The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-07
FORT WORTH.
MATklN'S NAME INDICATED
He Didu't Write 10 on the Engine-Cosneii
Meeting Compelling Railway
Compsnies-TheG Government
Against tho FOrs, Etc.

FoRr WORTH, Aug. Especial l-Th'
council met at2 O'Clock p. IN. to-day
Mayor Smith in the chair. There were
several importan matters coming befor,
tho council, and there was anxious con
sultatiOn by the various committees har
ing in charge these various interests.
A resolution to require tho Missouri
Pacific and Santa Fe roads to build .
uridge over their tracks ut Hattie street
through which they have cut, was in
formally discussed.
A report from the committee on claim
was read recommending the paying o
claims aggregating several Thousand
dollars.
Committee on police, as to charge
against Chief Matkin. They find he iii,
not have his name engraved on engine
il was done without his know.odge
hat he did not keep Peter Smith hos
"ut of the parade; that he did turn oi
tie alarm byprcviqus arrangemcnt WIZ
he companies, as he had right to do
ve find no work WAS done except oi
the order of tho council; that he KEEP
his horse in the citv awhile at the SUE
ges,ion of one OF the committee, an,
that he has not done anything TO de
serve censure.
The committee on printing awarded
the contract to the Fort Worth Demo
crat.
Mr.. Hughes showed plans of new
school building and exhibited figures o
various bids, but only one, that of ID
Schwartz IL Co., endorsed by Davio
smith and X. NJ. Page, was saccompanie,
by bond. The bid is for $3.50 for cacl
building, or $ll $50 for both. The bic
was accepted.
DR.. Adams, from sanitary board, hao
nothing important to report.
Report of fire departments: There are
81 fire hvdrants in good order. Their
were l6 alarms during the quarter end
ing July 3lst. Apparatus all III gooo
order.
Petition to have Burnett stree
curbed snd graveled to railroad reser
vation from First street. To street com
mittce.
Petition to grant $50 to gravel Cherry
street from Sixth to Fourth street, alst
100 feet of tiling at Cherry street. TC
street committee.
Petition of Laing Il Ratisan that the
city paw them what 1t owes them
Sl3,67l, or else issue to them some sorl
of certificate of Indebtedness upoI
which they can borrow money, Of whicl
they stand badly in need. His hon.l
suggested that the council use SlO,UON
OF sinking fund to pay interest, and
devote it to this debt. There is alsc
"a surplus of 5000 in the school fund
Mr.. Aldiidye moved to borrow 5000
from this fund and pay this account.
Quite breeze was created in the city
to-day when Deputy United State'
Marshal served an injunction on the city
authorities, restraining them from en-
forcing an ordinance passed by the coun
ell to prevent the nuisances of placing
wires OF the telephone and telegraph
company so low az to discommode per
sons passing on wagons along the street
The Bell telephone company had Sc
cured the injunction. Morgan Smith
all the aldermen and the citizens gener
ally pronounce it an infamous
movement on the part of
northern corporation to ride rough shoe
over this city. The injunction will bt
fought, and should it be perpetuated ol
even continued there is talk openly o.
cutting the wires and burning the poles
A number of citizens have decided t,
discontinue the use Of the telephones. a
prominent lawyer says the United
StafeS court had better order soldier'
here Mprotect the property of an insn
lent corporation. Mayor Smith hold
the telephone company as tresspasser'
on our streets, having never beer
granted the right-of way. A lively figh
is looked for.