Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-18
CITY COUNCIL.
An Ordinance Passed Making the Meet
ings Weekly Hereafter.
Rows Under Fourteen Must be at Home Be-
tween II and at Night-Front
Street to be Opened.

chair and all the aldermen but Messrs.
ZONES. Daggett and Fraser present.
Secretary Early read the minutes OF
the previous meetings, which were
approved.
The finance committee reported IN
favor of buying suitable safe for As
SCISSOR and Collector Wilson, ia which to
keep the records of the city me
finance committee and Mr.. wilson were
authorized to make the purchase.
Several claims were read and allowed, |
among them one to pay the board OF
eoualization So day for sixty-tour days |
ana the clerk 81 per day for the same
time. ,4
recommended that the petition of the
fire deDartmeut asking for $3.50 for eX-
Denses of Chief Adams to Kansas CITY pe
allowed. There was considerable ue-
bate on this report, and finally on mo-
ton of Mr. Bailey the sum OF 9lOO was
allowed to the department.
The committee on hre department.
made report accompanying thaC heto-
after no permits be issued to build or re-
move frame buildings from one point TO
another in fire limits unless the property
owners in the block agree to same, and
the insurance agents certify that no eX-
| fra risk was incurred thereby.
Alderman Nicks wanted all proVlsos
stricken out. ,.,
| Alderman Mes held that the ordinance
as it was should be repealed or enforced I
| Alderman Jackson offered substitute
resolution providing that from this time
ON no concessions be granted and the Guy
attorney Will enforce the ordinance as IL
is. ito
Rules to govern the work OF the
auditor as suggested by him at previous
| meeting were adopted.
The auditor made report on the
receiDts in the recorders court for Au-
gnst showing 1920 still unsolicited.
bill for interest on note to the Mer-
chants national bank was allowed. gsi
The ordinance providing for the week
" meetings of the city council on Tues-
day evening of each week at |:3O p III
was Dassed and goes into effect al once
An ordinance prohibiting boys under
certain age to be on the streets al nlShV
was read. 49,, 600
A motion was made to make the age
sixteen. , -
twelve years.
Alderman Mes moved to make 1t feur-
teen years, which was hnally auopt9u,
Alderman Fry said he did not belleve
- +ba ordinance and would like to hear
from the city attorney on the subject.
Mr. Powell said he had doubts about
bainp able to enforce the ordinance, ana
fonnd but slight warrant for It IN the
charter: however, if he could get boy
,, mn who did not come under the eXemp'
tions. he might make it stick.
Mr. Bailey said he did not believe II
the ordinance, and moved to table.
The motion to table was lost, and th'
t nevt section proyidin g that boys unde
/ fourteen should not be on the streets be-
d tween the hours of IL ,. NJ. and a. IN.
l was adopted.
8 Mr.. Bailey said the object of the or
l dinance was to Keep the poys ottt
{ Hells HaIflAcre then why not reguiat
the dives and low houses of the CITY.
: NJ NiclLs remarked that Mr.. Bailey
= idea was if they broke up the dlVes III
e other houses would not be so bad.
u Mr.. Bailey SAID that was It.
n The ordinance finally passed after MT
uovmaker showed that the police ha
10 more trouble with bad boys than wit
men The vote was five for ana lou
1t AGAINST and it is probable from VIVA
II Navor Broiles said that he will veto tn
IL ordinance.
The dog ordinance was laid over unit
- the next meeting.
Citv Attorney Powell submitted re
ie mort ia writing on the resolution of>fL
It council ordering the city marshal TO pa
r to d. &C. Kemper the sum OF 800 III
III pounding fees on ninety head Oh sheeI
le he said the city would have to mai
al the appropriation direct ana al
ur said all fees should be turned IN
nv the CITY treasury He also reported tn
I'd he fonnd the hack ordinance IN Il
to now hook of ordinances ana should el
of force the same. The report was recelY
Il and filed. =,
= Alderman Bailey moved to allow M
j. Kemper $50, fees paid on the shee
brt t,x being shown that t
sheen had been out sever
: times Mr.. Bailey did not push his moti'
az and the amount was not allowed.
Die The city attorney also reported tn
BY the road to the new cemetery was pu
o- lie road, having been made so by I
vol county commissioners IN 1881 on petitl
rs of citizens Report received ana nleo
=, II was found that there was no Ia"
Tor donate any sum of money 10 the behe
~ ~ lent home, but the committee on ~
-no ritaIs and hampers had power to send
-. citv phvsieian to care for INDECENT
o. tents and the city could pay for
- medicines used, and'it was so ordered
The Gutta Percha and rubber mar
featuring company asked that note
$4,000 due in twelve months, bear
per cent. interest, be issued
'lal if in payment for 1000 feet of hose D
n, chased by the city some time sin
of The council ordered the note to be e
M cuted.
eX- Az u me-. - -..o5 and sf'onted
to- VI Z i0As $50 -. noti6sd that
uonstou and Texas Central road
ready to pay SIS, paid for freight