Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-06

cent. for the collection of occupation
taxes.
From business men on Main street,
between Fourteenth and the railway
donation, for gas lights in that quar-
ter Of the city.
From Hogsett & Greene, asking the
council TO take immediate action on
their bill for 5000 for professional SER
vices.
From water-works, asking to be
paid an installment Of 1900 on contract
for laying pipes TO cemetery.
From j. A. Thornton, pound. keeper,
asking that an allowance OF $25 per
month be made to the special police
man who assists him, and $25 to put
the pound in good repair.
From Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen, for the erection of a gas
lamp on the corner of Rusk and Dag
gett avenue.
From business men on Main street,
asking for the repair OF the sidewalk
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets.
From business men, for the grading
of the cutters between Sixth and Sew
enth on Houston street.
From Il. K. Smoot, late city en-
gineer, asking allowance of $3.50 for an
engineers transit, purchased during
his term Of office, which will then be-
come the property Of the city.
SCALING THE RECORDER.
Towards the latter part OF the SEES
sion Alderman Mulkey got in his
much-talked-of ordinance abolishing
the Office of recorder, which was but q
circumlocutory method OF reducing
his wages. This elected considerable
discussion and finally Mr.. Mulkey
substituted 1t with resolution re-
ducing the salary Of the recorder to
$50 per month.
The question arising as to whether
or not this was legal City Attorney
Capps stated that the court of appeals
had decided that IL was, and while he
himself thought 1t was very bad law,
that was the forum before which it
would be brought il contested.
The resolution was then adopted,
Alderman Field voting in the mega
tive.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were in
| troduced:
BY Alexander: Authorizing the
street and alley committee to employ
four men regularly to work on the
streets, and also to employ q team
when necessary. Mr.. Hughes opposed
| this, on the grounds that the contract
system was the most economical The
resolution was adopted.
BY Daggett: Instructing the water
] works committee to prepare an or
dinance for the management OF the
water-works, to be submitted at the
next meeting of the council. Adopted.
BY Barter: To discontinue the ser-
vices Of Mr.. Connolly as guard for
prisoners at work on the stree
Adopted.
BY Alexander; TO advertise for bids
for the city printing. Adopted.
BY Mulkey: Calling on the chief OF
the fire department for information
as to what use and by what authority
the engine was employed when
broken. Adopted.
REPORTS.
The water-works committee report
ing on the petition off. X. Ashby fol
appointment as superintendent, stated
that no action could be taken until al
ordinance authorizing it had beer
adopted.
The report of the committee OF
streets and alleys recommending thu
creation Off street commissioner wa
I adopted.
The report of the pound-keeper, ]
A. Thornton, for the month of Apr
shows eleven animals impounded
yielding an aggregate of SOL %.
The report OF @. II. Eskew, cit,
, sexton, for April, shows twelve burial
and one removal.
MISCELLANEOUS
The position OF superintendent c
, the water-works seems TO be regards
as a plum worth striving for. Tn
place has not yet been created but wi
y he at the next meeting of the council
Petitions for appointment to 1t wer
received from ID. w. Bailey, Jack M,
Cormick, A. w. Scoble and j. I
Hickey.
a Mr.. M. IT. Kerr petitioned to be n,
: pointed foreman of the street hands.
: l.. Baer rendered his resignation n
o city scavenger, and j l.. Pardue wa
! elected to the position at salary ,
Y $35 per month.
h Alderman Barter introduced Tia
t following ordinance, which went owe
:, BE 1t ordained by the city council {
IL rpAt worm tHhJ hereafter no aWnlD
10 shall be placed on sidewalks at
Il greater distance than one foot nor LEI
" than six inches from outside edge
e curbiDg, and that any parties violatin
It this ordinance shall be fined in an
g sum not exceeding five dollars, ea0
It day to be IA separate offense.
d THE WATER WORKS.
y In discussing the question OF a
II ordinance for the MANAGEMENT of I'll
o water-works, Mr.. Hughes remAIke
10 that proper efforts had not been mac
L. 10 start up the works.
a Mr.. Field stated, as chairman of II
10 water-works' committee, that the
10 had done all they could to put IL
E. works In good condition. There Ina
is not been an hours delay which WI
It not caused by high water.
% Mr. Hughes declared AZ an engine,
A. that II was patent fact that the ms
)t who had the works In charge didn
Is know his business. He could app
n forceand blow the liver out OF II
* pipes IL he chose. He should not ha'
10 waited until the pipes were all stopp,