Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-17
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Of tho Statesmen Of
the Oloar Fork.
An Elaborate Report to the Council 0
tho City Treasurer
A Resolution Approving q BUILDING
Contract Vetoed by tho Mayor.
Tho Veto 10 Defeated hftor Lengthy
and Heated Diaoussion

Yesterday afternoon in compliance
with the ordinance governing meet
ines ofthe council, the aldermen met
al The CITY hall at 2o'clock p. IN.
Present: President pro TEN, ard net
| ing Mayor n. u. u. Androws. Alder.
men j r. Alexander, Julian Field J.
n Adams, j. Is. Askcw and }, =.
| Hupl1p
n nrnl; Hls Honor Mayor ] p.
! smith aud Aldermen w. IL Aldndge
aud Richard Flanagan.
Acting Mayor Andrews called the
cnucil 70 order Ut the regular time and
| ihp following was then trinancted;
Tho printing committee reported In
| relnti. n 10 the contract for printing
tho city ordinances thut MeeBrs.
McGlnnis d Go. had the contract
! ranted them for printing the city or
dlnnnceR but owing 20 ilunnCiHl em-
harrnHamonts they have not been able
to complete their contract; the work "
well under why. The committee re-
commended that they be allowed
thirty days 10 finish their work aud n
thew fail In that time the contract W
be null aud void, and thot the city
secretary transmit 60 McGinnlH d Co.
Il copy Of this report Adopted.
Tie street ana alley committee re-
ferrod bnck 10 the council the petition
Of j. y Hickey aud others, asking the
council TO have Houston street opened
across the 1'exm " Pacific donation,
MS the committee learns that an agree
ment wns had with the past city cOun-
eil ard some of the Texas q Pacific OF
| Hcinls on t1o Texas N Pacific railway,
! whereby Houston street was closed,
and I'm lieu thereof other HtTeCl and
crossings were 20 he made, therefore,
"y0ur committee deem 10 unwi8e ON
| tie part NJ the committee 10 make any
| recommendation on this petition 90
the couuciln Adopted
The public school committee re-
| ported that they took pleasure in add
Ing their testimony asto the prosperous
condition ~ our public schools. Dur
| ing the past week here WIS In uCtua
attendance 1869 pupils, 1888 white ant
$50 eOlOrpd; whole number OF teacher
! ihlriy-seveu, peveu male and thiri1
female, thirty -oue white aud Aix col
orpd There WAS AN attendance q
nfty-nve at the high school, Ever!
school building Is now occupied, an'
every room except one room I'M tn
ilonl echoOl.
"NYe regard this nv % proper occasion
30 call tile attention OF your HONORABLE
body TO the necessity of u high-schoC
building at AN early date, our pre-
eut accommodations viii be inodt
uualo for the next year. IL Ia eat
mated that under favorable oiroun
stances at least 1000 pupils wi
apply for admission 20 our publ
schools during the next schOlast
year, During the present term
! great many viii be sufficiently a.
vAnCed 70 enter the his
4 nchDOl NJ Sc next sesslol
Under these circumstances there
but little time 20 be lost n we expect
Y have any portion OF our high-scho
building ready for occupancy ne
September Report received at
filed.
The street and alley committee !
quested further time to make a repo
upon the proposed ordinance grant,,
, the Qleon City Railway Compal
- right OF way over certain streets
the city Granted,
Reports and accounts current OF ii
TO secretary aud city marshal recelv
aud referred to finance committee,
Report OF John Nichols, city troesl
!, er, from June % November 10, Is
NJ was then presented, as tolloWs'
cKaErHRY FuSu.
h' 10 warrants Ia iolal.,o,.,,.a,oo.,,e' "a
nv To balance. ~