Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-05
NICK AND NECK
!. ..,o,s and Expenditures Of the
S''' ,rorts About a Stnnd.0ff.
..s thinks the city should
n' An ordinance TO Permit
y ~ ',,,ons to open on sunday.

II, saloons to ops" W.
~ was present at the adj
|lll c ou yesterday evening except
~ me w rgett. Mayor Smith was
.msl "a IN making his appearance
B dilapl' ildridre was called to the
l ,let soon after the delloe I IONS
ou. .d his honor entered and took
|enceu. MI, I'D seat at the head of the
custom ..d The chief subject OF dis
WAS WAS the water-works, which
b !, y, ma sllcit a summer temperature
fall " Th;s was induced by
+. - of the water-works
4 which treats deliberately OF the
i !, condition OF the system since it
= ..OSer control of the city.
g l,,Ses animadverted with some
hus ,Se purchase of the works by
S slpVD Mr.. Aldridge retorted that It
,rsre parties willing TO refund al
we asd Maid out and take the works
n na VA UTbe best thing we can do
e nn~t TO them," added the South
4 saO,IowIng is the report in full of
,,sr.yorks committee;
,no,rr THE wATER-woRKs.
Il uononble Mayor and Council
"a s.nmit,ee on watcr-works would
J. ,s Sy report that after careful in
cu ,,or Ne ind that the works are
ny AVN I'm q the city 10000 gallons
''l ~ y cost of about % cents per
,I,sns At schedule rates to large
a La,s only 90 cents is charged per
.r The three railways have
x ~ Min the old companies at less
slfwbst they ought to pay. The
X worth Street railways contracts
be abrogated and new ones en-
N oto II Is the opinion of the com
that one OF the inspectors can be
,sed with, saving about 81
q day. which would make
tnnning expenses of the
n works ABOUT $50 per day. Your
4 ruyneer makes the request that his
Il n increased to Sl25 per month,
recommend that the increase be
HI and his authority extended so
A plye him control of the entire works
n me supervision of the committee.
4 me committee has had charge of
Rnrks both of the cribs have been
led and repaired, and are now in
splass order, new crib made and
Il in the Clear Fork of the Trinity,
although small, gives satisfaction,
2new boiler is in place, and only
or more days work will complete
3 walls and furnace. When
Hction is made Il saving
il less than ton of coal per day will
Melted. The Worthington pump is
Il and in short time connections
II made, and the pumps ready to re-
5lhe main engine and pumps when
II are necessary. The water-works
Btaken charge of by the city were in
a as per schedule a." $5947.47.
u then, repairs and improvements,
ker with unpaid debts on schedule
Hamouut as per books to $573S, 90.
Il have been about $500 expended on
&ctions and water rents have in
HI from $500 to $4,000. This esti-
Noes not include railway and county
Hroyements and repairs made, as
es can be estimated, amount to
Is $780, There are none of the cash
& Is Of the present quarter left to pay
VI past months payroll or to supply
# prks with coal for the balance of the
~, and unless the council will
'lze the use of the railway and
\ rents for such purpose the works
x be operated, as we know of nc
#iunds.
report shows that the expenditures
about kept pace with the receipts, as
Ndebtedness amounts to about the
NJ A contract was made and is now
Hce by the water-workS company
15he Missouri Pacific and Texas & Pa
railways to furnish water a
per month for three years, begin
& Pc 22d of May, 1888. With the For
~ & Denver railway for same time n
~ month. Gulf, Colorado & SAINT;
hallway dated June 10, 1888
8en yearS-for first five years
per month; after that date
Stnded beyond Fort Worth, $40
4 Pie Fort Worth Street Railway com
a contract dated July /, 1884
& three years at $50 pc
81 The contract prior to July, 1884
IN the same amount, $50 per year
h$osedale Street Railways contrac
5p y s4S per year. Since the LIST q
|Hcr last a new contract has bee
q Which amounts to Sll5 per yeal
Moalract is at regular rates.
IN committee would respectfully re
P y the petition of Ct. W. Hill askin
III appointed superintendent of tn
III WORKS, that in the opinion of tn
lltee II would be unwlse to max
3%iange for the present.
w J committee would further recon
|< wat The flushing of the sewers bC
| neiy, placed under charge of TIL
works, and the city allow the usu,
waler-works for performance {
IVY JULIAN FIELD,
y. paifhan Water-wOrkS Committee.
III majority OF the committee woul
SIS ~ mat Inspector Hardness be !,
, II me council should determine
M one OF the inspectors.
Field, Chairman.
Il HhpVClNG THE REVOLUTIONS.
b y II. Kerr who has charge of Il
ng station, submitted Il repor
"hlch the following extracts a
nSl commenced work, the engiI
,aN'ns from forty-live to fifty rev
,ef minute, which indicated fro
n ,Se million gallons of water p.
f3ur hours. made an cXamin
"a. tue pumps, and found them in
n , 'au STATE OF repair. repaired the
"a , g material / had on hand, and r
X. !, ~is revolutions nearly onc-half, III
Sa lumber Of gallons pumped sim
'0n 100000, per twcnty-iol
IA During one-half OF Sc
81 1, sua october the pumps were n
4 pressure on account of the brca
81 :, tie ar pumps, causing an ext
lfIl OF coal u NJ. 80 ~