Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-19

! THE GAZETTE, In printing pro-
cerdings u The city council, masts no
publication on its own spons,hili'y.
! Il simply follows the record Tue fol
lowing IL a re-statement from the
record ED GAZETTE
On the 18th day Of February, 1854,
the council received a letter from the
board Of school uusiees requesting the
/ council On purchase Ave lots adjoining
Boar schonl-housr, l54y25O feet, st =
value Of S625, 20 erect a suitable build.
/ ing for scn ,ol purposes Mr.. VIM.
1 BoaZ appesred before the council in
! person and urged the purchase Of land
! aud erection Of 3 building for a school,
! house He al-o brought certaiu plans
with him which he wished the council
! TO adopt In building the house. Mr..
/ Max Elser was then the chairman Of
! the committee on schools and also
! member OF the public building COM
mi.tee, Of which Col. ] l. Hickey
! wa chairman. TIE discussion OF the
question Of building this house was
! perfectly iufOImsl. 81 the
hool and public building
| committee were opposed to
! erecting the building st the time
| on account Of lack % funds; but MIR.
Bnsz WAS assured that as soon ~ pss.
sible the subject would be taken under
consideration and favorable di.pusi-
| ton made OF Il 10 possible. The city at
| this time WIS without means to At.
| tempt the erec ion Of shy new build
| tugs there va. quite sum due as a
/ floating Indebtedness, which the city
VAS unable 10 pay the Isl Of last
| March aud therefore they were una
ble 70 respond TO the wishes OF Mr.
| Bnsz and others who With this
schOOl-huuse built. At this meeting
OF the council, on the 18th OF Febru.
airy, 1884, the communication Of the
! board u trustees was acted on and the
petit ion was granted, il being under
stood that rs coon AS there was sufil-
ceut money in the city treasury as the
proper funds the land should be
b ught and the FChool.hou-e built.
aud thus the matter rested until ways
and means cuuld be provided ueces-
sary 10 the improvements.
On the 18Th day OF March at a regu.
lar meeting OF the council, q cnmmnui-
cation was received from MIR. Ken.
nedy Offering these five lots Of land to
the city for $625, the city to bind self
TO build a scnuol.house within fifteen
months, aud the money to be paid hy
April 1; II paid in fif cen months 500
The terms Of four members OF the old
| council were about TO expire aud Ii was
not known II the city would be able 10
build the house in the time called for
In Mr. Kennedy's proposition, and the
matter was lefl for the deliberations Of
! me new council which was about 10
come in. No decided aclion was taken
but the letter WIS laid upon the table
Tor further investiga ion After the
new board of aldermen had been or.
gApisrd tie matter hung fire and
nothing Was done in the premi-es, the
want oi ready money being he great
est obstacle % fulfilling the request OF
me board OF school trustees and OF Mr..
BoRz
some arrangements were made by
the 10 II day OF July, 1854. for upon
'uet uAle the council Instructed the
puollj building committee 10 have the
plan az originally prerented bv Mr.
hohs, altered 70 fOur.rnom building
to Gust not exceeding S55gO, and 20 mASe
a contract with reliable parties NOT ~.
oeedlng that amount, and st the regpIsr
meeting OF August 5 a q ptrsct he
tween the city and David Smith. ID
SehWarlz q Co, and r. NJ PAGE To
build this sohool-house in the Bosz
ne'ghhOIhOod was approved AT The
regular meeting OF the council Maven.
BEL IL, communication was receive Il
from Mr.. Kennedy requesting that
me city pay for lot 2, 3, 4, 8 and 6
Geo. i Afford and Walls addition
10 the city nj Fort Worth, or make a
contract Tor the same. The schools
mouse, by contract, WAS to be paid for
snne time about the middle of March
the city bad no money to Immediate
ny pay Tor these lots and Mr. Kenne.
dy's letter WAS referred TO the publie
nullulnR committee, TO mske e. me ar.
rangements with him. MIR. Hughes.
chairman OF the crmmi tee. reported
AZ later meeting that he could MOI
,onne to any understanding with Mr.
KENNEDY, and upon the recsipt of the
letter OF Mr. Kennedy of Deem.
her II, Withdrawing his propOs Itions
TO sell the ground, the Aulitct wsa
again referred TO the public buildInv
committee in conjunction with tbe
mayor. About this Tina ths
city had received money from
ihe sale OF her bonds and the sum M
$500 20 was appropriated &C the meet.
ing OF January ~ to pay So much
thereof a. was n ctssary 10 settle tbis
claim Of Mr.. Kenned, the mayor and
MT Hughes settled the matter at last
the money was paid aud the deed for
the property delivered 10 the CITY.
When MIR. Bnsz and other citizens
were urging the city to build tbis
sehoolhouse nothing was said about
restricting the city In the purchase.
nothing was said shout the propertv
reverting bsck TO Mr. KennedSis heirs
or himself II the city used the ground
Tor anything hut school purposes. nor
WAS the eoior-line mentioned until the
sohool,house was built and the elty
had been ut great expense 10
onlige the citizens on the south side.