Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-13
CITY COUNCIL.
After Several Ballots a Street
Commissioner is Elected.
a Number of Sections of the Proposed New
Charter Adopted-Two Sections Made
A Special Order

The city council met last night about
1880, Mayor Broiles in the chair and al
the aldermen present but Mr.. Tatum
who came in about $3.50.
The first business taken up was the
election of street commissioner under
the ordinance recently adopted. Messrs
Lingerfelter, Alderman, Conley, Thorn
ton, Waggoman and Golf were nominal
ed, and their fitness for the position
urged.
The first ballot resulted: Conley, 5;
other candidates, 6.
The second ballot resulted, Conley, 5;
| other candidates, 6 without change from
| the first ballot.
A motion was made to drop the candi-
date receiving the lowest vote, but it
failed to carry, and the third ballot re-
suited ,Conley 6; other candidates 5, and
| Mr.. Conley was declared elected.
The mayor and city secretary were au-
thoriZed to sign note IN sum Of $1,000 pay
able to Hyde Jennings in payment of
land purchased. to open Throckmorton
street.
It being decided to begin work on the
charter, Alderman Daggett sent out and
purchased pop corn for the entire coun-
ell, when the following was adopted:
Be it resolved, that the city council
tender to Hon. f. B. Daggett vote of
thanks for the popcorn so kindly fur
nished to the members of the council
this evening, and request him to do so
again.
On motion of Alderman Mu1key, sec
tions 90 and 95 of the charter were made
a 1aT,f 11a Low oicrl14
in order that citizens would have due no
tice of the meeting. The sections read:
Sec. 80. TaXation-The city council
may levy, assess and collect such taxes as
may be authorized by law but no tax for
any purpose shall ever be lawful for any
one year which shall exceed l y per cent.
of the taxable property Of said city; said
limit of p per cent TO apply to all taxes
of every description whatever
Sec. 90. Occupation Taxes and Ii
censes-The city council shall have the
right to levy and collect occupation tax
es, commonly known as licenses, upon
all trades, professions, callings, occupa-
tiOns or other business. carried on in said
city, on which a license or occupa-
ton tax is levied by the state,
and for the same period during
which such tax is levied; provided, that
the license tax so levied and collected
shall not exceed one-half of the license
tax levied by the state for the same
trades, professions, occupations or other
business; and provided further, that no
person engaged in mechanical or agricul-
tural pursuits shall ever be required
by the city to pay an occupation
tax. The license tax shall be collected
by the assessor and collector, and shall
be paid to that officer by each and every
person chargeable Herewith before en-
gaging upon any trade, profession, call
ing, occupation or business; and the
city council shall provide suitable
penalties for violations or eVasions of
this section; provided, that the city may
collect such tax by suit in any court hav-
ing jurisdiction OF the amount. Any
person pursuing more than one trade,
profession, occupation, calling or bust
ness, shall pay on each, and no license
shall extend to more than one establish
ment or include more than one trade,
profession, occupation, calling or bust
ness.
Aldermen Mulkey and Haymaker asked
to be excused from further attendance
during the evening and they were ex-
cuSed.
The charter was then taken up, and
after many amendments sections from 40
TO 60 inclusive, were adopted.
Alderman Nicks offered a resolution
that the Fort Worth Street Railway Com
pany be required to put Fourth street,
between Main and Rusk, in repair,
which was adopted.
The council then adjourned