Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-04
CASH FOR THE COPS.
The Council Adjusts q Delicate Law
Point and Provides for the Jan.
nary Pny Of the Police.
An Inquiry as 70 the Proposed Conn pro
misc With the Nichols Bondamen
Yields no ID Developments.

The adjourned session Of the CITY coun.
gu Yesterday afternoon was somewhat
brief and far from monotouous. Acting
Mayor Alexander remarked, by way OF
preface, as he opened the proceedings,
that nc would enforce the rule providing
that no member should speak ofteuer than
twice on the same subject.
TAXING Ur THE COSTS.
The first paper that demanded atten.
ton was proposed ordinance lowing
taxes for the Improvement OF cer
tain streets, contracts for which
have already been let. la com.
pliance with the statute Il provides for
the collection from citizens owning prop.
erty fronting on the following streets two
thirds Of the cost Of grading, graveling.
guttering and curbing them; Missouri
avenue from the city limits to Henrietta
street, and Henrietta street from its
Junction with Missouri avenue 10 South
Boaz street, and South Boaz street from
its junction with Henrietta street to Eliz
abeth street, and Elizabeth street from
It's junction with South Boaz street to the
Missouri Pacific railway lands.
FflE YOUR PAPgRs EARLY
resolution regulating the submission
/ OF papers aud communications to the
council was introduced by Mr.. Mulkey
and adopted. II Is appended:
Whereas, SO much time is consumed by
the reading Of papers Improperly iled
with the city secretary, and
| Whereas, the aldermen are by that
reason called ON frequently to act upon
! papers without due consideration.
Therefore, be IT resolved by the city
council OF the city OF Fort Worth, that Ia
I thu fuf n.. -
and consider no papers, petitions, reso-
lurions or other documents addressed to
said board, nnless the same shall have
been tlled at or before l2 O'Clock m. OF
the same day on which said papers are
presented for consideration, unless the
same be introduced by some member of
the city council, but all such paper etc !.
shall be brought in by the city secretary
at the next regular meeting.
That no business shall be CON
sidered at an adjourned meeting
except such as might be properly consid
cred at the regular meeting from which
said meetinn was adjourned.
That the citizens may have full notice
of this resolution, the same is ordered to
be published.
RIGHTING AN INJUSTICE.
City Attorney Capps being present, was
called upon to give his opinion as to the
legality of the resolution offered by Alder.
man Alexander TO pay off the debt Of the
street fund to the police fund In order
to secure money to settle the salaries OF
the police for January.
Mr.. Capps discussed the legal phases OF
the matter, concluding that If there was
no outstanding Indebtedness against the
street fund there could be no objection t.
the transfer.
Mr.. Barter thought that the contracts
recently let for the Improvement OF Ger
tain streets constituted such debt.
Mr.. Alexander, calling MIR. Mulkey t.
the chair, replied that this could not be-
considered n debt until the work had beer
done. There was only one matured claim
and that for small amount, against thu
, Istreet fund He stated the eXigencies o
the case and made vigorous appeal To-
the payment OF the policemen.
After some further discussion, the reso
, luton was so amended as to give thu
transfer the slape of loan, and it wa
then passed by four to one, Mulkey
Brownson, Furguson and Haymakcr yot
ing for and Barter against it.
MIR. Haymaker, after the matter ha,
been settled, remarked that he didn't Sc
any use of 80 many special funds, the re
suit of which was to keep up continue
compl cation OF affairs. He thought ther
: ought to be one general fund, from whic
all the salaries and expenditures OF tn
! city should be paid in proper rotation.
Mr.. Alexander suggested that step
should be taken at once TO provide 70
; the regular payment of the police,
I THEY WILL PROBABLY IITfGATE.
A councilman asked ii there was an
. further proposition to be considere
= from the Nichols bondsmen.
n The city attorney replied that they ha
= submitted no new proposition 10 him.
The council then adjourned until tn
q next regular session.