The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-18
ORGANIZATION Is PERFECTED BY TIE
ADOPTION or A CONSTITUTION.
AIMS OF ASSOCIATION
To Encourage and Aid the City Gov
crnment In Securing Better Side
Walks and Beautifying
Streets of City.

well attended meeting of the
Civic League of Waxahachie was held
in the district court room last night
The president of the League, Perry
s. Robertson, presided He made a
few remarks in which he stated that
the interest in better sidewalks was
on the increase. and that several citi-
zens were preparing to construct
brick and cement walks. He said
that the association could be made a
success if every citizen of the town
would do his or her part. 1t takes
enthusiasm and work to accomplish
anything in an undertaking of this
magnitude.
G. c. Groee, chairman of the COM
mittee on constitution, submitted the
following report which was adopted: !:
|. This organization shall be
known as the Civic League of Waxa-
hachie
2. It's purpose shall be the encour-
agement and aid of the city govern
ment in securing better sidewalks,
better streets and also the beautify-
ing of the streets and other public
places in the city.
8. All residents of the city, re-
gardless of sex, who are willing to
lend their best efforts to the objects
and purposes of this association are
eligible to membership therein
A. The officers Of this association
shall be president, a vice president,
a secretary and assistant secretary
who shall be chosen by a majority
vote of the members and shall hold
their offices for one year and until
their successors shall have been ac-
cepted: and the officers thereof chos-
en- shall constitute the officers for the
first year. There may be other offic-
ers as may from time to time be
deemed requisite by the executive
committee, who may be appointed
by the president upon recommends
tion of such committee.
s. The general affairs of this as
sociation shall be under the direc-
ton of an executive committee to
consist of five members from each
ward of the city, and the president
of the association. who shall be ex-
officio chairman of said executive
committee. and the secretary and as
sistant secretary OF the association
shall also be ex-officio secretary and
assistant secretary of such executive
committee.
8. The members of the executive
committee shall be appointed by the
president of the organization sub
/ ject to the confirmation of the or
ganization. and the members from
each ward shall constitute a sub-ex-
/ ecutive committee for such ward, and
may as such, choose their own chair
man, and, subject to the order OF
the general executive committee and
| the association, such subcommittee
| shall have charge of the civic mat
| ters in ther respective wards, and
may appoint such other committees
| as may be deemed necessary.
| 7. The general executive commit
| tee may from time to time submit
TO the association rules and regula-
| tions for it's government which may
| include fixing of time and place fol
meeting of the association.
| s. Until otherwise ordered the
| meetings of the organization shall
| be held on the second and fourth
Fridays of each month at the district
court room in this city, at 1880 p. m
The general executive committee
may determine the time and places
| for its meeting
| In compliance with the provisions
of the above President Robertson
| named the executive committee rs
| follows
Ward 1T. F. Thompson Jas $
Davis, n. F. Abbott, F l.. Hawkes.
and w H. Davis.
Ward 2-W. H. Moore, r IA Grit
fin. u H. Thompson. \ r Bishop
and \. Lasswell
Ward st \ Ferris, 5. 7 Spald
iug. Dr. l.. Keplinser. Joe Beck ane
Or n O stacey
| The above committee received ths
official confirmation of the asso
citation
Il. l.. Ingram. member ol th'
| committee to ascertain the probable
cost of walks submitted the follow
ing which was adopted. with instruc
ilons thar same be- published
| Ia making this report your com
mittee bags 10 say that In saiectin.
| sidewalks fof oar city Ne believe w'
should look to the eeautifyinE of on
streets as we'll a. keeping out 0f th'
mud We believe that a cement wall
sbouI six inches thick with iIs'
inches uf concrete made nf cleai
| gravel. siN parts af Sfav.i 10 GA
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