Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-17
CITY COUNCIL.
Tho Cow Muss Go After An-other Lively
Proceedings.

The minutes OF last meetings were
read aud approved
Alderman Hickey now came in and
took the chair.
The committee on claims submitted
ccuunts amounting TO IS 55S 30. aud
these were approved \ bill OF S9l,lO
from j, Sphar was referred.
The committee on fire department
! reported that the water company
\ claimed to have flushed all the sewers
eye,y day. They recommended the
setting aside of s 2)0Gsnnually for the
fire department us IA measure OF econ
omy aud a means OF promoting the
general good This last feature of the
| report provoked considerable discus
sion, which was generally compliment
! AIRY To the department \ resolution
Was adopted giving the department
( $500 for the current year, payable in
| quarterly installments.
The committee on streets, alleys and
| sidewalks reported. recommending
that the petition of j. G Reilly, asking
the grading OF Adams street be granted.
that the petition of T.. w. Morton and
Others to plant trees on each side OF
Broadway be granted; that the petit
ton of John Nichols and Others, ask
ing permission for side track to the w
II Huffman Implement company be
granted. and that the work on Jones
street shall be given TO Ling x Rati-
can.
This report was adopted.
The committee on hospital reported
the city hospital property in an unset
led condition, owing To the various !
claims of ownership, and that the rev.
erend father had been unable 10 con-
tinue 10 keep Up the hospital on ac-
count Of the inadequate compensation. |
They recommended that he receive |
81 per day per patient. A motion to /
adopt WAS lost.
On motion of Alderman Aldridge |
the city attorney WAS requested 10
look up the title of the city hospital. I
The city attorney reported that halt I
the property belonged to the county
and it refused to have it run by any
religious denomination.
Alderman Askew moved that the
board of health be- authorized To take
charge of the hospital and employ help
To care for them, and this measure
prevailed.
Alderman Aldridge offered a resolu-
ton which was adopted, asking that
the county authorities turn over con-
troll OF the hospital grounds la the cit,
la order that they may manage the in
,titution. Il
City Sexton Askew reported fifteen
burials for December.
Reports from the city secretary.
niar-hal &c, were referred.
The following message was received
rom the mayor; {
MAYORS OFFICE. :
Fort Worth. January II. 1884. 4,
Worth, Xss:
Your resolutions Of January t. sus- ,,
pending tue enforcement of the COW a
rdinanee, Is hereby returned without u
ny approval. u
First, because if said ordinance No. a
IA IL right IN rinciple it should be -
hlorced and a pound-keeper be APP :.
olnted To assist III its enforcement.
second, II The cow, the horse, riuIe y
ma goat are 10 become disturbing *
ieihent IN city elections in the future
ne lrieiids OF measures allowing them u,
run AT large may elect mayor and W
.derman III accordance with their 10
Iews AT the election in April next. In ~
ie illeantlIus- the gVy can sutl.r a., ! ~
reat hardships as she must either be ny
III by her owner or steal her living WI
ON the public as there can be no free a ni
isturaSe until the rising of grass after
pril next. WI
| cannot see but the ordinance was w
issed IN accordance with public ~
htimeht demanding ii, and | think
should be enforced.
Respectfully,
j. +. SMITH, Mayo or. ch
Alderman flannagin moved to sus. 20
IN the veto, and the motion prr- 10
HE'D unanimously. tic
ne IuliOwlng message was also Pa on
ived ''o ie .to
MAYORS OFFICE FORT WORTH,
g., ~ January I. 1884.
'eNas: e't VI roTt worm,
our resolution of January 4 re.
lrlng the Missouri Pacific Railway hel
Ihpany TO begin work and place II, to
Oh condition for travel the cut made doc
s'hu company where its road-bpd n
Dsses East First street, is hereby r.. ne
req without my approval. Because. tho
lTst-On the fourth dav of Dpren,. ~,
ilsI the city council authorized snr
ne company to make CROSSING at
'ohd instead Of First street
,econd-A crossing cannot he mad.
rlrst street without great danger to
aun property, and a public eros. Hen
"usht not to be allowed, much loss
ulrrd AT First street.
respectfully, n
J, P. SMITH, Mayor. wi,
IN motion of Alderman Aniro ,.a two
\, molten was adopted over the veto nigl
ne IuRuWing was received and or ~ in
ed filed: anu or ON,
no ny council ofthe civ of;',r, ,vo..,. ,,on
v"ti. iileh.-ln obedience To n re- mon
~ ny resolution of your honor,hl., wna
y, ashihg me to report my action Ri.I
e,eIetce 10 the opening of Houston The,
- nave 10 report that / made n but
i"nt against the yardnIastar scufl
NM week, and when the defend. fine
e I'm mo court, / was absent nom mad.
~ s.ntis'hias week ana my away
- n1 a. . AT. Chapman, attended to nv The Z
attornrv fnr a"sence. lie was the f
w. ioi the railway AT thai and
postnoned ~ siue "i the case. pond
!, ,; until my return. at To
I, an was investigating the The
anu 1ad made Arrangements were
!, III "aiit 10 come into court drov
in honorable body, by resolu- "A few
.ton street n, 10 asked us to let called
4 from further r,oai,iWay alone. plung
resolution. toga,l n.s'ieation that II arri
ltiuns heretof,,ra win other for tn
ments made no ,,,,, PASSED and same
is body with csr,o lain members again
would most car,'iai railway oili- 10 the
nal intent ON IN remove any his fri
master, or any o,har pa!t OF The Guilty
reference ~ ai n,ueI railway Off go. 4
oD the tracl ~ IN, 'ng cars To re- mpnt
rect. ~ ,a ~ .ne 'oot OF ttous- hlmsel