Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-18
GITY COUNCIL.
A Qvdet Session, in which oonsidera-
BILE Business Is Transacted,
TIE SITS claim Of Townaend & Luihor
Declared Illegal by Oily Attorney
Forced Collection Of City Taxes to be
Suspended until June Isl

met IN regular sthsluu. AItrSAt' ASe-
ing Mayor 7. T. D. Andrews, Alder
men ] p Alexander, j. r Adams, J.
b Askew, w. II. Aldridge, Richard
Flanagan and J =. Hughes. Absent;
Mayor Smith.
The council was called 10 order at
Q O'Clock .. m, Acting Mayor An.
drews In the chair. The minutes Of
the regular meeting Of February and
the adjourned meetings Of February 4
and Z were read and approved, and
the following was then transacted:
The accounts OF Ilaing & Ratican for
$40 "a, interest on claim No. 1916 Of j.
A blessing $3.50 for horse for Peter
Smith Hose company and w. +. VIII
son f24 for city printing were allowed.
Bill Of sale from j. A. Blessing TO
the city Of Fort Worth for one horse
was ordered fled.
Petition OF Geo. w. Hill, for leave OF
absence for one week, was granted.
Petition Of Fort Worth Wster-works
company, by VIM. Tidball, secretary,
states that the city owes the com pAny
several thocssnd d0llart; the taxes on
the water.works are due; requests that
the city pay this debt or give an order
on themselves for the amount Re
ferrpd to finance committee.
A. g. God, secretary OF the Daggett
Hose company states that the cOmpa-
ny had appointed w. II Wine driver
In place n Durham, resigned. Ap.
polntment approved.
r. n Barnes, secretary Protection
company, stated that W. +. Arnold
had been appointed driver IN place Of
Foster resigned. appointment APP
proved
Deeds Of property TO the city used ia
the construction ~ the Bluf road
from C. @ Taylor and wife and w. b.
Young and l.. b. Herman, were or
dered received and filed aud paid ac-
cOrding tD contract,
Alderman Alexander presented @
resolution 10 transfer 1886 from the
fund from sale NJ bonds 10 the Cemete-
~ fund, for money borrowed from IL
10 pay certain accounts Adopted.
Alderman Alexander introduced the
following;
Resolved, that the committee on
public grounds he instructed % let the
contract 10 supply the new cemetery
with water. Adopted.
Monthly reports and accounts cur
rent Of City Marshal w. NJ. Rea and
City Secretary Stuart HaTrison were
ordered received and referred to Il.
nance committee.
Petition OF A. o. Neal "a al who
live IN the southeastern part Of the
city, calling the councils attention 10
"A 70 rmer petition to have water mains
established In their part of the city
and requesting that this necessary ac-
ton be taken, was referred TO the COM
mittee on fire department.
An ordinance assessing and levying
tax for grading and paving South
Main street and East and West Dag
gett avenue, was passed and adopted.
Note No. 3, from the city OF Fort
Worth to Messrs, BsiDg d Ratican, f0r
the sum OF 5000, with interest at the
rate Of Z per cent. per annum, from
August Is, 1884, aud indOTsed by
Laing 4 RaticRn as paid, was ordered
filed.
Alderman Askew presented the fol.
lowing: where's. warm weather Is
fast approaching, and with Il comes
the various forms Of malaria and other
feveIB We would most earnestly cal
the attention OF your honorable body
TO the necessity OF strict en- forcemeni
OF all necessary sanitary measures, nc
as to insure cleanliness and good
health. Your attention IL particularly
directed TO the slaughteT-houses, the
dead animal burylng.grOund and other
localities used IA a depository Of filth. .
Referred 70 the board of health.
Petition OF 3, A, Ltigh stating that
the city apRtssOr and collector had as
sessed certain taxts against property o
which no Leigh Ia the owner, anc
that demand has been made upon hin
for collection OF these taxes which Tia,
petitioner Is totally unable TO psy. ii,
says he has suffered great loss and in
jury by q fire In this city on the nigh
OF the 9TH Of February, 1885, which en-
lirely destroyed ali his property, ant
which renders him wholly unable 1,
pay these taxes. He also represents
thar he Ia very poor man and has !
FAMILY depending upon him for SUP
port aud all moneys earned by him nfl
expended In their behalf. He pray,
that the taxes be RENTED that are as
aessed against him. Referred I,
finance committee
Petition Of Geo. Eitlemsn and other
10 have street crossing made at Fifth
street where Grove street crosses same
referred to street and alley COMMITTEES
The city attorney, 10 when was re
ierred the claim OF Townsend n Lush
or for $40, delivered his written opin,
Ion ''that after = careful examination
OF the law he concludes that the
forfeiture mentioned Ia the contract IA
nothing more and LEES than Interest
and tho amount mentioned be
ing more than the legal rate
rate al interest according to onI
law makes the same usury, and the
statutes OF our state being such thai
inc overcharge In interest loses 10 the
holder OF such instrument the whole
amount of Interest therein speelfIed
u Is therefore my opinion that under
the law the claim cannot be collected
at law. Respectfully,
-. w. SwAYNR.
o., City Attorney
ordered received and died.
The city attorney delivered a writ
ten opinion az petition OF Il D Brown
requesting the city to pay him Sl5s,
damsges ON contract awarded ID
Tom Crimmens which lie allege.
should have been given to him. MI.
H M EWmn Il