Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-12-10
HARMONIOUS SESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SALARIES OF OFFICERS WERE
FIXED BY ORDINANCE FOR
ENSUING YEAR, AND
THERE WERE
Made Some Changes
The Assessor and Collectors Job
Was Cut Down Perceptibly.
Other Salary changes-The
City and County Will
Build Good Roads.

The city council held a very har-
monious session last night. but did
some things that made certain ones
sit up and take notice. They read
justed salaries and office requisites
for the coming year.
Mayor Hearne presided, and all the
aldermen were present After the
reading and approving Of minutes of
the last meeting regular business was
taken up.
An application for a permit to build
a two-story brick on Oak street, the
property of Dr. J. c. Silliman. was
read from Contractor J. b. Round
tree, and the same was granted.
a communication was read relative
to an Objectionable ditch on Queen
street, opposite No. 10, and referred
10 the street committee.
The special committee was granted
further time on the Johnson Cooke
electric light franchise. the chairman
Of that committee stating the appli-
cants were in no hurry. Further time
was granted.
A report was made on charges that
were made against the sexton of the
cemeteries. and after explanations by
the sexton and others the matter
was dropped.
The following ordinance was intro
duced, and passed under suspension
of the rules:
An Ordinance making it unlawful to
inter any body anywhere within the
city limits. except in the regularly
dedicated and recognized cemeter-
les. and providing penalty for the
violation of same.
Be 1t ordained by the City Council
of the City of Palestine, Texas:
Section l. That It shall hereafter.
be unlawful for any person 7C-mteie.
The body of any deceased person, at
any place within the limits Of the
city, except within the regularly ded-
icated cemeteries.
Section 2. Any person violating
The above section, shall. on convic-
ton, be deemed guilty of a misde-
and fined in any sum not
less than twenty-five nor more than
1ne hundred dollars.
Section 3. That this Ordinance be
n force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
Alderman Cone called attention to
he presence Of County Judge Erwin.
md the gentleman was invited to
axe a seat with the councilmen.
Then the proposition Of the county
md city joining in buying certain
DAD equipment, among them steam
'oller and the building Of experiment.
Il road with oil. etc. was discussed.
This resulted in a vote being taken
;ranting the mayor power to act with
he judge and the county commission
RS in making such purchases. the
.ity 10 pay for one-half The Judge |
aid that after he examined thorough. Z
y into the merits Of the new process
# bodybuilding he would make such z
communications to the commits c
toner's, if in his judgment It was all !
hat was claimed for It.
On motion it was voted to permit
he merchants 20 display holiday
GODS on sidewalks. as has been the
ustom.
An ordinance was passed under
suspension Of the rules. fixing sal
ries Of officers to be elected at the
Dming April election. \
Salaries were fixed as follows: G
For each alderman. So for each reg. Il
lar and called meeting. -,
For city marshal. SIS a month. and II
PCS OF office. .,
For city assessor and collector. as I,