Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-16

I transportation Inc tentThl anu sew
eral others have not yet been heard
from.
Tonight the city council met, and
among other matters up for its consid-
Grafton were the official annual re-
ports of the city marshal and city re-
corder. Two of the finance committee,
| Alderman Iibbs and EweIl, met at
the city ball yesterday to scrutinize
and compare these reports with The
| quarterly reports o. these officers, pre-
| paiatory To passing upon them. They
! found the figures and books in Keep.
ing, and the reports came up Tor final
action tonight.
The figures ms given by these reports
are as follows:
Total receipts general rcvcnuc....... .S2O,2l 81
lIcsiccs the above it, ms the collec-
lions ol the railroad bond tax
amounted ~
The mgrshais commission s"......,"." 800 VI
balance ted.,.......".........tlG,0O 80
Marshal Moorc's report of the dis
position of the above funds shows:
Deposited TO current ftind.............~..sll 90
DepOS ted 10 rect fund 54N y
vouchers ',)It !.
sNpt ntc VI 50
81 ~
-
The total receipts, augmented by
the balance of s6is on hand last year
and the $500 borrowed, aggregate
S2b3j0.9I, showing an excess of ST.
j7I.0l over expenditures. The reports
may be summarized as follows, show
ing the condition ofthe city's none
tary matters.
As,LTs
Tax roll for 1881 ., oL2 ~
Balance cash ia bauk................,..,.S 1852 10
4. huhrs ... $50 W
Total.,.......................,....,..sl',sli IS
L>nlLITfEs:
Outstanding drafts ..... $40 f1o .
N0tc due railroad iund.,,....,a..,,,..... 10 OUD
...tli,f'O -
This shows an excess of liabilities
over assets of tl2S.5S.
The note OF $500 above referred to
is due by the general revenue fund To
the railroad fund bonds, To the credit
of which there is still a good balance.
From the recorders books we gather
that the total number of arraignments
in his court for otlenses against the
city ordinances, from November |,
1852, to November | 1855, Is |, l2l. Of
this number many We're dismissed,
many tried and acquitted, and more
fined and failed To pay up. What the
number OF parties who actually paid
4 is, our limited time would not allow
getting, as the work would n,cc-sitate
going through the docket for the en-
| tire year.
-Four of the tramps arrested last : It.
urday We're arraigned before Justice
DAVIS this morning for trial upon
charge of vagraGcy. Three of them,
James Farrell, Jack Murphy and John
Welsh pleaded guilty, and fine of
~ 90 each and costs was imposed Not
being able To pay they will he turned
over to Contractor Darwin and work
for the county awhile. They are all
three young, stou, and abie-bodicd,
and couid easily earn living if they
were so disposed.
Mr., Charles Bromley, formerly
superintendent of the Waco cotton
factory, after an absence OF several
years, returned last night to resume
the po ition he formerly occupied.
He was engaged to-day looking over
the mill, investigating its condition and
determining the location of his hands.
Work will he commenced in few
days and everything will be in ship
shape.
At the Pacific hotel this morning
are registered the names of Adolphus
Busch, president OF the world-iamed
Anheuser- Busch brewery; Tony Faust,
the largest oyster dealer in st. Louis
and proprietor OF one of the most pop
ulsr resorts there, and George Krug,
general agent OF the Anheuser-B Busch
brewery These gentlemen are on
! trip over the Lone Star state with n
! view 70 the investment of capital aud
extension and development of their
! business.
Mr.. Clifford Bruce of Memphis and
Miss May Grider, daughter OF w. II.
Order, proprietor of the Waco oil
mills, Were married at the Fifth street
| NJ. H.. church, at four o'clock this nf-
! ternoon. The atihir was very bril-
liant and novel, rs the six attend
ants Were all gentlemen. An elegant
reception at the residence of the brides
parents was largely attended, followed
by the wedding ceremony.
In the district court this morning
the plaintiffs in the Manchaca land
suit closed their testimony and the de.
PENDANTS commenced the Introduction
OF theirs. The case will probably oc-
cupy the remainder of the week. The
caseSof Walker VS. the city of Waco IL
the next ease in the regular assign.
/ mont.
President paramnre aud General
Manager Woodward of the Texas &
| st. Louis road are en- route this way
and may be expected tonight or To-
morrow. Mr., Woodward Is the sue
cessor Of Gcneral Manager Uistine.
There WAS better feeling in the cot
ton market to-day though quotations
remain unchanged from yesterday.
strict middling, o IL; middliug, . 3-s.
strict lowmiddling, . II; low middlng,
. is.
Judge Gerald is not suffering quite
so much pain to-day, but is weak, TO
an eNtrcnle degree.
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