Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-23
CITY COUNCIL.
A Called Meeting to Take Action on
the Sewer Contract Question.
The Bids All Rejected and the Council
Will Advertise for New Ones.
A New Variety Theater is Given the
Right DO Open Corner Of Main
and Twelfth Streets.

Yesterday morning the mayor called
the board Of aldermen to meet in spe-
cial session at II o'clock a. m. Pres
ent: Mayor J, p. Smith, Aldermen
J. +. Alexander, Julian Field, j. II.
Adams, J. b, Askew, J p. Hughes,
n. II d. Andrews, w. II. Aldr,dge
and Richard Flanagan.
The council having been called 10
order, the mayor stated the cause of
the call for the meeting, and the fol-
lowing business was transacted.
Capt Field from the committee on
streets aud alleys offered the follow
ing resolution, which WAS adopted
Resolved, that the sum of $500 be
and the same is hereby Appropriated,
or 30 much thereof as may he neces
sary, 10 purchase the two mules. carts
aud harness ordered at last meeting CT
the city council for city's use, and that
the committee on streets and alleys
be authorized to contract and pur-
chase said mules, carts aud harness,
and report the cost OF the same 70 the
city secretary, who is hereby author.
lied aud directed to issue warrant on
the treasurer for said amount so re-
alley fund.
The sewer committee reported as
follows:
To the Mayor and Aldermen.
Your committee to whom was re.
ferred the letting of sewer contract
would report to the council the follow.
ing:
We find n number Of bids which
seem low, but we find many OF the bid
deTs are not in themselves able 10 fin
ish the contract, and as there has been
some trouble caused the city by let
ting contracts and depending too |
much on the bOnuHmen helping the |
contractors therefore W. would call |
the attention OF the council to the |
whole number Of the bids, and recon- |
mend, as the committee advertised |
bids for lineal foot to accept the low
est and best bids ~ per foot advertised I
This report was ADOPTED and cOnsid- |
cradle discussion took place as to the |
proper head under which the contract |
should be let. The report was after |
wards recOnsidered, and Alderman !
Alexander made motion that the |
bids IA reported In the meeting of No |
vember Is be declared oil, and new |
bids be advertised for, the work to be |
done per liueal foot There was no |
action taken upon this motion, and |
quitea large amount of views We're ex-
pressed by the different Statesmen
present ~ TO the proper manner of !
the city, and the right |
measures to adopt, to cause the person
TO whom the contract Is
granted to open the bitches
and lay the pipe necessary
to complete the present sewer system,
to fulfill his obligations to the city, aud
the work be done in proper manner
MIR. A. O'Neil, who Ia the lowest bid
der for the work to be done, offered his
bid for the contract at so much per
cubic yard. There seemed to he some
hitch about bondsmen in his ease, the
gentlemen whom he represented as
being willing TO bind themselves that
ne would perform the work in proper
manner, according TO the contract aud
specifications, We're not at present
available.
While the council was discussing
this matter the police COMMITTEES of
fered IA resolution TO allow q. McHam
to conduct variety theater, where
intoxicating liquOrs are sold, at the
corner oi Main and Twelfth streets,
provided that he, MclIam, complies
with the ordinances of the city now i'm
force. The permission was granted.
Alderman AL xander, from the
sewer committees, presented the follow
| ing resolution, which WAS adopted
Resolved, that A. o'Neil have until
O'Clock this evening to report his
bondsmen 10 j w. Swayne, who has
authority from this council TO decide
ON the responsibility OF such names as
he, A. o'Neil, may suggest,
The meeting then adjourned until