Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-05

Jpo. w. Cocker, 500; J G. Cooper, 500
Z. u, Garretson, 500 w, l.. Rushing,
500; j. w. 1homason, $50 Cleo. w
liilly salary rs engineer, S1O.50; Geo,
W. Davenp' ri, salary AS police, $32
u, q. Foster salary as driver and
guard, SOD; G. II Scott, salary as
deputy city marshal aud police, $50
henry Field, salary as recorder, sou
Geo. w I'LL, boarding prisoners,
S23i ~ q, 4, Eskew, sexton, S2T w
81. Kea, wages paid to day gangS5S, 80
l., u. Slaughter, city physician, Sl3
y, l.. Iafdue, city scayepger, $50
Combs, Reed 81 Co., snndfies for en-
gineef's office, Sis; s, q. Mar
siial, feed for team, $3.50
>, Inas, boarding sick pauper, $l3 so
Jones a. fucker Bros, sunirips fol
paupers, SjSs James Clifford, board,
ing and nursing sick pauper, $500
~ !, Tackabery, repairing harness,
Sl 90; W, j. Hofth, gate engln, er's of
flee $500; Southwestern telephone com
pany, use of telephone, sl5.00; Gun,
ningham y VIM, carpenter work
SOU Max ltlser, stationery. ~ 90; j.
> fhlllips, moving palpers to hospital
$500 j. IL, johnson, water for Gty
hail, W O0i q w. Gillespie, lime for
city hall, ~ g; T. II. Keller, wrencbes
and spanners, $500; Gas company
glass globe street lamp, VS. 90; Lilly A
Thompson, mason work Oh cistefn
1900 Johnson, Ambler 81 Young, hard
ware, 81 10; hospital attending and
boarding city patients, Si9.5D II. Odell
police, 800.
The accounts Of City Engineer Smoot
and Assistant Engineers, Merrick and
Osborne were reported on separately,
alderman Andrews stating that il had
been brought 10 The notice OF he com,
mittee hat Messrs, Osborne and Merr
fiek had been engaged in max ing wei
connections for private parties forWhich
they received pay while under salary
rom the city, They had done This by
permission OF the city engineer and
thai The matter needed investigating
The gentlemen in question being pres
eat, they we're called upon for exp!ana,
lions, which they gave, and, after q
great deal 0f discussion, their salaries
We're ordered paid,
The special committee appointed tl
Investigate the discharge Of Assistant
Engineer Hall reported, asking power
u examine into the conduct of con
tractors and city engineer ia the sewer
Wofki alld, on motion of Alderman
Andrews, the report was received and
filed,
H. a, Madiox, assessor and collee-
tof, made report showing the follow.
ing collections. AdyaIorem and oeeii,
patlon taxes collected from July /, 1854
70 jay - 1858, 81 ,50s, 10; amount ol
iaAss collected and delinquent taxes
ioF 1857 s2S,6ia 80; paid treasurer S53,
~ ~ delinquent roll, ~ 8i9,53.
boniinlltSe on streets and alleys re-
p9Itei favorable Ia open street from
= d Farmers sub division ~ the city
liniits % Font Worth, and II. M. Dag
gsst ilFislph as IL Is u pubic neoessl-
~. DIT j, NJ. Bronson, who was
present WAS called upon and he stated
mat ne people ia that section .oulu
,slsS ~ aiil that the cost OF righf-af-
may w hs about Sll0J, ana they
Nautsh me city lo haip lhenl, Tne
"lAsf considerable discussion
va 'sisflei back 90 committee.
~ hiNihtn lie following resolution
Nas iilel adopted,
a, hsfeas, II Is the purpose of the
ny folhFil ~ Fort WOUlll 10 extend
raf, !, lt9gelnenls nov being made as
,fpHN,y az u can be done So that All
~. i"el Pal streets of the city shall
ia 'ANra hpln proper grade aud a
dr'.vash ana complete system Of
FlHags provided, aili whereas. ne
J nna atS a'll property owners OF Lama,
N'''' Streets within the city are