Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-28
CITY COUNCIL.
The Great Bridge is secured by Vote
Of Six TO Two and all
are Happy.
H'ate Dtscu,sion of the Sewer Pip,
Oontraex but no decentralization il
- Had-Ths Proceedings.

The report OF the finance committee
WAS resd and received. The annual
statement shows balance in the tres
ury to the credit Of sllfuUds of SO, 493 Sc.
This amount is chi, fy msde up OF money
to the credit Of interest and sinking
funds and public school fund.
a resolution by Reilly, Cooper and
Daggett SuIhorizing the Mayor snd City
Secretary to execute LoteS bearing s per
cent. int, est to cover all claims ado wed
against the street fuad prior 20 January
l, 1888, was adopted.
By the sAms resolution placing al
claims hereafter allowed for street work
sgainss the general fund. Adopted.
A report of the fiGance committee
Iecomm nding that the convent property
assessment be stricken from the rolls,
was adop:ed.
A petition from W. F. Sommerville ct
al, asking that Penn street be graded
and graveled, WAS referred to the street
and alley committee With power to act.
Z. B. BinJon WAS allowed $40 for
freight snd drsysgc on coal for water
works.
THE BRIDGE.
The special committee on bridge sub
mitted the following report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen:
GENTLBMRE-Your special cum niLtee
sp0oiDted TO investigate the propriety OF
the ely OF Fort Worth bearing one third
of the cost OF building an iron bridge
across the Trinity river north of the pub
lie square, beg Leave to report as tallOWg:
That we recommend the following reso
luton, to wit: Be it resolved Dy The CITY
Ha oSIr hna
the cost Of cons ructing ssid bridge
not TO cost over S25 900, and 20 b. buite
under the supervision of me City Council
Jointly with the Commissioners court 81 d
the Font Worth City Company, the city's
part TO be paid In two notes OF equal
amounts, bearing interest at the rate OF
per cent. per aonum. First note due
January l, 1890, second due January l,
1891; sald notes TO be given when
the bridge is completed snd
turned ever to the city ss the
city's property, provided that the
city OF Fort Worth shall be at no expense
for any of the right of way to said bridge,
and that said bridge shall not be less than
thlrty-feur feet in width. That the bridge
be constructed under ths supervision Of
the city engineer, and that the city Of
Fort Worth shall have exclusive control
Of said bridge after its completion.
JOHN L. WARD.
W. X HAYNAKER.
Alderman Haymsker moved the sdop-
tion of the resolution duly recorded.
Alderman Dsgg It moved TO postpone
.selicn until the next meeting.
= The roll Wss called on postponement,
ard re quilted: For postponement, Dagselt
ahd Cooper; sgaips', Haymaker, Tstum,
DlFter, Hill and WARD; not voting, Riley.
s. Mr.. Dsrter, In speech, favored the
committees report.
Mr. Hill did likewise, but ID he
wanted guarantee from the North Fort
Worth Company that the Rusk street ap-
preach should be IS good as that 20
Houston street. -
ME- ". a Huffman said that tha. wSEid
cetdEiblv be done, and Mr.. Hill Sail !
"Theu will vote for tie BRIDGE" and:
did go. x
The vote being taken on the resolution
resulted: Fer The resolution and the
bridge, Hsymsker, Reilly, Dayter, Tstum,
Hill and Ward. Against the resolution
and the bridge, Dsggett and Cooper.
THE SEWERS.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Barter:
Resolved, that the City Secretary be
authorized to correspond with different
manufacturers Of sewer pipe and get the
best terms for furnishing the necessary
sewer pipe to complete the proposed
sewer extension, to be psid for by notes
at one and two years time bearing 8 per
cent. interest.
Alderman Cooper moved to table, which
was carried by the following vote: For
tsoling, Reilly, DsggeEt, Hill, Ward and
Cooper. Against, TAtum, Barter and
Haymsker.
At this time contract was presented
to be signed by the Mayor and city secre-
t6ry for the city and W. z. Lake for him.
self, carrying into eject the following
to furnish free on board al
Tenn, 5000 IT. lS-inch stan
dsrd Vitrifed sewer pipe at CSC; 800 feet
l5-iuch st 6Sc; 2o0s feet IL inch at S9A
$500 10-fnch at S7ac; 1900 feet S-inch at
1910; $4,000 feet G-inca at 144c. Ss d
Like agreeing to take in payment for
same notes at two years, bearing 10 per
cent. interest.
Alderman Barter arose and objected to
the city paying such an exorbitsnt price
for the pipe, and submitted the follow
ing.
ALTON Ill, March 23, 1888.
To II. D. Ea-ly, CisY Secretary Fort Worth
Texas:
DEAR SIR In reply TO your favor of
the 1871, would ssy we should be glad to
furnish you the whole or suy part of the
sewer pipe specified therein I. o. b. cars
here as follows, viz : in. at Sc. per foot
4. o. b. cars here; 10 In. st 12c. per foot
I. o. b cars here; IL in. at lSc. per foot
{. o. b. cars here; 10 In, at 22c. per foot
I. o. b. cars here; Is in. at 40c. per foot
I. o. b. cars here. l suppose you would
prefer to have Us name prices of our
goods delivered ct Fort Worth, bat We
are not prepared to do this to day, not
kno wing the cost Of transportation, but
will ascertain as soon as practicable and
then write you again. Yours resp'ly,
SToNKwARE P. Co.
Mr.. Barter also presented the follow
ing telegram:
KANSAS CIrr, March g, 1855.
q. L. Ear =, City score ary:
Three to 10, So per cent. of; IL to Is,
so per cent. { q standard pipe delivered.
KANSAS CITY SRwKR PIPE Co.
This is the. bid me- ntioned In Mr.. Dart
er's interview in THE GAZETTE published
lsst week in which he slUwed that on H.
lEeh pipe alone the city would Save S2340,
and on other sizes in Proportion, in all