Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-04
CITY COUNCIL.
u...,.WOrks ordinance Comes up
S ar Receives Opposition andis
Laid Over.
o,,aor ssor.ApprOved = Reports
Il Assessor and Collector and
Sexton Referred.

o.,.usut to adjournment the mayor
board of aldermen met at the City
y ss.terdsy at O'Clock p. M. Pres
/, hIs honor Mayor Smith and all Of
.,asrmen. After calling the meet
/ ~ order, the following was trans
usno,t Of T. Eskew, city sexton for
sTonth of May, 1885, was ordered
la and FL d. The report shows
2tn,sls during the month. Ten of
ware children. of whom died OF
s,a.infaptum, from inf animation
~ lungs, and still.born. The II
3,Ss died from consumption and
s~ CrimmeDs was allowed 5000 on
.,rount for grading and gravelling
4. street across tbs Texas g. Pacific
ssjtlon of ]. T. Leer ct al. request
u, nerullssion to conduct a theater
4 u intoxicating liquors are sold,
bond of $500, In accordance
& sihe ordinances Petition granted.
HItion of Johu Bowlin ct al. in re.
4 10 the building of fences and
s1lldings in the street on Calves
Avenue between Broadway and
)!nad avenue.
Igmission was granted w. F. Pat
y sn TO raise the roOf OF his hay
a. which Is within the fire limits.
ff,oort OF j. w Blackman, city as
Igf aud collector, from the 221d of
RiI. 1885, to the 25th Of May, 1885,
5sred to finance nmmittee.
8ieoOuut Of Burwell Johnson for re-.
l46 bodies from the old colored
2yIug grouud to the new ceme-
IN, slO05, allowed, and ordered that
A be transferred from the cemetery
N TO the general fund to pay part of
account OF Burwell johnson.
alderman Daggett presented a reso-
Mon csncelling the present bond OF
nv Blackman, city assessor and col
III, and requiring him to furnish a
sbond. Adopted.
&IW. Blackman then presented a
&lsbOnd in the sum Of twenty thou
2,ddollars, with A. M. Britton, Sam
Rsns, ]. ID. Reed and w. f. Lake as
&sies. Approved.
Petition OF Il. B. Daggett, who states
has graded aud graveled ELM and
3sser streets ut his own expense and
&lussts the city to assist him with
4 sum OF 5000. Referred TO street and
&y committee.
&Pslition of @. d. Barnes TO be APP
nted driver OF the Protection Fire
6upany team. Referred to fire de-
Hrtment committee.
&C,mmunication from z. D. Hol-
Inworth, secretary Protection Fire
3npsny, stating that they had
Ged Eugene Arnold driver. Or
Md flied.
NG W. Gillespie was given permits
b to move a wooden building from
thln the city fire limits, 10 his lum
4 yard.
y sttition of G. ]. +. Kellner ct al, re
sting the appointment OF L. u
az az secretary OF water works. lie
&rtd to water works c)mmittee.
Z The marshal was allowed Is cent
n day Tor feeding prisoners IL
sealAboose and 40 cents per day fol-
Y saing prisoners who work.
X Special policeman II. l., Rowland
Htausferred to the sanitary force,
Jake Riygles appointed specla! OF
{. v at the Theater Comique.
y The sum of $2275 was transferred
M fund from sale OF bonds to tn
met fund.
An ordinance prohibiting the oh
action of sidewalks was read ono
q laid over.
PETITION OF w. II. Lake for the re
rOf the street between Lamar AM
NETT, referred to street and allie,
amittee.
slition Of w. E Grunnell ct al. t.
g crossings constructed on HEMP
street aud Pennsylvania avenue
Seired to the street and alley con
klttee.
Petition of Turner IL Mcclure ct al
g. questing that hawkers end pee
lsrs 81 fruit and vegetables be mad
Y purchase a suitable license. III
e,Ied to,he police committee.
relliionOf r.. Watkins ct al. OF th
fe deparlment, asking for cash AZ
lopllation to pay their wages. II
Ited 70 the finance committee.
felltlGn of X. M. VanHandt, pres
sal Of the Fort Worth street railway
aesllng right of way over certai
sels to lay rails, referred to stre'
"a alley committee.
edition of ]. b. Askew ct al, r
sting that the council grant IL
sly Of way to the R0sedale Sire
SSsy company on Jones street, trol
eenth street to the Union depo
ssired to street and alley committe
sae ordinance governing the waite
aH was then taken from the tab
W sections were adopted and u
nleli then adjourned to more ful
n nlne the subject by the next reg