Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-20
CITY COUNCIL.
The Cow Ordinance Breasts tho Waves
Concessions Made to tho Telephone
Company.


Company.
The city council met last night, act
: ing Mayor Elser in the chat, ant
present Aldermen Askew, Andrews
: Aldridge, Hickey, Adams, Haymakoi
/, and Flanagan
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The committee on claims presented
accounts amounting TO $3.50 76, which
were allowed.
The judgment of j. G.. Sirein fol
| S9l Us was refused payment.
The committee ON police reported
the names of A. G.. Brandon and II. Il
Buchanan, and the report was adopted
The same committee, on the petition
of Chowning and Pardue to do scaven
ger work, reported IN favor Of refer.
ence to the city attorney to see what
can he done The report was adopted.
| The committee on streets, alleys and
sidewalks reported in favor of allow
ing the petition for a switch on Sew
.nteenth street for the Santa Fe road
and the report was adopted.
! Reports were received from Mar.
shal Rea and Secretary Harrison.
These covered the period from Jnnu-
AIRY 10 h to February 9TH, and showed
The collection OF 81 ,22S.U0. The reports
were referred.
a resolution was received from the
school board asking the purchase by
the council of five lots (alI ogether lj4X
80 feet adjoining the Boaz school
house for the erection of building,
the price being 5000, and the petition
was granted.
The special committee consisting of
Mes~rs. Andrews, Elser and Hickey,
appointed for the purchase of four
horses for the tiredepartment, reporte 3
thai two horses had been purchased
ior $3.50 and negotiations " ere now he
ing made fcf the purchase of two more.
The report was adopted.
a petition from James Connolly ask
ing appointment as street boss was re-
ferred.
A message was received from acting
Mayor Eiser vetoing the resolution in
creasing the pay for f.. ding city pris-
oners from 80 To 80 cents per day. The
veto was sustained
A petition from w. II Haymaker t.
be allowed to build house of curruua
ted non on the corner of Houston and
Belknnp streets was referred.
Alderman Haymaker offered reso
luton ordering the construction OF
sidewalks on the south side of First
street from Throckm0rlou To Licking.
ton, and IL was adopted.
| The petition of citizens requesting
HAT the city engineer be request
ed 10 point out the curb line on Jrn
nings avenue south of the railroad in
order that trees may be planted, etc
was granted.
Alderman Hickey offered resolu
tion ordering Sidewalks on Galveston
avenue from Broad way To the sUuI h.
ern limits OF the city, and il was
adopted.
Alderman Hickey Offered IA reSolu-
ton ordering properly owners on both
sides of jennings avenue 10 construct
sidewalks. Ii WAS adopted.
Alderman Hickey offered IA resolu.
ton that tie puund-k, eptr be ordered
to collect and drive cattle 10 the pound
when notified of their running AT
large, aud that he policemen be re-.
ilrved of the duty of driving them In.
except when in their beat. Lost by a
vote Of 2 too
Alderman Hickey offered resolu
tion repe ding tile ordinance, allowing
four policemen SIS each per mouth Tor
mounting. Lost.
Alderman Hickey offered a resolu.
ton providing that no more gravel
should be put Oh Houston aud Main
streets, but macadam nor any
gravel on side streeIs, except Second.
Lost.
Alderman Adams offered a resolu.
ton repeating previous action granting
a, Walker, Ia charge of the hospital.
40 cents per day and allowing him 50
cents inciu-iveof medicine Adopted
Mr. w. Boaz submitted plan for
Crossing the Texas II Pacific Just east
oi me Union depot with the Statement
that Nc Jarvis, the engineer, Thought
The railroad would bridge the ROAD,
provided The city would pay $500 for
removing the dirt. On motion of Al.
d'iilian Alirldge II was resolved 10
pay u " toward the work of ukinr
TN road, provided the road pay the
balance.
Ordinances In relation to the con
strucilon aud repair of buildings aud
tle Obstruction OF streets and sidewalk.
We're Introduced and referred
Inc resignation of MIR Matkin as
II St assistant chief of the fire depart.
men was accepted.
Alderman Andrews offered n resolu.
tlon instrucliug the city attorney Ia
drait an ordinance in accordance with
th- MIX ordinance of Chicago.
Ad pied.
4 o 'riinance repeating the COW
ordinance was, under suspension of The |
'uIes, put on ils passage. Alderman An. |
hfe"s explained that he introduced |
,he resolution inetrucling the city at |
,,"rhey Ia draw up n repeal of the ord
lnance only to put the members upon
record; that he was then aud still fur
the ordinance 10 stand. The repsaI
was lost by vote III s Io2.
Alderman Hickey offered resolu-
non instructing the city attorney to
iraw up an ordinance mndlfyinv
the ordinance In reference ~
he hiI ut OF telephone aud telegraph
POLES nn'' wlr's, SO as TO have pnl.s
'rly feet sish on Main and Houston
lreets twenty-five feet on Rllsk and |,
Fhrockmorton and twenty feet ON