Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-25
THE City FATHERS
Hold a Special Session for General
Purposes--The Mayor
Talks.
He Wants an Immediate Extension Of
Water and Sewer Service, City
Hall and Other Little Matters.
The Gas Franchise Is Amended by the
Committee and Referred BaclS-nnl,
sr., Succeeded by Hin, Jr.

The city council met yesterday after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock. Mayor Broiles
presided and all the aldermen were pres
ent except Mr.. Daggett.
A VERBAL MESSAGE.
Before taking up the regular order of
business Mayor Broles stated that he
had granted two permits to run variety
theaters until the next regular meeting OF
the council, because they had been recon-
mended by the chairman Of the
police committee DR.. Cooper, and
by two other councilmen He said
that he had already been pressed with q
number OF applications to remit fines i'm
posed in the recorders court, which he
had refused, and would continue to refuse
Such matters, he thought, should be re-
ferred TO the council. The police ques-
ton, he said, should be settled as soon as
possible. He had talked with number
of citizens, and they favored speedy adj
justment of It, The members of
the present force were themselves anxious
to find out whether they were to continue
with IL, and he therefore recon-
mended that some action should be
taken on the subject either this evening
or as soon as possible. He called the at
tention of the street and alley committee
to the fact that In many instances plumb
ers were violating the law in tearing up
sidewalks, and permitting them to remain
in that condition, and that street railway
track which was not in use on certain
streets was in very bad order. The COM
panies he said should be compelled to keep
all their lines in rair. He recon-
mended that the water-works and sewer
committees should confer with the finance
committee about the extension Of the serv-
ice of those systems, and that the public.
! building committee should take steps fol
! the erection of a new city hall The
| board of health, in view of the approach
OF warm weather, should provide for the
appointment and direction of sanitary
! policemen.
AN IRKsoME PREBoGATIvE,
Mr.. Mulkey called the attention of the
mayor to the fact that the law provided
for the remission OF fines by the mayor
The council, he thought, already haC
enough to attend to without imposing
this burden on them.
Mayor Broiles said that about five tinei
were assessed every day, and that thi
duty would compel him 10 examine int
the evidence of all. To do this and throw
in chrome for nothing was too much
\ and he didn't propose to undertake 1t.
Mr.. Darter suggested that the wises
course would be not to listen to any plel
for remission of iine.
City Attorney Capps said that the coun
Gil had no authority to remit fines, bu
that it was prerogatiye vested in tn
mayor alcne Whenever the case meritet
it the officers RENTED their costs ant
petlhoned for a remission of the iine.
Mayor Broiles replied that hereafter h
would be governed by such petitions an
pay no attention TO pleas for clemenc
unless accompanied by them.
SANITARY POLICEMEN.
Mr.. Cooper from the board of healt
presented a report recommending th
appointment of william Stewart, ), }
Darcy and M. A. Jones as sanitary pc
licemen. lie stated after the reading
the report that they had reconsid
cred the matter, concluding Una
only two sanitary policemen would b
necessary, and therefore proposed I
drop the name of Mr., Jones' City Attoi
ney Capps suggested that an ordinanc
would be necessary TO create the office
sanitary policemen and prescribe II
duties. He was instructed by the couI
I Gil to prepare one. which he immediatel
, did, and under q suspension OF the rule
it was adopted Messrs. Williai
Stewart snd S. j. Darcy were employe
under il to report for duty Monday mori
ing as sanitary policemen at 500 pc
month.
=. THE GAS FRANCHISE.
: Mr.. Darter, from the street and ale
J, committee, reported substitute FOR u
; Gas franchise ordinance, presented at u
previous meeting. He explained the ie
!, lures OF the committee ordinance, whl(
he said granted no exclusive pr1'
ileaes. and left the rates on street lam
to be liked by yearly contract ii u
:, council and gas company could not ayr
, at any time on the terms, each would a
point an arbitrator, and If these two cou
not agree on third, he would be a
pointed Icy the county judge. MIR Dart
said that the representatives OF Z
Gas company had not seen !
q amended ordinance, aud he d
!. not know whether 1t Won
\ be acceptable to them or not. The
n present franchise still lad four years
a 1t for the one proposed.
II ON motion, the matter was REFER
IS back 20 the street and alley committee
s. consult with the gas company ana asc'
u tain ii an ordinance could be ogreeu
II between the company and the commits
lt WHO Is THE REFERREf
Is Some discussion grew out OF Inc disl
< sitlon by the mayor II an ordinance gft
rs ing the right-oi-Way TO the new compr'
site 20 the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
railway. MI. Darter moved to refer y
10 the street and alley committee j
IS mayor observed that it didn't require
r motion to send 1t there. Mr., Oar
~ questioned the right of the mayor 70 re
business 70 the various committees
his own motion. He SAID u
il had been the usage OF the council
- determine TO which committee natt
should 20, and called on the city attorI
for an opinion ON the subject
L. Mayor Broiles said that he had no
Sire 10 be arbitrary. de hau DC
prompted merely by a desire 70 "a
time. ,,,,-
a tees were appointed merely to assist
IA council in dispatching business. n
he duties were nowhere prescribed ana
merely have TO guess at them liis !.
WAS that IL required Il motlon 10 dlsP'
of any business which might pc prous
he before the council.
AZ n was anally agreed that q noopI
4 ton was offered, the mayor SHOULD u
matters, designating st the time the co
mittees TO which they would goa Z