Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-26
slarter and Field 60 in Again for 0ity
Physician and Recorder.
Marshal Rea Makes an Interesting Report
Of Police Matters and Asks
Larger Force.
The Mayor Appoints His Standing Com
mittees for the Ensuing Year.

men Alexander, Field, Aldridge,
Barter, Brownson, Daggett, Mulkey
and Hughes. The meeting was called
to order at o'clock, p. m, Mayor
Smith in the chair. The following
proceedings were then had:
BIDS, PETITIONS, ETC
Petition of II. Schwartz ct al, re-
questing the appointment Of j. X.
Ashby as superintendent of water
works. Referred to committee on
water-vorks.
II. l.. Turner presented bid to bury
paupers for the city and convey sick
psupers to the hospital, as follows:
For burying paupers, 81 90 each; for
conveying sick paupers 10 the city
hospital, 81 80. Referred to commit
tee on hospital and paupers.
The Blooded Stock and Livery az
ISOLATION presented bid to perform
the same services as Mr.. r. l.. Turner,
at ths following rates: For burying
psupers, $l2 90; conveying to city
hospital, $500. Referred to commit
tee on hospital and paupers.
A communication was received from
w. M. Rea, city marshal, who states
that during the fiscal year ending the
2lst OF March, 1885, the police force
has been self-supportipg from money
received from fines assessed in record
er's court. That the total received
into the police fund from this source
during the year was SIS, 226 "a. That
the pay OF police during the same
time was Sl0,534 IS. The expense of
feeding city prisoners was 81 sos 80,
and the other incidental expenses OF
recorders court and calaboose was
81 $50 90, total OF Sl3, 973 04. The po-
lice had not been paid for the months
of February and March; there was
still OF the expenditure of the last fis.
cal year 81 ,24l SO due them as unpaid
Calls the attention of the coun.
ell to the fact that the revenue
from fines WAS amply rufiicient to de-
fray the expenses of larger police
force than that at present employed,
and recommends that the ordinance
creating the police funds which pro-
vides that this fund shall be used only
to pay the police force, feed the city
prisoners, pay expenses OF recorders
court and the fire engineer OF
WIG hlC no ltkidiJ
hered to, and that hereafter none OF
this fund be diverted to other pur-
poses. States that he has twelve
officers under his control, which he
does not consider sufficient as there
is large extent of territory to patrol.
Petition of Simon Hass at al, re-
questing the removal of the Fort
Worth Street railway track on Jones
al DafnrrAA ~ 90 oil
committee.
Petition of NJ. Il. Kerr ct al. COM
mittee from members of the fire de-
partment, requesting that an allowance
be made by the council to pay the eX'
penses OF Joe Mignon, fireman, who
was injured while in performance OF
his duties and has been confined To
his room by sickness. Referred to
committee on fire department.
| Stuart Harrison, secretary OF the
Fort Worth fire department, forwards
a resolution, adopted by the depart
ment, requesting that the city do NOT
reduce the salary OF the chief oil
fire department.
Petition OF q w. Gillespie ct al, re
| questing that the city grade and re
| BhtA khtttho biOCh wv lub
Referred to street and alley com
mittee.
Petition from Benjamin Bell ct al.
q committee from members of the FIR,
department, requesting that the roo
covering the Fireman's Central Hal
be repaired. Referred to public build
ing committee.
Petition from the DaiIymen's Asso
citation OF Fort Worth, requesting th,
appointment OF milk inspector, ant
recommending II. NJ. Wells for tn
place. Referred to board OF health.
Petition from ]. l.. Pardue, request
ing to be appointed city scavenger
the salary OF $35 per month. Mr.. l.
Bair here stated that he would gathe
up and carry away all dead animals II
the city limits cos.-free to the city
} Mr.. l.. Bair WAS Immediately appoint
ed city scavenger.
THE COUNCIL. BALLOTS.
The applications of the following t
be appointed city recorder were rea
by the secretary; w. II. Field, ia,
II. Melton, y. NJ. Freeman, Jas. {
Davis, ID. $. Brown and A. g. M,
Chung.
Alderman Mulkey presented an oil
dinance repeating ordinance No, 27I
entitled, An Ordinance Establishin
the Office of Recorder.
Aldermen Barter and Mulkey bot
stated that they could not see how th
: salary of recorder could be reduced III
less the office was abolished. ms the sa
: airy had been fixed by ordinanC
: fer one year.
: The vote WAS taken to suspend tn
, rules and place the ordinance on Il
1 passage; the council refused TO suspen
1 the rules, the necessary two-thlrds NJ
voting In the Affirmative.
, The ordinance was then laid owe
under the rules, and the council ,
. this time deferred action upon the 3
: lection of recorder.
: The following gentlemen's apple,
tons were then read requesting to [
!, appointed to the Office OF city phys
clan: DIR. Il b, Slauter. DR.. Il. Fit
hugh, DIR, G. G.. Reilly, DIR. |. M. Dal
ter, DR.. II. M. Grammer. The vol
). for choice was ordered by ballot.
= First ballet: Slauter votes, Gran
70 mer votes, Barter vote.
Q The mayor decided that 1t require
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