to turn things up side
down. Then the retorts came fast and
furious, and the president of the coun-
Gil had to rap vigorously for order.
The matter was dropped, and the
council wentinto discussion as to made
quate police force, which terminated
in the police committee being autoriz-
ed to employ another policeman, a
mounted man, to look after the resi-
dence district and the stock law viola
tons.
one. The mayor was absent. He
went north at noon yesterday. Alder
men Ozment, Hunter, Temple, Grant,
Caldwell, Marley, Johnson and Gone
we're present; Hunter, president of
the council, presiding.
! Numerous petitions and communi-
cations were read, and referred to
proper committees. None were of
especial public Importance, except one
asking for school building in the
Fourth Ward. The petition was signed
by ninety-six citizens of that ward.
Alderman Msnley spoke for the pc
tition. Said it was the third petition
that had been presented by these peo-
pie, and that they should have the
building. He had visited that ward
school house, and it was very inade-
quate; children had been turned away
for lack of room, and as these people
paid taxes for the schools they were
entitled to equal privileges. He said
the people of that ward had shown
great patience and endurance, and
that they are entitled to the best the
city could provide for them; and that
they they were not getting. Alder
man Johnson spoke for the school.
Said every ward in the city had good
school buildings, and this ward should
have one, too. Alderman Cement en-
Jed the petition, and said it had
suggested they did not have
| Enough children over there to fill big
school house; II they did not, then he
favored cutting of a slice or two from
other wards, and giving them few
more dray loads. Said this would re-
lieve the contested condition of some
of the other building. Thought if nee
essary, and no legal obstacles were in
the way, bonds should be issued and
the building provided at once.
Alderman Gone asked for a state
ment of the funds to see what the city
had on hand to build with. All things
considered Alderman Hunter stated
that the city was in better shape to
provide this building than it was when
the last school building was erected.
By vote the whole matter was re-
ferred to the finance committee. to
make report at the next regular meet
ing.
Then the matter of paying police
men in script out of the fee fund, and
their inability to cash it, came up,
which led to the proceedings at first
reported. Alderman Temple moved
that the script issued for salaries for
January and February be recalled, and
script issued from the general fund for
policemen's salaries only. Policeman
Moore, acting city marshal, asked if
that did not include the city marshal,
who held much of this script. He was
directed to the wording of the resolu-
ton, which provided for the policemen
only.
Alderman Marley called attention
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