Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-21

companies cannot agree ppon fair
compensation for the use OF each ofh-
er's trscks and rOad-hed, that each 90
pany will select one dlsintpreated prop.
erty holder Of Fort Worth as an arbi-
traitor ana those two to select third
man, and these three men shall deter
mine the compensation to be allowed
for the track and road-bed 30 used bv
each OF the other, to be paid by the
respective companies, and NJ finding
OF these arhitrators shall he final am
no appeal shall be taken any ,,iurt.i
This paper was received aud Gid.
he q count OF the Fort Worth
boiler works was allowed from the
public building fund.
Alderman Flanagan, Hartman OF the
police committee, presented q resolu- |
ton dispensing with the services Of |
Mr.. Walker as special policeman on
pound duty, his bondsmen wishing to |
withdraw from his bond The police |
committee recommend that his com.
mission he Cancelled. Adopted.
An ordinance, No. =, assessing tax |
for paving and grading South Main |
street, East Daegett avenue and West |
Weatherford street, was referred back |
to the city attorney for amendment
Alderman Askew presented reso
luton as follows:
Resolved, that the city engineer be in
! structed TO take the num Ger OF tue lots abut-
| ting on Main street from the RAILWAY ressr.
walton south TO Aunie street, aud Daggttts
avenue east, from Main two biOcRs and west
| TO jennings avenue, IN accordance W In the
report of the committee on Streets alleys,
elot and that said engineer, with the com
mlttee IN streets and alleys, be authorized to
! adv eriise for proposals 10 grace and gravel
said streets.
Adopted.
Alderman Alexander presented the
following;
BE " resolved, that the sum OF twenty one
| hundred and two dollars be transferred from
| ths fund from sale OF bonds 10 the sire, iund
J TO pay &C cunt No $3.50 OF MessTs. Iaing a
snt n, both principal and inter- 81.
Adopted.
Alderman Alexander presented for
consideration resolution transferring
the sum of SSU5 from the fund from
sale of BONDS to the cemetery fund,
which amount was borrowed from the
cemetery fund to pay certain claims
Laid over for further consideration.
Petition from J. M. Brown, stating
thst he has heen assessed for t7l seven
bonds of $1,000 each. issued by the
Fort Worth d Denver City Railway
company; these bon are held TO his
credit In New York city they have
not been in his possessions
in Fort Worth, they are assessed at q
value of 5000 % In view OF the fact
that these bonds are taxable In New
York, r. quests that he be relieved Of
tsxatioD ON the bonds In this city.
City Assessor and Co lector Il. e.
Maddox in an Endorsement states
that the assessment was copied from
| do h.vN IIun 10,
r SCISSOR, and entered on the taX-bCoka
for the year 1884, before error was
noted. He requests that the couucil
order him to remit the amount. Re
ferred to finance committee,
DIR. j. r. Adams was here excused
from further attendance at this meet
ing.
Alderman Field then presented the
following:
3 Resolved, that the sum OF $3.50 out OF the
pr ceeds from tRle Of bonds second series, be
9 and the anne Is hereby transferred 10 the
street fund, 10 be used in imPT. vi. streets,
CT, Hslngs, etc, recommended by the street
, and alley committee.
Z Adopted
P,tiiion of c. G. Cummings ct al,
stating that Elm street IL INSTRUCTED at
3 its nor1h end for want of short space
as an outlet, states that the opening is
of the greatest importance and gives
a reasons therefor.
} Referred to street and alley com
e mittee.
; Petit n off. P. Weeks was ther
4 read, stating that he is manager o
: the Fort Worth Pressed Brick com
r pany, that they have one thousanC
: Nagon-loads OF brick, and will havi
: each month during the spring anC
} summer as many more, which mus
z be hauled into the city. States tina
d the hill at the foot of East First o.
q Second street is In wTetched condi
+, ton. being very heavy grade, etc
q He asks that the place be repaired ant
e graveled, and gives reasons
Alderman Alexander presented
resolution TO refer the petition to tn
street and alley committee with Powe
Is to act Adopted
d Petition of ID r Miller ct al, stating
h that they are citlZ ms living on Jen
nings avenue, south of the railway
v reservation, aud as X assistance To gray
). 81 $500 yards of jennings. avenue
commencing at the reservation ant
ia running south; this 900 yards shoulC
n be sixty feet wide and six inches deep
a and will take IT'S cubic yards of grave
at a cost of rs cents per cubic yard
n amounting to 81 053 so; grading. 500
10 total required, 81, 1873 50i they asl
a. the city to pay one-third OF this, abou
10 S727 SO; the property holders ON th
ii line If the street t. pay the rest. Re
e. ferred TO street and alley commltte
TO with power 10 act
+ Petition of G. w. Gillespie ct al
!, stating that they had agreed to pa
It the sums set opposite their names
Id amour ing to 1886, for the purpose {
grading and gravellng Fifth stree
ID from the east side of Rusk street TO ia
"a west side of Crump street, and r.
IN quests The council 10 appropriate th
ne sum of $3.50 to aid the work n
an ferred to street and alley committee
81 Alderman Alexander was excuse
se from further attendance at the NEE
+, :. ing.