Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-02
1,FsI PROCEEDINGS.
..,,.r Meeting, at which Con-
81 important Business
wss disposed Or
.,.,,.s,uau rails Under the Ban
- ~ r,anciI !. rctitioned TO
pIscharge Him.

~ chair. Inc ro'' ""'
" Y ,,.,inc aldermen answered
',a,dae. Field, Darter, Brown
s.,. ~. Mulkey and Hughes.
.,s. Of the previous meeting
Y. 'I and approved.
..,,,iee on claims reported a
claims against the city, and
,.d that they be paid. The
l.,m. presented embraced the
=. members Of the police force
y a members OF the fire depart
" z .onort At the committe was
1.-The claims ordered paid.
oa Of the expenses of the city
X IA, month created quite dis
q ,he amount reported, $780,
\, ssldered entirely too much for
s,snd Mr.. Brownson favored
's,,lor that people who claimed
n Z xxx the hospital should be re-
shbe residents of the city iorsome
,,mc A resolution was intro
"A S.ing thc4lme at ninety days, but
IA talk the resolution was with
,lgerman Hughes was in favor
,,ng The hospital inside the city
srsninc that numbers went to IL
~nlr because ii was Il pretty fair
r ,esort. who would not seek adj
r y. eere Il in The city.
/ An MI introduced by Alderman
i favor Of q. w. Gillespie, on NC
n =, lsuber used In the construction
4 s,dse which was represented rs
wv n order that people could
n N, drr from the western portion
q iii The claim was allowed and
8ftimld-
T \ ,lajms Of Petty Bros. for $3.50
u hIre. +. II. Keller repairing done
. q, department, and the Pan Electric
ssloDc Co. for telephone in Chief
8p, residence, were all allowed and
H. psid.
4 X Matkin reported to the council
4 n had suspended from duty Eugene
"A driver of Protection truck, for
ejience Of orders, and asked the
&tlto approve his action. The chief
..adained,
/ committee on streets and alleys, TO
vas referred the petition of nume-
sdttens asking that Rusk street be
\. grayeled and curbed, reported
subly on same and recommended that
tslltens be permitted to do the work
II The Supervision of the city engi-
sod the street and alley committee.
4 hadopted.
account against II. Y. Hogcctt for
on account of curbing done by city
'Oai Of his property, WIS referred TO
attorney, with orders to collect.
b Engineer Kings report OF time
|ahy calaboose prisoners on street
had and received.
! city attorney was instructed to
up an ordinance for the especial
|hda Mr., Cannon, requiring HIM
gp his lot on Houston street.
y sSton reported that there had
buried in the cemetery, for the
D, ending August 3lst, twenty-three
b md seven blacks.
y report of James w. Blackman, as
brand collector, was referred to the
be committee.
's@or Backnan reported that he
compelled to secure another office,
asked an allowance Of S75, the eX-
Of fitting up same. The allowance |
voted.
sleiary OF water-workS reported the !
pHol men in that service as 500 So. |
Herr, the engineer, who receives Il
~ 500 per month, refused to ac-
'win payment of one-half months (
~ bat Insisted that he was entitled 1
Y lrola the tlne he left Rock Island,
uef With travelling expenses. phis |
g considerable discussion, and 1t
'aFi>ed.by one member that Kerr be |
sNAIged, II was claimed that Kerr
sNleayoring to bulldoze, or bull-rag
eVNcl, because he thought he was
y q The situation, there being no
aian In the city who could
" place, Alderman Hughes
.fa Up on the question and made an
Nel elt,rlght-and,left speech, Mat
n \, finally brought down to a level
n question referred to the water
\ committee.
I OF Secretary Boaz of the
,''sofss was read and fled.
y laasor was authorized to draw his
'anl % me city treasurer for S722,
's " due by the late City Treasurer
eNpols to the water-works fund,
\ '.ss % DC used in paying OF men in
'As''works' employ.
!, ss0'auon was adopted urging the
nv county commissioners to open
wv NJ and use the eight first-ciass
s.Nolore surveyed by road com
'u n sppolnted by that body.
N ~. III communication,
49, S.,spaasing resigned his position
.,s M, of the water-works, his
'-',glisy as such ceased on Septem-
Poh The suggestion of Alderman
!. y, water works were placed In
' ~. Kerr, the engineer, until
,s ssSs . scobel be appointed.
ZION Of citizens asking that the
i !, extension of Houston street
/ 4 " y 'ne river be put put in thorough
|. q, "a referred to the committee on
, o0.' signed by II. NJ. Higgs and
amy ~. hundred others, asking that W.
49, % discharged from his posi-
,IGs s policemen, was read. It
NV - discharge Of Thomas for va
,j,,ss vs. Referred to water-works
mi v nv that the central freman's
"A !, We bell tower be insured, was
e.oI~ ~ lae building COMMITTEES.
. nsni ion by Alderman Hughes re-
M 'opefly owners on the west side