Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-05
AzETrE: FORT WORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER5
CITY COUNCIL.



: Aldermen Fla nnagin. Elser,. Askew
} Aldrldge, Adams and Haymaker.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approxed.
The committee on claims presented
accounts amounting to Sli ,S7S.91, ana
these were allowed. Claims amount
ING TO ST.. 224. SO were referred.
The claim OF w. w. Trapier for S1'
was referred to the city engineer.
The account of Laing d Ratican FOL
Sl4, OO0i OF, balance due on streets was
recommitted to the committee on
claims for examination.
The account of Chas Diltz for S5.,2. j.
for work was referred to the city en-
gineer.
The account of ]. Shepherd for
$3.50. As for street work was also recon-
mitted.
The account of Architect Nj. II. san
ruinet for $320.5S for services in con-
nection with the building of the school
houses was recommitted.
The committee on buildings sub
mitted the following report.
We, the building committee, would
report that we have examined the
Second ward school house and the
colored school house in the Third
ward. We find that the blinds ought
to be overhauled and made to shut
and fit, and that stronger hinges be
put in as required. We find that the
painting Is II very poor job and recon-
mend that the contractors be required
to put on another coat of good paint,
inside and out on both buildings. We
received the buildings with above
exception, and would recommend that
a sum sufficient TO put on the paint rs
above be retained until the contract
ors have complied herewith. We
would turn the buildings over to the
school board for use rs soon as n salts
factory understanding can be had
with the contractors.
The petition of j. G. Kelley and
Others asking for the extension of Il
street across the Texas & Pacific was
referred to the city attorney.
The report of the committee on
streets, alleys and sidewalks to grade
Jones street provided the citizens
would gutter it, was adopted.
A report from II. Il. Maddox, city
assessor, showed collections of $S7G on
occupation taxes. Referred to COM
mittee on finance.
The city sexton reported sixteen
burials for November. The report was
ordered filed.
AL itrman Flannagin offered reso-
luton to place n telephone in the city
hospital. Referred.
Alderman Flannagin offered reso-
luton to receive four blocks of the
work on Houston street. Referred.
The deed from j. NJ. Brown to the
city of lot for school was received,
and an appropriation made for pay
ment Oh 1t next March.
Alderman Haymaker offered reso-
luton authorizing the construction of
approaches to the bridge across the
Clear Fork. Adopted.
The committee on streets, alleys and
sidewalks reported in favor of the
route down the bluff from Houston
street rs the best to the bridge The
was authorized to confer |
with the county commissioners to see |
4 the county will not bear part of the
expense.
A petition was read from citizens
asking that street be opened to con-
meet Calhoun in fuckers addition
with Calhoun in Daggett's addition.
IL was referred to the committee on |
streets, alleys and sidewalks.
a petition was received from the |
Missouri Pacific road asking that East
second street be graded to the railroad
rossing instead OF East First, on ac-
cunt of its being safer and better
rossing. This petition was granted.
The committee on streets, alleys and
idewalks reported resolution in
tructing the city engineer to have re.
moved all distractions on Fifth from
'alhoun to Rusk, and also on Sixth 10
ones. Adopted.
The city engineer was instructed to
ave eighteen-inch thing placed across
econd in the gully east of the Second
iard school house, on recommended
ion of the same committee.
Alderman Aldridge offered n resolu-
ion requesting the Gulf, Colorado IL
anita Fe to lower the switch at the
rossing on Jones and remove the cul-
ert between Jones and Calhoun to the
ne of the gutter on West Jones. This
'as adopted.
Alderman Aldridge also offered
requesting the committee on
reefs, alleys and sidewalks to inquire
ITO improving Twelfth from Rusk to
ne Santa Fe railway. This was
iopted.
Alderman Aldridge, from the COM
iittee to select site for the city hall,
eported that only one other offer had
cen received. That was of lot cor
er OF Rusk and the square for $1,000.
Alderman Elser moved that the
ommittee on city hall be discharged.
arried.
Alderman Elsei offered resolution
nat Tenth from Houston to Throck-
horton be graded, provided the prop.
rty owners pay for the curbing and
raveling. This was adopted.
Alderman Askew offered n resolution
nat the committee on fire department
Q authorized to procure lot for bell
,wer. Adopted.
Adjourned.