Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-21

The street and alley committee made
a report recommending the repairing Of
the approaches of the new bridge, which
they found N a dangerous condition.
Adopted
T BP Binyon S claim of s5O7. y was
! allowed.
l., Hill Dearing's claim for S54, for
wagon and team, and the
/ btls of Jesse bearing, Dennis
Taylor and John Dickinson, amounting
! to S9G for catching dogs, were allowed.
! +. s. Johnstone's claim for SIS6 27
! for checking collections on assessment
! rolls, etc. was allowed.
| A petition from j. L. Scoggin asking
| that Annie street be graded and graveled
was referred to the committee on streets
! and alleys.
The street and alley committee re-
ported that they attended TO the duty of
having proper drainage put in on the
north side of Weatherford street at the
Santa Fe crossing.
a resolution was adopted authorizing
the street and alley committee to adver-
tIse for bids to light the city from No
vember IS. The bids for electricity are
to provide for the tower system for use
in the residence and suburban portions of
the city and for street lights for the bus
mess portion.
The petition of Sydney Martin and
others asking that Lipscomb street be
graded and gTaveied was reported back
from the street and alley committee with
the recommendation that the prayer Of
petitioners be granted.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw an ordinance to compel the various
railroads 10 maintain proper lights at all
~,
The mayor was instructed to notify the
proper officers of the Houston and Texas
Central, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe,
and Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
ways that their crossings over Leuda
street are unsafe, and must be repaired
at once.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
that the first moneys that came into
the city treasury for the high school
fund, from the sale of bonds be applied
to the payment of q note held by the
Merchants national bank. the proceeds
of which were applied to making the
first payment on the high school site.
On motion of Mr.. Daggett. telephone
was ordered to be placed in the water
works Office.
\ resolution, offered by Mr. Daggett,
to have a reduction made in the citY's
gas bill was adopted.
Mr.. Fraser offered a resolution to re-
peal that part of section 8, ordinance
as, providing that the council may order
certain wires tO.be putiunder the ground.
The city sexton reported that twenty
three persons had been buried during the
month of July.
The city secretary was authorized to
dfhw a warrant for $50 against the dog
fund to pay certain postage.
The report OF the city jaiIer was re-
celved and fled. It showed that forty
prisoners had been in the calaboose dur
ing July and that three men had worked
one day each.
The contractor on Railroad avenue was
instructed to finish the work on said av-
enue, the city to pay two-thirds of the
cost thereof.
The report from Hugh T. Wilson, city
assessor and collector, showing the col |
lection of $3.50 OF, was received and
filed
A communication was received from G. |
E. Perry, Offering lot for school |
building in the Sixth ward for $4,000. |
Referred to school committee.
John f. Swayne and j J. NunnaIly |
sent in 2 communication Offering certain |
land to be used in widening Houston |
street for $500
The petition of j. a. Lewis, asking to |
be appointed q policeman, was referred |
TO the police committee. -,
The petition Of A. NJ. Carter and 9th
ers, asking that Texas street be graded |
and graveIed, was referred to the. street |
and alley committee.
The petition of A. Rousseau and others,
asking that Fahey street be graded and
graveIed. was referred to the street and
alley committee.
The petition of R. = Boykin and
others to open Bluff street and fix cross
ings was referred to the street and alley
committee.
The petition of W. P. Thomas and
others to have East Bluff street graded
and graveled was referred TO the street
ana alley committee
De Witt G. Kemper asked to have re-
funded &35, pound charges on q number
Of sheep which escaped and were cap
tured by the officers. Referred to the
police committee.
The petition of j. d. Andrews, asking
to have L. P. Moore appointed policeman
at mis- beer garden, he to pay the ex-
Oense, was granted.
5. NJ. Smith and others sent in q petit
lion asking that d stone culvert be built
street. Referred to the street ana alley
committee.
A deed from D. T. Gopher to the city,
land in the BoaZ addition for
street purposes, was accepted, the con-
,idergtiOn being 500.
4 deed from John L. Loving and wife,
land for street purposes in the
Fields addition, was referred to the city
An ordinance to prevent the city mar
shall or any police officer from accepting
money from any person arrested for any
,ffense, was read and referred to the
police committee and the city attorney.
An ordinance to prohibit boys below
certain age from being on the street at
certain hours, was read a first time and
passed to 4 second reading.
An ordinance TO compel the cutting of
weeds was read n first time, and laid7I
,veT under the rules +
An ordinance granting the Texas and
Pacific railway company the right to lay
track on front street. was read third l.
inc and passed. =,
The school committee was instructed to
nform the architects engaged in draw