Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-08
A Communication in Regard to the
South Side improvements.


that the work be accepted
j. p. ALEXANDER, Chairman.
The report Of the city engineer Is az
! follows: Final estimate Of amount due
| Laing & Ratican for constructing sew
| ers, as per contract with the city OF
| Fort Worth, dated December 2, 1884.
| Total number OF feet IS 49, at 5sS S3i25 II
! Amount due for extra work -........... t35l ~
Less surplus ...'...'..''''. .....'...'' W
Net amount........ .............. ..... Sssis a
The report OF committee was adopt
ed and the amount on estimate al
| lowed.
The street committee reported as fol-
lows:
Your committee on streets, alleys,
| etc, TO whom the petition of &, @.
| Cummings ct al. was referred, would
| recommend the same be granted upon
| the following conditions: That when
| deeds for the extension OF North Elm
street are rendered by Grey and Cum
mings and deed is rendered by DR..
! Temple for the new street 2jXlA2 feet,
! then your committee recommend that
/ DR. Temple be allowed $50, as he has
already donated the greater part Of the
| extension OF Samuels avenue,
JULIAN FIELD, Chm.
The report was adopted.
The street committee reported on
! petition Of ThUs. Roche, who requests
that the city pay a part Of the expense
| which he Incurred In certain improve
menis on Jackson and Taylor street:
Your committee recommends that
the allowance Of $50 be paid Thos.
Roche on the within petition.
JULIAN FIELD Chairman.
I A Il
fund.
The street committee reported on
| petition Of ID II. Miller ct al. requegt-
ing that the city aid in Rrayeling and
| grading Of Jennings avenue from the
railway donation and running south
300 feet. The total sum required is
! S2lSS so.
Your committee would recommend
the amount asked for be granted.
ST27 So, upon conditions expressed in
petition, and that the amount be al.
lowed and set aside for that purpose.
JULIAN FIELD, Chairman,
Capt. Alexander presented the fol-
lowing petition; Resolved, that the
sum OF S2s0O be tran sferred from fund
from sale of bonds b. the street fund TO
pay the principal and interest of ac-
count No. 5356, OF Messrs Lainp &
itatican, and TO pay the oity's portion
In assisting the citizens living on lem
nings avenue, S727S3. Adopted.
Petition of d. M. Moore, pastor of
Second Presbyterian church ON Jones
street. requesting that lamp be
placed IN front OF his church. Refer
red TO street aud alley committee
fetilon OF J, Nj. Brown, In behRlfof
himself and OF other citizens south of
Texas d Pacific railway and west of
Jennings avenue, requests the council
70 cause to be graded and graveled as
ihueh OF Adams street as lies between
. me Texas q Pacific railway, or of
NaliIosu avenue and Humphreys cor
IeI, pelhg ABOUT 1000 linear feet He
, 1oes not claim authority TO speak for
the other citizens residing within tba
abOve limits. but he feels certain that
no one viii object 10, or fail 10 oomniv
with, the terms and conditions which
your honorable body NAV lawfnIIv
dictate. AnneXes to the petition n
plat, exhibiting the work TO be done
tee. VIM
The following WAS then presented:
FoRr WORTH, TEN, Feb. Q. lss5
The City Of Fort Worth to Hogsett &
4 Green, Dr.
To advice concerning the rights of
the city by virtue OF the purchase Of
one thousand shares of the stock of the
waler-works company and services In
! trying TO settle said matter with said
company, and to opinion, advice and
services and drafting papers concern.
| luB ihe proposed purchase OF the prOp.
$500. ''''Si
Referred to the claims committee.
The petition OF ~ o. Brown was
! received. First attached 30 the nett.
ton was the advertisement of the oitv
! engineer, calling for proposals 10
grade and gravel south Main street
nom Texts q Pacific donation to
Annie street and East and West Dag.
gett avenue. The petition reads as
To the Hon, Mayor aud city Ceun-
cil' Your petitioner respectfully begs
leave TO present the following state-
ment of facts:
|, That in accordance with the above
advertisement which was published
IN the daily papers In this city upon
the authority fthe city engineer and
your committee on streets, alleys and
sidewalks, which authority was given
them under tho resolution atlopted nv
your honorable body on the 2Dth day
Of January, 1885, did ON the tn day Of
February, before the hour OF 10 O'CLOCK
M, deliver 10 the city secretarv a
sealed proposal TO furnish al the labor
aud material necessary 70 execute the
work OF grading, graveling South
Main street and East and West Dag-
gett avenues, as contemplated by the
plans profile, specifications,
| posal ON written bla1,lr
form provided by said city engineer
ana accompanied said proposal with
Two certified checks Of the Tradersi
| National bank Of For Worth. one for
1850 and one for $3.50. as reqnired nv
said plans, specifications and form 81
proposal, and in every particular aid
conform 70 legal requirements al said
city engineer and the committee on
streets, alleys, etc. ="
That at the hour Of 10 ololoel,
and 10 minutes one sealed pronoaal .,,os