Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-17
THE CITY FATHERS.
Regular Meeting Of tho City Council

Yesterday aflernoon al 3 olclook the

drews and Aldermen J. p. Alexander
Julian Field, j b. Askew, w. II.
Aldridge and Richard Flanagan.
Absent, His Honor Mayor J. p.
Smith, Aldermen j. r. Adams and J.
p. Hughes.
AT 2 O'Clock President pro tenn. and
Acting Mayor Andrews called the
meeting 10 order.
Secretary Harrison read the minutes
of the last regular meeting which
upon motion were approved.
The claims committee reported
favorably upon the account Of J. w.
Wilkins, Ss5 for work done in repair
ing the bell cupola at the city hall.
Account ordered paid from the proper
fund.
Richard Flanagan, chairman Of the
police committee, made a report recon-
mending the appointment Of l.. NJ.
Walker az special policeman 10 assist
the pound-keeper In enforcing the COW
ordinance, but 10 receive no pay from
the city; also, to appoint Il. j. Shaw
as special officer, TO perform the du.
ties OF night Waterman at the iron
foundry, the owners of the foundry to
recompense him for his services. The
report Of the committee was adopted
and the appointments ordered made.
w. II. Aldridge, chairman of COM
mittee on fire department. re.
ported that the committee had
made a conditional contract, subject to
the approval Of the council, with the
Il. +. Goodrich Co., proprletors OF
the Akron rubber works, Akron, O. +,
for the company to furnish the city
with 1900 feet of rubber hose, with
couplings, mt 81 per foot, the price Of
the hose to be paid for within sixty
days from date Of delivery and accept
ance Of the hose and couplings. There
arose some discussion as 10 whether
the number of feet of hose to be deliv-
cred should be decreased or increased.
In the end the contract was approved.
The public building committee were
ordered to take some action In refur-
nishing the City hall.
The board of health reported that
the City hospital is badly in need OF
repairs and recommended that the re-
pairs be Immediately attended to.
Referred to the public building COM
mittee with power to act.
The committee on public free
schools reported that the different free
schools were opened on Monday morn
ing, the 18th instant, with large at
tendance Of scholars. The two new
school buildings are not yet completed
and therefore not In operation. The
report was ordered filed.
Alderman Alexander presented a
resolution, which was adopted, that
the fire bells at the City hall and bell
tower be used only in case OF fire.
Petitions from Newman d Young
and g. u. Taylor were then presented
requesting the city TO pay them dam.
ages for injury done TO their property
in building the Bluff road. Newman
& Young demand damages TO the
OF $3.50, and g. q. Taylor $500.
The petitions were referred to the COM
mittee on streets, alleys and sidewalks
Petition OF w. A. Norman TO be APP
pointed a policeman was referred to
the police committee.
Petition of Il Il. Daggett ct al. to re-
move from the territory of the fire
limits block ID /, Daggett's addition in
the Third ward, referred 10 committee
on fire department.
Bond OF Il. A. Hayne & Co., for the
OF $500, to do pumping-work
when connecting with the sewers. in
a proper manner, with Thos. Roche
accepted and approved.
Alderman Alexander presented
resolution which was adopted TO en-
power the public building committee
with authority to contract to enlarge
the public free school building for col
ored children.
Alderman Alexander presented
resolution requesting engineers blow
ing their steam whistles at u o'clock
to stop the practice.
Alderman Alexander presented
resolution which was adopted requir-
ing that the ordinances directing
owners to build sidewalks on
all streets be enforced.
w, II. Patterson's bid TO erect light.
ming rods on the public free-sehool
buildings was referred to the public
building committee.
Ordinance No, -, an ordinance
amending ordinance No. granting
the Rosedale Street Railway tempo
rary right of way over certain streets
in the city of Fort Worth, which was
laid over under the rules at the last
regular meeting, and referred to the
committee on streets, alleys and side
walks, was reported upon by the com
mlttee, with the following recon-
mendation:
Your committee would respectful lily recon-
mend that the right OF way asked Tor be
granted, but the Tram rail must be used In
stead Of the Trail, as asked for In said ordi-
nance. JULIAN FgILp,
j, p AI.ENANpKR,
j, II. ASEaw,
Committee.
This ordinance gives the Rosedale
company the right to the following
way: Beginning In the middle OF
Houston street thirty feet north of
Sixth street, making connection with
their line already built ON Houston
street; thence along Sixth street to
Throckmorton street; thence along
Throokmorton street to Hyde park;
thence over Hyde park TO any point
on same connecting with their line
already built ON Hyde park.
The report OF the committee was
adopted and the amendment made as
recommended, Johnson or tram rail
Instead of Il rail, and the ordinance
was then placed upon it's final passage
and passed.
An ordinance, No. =. ordinance,
regulating the erection and suspension
Of signs over the sidewalks aud streets
OF the city OF Fort Worth was read
and laid over under the rules.
An ordinance. No - ordinance