Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-18

Doings Of the Fathers Last Night.
The city Hospital Forth worth
the Distributing Centre for Oil and salt.

Shortly before S o'clock Mayor Smith |
called the council TO order, all alder |
mem present but Mr.. Brooks OF the |
third ward.
Minutes Of last two meetings read
and approved.
Finance committee reported they
had examined monthly statement Of
X. l.. Maddox, assessor and collector,
and found II correct. Received and
filed. 1888
Committee on claims reports mum
Der of claims examined, found correct,
and recommended their allowance.
Report adopted
Slr Elser offered u resolution declar-
ing the city hospital abolished from
and after February ist,, and all EN-.
ploycs discharged after that date. The
hospital was costing the city 1000 TO
$1,000 per annunl, and was used us n
shelter for all the sick OF Dallas, Waco,
Mexico aud lllPaso who were indipent.
As these places would not take care OF
their own sick, Fort Worth could not
bear the expense of II hospital. After
some discussion the resolution was
adopted
A committee was appointed to con
fer with sisters Of charity TO see on
what terms they would take charge of
the institution,
Committee on fire department. asked
further time In regard to purchase OF n
hose cart. Mayor Smith snid he had
visited tho truck mandatory in New
York, and the city would In ten DAYS
have an excellent and well equipped
truck.
Petition of Mr.. Bently asking to he
appointed city engineer dismissed, that
position being filled.
Committee on taxation reported
claim of g. III. Eastwood to have as
sessment for 1882 reduced from 81 900
10 $500 Just, and the reduction was
made,
II was ordered that sidewalk he
built on the north side OF Second
street from Calhoun To Elm, same TO
he completed by February Is.
Petition To have sidewalk ordered
from J, ellis residence on fuckers
Hin to Main street. Referred To COM
mittee on streets, alleys and side
walks.
II was ordered that sidewalk be
built from Houston to Taylor on north
side of Sixth street.
The committee ON streets, alleys and
sidewalks was given power to change
location OF lamps to best light the
city.
petition from the Water Works
Company was road, asking that grades
of streets be furnished them, beside n
map showing the distance of corners
from some fixed point. Referred to
committee on streets, alleys and side
walks together with city engineer.
MIR. Smoot asked that n committee
acting with him establish grade of Ger.
tain Streets also, that his Office in
Smith n Jarvis building be recognized
rs city engineers office; also, that sta.
tionery, gas, water, etc., be furnished.
Referred to street and alley committee.
Alderman Scaton reported that he
had had the school house, city hall,
oalaboose and desks belonging TO the
city insured; city hall for -, 500, cala-
boose 5000, school house 81, 600, desks
$500, other property 500.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fee
asked that n grade hc established for
the street from the depot to Houston
street, which they would macadanize.
City Attorney McCart read an ordl-
nance amending section of ordinance
llS SO as 10 provide that powder
and oil In larger quantities than TWEEN
ty-tive pounds and go gallons, res.
poctively, might he kept ii stored in
llre-proof building. Tho rules were
suspended aud the ordinance adopted.
MIR, Mullane of the Midland Road
said his company desired TO make Fort
Worth distributing centre for salt
and coal oil, and would erect large
fire proof building on the reservation
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
for that purpose, For this reason the
ordinance liS was changed.
Petition from w. l.. Logan agent
of Lily $. Logan, asking that assess.
nieut OF west half lot 3, block 81 be re-
duced from 81 TO So, referred To taxa.
ton committee.
MIR. Seaton reported $l0S.25 on hand
to credit of school fund amount raised
by Mabel Norton troupe with the en-.
ergetic assistance of the Fort Worth
tsAzErrr.
Alderman Seaton said he did not
wish TO see Fort Worth have such a
holocaust as that IN st. Louis and
Milwaukee. He called upon the au-
thorities 10 enforce the ordinance i'm
regard to doors OF public buildings.
On motion, adjourned.