Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
DALLAS.
Petitions Against Some Of the Pro-
visions OF the New City Charter.
Bill Providing for State Board OF Health
to be Popularity of the
Farmers Institute.
PRorEsrINe LoupLY

were protests ''against depriying the
people of the right to elect their own
servants The petitions, which re-
ceived hundreds of signatures, also OBJ
iected TO the clauses extending the iuris-
diction OF the city court, compelling
property owners TO pay all the costs Of
paving streets abutting their properties,
and other minor matters. The election
Of officers by the council is,declared TO be
undemocratic unrepublican and in its
doctrine the very essence of centraliZa-
ton of power - The petition concludes
as follows:
We represent and state to you that this
amended city charter has been prepared
and adopted, as we are informed, with
out submission to the people of this city,
carefully cOncealing the objects of the
same from them, and that we honestly
and earnestly believe that three fouTthS
of the qualified voters of the city of Dali
las and almost the entire voting popula-
ton outside the city OF Dallas in this
county are bitterly opposed to this meas
ure, because the people are free people
jealous OF their rights aud opposed to
having officers foisted upon them without
their consent at the ballot box, and their
taxes increased without their consent or
without their being consulted. We make
these objections not to the charter in the
main, but that you III your wisdom may
make such amendments as will cover the
points suggested herein.
STATE BOARD or HEATH
The State sanitary association through
Dr. J r. Briggs, one of its officers Of
this city has prepared and viii submit TO
the legislature next week bill providing
for state board of health The bill
provides that the board shall be COM
posed OF five skilled physicians, regular
graduates of medicine, who have been
engaged in practice not less than ten
years, and one chemist of recognized
ability. Three members of the
board to constitute Il quorum for
the transaction of business. They
receive their appointment from the gov
ernor and serve one, two, three, four
and five years respectively. 1t is pro-
posed to keep the secretary of the board
III Office for five years on an annual SAD
arv OF $1,000 and under boud of $40 600.
The chemist also viii be salaried, but
members of the board shall serve without
compensation, except when actually en-
gagged in state service, and then only
their expenses will be paid.
SUITS FILED.
William and s. NJ Fnller to-day filed
suit against the Texas and Pacific railway
company for Sl5 900 damages, resulting
from injuries received by Mrs s. NJ.
Fuller on the 18th of January when she
was knocked down by one of defendants
engines.
Emma Robinson filed a petition for
divorce from Jesse B. Robinson, setting
forth that they were married in Feb
ruarv, 1887, at Albany Tex. She bases
her plea on outrageous conduct and cruel
treatment on the part of defendant.
BOOMING THE FL.
Col Frank Holland of the Farm and
Ranch reports that the farmers institute
idea is progressing in popularity and that
it is the question of only short time
until the system is permanently estab-
liShed IN Texas. The experimental insti-
tute to be held in Austin next week will
be well attended and will at once illus
trate the benefits to be derived from the
system Col. Holland has received a
letter from Col. Abner Taylor enclosing
$50 to assist in defraying the expenses of
the institute.
BUILDING NOTES.
The Dallas architects are busy in maxi
ing plans for buildings to be erected this
wear As a rule the business houses
will be of a much better and of more
expensive character than those erected
during the past three years. One archi-
tect is making plans for a seven-stOrv
building to be erected i'll Dallas, and an
other is making plans for four-story
and basement structure, 100X200, 10 be
built in Fort Worth at Il cost of not less
than 500 900.
RICHARD COKE KIMBROUGH.
Senator Kimbrough came up from Aus
-t,1A
On the day that Senator Coke was elect
ed and during Kimbrough's absence,
pound boy made his appearance in
Kimbrough' 5 home at Mesquite. The
youngster was promptly named Richard
Coke Kimbrough.
WILL co TO WASHINGTON.
An excursion of prominent Republic
cans and some few Democrats will at
tend Mr. Harrison s Inauguration 1t
is understood that Il car has been char
tered for the trip, and the gang win
travel in pomp ana splendor.
PERSIAN-POEM AND EASTERN-EPIC ITEM.
The irrepressible Frank Lerch of San
Angelo was in Dallas to-day and lie was
as full of ''TOm Green county, as
tick He never lets up on Tom Green
county. Tom Green county always has
something a little better than any other
county When the reporter suggested
the idea that we had had some damp,
bad weather, Lerch came to the scratch
with lot of statements to this effect:
In San Angelo, Strawberries are in
bloom; in Tom Green county wheat
and oats are away up; in Tom Green
comfy fruit trees are in bloom; II Tom
Green county, the chicken crop is
Matched and a dozen other blessings that
have mt reached North Texas yet. In
justice TO Mr.. Lerch, THE GAZETTE man
affirlns that Tom Green county Is won
derful country but it is not a whit more
wonderful nor has it greater possibilities
than has Frank LeTch.
COURT NOTES
The county court has spent the day in
the transaction of probate business.
The jury commissioners III the court
fled their report this morning and were
discharged.
The Grigsby-May ease has occupied the
attention of the district court to-day.
IN the district court of the United
States Henderson II. Broumley is on trial
for mail robbery. Thomas Scario, who is
charged with passing counterfeit money,
secured continuance
PERSONAL AND MINOR MATTERS.
Hunter Cyaycroft of sherman Is i'm