Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-14
HISTORY OF THE CASE.

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HISTORY OF THE CASE.
The total assessment Of the Consoli-
dated Railway property by the city as
sessor amounts to $50, 1000. OF this
.mouut, 1900 is for mules and cars.
The stables and sheds Of the company
.ra located in the corporation of East
DSlss, which town has also
.sgessei mules and rolling stock.
peino thus assessed by both
cities, the company has paid neither.
Syme weeks ago the company presented
statement to the Dallas council setting
forth the fact that their mules and CARS
we're domiClled in Z Iss Dallas, enc asked
rallgt from the Dallas assessment of Sll,-
50O The council discussed the matter
and finally referred 1t to q special
committee, woo reported the following
week in favor of relieving the company Of
+be full amount of the assessment on
mules and rolling stock, Sl1 500. The
report Was discussed, aud the Council
finally concluded that the proper way
would be TO refer the matter back to the
bosrd OF equaliz Ition, which was done.
The boErd of equA iZstion canVsssed the
matter AID agreed to relieve the railroad
company Of $4,000 Of The Sll, 500 asked
for. This morning Collector House went
TO the office Of the company for the taxes
on S75 600, which amounted to Sl262 90
The president Of the company refused to
psy on the ground thst East Dallas still
clGimed the right to assess the mules
and rolling stock for Sll 800 and that
Dsllas had reduced her claim only $4,000,
leaving en- assessment Of $500 which
lii aSU IA lyoH
Mr.. House to have some understanding
with the East Dallas concern, aud that he
would pay. This Dir. House refused to
do, but proceeded to attsch the mules and
cars as fast as they came down town.
This afternoon, acting under the advice
of their attorney, Colonel W. w. Leske,
the company paid their taxes under pro-
test, and the mules and CErs were re-
leased, and everything is running smooth
" sgsin. The difference thst caused sll
the trouble wss the tax on $500, which
amounts to SCI 25.
THE ALLIANCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive committee of the Far
mers' Alliance met in the St. George
hotel this morning to canvass bids for the
Exc slnge, which they propose to build
here in the early future. The proposed
building is to be four stories, 150x1O0
feet, prick and stone, and will
be located on the corner Of
Wood and Market streets. The building
will be used for the Offices and business
of the State Alliance, and will have hall
g5XG0 for their meetings. The bids for
the house complete were as follows {:
Sam CarutheIs, $50 900; H. l..
Brenneman, Paris, S43,l83; Byrne
& Co, San Antonio, S54,-
Go; S. Nelson, Dallas, $50, COO;
J. a. johnson, Dallas, S37, 1874; Basson-
cite Co, Dallas, S38 1914; Ed c. Smith,
Dallas, S39 900; Moody, Ellis & Evans,
Greenville, SS8, $50; P. j. Loonie, Fort
Worth, $40 375; Baker Bros, Dallas,
$50 250. There were number OF bids
for separate work. The lowest bid for
the house complete was that Of J. A.
Johnson for S37 1874. The lowest bid,
however, is by separate work; ]. A,
johnson, carpentry, SIS, 900; P. J Butler,
Masonry, Sl4,8l7.50; total S34,7l7 so.
The award will De made tomorrow.
THE COMMITTEE, NOT THE CONVENTION.
The csll which Chairman EXau made on
the 10Th inst. for meeting OF the Demo
cratic ate executive committee on the
9th Of March, seems to have been con-
sErued by some that the executive CON-
mittee had indicated s preference for
Dallas as the place for holding the con-
Vention. This is due to q mistake in the
circular, wherein the word convention"
is used instead of the word "coumittee. "
In order to clear the matter, Mr.. ExAll
has sent out the following, which fully
EXPLAINS the matter:
DALLAS, TRx., March l3-Tt seems that
clerical error in the printed circular
calling the committee 90 meet in Dallas
on the p n inst, created the impression
tlst the com nittee had voted TO hold The
convention in Dallas. This is mis- axe.
TIE call is simply for s meeting of the
Democrat C Executive Committee Of
thlrty-one, no vote having been taken IS
to preference for place of holding either
convention. Respectfully,
Henry EK&LL.
MINOR MATTERS.
A movement is on foot to organize a
Young Mems Democratic club, which will
attend the ST. Louis convention IN 8
body.
The Dallas and Oak Cliff Railroad is
being extended to the bSse ball park in
Oak Cliff.
Waco parties have written TO Sheriff
Lewis about q man named A. J. Smith,
who lived in Dallas county. They claim
that Smith mortgsged several mules to
them for money and atterward sold the
mules. Smith has gone to California.
The Dallas lodge Knights Of Pythias
entertained the actor Frederick WArde
last night,
PERSONAL.
Mr.. F. B. Turner, an old citizen of
Fort Worth, is visiting his son, Mr.. E. P.
Turner, union ticket agent of this city.
Colonel Henry Ssyles OF Abilene was in
the city to dsy. He ssys that immigra-
ton is flowing in steady tide to Western
Texas, and thinks that 1t is the coming
country Of Texas.
Colonel Carey W. Styles of Meridian is
in the city en- route for Birmingham, At
lsnt8 and other South Atlantic cities, -
THE GAZETTE branch Office rec65Te q.
call to-day frUm Colonel Tuck Bosz "a
the Fort.
DR.. W. d. M Mason, Mr.. A. J. Lar
ence, Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Barnes, And
Miss A. Harold Of Fort Worth were in
Dallas to-day,