The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-02
COUNCIL CONSIDERS
HEALTH MATTERS
PROPOSED HI THE BOARD THAT
UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES BE HAD
EAR14Y IN YEAR.
Council Contracts With Band for Six
Concerts While Chamber Of Come
nerve Contracts for TcnStrect
Paving Discussed.

The new city council held its first
regular meeting Tuesday night and
began the consideration OF real con-
lstractive legislation. There were
many things under way when the
new council came into office and II
iwin take few weeks for the coun-
rfinsn to familiarize themselves
with the workings OF the city gov
eminent 80 they may transact bust
i ness with the dispatch which should
characterize their deliberations. Wax
Iahaehie has reached that stage IN
fher growth and development where
she is throwing off her town clothes
land donnlng fresh city toge. and the
linen who guide the city affairs must
look carefully into all matters be-
4 fore the step they contemplate Is
taken. The adoption of new char
tier last summer gave the council
larger city building powers and It Is
THE purpose of The council 70 use
ifhese powers to the very best advan-
Itage.
when the council convened last
night there were many visitors pres
lent to bring matters OF interest to
the attention OF the eouncilmen
Among them Was Judge G.. G. Groce.
chairman OF the civic improvements
U committee az the Chamber OF Com
laeree. who sought the cooperation
OF the council in providing for open
air concerts By the Waxahaehie Lone
Star band. He pointed out that the
inew charter especially provides the
necessary power to adopt and carry
tout resolutions looking to the recre-
Iation and enjoyment of the people.
j and further that he was authorized
by Chamber Of Commerce to make q
proposal that tlfe CHAMBER would
would at least have benefited the
Looming summer ii the council would
provide for six, making a total or
Isixteen concerts during the summer.
In asking this cooperation Judge
Groee declared that it was his pur-
pose 10 have these concerts begin
ON FRIDAY night. May 4th. The coun-
lest Oh motion voted unanimously
for the concerts.
While he vas on his feet Judge
Groce also mentioned that ii was
| the purpose OF the civic COMMITTEE
ito advocate the reclamation Of that
historic cid SPOT. Hawkins springs,
just as soon as finances would per-
nit and asked the cooperation of
the council along this line.
I. Night Watcilman.
VIII Moore and S. P. spaIding in
behalf Of the Retail Merchants as
socfation appeared before the council
with regard to the matter of a night
watchnaan for 5he business district.
Mr. Moore. as spokesman declared
THAT the Retail Merchants associa-
ton had provided such an officer
for period OF TWO years without
any aid from the council and that
they felt that it was the duty OF the
city to take over this expense and
care for same Ia the future He
/ pfoffered the use OF the Retail Mer-
chants equipment. The council
took the matter under advisement
and will take some action during
The present month
BOARD OF Health.
Dr C. w. Simpson, member OF the
health board, appeared before the
city council in behalf Of movement
for better health regulations. He
declared the health OF Waxahachie
had been neglected too long already
and that the council could not prop
erly safeguard the health OF the cit
liens without the expenditure OF
! money He called attention to the
+, fact that the city health officers sal
AIRY was only s25 per month aud
proposed that the city increase this
| salary to SIS and back the health Of
fieer up in doing his work He de-
elared there was no way OF estimat-
ing the good that might result from
a special effort at this particular
time on the part OF the city health
officer. lie explained that during
the last two years Wasahaehie has
had more malaria than VAS had dur.
ing the ten years previous He told
how the city could help In prevent
| ing this malaria and thus save the
citizens an enormous expense.
| Dr Simpson made mention OF the
typhoid epidemic and said he could
no; say what the cause Was, but was
quite sure that cleaner tow
would at least have benefited The
conditions. lie made an appeal for
lfhs couaeii 70 spend sons money at
ihss particular tlap 10 aamp Out