Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-09
CITY COUNCIL.
The New Charter is Taken Up and
Several Sections Adopted.
Considerable Discussion over Several Proyi-
sions-Interest Allowed Meat Inspection
Ordinance Passed-General Business.

The city council met in adjourned ses-
sion last night at o'clock, the mayor
and all the aldermen present.
1t was decided to take up the unfinished
business first and then discuss the pro-
| posed new charter.
The purchase of property from Hyde
| Jennings for the opening of ThrockmOr-
| ton street was discussed at length. and
| finally referred to the street and alley
| committee for some further nvestiga-
| ton.
The city engineer was instructed to
change the grade of Jennings avenue be-
/ tween Jarvis street and Railroad avenue,
Petitions from the Democrat Publish
ing Company and the 4. p A. club, ask
ing for gas or electric light on Rusk
street and Fifth, were read.
Alderman Fry said he favored the
lamp being put in, but thought the other
lamps ordered should be put in first.
Alderman Ward said there need be no
! fear OF the gas company not putting in
this lamp if it was ordered, for the power
| of the press would be felt if the gas COM
pany failed TO carry out the council s or
| ders.
By a vote of IL to l the light was or
| dered to be put in aud the committee on
| streets and alleys given power to act.
A bid from c. Barr & Co. Offering to
feed thirteen horses for $3.50 per month
was referred to committee on ire de-
partment.
A petition from II. SaISberg asking
that fine be RENTED was referred to
! the police committee
A resolution was adopted ordering all
accounts due for erecting or repairing
! public buildings to be paid out of the
public building fund.
Petitions of W. P. Golf and E P. Lin
| genfelter, asking to be appointed street
commissioner, were received and fled.
The resignation of Policeman j Mon
| roe Jackson was accepted.
| Mayor Broiles nominated B F. Brooks
to fill the vacancy, but the council re-
| fused to confirm
The mayor then appointed j. c.
Cooper, and the appointment was con-
| firmed by unanimous vote.
a communication from E. B Preston
: & Co. of Chicago in regard to claim of
| S132 80 was received and filed.
Interest on claims aggregating $4,000 to
! $40 900 was allowed. The rate was from
to 10 per cent.
Several claims were referred to the
| claims committee
An ordinance creating the office of meat
! duties was passed under suspension of the
! rules
On motion of Alderman Ward the
council authorized Alderman Mes to
purchase a ticket to McAllister for an old
man who wanted to go to his friends.
THE CHARTER.
The proposed charter was then taken
| up, and Judge Stedman, who prepared
! the same, read it section by section the
| council having decided to so consider it.
The following was read and adopted
! without amendment:
An act to incorporate the city of Fort
! Worth and to grant new charter to said
| city ~
ARTICLE GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section l Be it enacted by the legsla-
! ture of the state of Texas, that all the
| inhabitants of the city of Fort Worth
shall continue to be body polite and
| corporate, with perpetual succession, by
the name and style of the City of Fort
WORTH" and as such they and their sue
eessors by that name shall have, exercise
and enjoy all the rights, immunities,
! powers, privileges and franchises now
possessed and enjoyed by said city
and herein granted and conferred,
and shall be subject TO all the duties and
| obligations now pertaining to or iBcnm-
! bent on said city as a corporation, and
may ordain and establish such acts, laws,
regulations and ordinances, not incOn-
| siStent with the constitution and laws of
this state, as shall be needful for the
| government, interest. welfare and good
order of said body polite, and under the
same name shall be known in law, and
be capable of contracting and being
contracted with, suing ana being sued,
| impleading and being implicated to, an
swering and being answered unto, in all
! courts and places, and in all matters
whatever; may take, hold and purchase,
lease, grant and convey such real and
| personal property or estates as the pur-
| poses of the corporation may require,
| within or without the limits thereof; and
may make, have and use corporate
seal and change and renew the same at
pleasure.
The next section was then read as fol-
| lows.
Sec. 3. City Limits-That the limits of
the said city OF Fort Worth shall be and
remain the same as they exist at the time
of the enactment of this law; provided,
that such limits may hereafter be ex-
tended, so as to embrace any adjoining
territory, whenever a majority of
the inhabitants of such terri
tory entitled to vote for men
bers of the state legislature shall vote in
favor of becoming part Of the popula-
ton of said city and annexing said terri
tory to said city. Sufficient evidence that
majority of said inhabitants have voted
in favor of said proposition shall be the
affidavit defining the territory desired to
be added of five of them filed with the
mayor. When such affidavit shall
be filed, the mayor shall forth
with communicate same to the
city council of said city.
At its first regular meeting, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, after
being furnished by the mayor with said
affidavit, the city council may, by ordi-
nance, receive said inhabitants as part of
the population, and said territory rs part
of the territory Of said city; and when so
received thencefoPth the inhabitants of
said territory shall be a part of the popu-
lation of said city of Fort Worth, and
said territory shall constitute a part of its
| territory to all intents and purposes like
other Inhabitants and territory thereof.
! Alderman TacIxSon offered ana mend