Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-22
CITY COUNCIL.
PAYERS Given Until June ]
- % Pay City Taxes.
>. q be Made to Secure a Special
~, 81, y from the Legislature.

after from the Legislature
...cor and board OF aldermen
~ .5iourned session yesterday
Presents Mayor Smith,
an Andrews, Alexander,
y y. Asksw, Aldridgo, Hughes and
'gs ,svor called the meeting to
NJ o'clock u. m, when the fol-
was transacted:
litorney James w. Sw0yne
Honinion relating to extending
y lor payment OF taxes for the
IA 10 June L, 1855, stating
Extension can be legally made.
rtoeived and filed.
Nv attorney also reported to
~.cl two ordinances for their
,srsliou, one prescribing the du-
,,se assessor and collector and
.,bs time for the forced sale 10
M the other extending the
line advertising OF property at
sale. The fret ordinance fixed
~ tor the payment of taxes at
4 1883.
IAN was made to suspend the
,.stake action on this Ordinanc.
-f,p was lost by n tie vote.
n was then made to suspend
10 as to take action on the or
Extending the time to June l,
r.disiBg Of property at forced
,Iihe rule was suspended by
5Fing vote: Aldermen Alex
Aldridge, Askew, Andrews and
voted aye, and Alderman
Z voted nay. The rules having
appended the ordinance was
mon it's passage and adopted.
M ordinance the citizens
ahhOld their taxes until June I,
a the year 1851.
r. Adams was excused from
4 attendance at the meeting.
lion Of j, u Martin ct al. to
ssyenteenth street, between the
Colorado d Santa Fe railway
and the Missouri Pacific railway
graded and graveled; referred
tst and alley committee.
lion OF Geo. b. Loving ct al. re-
ng that the Enclosure at the cor
Seventh and Lamar streets be
yNl. referred TO street and alley
hltee.
HOn OF w, G. Nye ct al. of oiti-
residing on or near East Daggett
DO TO have the said avenue graded
block further east to Jones street
td to street and alley committee.
scIty attorney was instructed to
1 Il possible some means whereby
COMMISSIONS on collecting taxes
e secured TO the present assessor
collector.
herman ]. B. Askew, from special
1mlhee to inquire into the feasibil.
elc,, dobtaining from the legisla-
lI special charter, reported that
IA amendments 20 the present
q be ilexpedient, and that they
0'ihe opinion that a special char
honld be obtained, recommended
lalF@tOn city charter, rs adopted
II wants, with a little revision;
tcommends the appointment of a
Committee for such duty, to re-
lotbe council, so that the legisla-
Al be applied to as soon rs posi-
Adopted, and Aldermen Askew,
iBs and Alexander We're ap'
h.
Ion OF A. Wilson for permission
variety thester, where intoxi
ldrinks are sold, with a bond OF
hundred dollars, granted; may Of
prove bond.
AldFidge presented a resO
empowering the street anC
Ommittee TO choose the kind o.
to be placed on South MAR
and East and West Daggett ave
Adopted.
Andrews presented q resolution
" Of an ordinance having beer
ed TO extend the collection o
lor the year 1884 to June ], tina
Injustice would be done to K. n
10y, the present assessor and col
that 1t is the sense OF the coun
Al the incoming collector ALLOW
present. incumbent to have tn
done as TO the collection of take
ale Of property for delinquent
and that fees OF said assessor
pollector he paid by the incoming
I 10 r, r. Maddox, less a reason
Amount for his trouble; and Ii
e. the sense of the council the
ldldates for assessor and colleC
requested to sign an agreemen
elect above.
X council then adjourned.