Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-06

81 81, tne contents OF WHICH the SouuOh-
men were already familiar with.
Barter then rose, and after recon-
sideration of the former levy was had,
moved that the tax be placed at 81 SO on
the 500 worth Of property, distributed
as follows:
General revenue, ....,.....-.....,.,. 75c
Building t.s,st..,...t......t.,.s.. goo
School tund.,.t.t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Zoe
Bond tax first series. .,...... ........... 3lc
Bond tax, second series. ...,,t......-......, 20c
This was adopted by vote of 6 to l.,
Havmaker alone voting in the negative.
REPORTS.
From the secretary Of the water-works,
showing the amount overdrawn from the
treasury for the quarter, $l890.S4.
From X. NJ. VanZandt, city treasurer,
showing the total cash on hand to be
$50 ,5G6.10.
From the board of health, recommend
ing that the city engineer be instructed to
confer with the railroad authorities re-
garding the filing up of a pond near the
Union depot. Received and filed.
From the water-works committee,
recommending that hydrant be placed
on Pecan street and on corner of Tenth,
for fire protection for the Compress com
pany, said company to pay for same.
From the same committee, recommend
ing that action be taken on extending
water-malns in the Third Ward.
The same committee reported as hav-
ing effected an agreement with W. Is.
Wheeler whereby he is to put in meter
and be charged with water at the rate OF
80 cents per 1000 gallons.
On the petition of r. d. Nicer ct al
asking for water-tough on South-stde
recommended that no immediate actiod
be taken.
From the city sexton, showing that the
number of white burisls for the month
was twenty-one, colored eight.
PETITIONS.
From the Huffman Implement company
asking that NJ s. Corse be made specia
policeman to be paid by the company
Granted.
From A. G. Golf, j. T. Castlebury ant
A. j. Wheatly, asking TO be appointed
policemen. Referred to police commit
tee
From John T. Leer, asking permission
to conduct a dance-house. Petition re
fused.
From the Fort Worth & New Orleans
railroad, asking an extension of time il
which TO build bridge across their tracks
on Hattie street. Granted sixty days
time.
From A. Canto and about dozen othel
butchers, complaining that ordinance
403, in which yearly occupation tax o
$50 was levied on butchers, was unjus
and oppressive. That it operated as
thigh protective tariff and would fal
short Of the purpose intended. Mr.
Byron G.. johnson, who drafted the petit
ton, was present as counsel for the kick
| ing meat vendors. There was also
clause in the petition asking the council
to hear from the butchers attorney. Mr.
johnson got up and stated, however
that he did not suppose the council
wanted to hear from him, which
remark was not contradicted by any
alderman. Then Mr.. Capps arose an(
began to tell the council that either b,
levying an &C ,upation tax or by licenses
II mattered not which, the city could en-
force payment of these taxes. II thu
council wanted to reduce the tax oil
butchers he had nothing to say, but HI
would guarantee that the city could com
pei payment.
Then Mr., Johnson got up again, evi
IDENTIFY offended, and remarking that Al
the council listened to Capps but refused
to hear him, he would withdraw, suite(
the eXaction to the word, without stay
ing to hear tho city attorney remark tina
his (Johnson's) action in coming up il
the council and trying to dictate wha
tax should be imposed, was the height o
presumption.
The matter was finally settled by re
ferrlng the ordinance to the finance com
mittee and city attorney, and as soon a
they can get ready an iron-clad law, an
other meeting will be held to consider 1t
passage.
/ MISCELLANEOUS.
The committee on hospital and paupers
also the police committee, were author
lied to advertise for bids to see II som
one would not undertake to feed hospita
patients and city prisoners at less rat
than is now paid.
The committee on public buildings wa
instructed to advertise for bids for suit
able location for new city hall.
The street and alley committee was en-
powered to act with 7. B. Binyon in RI
pairing Front street
ON motion, the street and alley commit
tee was authorized to discharge employe
at work on cutters, and a rodman X the
thought 1t expedient.
The city attorney was authorized
hire competent stenographer to tax
down testimony in case now pending /
the district court in which the city is il