Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-13

work IN relation 20 the administration ~
the oaicc could have bccu Cffcctd, Wc will
compare the number az employees which
were connected with Il under the control
Of the company and % thit under
charge ol the city. The original company
had a competent secretary TO take care Of
the business ~ the Office, and he had no
assistant TO help him perform his work.
One foreman was employed to supern-
tend the ittiug OF plumbing and he had
three men under his orders TO perform
tho WORK, OF which q largo amount UnS
done Also ono porter was permanently
engaged 10 run crrands and do gen-
cral work around The Office.
The tltal number Of employees
was six. foui " these were plumbers,
who were Kept 20 work at thUir branch of
the business, which Yielded n certain
revenue monthly. After the city took
charge, q change was made; n municipal
corporation under the laws Of Texas can.
not enter into commercial business, and
/ therefore the plumbing business was done
away with, but still 4hc number OF en-.
/ plOycS did not diminish, although the
amount OF business. was decreased
superintendent took tho place OF the
former foreman, another secretary was
4 employed, one plumber was retained. two
inspectors were employed at 500 per
month, each, aud the porter was retained.
So much for economy, Whether Il was
necessary for the wcll-hcing Of the city
that SinccUre Offices should be created in
order TO give employment 90 certain per-
sons, is question for the people TO au-
Swcr. ! hardly can Judge that what was
unnecessary so conduct business by pri.
waite corporation, should have been found
/ necessary by Tie city. In the matter Of
the sale OF plumbing stack,
which was turned over TO the
city by the private corporation,
the committee have reported the sale of
stock TO the amount of $iGS3.4l, for
which notes were taken payable Novcm-
her aud December L, 1885, and February
/, 1856. II part Of the stock wa, sold Ion
cash It must appear In the reports made
by The committee, but no definite state.
ment has been made. There must be
blame attached to some one for the failure
to pay the running expenses OF the water.
works from it, present revenue; whether
Il is the fault OF the committee or that oI
the whole council IS question to be an
swcred Practical experience has devol
oped one thing, that the most competent
and capable men In any OF the walks o.
life are cheaper as employees than mer
, who are not adequately qualdcd for ia,
: positions which they wish 20 occupy
, Skilled mechanics demand and reeciv,
= the highest wages. The economical
: manner of conducting the water-works i
! not displayed by the purchase of the sec
= ond-hnnd Worthington pump now ben.
: placed IN position. This pump has beer
= on its travels for number of years. |
a first found It's way to Austlu 70 assist il
. furnishing that city with water. IL
. machinery being adapted Tor high pres
= sure, IL was found that the immcns
b amount of fuel which would be neccs
{ ~ary to keep it In operation would sool
bankrupt the city IL wase then sold f
/ the watcr-Works OF Denison. The peopl
G. using it there soon found Tint it woul,
d not pay tu keep 1t going, aud SO the
- commenced seeking for Il purchaser
q which they found In the gullclrss, cou
p. iidiug authorities OF this city. The sal
d was consummatcd aud Fort Worth gay
@ its note for the purchase, and this piec
s Of worthless old iron has at last found
Y resting place on the banks of the Clra
j. Fork The cost OF running the pump wi
C tire the patience of the economists of IA
u city council, who found It's cos
to be cheaper than of new an
d one Of more approved pattern. Ia g
c aminng the different statement
Il which have been published
r. the papers ON which bus
= my information OF the affairs of ii
l. water-workS, would state that have e,
amined your proceedings of council ,
Ie every meeting, and have not found IN an
s. Of the water-works statements whcl
1t thus Worthingtou pump is carried. II
20 reports are dumb as to the pump being
80 liability OF the watcr.works. II certain
ID cannot belong 10 any other department I
5, the city. The contents Of this C0umun
X cation are written from the published r.
is ports rs they have appeared in the eli
u newspapers, and from the mcager dat
% furnished and the results reached, SOM
D. thing is radically wrong with the wa
matters are arranged IN administering Il
affairs OF the water-works Very r
spec1uly, PLENus.