Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-12
CITY COUNCIL HELD
A REGULAR MEETING

The city council held the regular
monthly meeting last night in the
council chamber. Mayor Hearne was
absent from the city, and Mayor Pro
Tenn Caldwell presided with dignity.
Present were Aldermen Watts, Grant,
Cone, Temple, Huff and Normington.
Also City Marshal Michaux, City At
torney Johnson and City Secretary
Allen. the newspaper men and
small chorus.
petition was read from citizens
living in the eastern part of the city
in the neighborhood of the cemetery,
protesting to the council against eX-
tending the limits of the East Hill
cemetery any further toward the city.
The petition was very numerously
signed. and was received by the coun-
Gil This petition was in answer to
the offer to donate to the city certain
lots west of the present cemetery for
burial ground. On further vote the
council declined the offer of the ad-
ditional land, and went on record as
being opposed to bringing the GENE
terry any closer to the city by extend.
ing the territory covered.
An ordinance forbidding any one
from driving or riding through a fu-
neral procession was passed under
the suspension of the rules. The or
dinance reads:
An Ordinance Prohibiting Persons
from Driving Teams and Vehicles
Across the Line of Funeral Pro
cession Except by the Permission
of the Funeral Director and Pro
viding a Penalty for the Violation
of Same.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the city of Palestine. Texas:
Section 1. That it shall hereafter
be unlwaful for any person to ride an
animal or drive any vehicle and team
across the line of any funeral process
sion except by permission of the fu-
neral director in charge of said fu-
neral
Section g Any person violating
section one of this ordinance shall,
on conviction, be fined in any sum
not less than one nor more than ten
dollars.
Section 9. That this ordinance be
in force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
The matter of granting a franchise
to W. B. Johnson and others for the
building of an electric light and power
plant in this city was discussed, and
the council showed a disposition to
be liberal in the premises. Several
changes were suggested in the orig
inal franchise asked for, and the COM
mittee given further time to discuss
the changes with the promoters of
the new plant.
Alderman Cone called attention to
the need of the city schools for more
room, and the matter was referred to
the finance committee for investiga-
ton.
The chairman of the cemetery COM
mittee was requested to investigate
the condition of the cemeteries and |
ascertain If the premises were being |
properly attended to.
Quite lengthy discussion followed |
concerning the water pressure and |
the keeping of the record in the city |
secretary's Office. 1t developed that |
a test was made yesterday afternoon
and the record was not shown in the /
city hall Secretary Allen gave a
satisfactory explanation by saying |
the register was temporarily out of
commission. He had a complete rec
ord for the month with the one excep-
ton 1t also developed that a good
water pressure was at hand when the
test was made.
All accounts and bills, passed on
by the finance committee, were or
dered paid.
The council adjourned at $40.
.HIIMANE e0GIE1Y