Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Several Ordinances Adopted at Last
Nights Meeting.
A Whistle Ordinance Which Mr.. Powell Says
Cannot Be Inforeed-HeayT List Of
Claims.

The city council met in regular session
last night, Mayor Broiles in the chair,
and all the aldermen but Messrs. Hay
maker and Trippett present.
Nearly an hour was consumed in read
ing the lengthy minutes.
The committee on claims reported &C
counts for allowance to the amount of
about seventeen thousand dollars. A
part of this amount is semi-annual inter
est on second series of bonds. A consd-
cradle portion of the balance is for street
work and for salaries of policemen and
other officers.
The committee on police reported an
ordinance providing that persons against
whom policemen had made complaints
must appear before the recorder in per-
son and plead to the charge made. This
prohibits policemen from taking the
amount of fine from delinQuents and
pleading guilty for them. The ordinance
was debated at some length, but was
finally passed.
An ordinance regulating the impound-
ing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats
hogs and other animals was then taken
up. There was wide variance in the
views of councilmen as to the fees to be
charged, but finally, after a half dozen
amendments, the ordinance was made
satisfactory and adopted.
On motion an allowance II. W. HOl
der, which had been made in allowing
the claims, was recOnsidered.
The work done was on Texas street and
some of the property owners. complained
that nine inches of gravel had not been
put on the street. Others complained
that the street was not completed.
City Engineer Kane said the measure
ments must have been made after the
street had been rolled for there was GER
tainlv nine inches gravel on it.
Mr.. Bailey said he had measured it
and had found but seven inches in some
places.
Mr.. Holder said he would forfeit $500
check if there was not twelve inches of
gravel on the street.
Finally $500 of S1187 was allowed and
the matter referred.
An ordinance providing for the taxing
of dogs was READ. a first time and laid
over under therules. s~&i-..
An ordinance providing, ragainst the
useless blowing Of locomotive whistles
WIS read. ~
Alderman Mes offered an amendment
that whistles might be blown at cross
ings, in all cuts and at all curves. This
amendment was adopted and the ordi-
nance passed.
Mr.. Bailey rose and said that while he
had voted to adopt the ordinance as
amended, the city attorney told him it
could not be enforced with the amend
ment which had been made and would
be a nullity.
Mr.. Mes thought it would be all right.
Contracts to grade and pave Walnut
street and Elm street were let to A. Ock-
ander.
A contract for the same work on Lips
comb street was let to Il. W. Holden.
The matter of building a bridge over
the slough on the cemetry road was re-
ferred to the street and alley committee
and city attorney.
1t by was resolution decided to grade
and gravel Railroad avenue sixty feet
wide adjoining the residences.
The city marshal reported SlG38 .25
collected in fines in the recorder s court
in August.
The enacting clause to the revised and
codified ordinances was unanimously
adopted under a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Nieks said drug bills had been
submitted to him by the Benevolent home
and the city asked to pay for the same.
The amount would be about fifteen dol
lars per month. He wanted to know
what to do in the premises.
Some said the house was not in the city,
others said it was.
BY resolution the matter was referred
to the hospital committee to consult with
the city attorney and act on his advice.
Alderman Jackson said as there was
large amount of business still to be
don it was evident they could
not get through that night and he moved
to adjourn until Thursday night.
The motion prevailed and the council
adjourned. 8s;,rfe