Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04

uation of property twenty years ago and
the present, and ii may be remarked
that in the inventory of the estate of NJ.
L. and Vienna Johnson, who owned a
quantity OF town property, shows that
blocks in select portions OF the city and
upon which fine residences are now
standing, were valued at from fifty to
one hundred dollars, and fractional
blocks near the business centers, which
few years since sold for $50 ZOO and
are now rated at almost twice that
amount, were put down at S25.
Fort Worth was first incorporated by a
special act, approved February II, 1878,
taking effect from its passage. The cor
porate limits there described, and which
have remained the same through two
subsequent acts of incorporation, were
drawn up by J Y. Hoggsett, Esq.
Further delay being averted in the re-
new ing of the construction from few
miles this side of Dallas, the Texas and
Pacific railway reached the city limits on
July 10, 1876 On the goth of September
of the same year, the city coun-
Gil adopted an act of the legis-
lature. entitled "An act regulating
the incorporation OF cities of 1000 inhab-
itants and over, and to provide for the
substitution and repeal of all acts here
tOfore passed Incorporating SAID cities,
which NAV be in force by virtue of any
existing charter of said city. - To show
that there was the necessary population
for the action of the council as above,
upon taking the census it was found that
something over eleven hundred people
lived in the four square miles of muni-I
cipal territory. -
The present charter, prepared by ~
A. Stedman, Esq, Gas will be seen CR
page l OF the revised ordinances) waSs
obtained by a special act, approved and'
Of force March 90, 1889.
The city's growth and present status
may be indicated by the fact, that up to
this time the bank clearIngs exhibit
very much larger percentage of increase
than that Of any other city in the United
States. -
The impetus forward is now anticipated
to be still more striking, by reason of
the establishing of manufactures and the
Inauguration of other enterprises Of
great pith and moment. - While the
stimulus as seen in the avenues of COM
merce and the branches Of industry can
not be dwelt upon here, yet the state
ment lis reasonable, that from Fort
Worth s magnificent natural advantages
and grand efforts, with her brilliant
record, the prospect for her is most
alluring.
In submitting the work done Mr.. Gregg
made the following report:
To the Hons. w. j. Bailey, Jesse Jones and J.
7. Clements, Finance Committee of the Cltye4
Council:
GENTLEMEN is submitted
the revision and cOdification of the6rdi-
nances of the city of Fort Worth ,aately
authorized by you, in pursuance of the
resolution of the city council apassed
April Is, 1889, and in this connection it
may not be inappropriate to offer re-
marks explanatory of the work. q
The general arrangement is trusted tof
commend itself, upon reflection, as 'esttl
useful and plain. &
The preceding Introductory coz
tains an outline of the establishment, m
corporation, etc, with data of general
interest of this city; and, while sGsaezui
what foreign to the SCOPE ordinarily 6f'4si
work like this, it supplies matter of his
tory heretofore wanting, and has other
information of consequence that cannot
be procured from any other source. AS
one important item, it may be OBJ
served that description of
the corporate limits is also Their
given. No record, published or other
wise, OF the exact limits existing, except
as contained in the now very scarce
copies Of the special act of 1873,
under which the first charter was
gotten, and the incorporation under
the general laws in '7G, and the late
providing that the same remain /
as originally, to ascertain such has been
sometimes troublesome.
The assistance of Louis G Munford,
Esq, of this bar and the advice of T. j.
Powell, ESQ. g, city attorney, have been
most valuable. The courtesies of other
officials of the city have been of no little
service, particularly the secretary and
his assistant, with whom there was much
contact necessarily in the%eourse of the
WORK. #&
Yofir obedient seryau
. sseN GREGG.
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