Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22
WACO
stfu Talking OF the FsuIkner Sensation.
Free Bridge Talk " arer Contract.

sifu TaIsirg az the Faulkner Sensation.
Free Bridge Talk Water Contract,
Special 70 the Gazette.
WACO, TEX Jan. q L ke For: Worth,
Waco is stirred up on the question of
free bridge. Last fsll the County Com
missioners, IL conjunction with the City
Council, decided TO build free iron
bIi Ice across the Bssz)s, come citing East
snd West Waco. Among the numerous
competitive bids submitted to do the work
the contract WAS let 20 the King Iron
Bridge Company and specifications en-
tered into between the contracting par
ties. Before this contract was made the
Commissioners off red the Waco Bridge
Company $4,000 for the sus-
pension bridge that now spans
the Brszos. The offer was re.
fused by the bridge company. They also
deny the right of the cltls9ns to build q
free bridge, as 1t was an infringement Of
contest in the courts any disturbance of
their rights by the building of a free
bridge. But the citizens of the city and
county were clGmoTous for free bridge.
and had So expressed themselves st the
Notwithstanding these threats OF q suit,
tae council and commissioners, under the
sdYice OF legal ability, decided to build
the bridge, and In cOnst 9uence CouotH
Judge Evan appointed Messrs. J. Y.
Smith, john L. Wolton and J. q. Frazier
u comm. ttce to condemn the property at
the end Of Washington and Elm streets,
on either bank of the BGazos iusl
d. rcfo hrid
mittee was to make the condemnation
yesterday, but they did nor, IS they wee
notified inst writs OF i0juaction would
be served On them. Aud In fact, late
Yesterday, suit OF j. Inction STYLED the
Waco Bridge Company VS.. the King Iron
Bridge Company ct ais, was fled in the
District court. The eft sis compose the
Msyor aud members CT the City Council,
the County Judge and County Commits
sioners. The charter Of the Waco Bridge
Company has an extension Jet Of eight
yesrs, and they CLAIM the property for
some distance running along the bapss
OF the river b tn above sud below their
bridge. Whether the Injunction ia dis
solved Or sustained by District Judge
WilIsms il will be tested IN the Supreme
court. There is great deal interest
here IN the matter.
Tie Waco Examiner Ct this morn.
ing published the contract agreed
upon by the city council for Z
water supply for the city. Tie main
features of the contract are: Cheaper
water for private consumers than they
have nsd the contract to run thirty years
from dat; The wAter 20 be gotten from
the east aide O. the BrsZNs aud not from
the river; tie city rents III fire MIGRANTS,
fer which it pays $50 piece snIually. /.
10 generally considered fslr and just
coulrsct, both for the city and the Water
Company. Il is doubted that the Wat 7
C. m x8Y will &C ;ept the contracs Thie
water question has been serious and dis
turb NJ element among cur citizens fer
macy years.
Ia me County court NJ. L. Cor
many VS.. A H,nchuan is on trial. Mr
CormonY is sudlng MIR. HincomAn TO,
damages in selling MIN On engine that
failed to do the work represented.
Jerry Huddlestou was arrested yester
day in Montague coun y on s telegram
Of Sheriff Harris Of this county. He il
charged in the courts here with horse
theft.
There is g good deal OF restitution re-
ported here among the pauper c-asse' OF
the city. The very cold weather makes
the cases more pltiab!e. The charity so
cis'ies sre at work attending 10 their
warts.
There is grest deal OF talk about the
J. Faulkner case repor'eds in to-dsy's
GAzBTTR. The arrest aud trisl was Gone
so silently and quickly 4 great many
people never heard the news until Ven
tilsted by to-ds,'s papers FsulSaer is
still In i'll His brother. c Faulkner, Is
in Calitorpis. Senator W. S. Baker nss
been retained as his counsel.