Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-04
DENISON.
A Large Delegation Goes 10 GaInts-
Vile to Help Celebrate the Day
Of Independence.
the CoH6cil selects Fort worth Teacher
ma Superintendent OF tho
Public Schools.

Special TO the Gazette.
DENIsoN, TEX, July 3.--Denison will
be well represented In Gainesville to-day,
as about two hundred people left here
last night and this morning to celebrate
our natal day.
Last night city council me in adjourned
session, Mayor Hanna and the full
\ quorum OF aldermen present After
allowing some bills OF minor i'm.
portsnce, Councilman Tone stated
that X. S. Legate, the city tlx-collector,
desired some Information Regarding the
taxes assessed on bank stock Of this city.
Inc First National bank claim they are
! taxed forty GEMS on the dollar, while
the state National bank Is only taxed
twenty cents on the dollar. This subject
lea TO good deal Of good-natured spar
ring on the part of Councilmen Randell,
BOSS, Tone and Porter. Randell said
the matter could not be helped any now,
as the State National bank had
paid their taxes for this year, admitting
that 1t was unfair, but the State National
Dank officials beilg on the bond OF Phil
M Smith, late assessor aud collector, was
the reason Of the discrimination this led
the honorable gentlemen on 10 the dis.
cussion of the defalcatlon OF Phil. M.
Smith
Councilman Boss moved and IL was
unanimously carried, that the city secre
tary be instructed to notify all of the
oondsmen of both the new and old bond
OF Phil. M. Smith to meet Tuesday night
at the city hall, with the finance commit.
tee, and take some definite action regard.
Ing the settlement of the defalCation.
The bank assessment business was then
acted upon, and the motion of Mr.. Yocum
was carried, that 1t be the sense OF this
council that they have no authority to
change the assessments Of 1885.
The occupation tax matter was then
taken up and carefully sifted Legate
said that no occupation or taxes had been
paid on billiard tables here since 1882,
ana asked what action he should take in
the matter, and whether he should COL
lect back taxes also, or only from a spec:-
he'd time. The motion Of Randell that
collection OF all occupation taxes from all
parties engaged In any business be pre-
sented and collected from the beginning
of this year, carried.
Report of chairman OF school fund.
Boss stated that after viewing the en-
tire city In company with the school
board they have selected piece of
ground located at the corner Of Scullin
avenue and Day street. That the ground
Is owned by Mr.. Collins, who had Eur
chased 1t from a party who then had a
tax title to 1t. Tone agreed that it would
not be policy to erect $4,000 or SIC, 900
worth OF improvements on it and then
nave to give 1t up to some one else. The :
matter was closely contested by Tone.
Porter, Boss, Randell and Mayor Hanna
Moved by Boss that the city purchase
three lots for $1,000 from Mr. Keithly for /
the purpose of erecting a colored school |
house for the First ward. Carried.
Boss moved that the plans for a colored |
school-house in the First ward be adopt |
ed, as there was now $4,000 on hand of
the school fund.- also bids for a build |
ing OF the same character for the Fourth
ward be received. Carried.
Motion of Boss carried that an appro
priation of $1,000 be made to nav MIR
keithly for his three lots, he TO furnish
good abstract Of title, ETC., to mayor and
city attorney.
Motion carried that Prof. Grard of
Fort Worth be selected to III the position
here of superintendent of the public
schools for the ensuing year at sslary
Of $1,000 per year