Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-18
WACO.
Tho Government BuiidiBg-Tha Contested
Eiectian-fhe Odd Fellows.
special 70 the Gazette

Tho Government BuildiDg-Tha Contested
Eiectian-1he Odd Fellows.
| special 70 the Gazette
WACO, TEX, April 1.-THE plans and specl
mems Of the osernmonl building, ~ be erected
a the southeast corner Of Fourth and Franklin
streets In this city, we're received by Supe In
tendont w W LAImOur this morning. AID a
GAZETTE reporter was treated to an Inspection
OF them at Mr. Lsrmour's cory Office on T. o
government around. The plans cover every
q tall OF the construction OF the building nd
are very elaborate, The bulluiug prper VIII
face 81 feet on FIRnkll street ard / O feet on
Fourth street. IL viii be four stories ~.
cluding base II feet ana l inch high
The ceiling Of the Or story will be TX
feet high and those OF the second ami
third stories fourteen and on,.hAif feet high
each. The 6reCian ordcr Of architecture "a oh.
sery IN tho constr elton Of the main portion
OF he building while he roof. gables and
cupola are on ne Gatiic order The extreme
height OF the cupula from the grade line VIII
DC " fe : ana a twenty tiye 10 II nag stat will
rise fr M the summit Of the cup la. The post
office department. will occupy all OF the iirst
Iio1r VII the exception of The corridor Lead
ing 10 he second story and the fedora court
room, and its qnaTters will cover 6Tx4l feet
The entrance 20 the federal court Department
which VIII occupy the sosond and thi floor.
VIII on franklin street, white the pOstoflic
main entrsn' vii be on Fourth street. 1he
federal court room y ~ be on the thir floor and
idx30 feet IN size, with the two large CONC
Ventiiators. Tie thicknrsi OF tie waits at she
sub foundation 10 20 be OF concerted rock and
the footing cOurrea Of the foundation pruper
are Ia be OF dressed stone. Tne walls ON al
Tour aides are 10 be OF pr, ssed and ornamented
hrick, with trimmings OF cut stone and granite
The COZ ridors OF the fret DO r, including the
psstofhce department, are 10 be tiled, and an
the approaches ana steps Of The building will
be OF cut stone. flrt proof yauuts are TO be
construct on each fOOT. The building will
cost sl0ooC0. Mr. iarmour will advertise at
once for bids for the erection OF the buI ding as
planned, and bids VIII ue opened on May 10.
Ihc city council met In extra session TO night
70 hear argument OF counsel la the confessed
election cas- from the 18th word. The Judges
OF election gave w. v. Wallace The certificate
Of election as alderman and the council sea ed
hlm act Ihnr,day night, his plura ity being ten
Foleh. NJ Cassidy, another candidate for
alderman, alleged that non residents and un.
nAlutAlized iuregnc were voted for Wallace
ana instituted the contest Both sides were
represented by legal counsel, Further investi
Inst
sanger Bros OF this city closed their two
days display spring opening 70 night. rec.
1rd KEPT shows that during the two days over
hye thousand vi itote entered the store, many
OF whom came from adjacent towns especially
Tor the ocrh5lop. The immense store, brilliant
with electric lights on every floor was thronged
hour
To day, for the Arst time In several weeks, the
Missouri Pa ihc tr,ins came IN IN schedule
time and THE GAZETTE was received here az
noon, beating ihe la rs News two hours
In the I'm ted states district court TO. day, In
ihs Gaze of Pulls Bros. VIZ The mn County Ma.
tona Bank. tbs jury endered u verdict giving
plaintiff Si20O ana cost
NeTd % for plaintiff In the case OF Haney vs.
Mcspadden, tom Parker county,
lhrge deleeation OF Waco odd Fe lows will
go 10 Cursicana on the 2Gih inst, . be present
al the laying of he coraer stone OF The Widow
and OfphHns' b me which the Odl Fellows of
Texas Will rear nc CorsicAna.
mass. meeting is no need for Monday
night OF citizens who are dissatisfied with The
action II The city council in refusing to conson
date the ofilees Of mayor aud recorder,