Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-21
CITY COUNCIL.
a Resolution to Investigate the Water
Works Creates Long and Heated
Discussion.
Tbs Ga Company Gwen Eo'Ioe that trs
q Wants no More Street lamps
Lighted after kovs uDer 49, Ss9,

The city COUNCIL net in regular session
last nigh. Mayor Bro!les and Mayor
pro TEN Fry ootn being s5sen. Alderman
jackson called the meeting to order. Al
dermen Ward, Dsggest, Fly and Trippets
we're absent.
| Secretary Esrly read the minutes OF
previous meetings and they were ap.
J proved.
A very lengthy report Of the committee
on claims wss read aud, on morton of
Alderman Haymaksr, the amounts WsEe
ordered paid out OF the proDer funds. "a
Mayor Broiles and Aldermen DEggett
and Ward entered and the mayor pre-
sided.
Claims which the committee kEd re-
ierred 10 the council we're tsseu up and
with few exceptions ordered Paid.
| A claim for labor at the rock crusher
was put in 81 the rate OF 81 80 per day,
with the request tbs, the council allow
an additional amount 20 cover discount.
| After considerable discussion the sum Of
S1.75 per day was allowed.
The resignation Of NJ. Hiibarn, super
intendent Of the waterRorks, was read
and accepted.
A report Of the wsterworks committee
was read Recommending the appointment
Of R DeHsven as cher engineer st the
| pump house. This report created con-
siderable discussion, bus WAS finally
adopted.
Alderman Jackson offered . resolution
| Which provided for committee Of i've
aldermen besides the committee on
waterWorks whose duty 1t shogld be to
Investigate Ell MASTERS pertaining TO the
water works since the day Of purcasse up
| 10 the present, said committee to hBye
power to take testimony and send for
paperP, etc.
Alderman Nicks saw 40 benefit to &C
lcTue from the work OF the committee;
The past was gone, 1t was the fu:1re that
required attention.
Alderman Mulkey looked UPON 1t az =
ref 3ction on the waterWorks committee,
and said II there were arv charges let
them be made in writing
Alderman Reilly favored the resolution,
there ws5 9 territ; ciamor Gil over the
city about the waterHorks and Ecores Of
ciszans came to him asking what was
the matter, seeming to think
there 1as something rottea about
the works. But he wanted the committee
to comprise three citiZsns and two alders
men.
Alderman Daggett wanted to lnvesti-
gate.
Alderman n es wanted the committee on
NsterWOrks 10 prepare 8 statement of
Whs: had been done in the last tHo years.
Alderman Ward moved 20 table the
: whole matter LOST.
Alderman HsymAker moved that
, Aldermen Jackson, Daggatt and Raily be
appointed = con mi;tee TO do the invests
J eating Thsy wanted the thing lgVesti-
gated and were therefore the proper ones
, 70 do Il.
Aldermen Jackson s1d Dseeett esd
they would positively Dot serve CT the
committee.
Alderman Mu!key moved lhat 3 con.
mittee Of three members ngt members
Of the waterworEs committee be
appointed oy the maYo- to DO the inTesti
eating. II wss amended to make it four,
2 and Mayor BtOiles appointed Messrs
Daggett, Ward, n es snd Reilly OF tie
l committee. Is
An ordinance taking iTom :he fire
t limits the property between Jones srd
Calhoun and fourteenth and Sixteenth
WAS read and. under suspension OF Ia )
rules, passed.
Property owners on West Fifth street
were ordered to put down sidewalks.
A resolution by Alderman Reilly, pro.
vidiug that The gas company 6s given no
tice that after November Is, 1889, the
city Of Fort Worth would NOS continue
the contract with said company FOR light.
ing the streets, was read ana ul3ni
? mously adopted.
Alderman Daggett said the gas WA
vilIhnously poor.
? Alderman Ward said they had time and
satisfaction WAS TO be told thsr
o soma one iu PhiI.dalphia Of
Il ST. Louis would be here
IN teU weeks, and when ne came he
said "0;, our time is go short we csn''
put IN :he lamps, but il the alderman Hii
: give promise to extend our contract
We will put in sll the lamps you want"
Alderman Mulkey moved thst the com
> mittee On streets and alleys advertise fol
bids to light the city by electricity
Carried.
G A petition TO the council 70 open
, Tnrockmorton street the city TO pay
q $1,000 aud petitioners s250s OF the cos
D was read and Zeterre0sEo the street enc
q alley committee.
| City Attorney Warren Was Instructed
e to prepare an ordnance creating the
Office OF street commissioner
e Tie street and alley committee Wa!
authorized to advertise FOR bids for TAI
extension OF Front street and opening of
Ter y street.
A petition TO De permitted TO pu. In .
side track to the new Maddox building
was read and referred 10 the com nittei
D onsstrf cts, alleys and sid e1slks.
e at II O'Clock the council adjourned.