Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-17

4 sss "a sW. ent but Messrs. Tatum
t.S...gs7rrSiFzEi aud Mes.
- z..sss..a Secretary Early read
SSsSSEsT8 TIE minutes Of the last
NA1hlE meetiag which were very
-, I'M NV lengthy.
Nv NI,L3 The claim of persons
NsA-yshRANi whose furniture and bed
s$Sis-a' ding had been burned oy
'<NsGIr order CT the council WAS
sllo lived.
Claims for freight on
coal were rsad ana 1t wss moved that
theg be allowed. Mayor Broile5 sfid the
Coupcu at It's LIST meeting had passed
resolution providing that all claims must
be fled on The Mondsy Immediately pre-
ceeding Council meetings on the
hrst Tuesday Of every month and
therefore this sllowatc3 would not BE-
made.
Alderman Mulkey appealed to the Coun-
ell from the decision OF the Mayor.
The vote On the sppesl resulted to su5-
tain the Mayor, Ward, Fry. Nicks, Dsg-
gest, TripDett, Bar snd Rsily.
Against the ruiiGg, Jackson, Hsymsksi
and Mulkey and the Mayor WAS sao-
tanned.
| The Police committee reported N favor
! Of purchasing pstrol wsg0n to cost not
exceeding $3.50, snd Inst old Charlie, the
exempt 4 re horse be used in the wagon.
Alderman Fry made the poin!
| that Old Chsriie was on
the retired lis. and On motion
.hat part OF the report providing for his
use was stricken cut and the patrol wagon
ordered bought.
Alderman Fry said the cit7 could have
the use of his horse for the winner free OF
charge. This kind offer WAS accepted.
Alderman Mics entered.
The police committee recommended the
passage OF an ordinance making il penal
cffepce to occupy more taan tEre5 feet Of
the sidewalk and that next 10 building,
except ii cases OF butchers, Wio De grant
cd tWo fee. Mt xt the curb. After various
suggestions the City Attorney WAS in
structed to draw up al ordinance cover
ing the matter fully.
The veto Of Mayor Broies on opening
Taylor street was read and, after G lengthy
discussion concerning the necessity for
the street a0d the legality Of the Ccuncil's
scion, the question WAS laid over for two
weeks.
A petition from Henry Schwartz Was
read stating that J. c. Cooper claimed the
lot the city hsd sold hin sud fer which he
held the city's warranty deed. He asked
for bond of indemnity.
Alderman H9ymsker wanted the trade
with Schwartz resclnied.
Alderman Ward said the notes had
been issued TO Schwartz aad had been ne
gotisted.
City Attorney Warren believed in Hay
makers notion 70 reSclr1. lhe trade and
opening Of FIRST s.rest vas in the first
place Illegal, Schwartz had been paid
$4,000 more tnan the PR perty wss worth
land Mr. Scott the attorney OF Schwartz,
insisted On the city's warranty deed 50
| now let them stand BIZ it. The petition
wss referred 70 the c.;y attorney for O
report
M. T. Kerr petitioned the City
Council for $500 for injuries
received while driving city team. After
8 long discussion TIE sum OF 5000 wa2
SLOWED to be psid in monthly ins.sllmelts
Of $50, conditioned that Kerr sign re.
lease Of all clAim5 for damage Ggains: the
city.
long petition signed j. f Aistror
WAS read. 1t Set forth that the water
works were costing the city $500 pei
month AID that he W u d tax g contrsc'
60 run them for 1924 per month. He
| appended tables showing the present coat
sad wlst h!s Management wod!d cost
| The petition was referred 10 the COM.
| mi,tee OF WstefRoTks.
The petition II Charles Wsggoman ask
| ing permission to Iec5 8 corrugated iron
shed cv5r his w1od emitting machine on
I RuSk near First strsez 9ss granted.
! The veto 81 Mayor flFoiles Of the claims
allowed the FIrt Wcr,h Iron Works, II
Z. E4r!y, II. V. Barns sid Others wss
1ehd.
Alderman N cks moved to reconside;
me vote by which tbs claims were a..
lowed, which motion prevailed
Alderman Mes mCved the claims be
allowed notwithstanding the Msyor's
veto.
Alderman N!ck9 ssld ne did not think
1t tie pEnv.ace Of the Mayer to SAP
whether n alderman Was member OF Z
stock company O. lot. TIE q1es-
tiol wss, had the city I'D tie WORK done
If it had, the city should psy for il. The
scdon Ct the sldcrDeU, il legal, was 8
question for the courts.
Mr. Mes said IL was not his understand
ing that Mr.. Tstum WAS not = STOCK
holder in the ir3n works. Was i.
not slrsuge then that legal act OF the
| Council should be vetoed.
Mayor R.oiles said he had not stated
thss Mr.. Ts!um vas stakeholder il tie
iron works, he had said IN his veto that
he was sc infcrmed, and Mr.. Oscar
Lynch, president Of the Gem osny had about
e month ego informed rim thaI Mr.. rs
trm held stock, He now understood Mr.
Tatum nsi sold his stock on August 8,
II the Council wss sssis1s8
thst such wEs the case and that
1.-The work had not been done Or CT to that
time he was willing to Withdraw MS veto
Of the claims Of the iron works.
Secretary Eirly Was asked TO ge. tie
itemizsd bills 70 see when tie Work had
been done.
Alderman Fry, feeling upwell, asked 70
| bs excused. and tie Council, by vote,
permitted lin to retire.
The bills of the iron works being pro-
duced showed tina: psrt OF the WORK mad
been done Is fsr back SIS June.
Mayor Broiles ssid that some
OF the Council seeming to object
10 his withdrawal of TIE veto on taese