Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-06
CITY COUNCIL.
A Long Session, During Which the Light
Fails.
The City Attorney Instructed TO Draw
up Repeal of the Cow Ordinance.


The city council met last night, AL
derman Elser in the chair and pres
ent Aldermen Flannagin, Askew, An
drews, Aldridge, Hickey, Adams and
Haymaker.
The committee on claims submitted
accounts amounting to SO, 252.54.
The claim of Julian Field for $3.50 for
damages to hill on new blufl'road was
referred to the committee on streets,
alleys and sidewalks.
The committee on police reported
the appointment of two mounted po-
licemen for the portion of the city
south of the railroad and that the sala-
ries of five of the present officers, Nee
ly, Thomson, Witcher, Rushing and
Scott, be placed at $50 per month, in
order that they may get around to en-
force the COW ordinance. The report
! further stated that the committee
was considering the legali-
ty of employing man to have eXclus-
i've control of the scavenger work.
The report was adopted.
The committee on hospital reporte d
that they had employed A. Walker to
take charge of the city hospital, seven
ty cents per day to be allowed for the
service for each patient, medicine an d
DOCTORS fees extra. The report was
adopted.
The committee on public buildings
reported that plans for the fire station
had been made and bids received,
that of j. w. Wilkins at 81, 100 being
the lowest. The report was adopted.
The committee on streets, alleys and
sidewalks reported in favor of selling
the gravel pit in the west portion of
the city for 800. The report was
adopted.
The same committee reported that
the Texas " Pacific be requested to
make crossing east of the Union
depot at the west side of their stock
yards; that the Missouri Pacific be re-
| quested to make crossing at Twelfth
street where the road crosses it; that
the account of j. Sphar for work on
Lamar street be allowed.
that the city marshal notify and require
property owners having wooden avn
ings in front of their houses within the
fire district to remove them; that all
awning posts be moved to the edge of
the pavement; that all awnings less
than twelve feet high be removed and
that all signs extending three feet ont
be also removed. The first four recon-
mendations were adopted and the 9th
ers referred to the city attorney to pro-
pare an ordinance.
The veto of Acting Mayor Elser of
the resolution to pay Jno. Nichols and
others $3.50 for improvement of
Weatheriord and First streets was sus.
tanned, only five voting to pass over
veto.
A resolution by Alderman Andrews
instructing the committee on finance
to prepare statement of the financial
condition of the city was adopted.
Alderman Andrews appealed from
the decision of the chair in the action
on the veto, on the ground that Mr.
Elser being now acting mayor
was no longer an alderman, and
That five, the number of votes
obtained, was two.thirds of the whole
Dody, there being but seven remaining
members. The chair was not sustain.
eed, there being but one vote to sustain
him. ''''"'i
Alderman Haymaker offered a reso-
luton instructing all property owners
on the north side of Hickman from
Houston to school No. . to constrnn,
sidewalks. The resolution was adont'
ed. was "ooPt-
Alderman Haymaker offered reso-
luton instrucing the city marshal ~
notify the owners of property on the
corner OF Weatherford and Main streets
10 have their pavement lowered. Tbis
was adopted. MS
City Sexton Eskew reported tbirtv
iour 6urials for the month of January
Alderman Andrews offered n resojy,,.
tion instructlng the city attorney 70
report an ordinance to appoint an ;u "
spector of milk, meats and Other ai;
inehtary substances. This was unam
imously adopted. ' SNAIL
Alderman Andrews offered n rasoI,,
non ordering the purchase of Snn
norses Tor the fire department. the cost
i'1 nv, 70 exceed 5000. 1t was adopted
ihe Guy secretary was instructed hv
code. 'oPy OF the
Alderman Flanagan offered n re.o,,-
t,oh aPpropriating $3.50 10 helm nav
VIM VIM, NICHOLS and Others for work IN
Meatierlord street which was adontadi
I'm, ,nis being In lieu Of the previous ec
All Aid aru 70 make that action stand
t;on 'u ue Andrews offered resolu.
and W. iesret at the failure of the gas
a al ea pressed The pleasure of the cosS ns
gu 70 near Of the advent of The ala ooun-
lig en- 1t was adopted. 'n' e'ec'ric
oh ine designations of G.. Tx. Mu,kov
chief, and +. V. GILLESPIE ssa muilkey'
siS,a na,, We're received and accented ~"
az; T. petition signed by nu1pher
r rau,It, and asking that the ordinano vi
re The placing of t eIenhnece
d Masa ana poles, was introduced amd
W uissusseu' as well as a petition fr rnu
,o auager Bostick asking that The casna i J
pe NED Jis ~ me court against the compaSv =
The cases were craerad a.. 8