Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-18
LOCAL EVENTS.
I. Wise Men, or Our City Dads, AS
y SMILED and Elected a supsrin-
tendent and Secretary.
anal Convention of Railway Con-
.;uo,Ors- Complimentary Entertain
ment-The Stephens Case,
city Council.

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wy OO
N The ao1ourneu meeting oi me coun'
\ was called to order by his honor,
Smith. Yesterday afternoon AT
n.y., 80 a. f,li hoara 90 Ia.
4 81 ociocA, se ,u' 'U % "''ei-
Men answering 10 tpelI names
N An ordinances governing the manage
bent OF the WateI-WoIkS, creating
L}flcers therefor, anu 9ennlng tnelr
luties was .neh reau anu upon motion
8iopted, when tne election OF super
lendent OF water-works was pro-
eied to.
II The committee thereon IN very
8ngtby report recommended Mr.. A.
Haynes lor the position, setting
birth his qualincations ior the place
nd reminding the council OF what he
I'D dope for the works since his em-
8oyment on May ~, ana now faith.
billy and systematically he had
prked upon them.
" The mayor here suggested the advis-
kllity OF electing man who was
bmpetent to fill the position, and
commended Mr.. Haynes, whom he
I'D he knew to be well fitted for the
Mace, q practical man and one who
Gould give entire satisfaction to the
'bmmunity.
Alderman Mulkey then nominated
VIZ A. w. Scoble for the position.
derman Hughes in seconding the
Elimination said that in so doing he
Mas prepared to recommend Mr..
|scoble most unqualiliedly as thor
|tugh machinist, etc., whom he had
Known for twenty years, and knew
Eim TO be as competent as any man in
lexas.
n There being no other nominations,
DIote was then proceeded TO, with the
bllowing result:
Il Alderman Hughes, for Scoble.
y Alderman Mulkey, for Scoble.
a Alderman Alexander, for Haynes.
aldermen Aldridge,. for Haynes.
Alderman Daggett, for Scoble.
Alderman Barter, for Scoble.
Alderman Fields, for Haynes.
Alderman Brownson, for Sco6le,
Thus electing Mr.. Scoble by one
Vote.
Mr.. Daggett upon answering TO his
fame said that he had examined into
phe question, and that in cast
pig his vote Tor MT. ScoDie ne Delleved
Il to be for the best interest OF our city,
which was also SAID by alderman
|Eeild In explanation OF ms vote ior MI.
|Hsynes.
d The following resolution was then
offered by the water-works committee:
2That, inasmdch as a majority OF this
have nnpinp6 tu reject the
Recommendation OF the committee,
2end in view OF the absolute necessity
Nor competent ana experienced en-
|Rineer as superintendent, ana feeilng
|Ahst the one recommended by us Is
Hbttter cspacitated to NIL the posi'
|ion than any other whose name
has been presented to us, we having
Etested his ability for the past month
therefore your committee, should the
3Cge selected by the council prove in
competent in the successful manage
Iment ofthe works, desire to place our
1selves upon record on this subject.
4 JULIAN FIELD,
q y 7. ALEXANDER,
NV. Ia. ALDRIDdE
"A The election OF secretary was an
nounced next in order, whereupon th'
petition of MIR. J. w. Coleman wa
n read, wherein he requested the ap
pointment and as to bis qualification
ne referred to his work IN the CLERK
onice lor the past TWO years
Il Alderman Mulkey then nominate'
Mr.. L. E. Boaz for secretary Oh Tn
waler-works,an Alderman Aiexande
nominated Mr.. Rivers.
The roll was then called TWO o
three timee, some OF the alder
men changing their votes AZ eaci
sl which resulted In MI, bosz re
h ee,ving, hve votes ana Mr., River
'niee, thereby electing Mr. Boaz.
!, A petition from Mr.; a. A. Johnson
me president OF the Texas wesleyan
College, was then read, wherein n
prayed the council 10 put IN suriac,
# sAIer pipe TO the site OF the new CO.
~ ,sse building. Alderman Hughes sal
.lat there could be no ob)ectloh 70 IN
arrangement, since the CITY mao pleht
Fl pipe with when 10 90 the WORK
n alderman Mulkey thought IL was
good thing and therefore favored II
n alderman Alexander thought Una
y the college was no private house, OF