The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

1907.
execute such plans as he thought
best to prevent the abuse OF the
dumping grounds
New Officers Appointed.
Mayor Miller then brought up the
matter OF additional officers needed
by the resignation OF Officers Hay
den aud Huskey and read the april
cation OF II, l., Boyles, W. S. Carter
and Tom Morgan. Boyles, as the
city attorney recalled, was an ofilcer
under former city administration
for short time and showed con.
spicuous merit, After some discus.
sion, Messrs, Boyles and Carter who
we're at the building were called In
and after a few questions their ap.
plications we're formally accepted by
the council. Mayor Miller In con-
ferring the appointment emphasized
strongly the necessity for the Off.
GERS knowing the law and advised
them to study the city ordinances
with the assistance OF the city at.
torney.
City Engineer Appointed.
Charles l., Green appeared before
the council with request for au.
thority In the mater OF city engn.
eer, In connection with the build.
Ing he is constructing on Sixth street
he wishes to get the correct grades
and wishes to have It officially Ger.
titled. This the mayor informed
him would be impossible because the
city had no recognized city engineer.
The need for established engln-
eering work in locating grades and
street lines emphasized the need for
a city engineer on motion the coun-
ell elected Howard Trigg to the Of
flee of city engineer and his work
will hereafter be official.
The Town Cow Nuisance.
The town COW, separately and In
punches. together with her owners,
and the men who drive her to the
pastures came in for a hot scoring
at the hands OF W. L. Thompson.
During the recent rains, frolic.
some heller supposed to be in charge
OF one OF the drivers romped over
block or two of front yards on
Pierce street and the owners OF said |
front yards visited in person the |
nearest alderman, who happened to
be W. l.. Thompson. Besides w. l..
Thompson. the other members pres
ent lad more or less emphatic griev- |
ances to record regarding the COW
and her friends but no definite means
OF relief could be suggested and the |
matter was passed up with an ex-
pressed and implied admonition for
cows and their owners and drivers.
Street Fund Short.
City Secretary Sam j. Brown pre-.
sented the reports OF the various de-
partments for the month. All the
funds are low and the street fund IL
at noticeably low mark
This street fund" advised the
secretary, lis a at lower point than
II has ever been while | have been
treasurer and / would strongly OPP
pose going any deeper at the pres
emit time. The money is undoubtedly
being spent well and the citizens are
well pleased with the crossings which
are being put in. But / don't think
Il would be good policy at present
10 authorize further outlay. The
fund is not large at best and we
ion't know what other demands may
be made upon It,"
In accordance with this report, the
council concluded that further out
ay In eht street department should
,e discouraged for the present. The
cement crossing contractor has part
" the fifty crossings under the
original contract yet to build and
lie will go ahead with all OF them.
But until taxes from the enlarged
are available few other
improvements will be taken up.
At the close of the meeting, the
treet paving proposition got Wig
'rous boost from the members pres
mt and 1t is likely that some plan
or paving will take definite form
,efore the next meeting OF the coun-
ii.
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The Big Fall Opening.
The Tyler Commercial College OF