Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09


Orleans Rail way company, and TO rep
resent the interests Of the citizens OF
the said city, who have donated land
and money to the said railway cCm
pany TO aid in the construction of the
said railway from the said city of
Fort Worth, Tex, TO some
convenient point ia the counties of
Ellis or Navarro, then to make con-
nection with the Houston & Texas
Central railway, respectfully petition
your honorable body TO grant TO the
said railway company the right of way
over the hereinafter designated streets
in the said city, to.wit: Over the en-.
tire length of Lipscomb street, com
mencing at the southern boundary
line of the corporate limits of the said
city, ending at the southern boundary
line OF the Texas q Pacific railway
donation; across the south end of Main
street to the intersection of Msin with
Seventeenth street; thence along Sew
enteenth street to the western line of
the Gulf, Colorado q Santa Fe railway
lands, or reservation, and In duty
bound will ever pray.
Witness our hands this, the 9TH
day Of July, A. d. 1885
IA Nj. BRITToN,
"Jos u. BROWN,
"JNo w WRAY,
"W. J. BoAZ,
"RoBT. MOZART"
Two OF three protests to the grant.
ing of the right of way asked for
were then read. One was signed by S.
o Noodle and others, another by ID. s.
Ross, Hyde Jennings, s. O. Noodle.
ID. NJ. HCmphries aud Il. q. Johnson.
All set forth the injury to
that portion of the city that
would follow the granting OF
the right Of way through that portion
Of the city, while one refers to the rapid
settling up of the College Hill add.
ton and cites that the railroad in that
particular place would endanger the
lives OF the children who may attend
the college now being built.
J. w. Wray, Esq, asked permits
sion to make statement In connec-
ton with the petition, and, the privl-
lege being accorded him, he made few
most pertinent remarks, wherein he
urged the necessity Of prompt
action in the matter, sinc9
the citizens committee, of which
he was Il member, had bound the con-
tractors up very cl Dse to perform their
part by specified time, and any de.
lays, now that they were ready 10 go
10 work. would only have the effect
of retarding the work 80 rs to render
the time given them for the
performance OF their part OF
| the contract insufficient. That
! the committee were obliged
| TO secure right of way and II it could
no. be gotten when IL was now asked
then they must look elsewhere, all OF
which required time, therefore he in
sisted that action be had Gs early az
possible, as IL was of the most vital
Importance to the city that work upon
this road should commence at once.
Hyde Jennings requested and was
accorded the privilege to reply where.
| in he claimed that The citizens COM
mittee wanted to take snap judgment,
that 1t was all stuff about their want.
ing to shovel dirt. That his party d i'd
not propose TO be bulIdozed, but asked
to be heard, and that the date OF NEE b.
ing OF the council for final action
he put far enough of to give them an
opportunity to prepare themselves
and that unless such was the case he
would enjoin them from doing any.
thing.
Mr.. Wray insisted that the opposi.
ton, having known of this fer some
weeks. should now be ready to meet 0
committee Of the council on the sub
ect, and therefore, in justice tC
the subscribers 10 the fund fol
building the road and the public
whom ne as committeeman repre-.
scented, he esked that early action be
taken.
Some members OF the street and al
ley committee being absent, it:.was de
cIded that a special committed
be appointed TO examin,
the question and report at once. Hi
honor appointed Aldermen Barter
Aldridge and Mulkey upon said com
mittee, with instructions to report NJ
soon as possible, thereupon Alderman
Barter, as chairman, called for o
meeting OF the committee to-day at
10 o'clock.
The report Of City Assessor and Col
lector Blackman frsm May 26 to June
10. was presented, and upon motor
referred to the proper committee.
The resignation OF A. w. Scobie al
superintendent OF the water-work
, was read and up IN motion OF Alder
} man Alexander accepted, said accept
, ance to take effect upon the securing
OF another 10 fill the vacancy.
Resignation Of Officer w. l.. Chol
lar read and resignation accepted.
J The police committee then reporte,
! the appointment OF r. T.. Buchanan
, to fill vacancy occasioned by resigns
ton OF Officer j. w. Walden, ais
Jerry O'Connor TO I'LL the vacancy oC
] casioned by the resignation OF w. L
Chollar. Alderman Brownson intel