Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-12-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Ordinance Passed Regulating eurisIs
and Requiring Doctors to Report
Births and Deaths.


A regular meeting OF the city coun.
ell was held at the City secretary's
office at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Present. Mayor J. T. Maloney presid.
ing. and Aldermen Fountain. coyey,
Edge. Henderson and Derden.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved. and reports OF fiscal
agent and finance committee exam
ined and approved.
Chairman Edge OF the fire commit.
tee reported that he had accepted the
new fire station and the contractor
had been paid for same.
The street committee reported that
railroad street near the water and
light plant had been graded and i'm.
proved so that water would no longer
stand along same.
Senior Campisa. an Italian mer.
chant appeared before the council and
complained that his taxes had been
Increased from $500 last year TO s2s
this year. He was told that all had
been raised and he was lucky that the
Increase was no more. One of tho
alderman told him that his had been
raised great deal more than that
and the Italian promptly told him he
vas glad OF H. This caused a laugh
and the tax burdeDed merchant left
tne room In n good humor as the
crowd laughed at the alderman's ex.
pense.
c. NJ. Bell appeared before the coun.
ell and asked TO purchase small
piece OF land belonging to the city
In the rear Of his residence. and made
an offer OF 500 for II. The offer was
not accepted and the executive com.
mittee composed Of Aldermen Hender-
son and Derden were instructed 10
look into the matter. fix a price for
the property and report TO the next
meeting.
Messrs. J. W. Hamilton and c. r.
jenkins from the fire department ap-
peared before the council and asked
that the water tank near the new fire
station be moved so the people would
not drive on the grounds OF the sta
ton and Interfere with the firemen
by crowding their wagons and teams
immediately In rear OF station. The
tank was ordered moved and the
street committee was instructed to
select another location farther over
toward the standpipe. The firemen
were also given the use OF as much
OF the chains that were around the
old city hall as needed to chain IN
the grounds OF the new fire station.
IL Is the purpose OF the firemen to
beantify their little plot around the
station when they get Il enclosed.
The matter OF water pressure at the
Harrison fire was brought up and
Messrs. Hamilton and Jenkins were
asked by the aldermen concerning IL.
Both stated that at first the pressure
was low and not sufficient for fire
fighting. but was better later after n
request was sent to the water plant
for more pressure. Mayor ,Maloney
stated the pressure was at first poor
and he sent TO the plant for more
pressure. and later went 90 the plant
himself. When he reached the plant
the pump pressure was between 40
and so and when he left IL was about.
so The firemen stated that n nozzle
pressure Of 65 was needed for effective
work and this r quired a pump pres.
sure OF from so TO S5.
The Secretary was instructed upon
the application OF Mr. Sam Levy. TO
notify the I. a G. n. railroad TO ex.
tend sewer a'ong the street in front
OF Mr. Levy's residence and cover
same so the whole street could be
used. At present there Is an open
ditch so the Vehicles cannot turn
around. 81,
An ordinance was passed nj the sus.