Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-04
C0NSCRIPT FATHERS.
The 81. Louis Agreement Finds Friends
and Foes IN the City Conn.
eli Chamber.
GOV. nrown, Mayor smith and the street
aud Aiiey committee TO Confer
swinging signs Abolished.

INc city COUNCIL met IN regular session
yesterday, Mayor Smith calling the meet
ing TO order nc 2il5 p. m.
Al The aldermen were present.
Secretary Early read the minutes OF the
last two regular aud two called meetings,
which were approved,
The committee on claims reported nc.
counts TO the amount Of Si000i examined
and found correct and recommended their
payment out Of the proper funds 10 which
the accounts were ohargcablc. Tho re-
port WAS adopted,
The report of the street and alley COM
mlttoe recommending that Robert Erwin,
calahooSo policeman, be allowed $50 per
month Tor his services WAS adopted. In.
win has heretofore been receiving $40 per
month,
Ordinance No, -, entitled nm ordinance
to prevent the construction aud TO compel
the removal OF swinging signs, was put
ON its final passage and adopted II pro-
yidcs that no sgn shall be constructed
across any sidewalks or part thereof so as
TO ohstruct the View or passage OF any
one, also that all signs in violation OF the,
provision of the ordinance must hN moved
within 1--we days after the ordinance be-
comes n law The penalty is a due OF net
more than S25.
The street and alley committee now ne.
ported the agreement entered into at st.
Louis between the mayor, Alderman bar.
ter, the citizens committee and the rop-
resentativcs of the Missouri Pacific aud
Texas \ Pacific railways,
Alderman Alexander moved the adop.
I ton OF the report, which was duly sec
onded, and then the bail opened
| Alderman Aldridgo opposed so much oi
! the agreement as changed Main street,
/ He wanted Main street left as IL was and
/ Houston street opened and DETECTED s0
/ that 1t would run into Main street.
/ Alderman Hughes thought the agree
ment calculated TO anger the people OF
/ the South side, who had made beautiful
boulevard OF Main street, aud now II was
proposed TO tear 1t up and destroy its
beauty.
Alderman Dartcr said he was the last
man TO sign the agreement at st. Louis
/ lie was Houston street man until
Main street got into trouble, then he
was for Main street; but he believed that
the report embodied the best that coult
be done.
Capt o, s. Kennedy was OF opinion
That no more conferences with the rail-
road officials would avail; the committee
had done all 1t could do, aud the variou,
plans suggested including that Of Alder
man Aldridge, had been discussed at st
Louis, but the railroad companies yonlt
not agree 10 their adoption lie favored th,
report and thought Che council shoull
ratify the action OF the committee,
Capt, Il. u. Daggett said the milroat
companies had done and conceded Al
they were going 10 and the best thin,
tu do was to adopt the report.
Capt Alexander said the eummitto,
had made Us report, and had gone to 81
Louis, had agreed upon these matter
and all the committee had signed the is
port, which they would not have don
had obey not been satisfied Ne shoul
vote Tor thu report until he was nlpet
years ola
Other discussion was indulged In, Whel
Alderman Alexander movcd 10 table tn
report which WAS carrlrd.
Auotlon was then made 20 rceonsdp
the mption TO table, which was adopted
A motion was then carried TO refer tn
report TO the street and alley committee
aud the mayor for ther report.
The council then adjourned until to-da
at O'Clock.
II IL understood that COY. Brow
viii bo here ON the lith Inst, when th
committee aud mayor VIII probably cou
suit with him.
The cOuncil-chamher was well Gle,
with citizens yesterday interested Ia th
proceedings,