Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-03

legality Of ire o:5lnsaae. l. bsd been
pissed il 1880 sid IL 1884 ~ D'uaz.s o.
) d1csl1a Was ps=a,i waIo. SC GO ptJo.S!5
IS a Teresi oi.a.. nIG:as-c ;slss0.
ar. Fig moved the fesUIu.igE p.ss nos-
! T!.as,aEGirs ;As vsta. Ela:. Al vas-
( ing sgsiusI L bus NJ: Fry.
) The resolution had originally been Of
! fered by MIR. R4ily VITO now voted
agsiEssis.
M..Fsy said he wishes; to ex7!sin &c the
| CouacI tbs. Ic. Rsiiy had c1.aa 10 nm
i before he Introduced the reco!u,ion and
ssked aim to stics to nm (R .ily} in tns
matter. He had PROMISED 40 3 snd now
! Rsiiy voted sssiDst his owe resolution.
Uproarious laughter ~
Mr.. Rsilg-"I believe it is in sc-ip.a-s
thst wise msa charges Els mind, fool
never"
MI Fry-'T voted before Mr.. R,ily
| did. How could tell he would vote
! sgainst his o6n motion" TRsneTed
Laughter
Fry ssll he wonld not charge his vote,
he had oeen bitten by dogs and despised
| hem, snd despissd MAJ that didn't.
| Laughter
Mr.. Rsily waited City Attorney War
rem to employ judges Beckhsu and Fur
man AID the gentleman wao was 20 be
elected to draw an ordinance thst would
stick. Hs had three dogs St home he
wanted to get rid OF and saw 20 other
way TO do 1t.
Mr.. Warren said he had not drawn the
ordinance In question, and those he had
dr-wn had stuck.
Ga motion c. Mr.. Ward tie City At
so!ney was instructed to drsfs dog
ordinance.
Apeti,ion from S. II. F.rmer, Chief Of
Police. asking .hat 4 patrol wagon be
purchased, was referred TO the police
committee.
Mr.. RsiIy offered resolution shst city
marshal oe :pasructei 10 h.vs sidewalks
Oh Main and Houston streets Eep! open
Tor pedestrians.
City Attorney WArreE explained that
the couocii had by motion g2say months
ego given sl q rign. 10 use the sidewalks.
The resolution waa s3a5 10 yks police
committee.
Tee tax rate ordinance was plsced On
its geccnd reading. l. G1ss tie rs.e st
81 IS as originally sgreed On.
Mr. Fry moved 10 suspend the rules
and take sc!ion en- the ordnance. Csr-
ried.
M. D:ggoi. thought the rste too lew
but they might get along bV issuing mcrt-
gage boods CT the watsrvcrks.
M. Fly thought scEip would % up,
thss In the spring bonds to the amount
Of $40, COO could DC Issued ant the city
could go fright slo1g. In addi-
, ton to the ed vAlOTeM ana poll
taxes they would hsye The occupation
taxes and this fall, tnere VAS evsro res-
son to believe they would c>|lec, 800 coo
Oh the bonds Of the default re City Treas
. urer and Assessor and Collector. He,
too, Was the poor mans friend, sud In
me long run the poor N psi, al the
taxes.
Mr.. D,ggatt ssid he fossd IL different
from WHIST Mr. Fey said. Hs could never
r raise the rent Of house, bat he taxes
were raised.
Mayor B!oiles said he was opposed &c
surplus, ou: by putting the tsIes up 70
the limit there woulo be no surplus. He
hoped they wauld well consider tho mat
ter and he would abide by their action.
s Mr.. Wsrd offered q resolution fxins
, the rate St 81 10 on the &l0e, ircreaain
E the rate for the general fuad to 81 al
: from 81.
|
J.. nsEce was passed byav).e Of s to 2,
Ward and Dsgge.t voting TO- There
( seeming TO be some question about gbs,
constituted Wo-thirds OF tbs Council
. Mayor Broiles said il it were aecesssrY
he voted aye.
After examining this isw The Civ A.
.oruey said two-thirde ut .he ,otnl rum.
Der Of aldermen WAS sufficient.
a MSylT RTOilpg Orprn IEnx tha
committee see IL . number cf open &C
, couIts against the city could not be
. closed By note Rnt faas brig city
: scrip up.
Al ucd!nance granting The R)sedals
street car lius right OF wsy over certain
{ streets was referred to ths ssYes. and
alley committee without TesdiGg.
l It WAS ordered that cer,aia iusornsl
charges against Om;er Jackson be lives
.lgsteG by the poiice com nittee.
The City EGglneer and tee street snd
alley committee were &utdorix3l to have
The rosd leading over tee blnR repsirad.
At ll:55 " Council atieutaea.