Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-31
SAFE CRACKED.
A Neat Job Done in Waco Saloon.
No Noise Made-$60 Stolen.
Wet Mating Used to DeAden ths Sound
Salaries FIXED BY the City Council.
No Negro Firemen.
A SUCCESSFUL HAUL.

SUCCESSFUL HAUL.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Dec. 90.-One Of the
neatest jobs of safe blowing ever done IN
this town was done just before daylight
this morning. The White House saloon.
42l Franklin street, was entered some
time during the latter part OF the night
through the back way. The proprietor,
Mr.. A. Laueri, had left the curtains
down in front and bright lamp burning
in the saloon. When Mr.. j. B. Haw-
v!chorst, the barkeeper. entered the
place this morning the house was full OF
smoke, and glance at the safe showed
that it had yielded to the artistic hand
of the cracksman,. and everything OF
value had been at their mercy. great
quantity of old worn out grass mating
lay In front of the safe door. 1t was
saturated with water. The joints OF the
safe were carefully flled with soap, and
near the center bolt was hole
about three eighths of an iuch in diatne-
ter. The outside of the door stood on its
hinges, but all the inside of it lay loose
upon the floor. Upon examination 1t
was found about $50 in money had been
66CuEeu. LUIS tueOTS Is ludL tlC
lars used the wet mating to cover the
safe up to kill the sound of the explo-
sion In this they seemed to have sue
ceeded thoroughly, for no one seems TO
have heard any report, though the sa-
loon is in the heart of the city with many
Inhabited buildings all round it. The
guilty parties are vet unknown, and the
officers seem to be completely in the
dark.
The city council met in adjourned ses-
sion last night, and among other things
resclnded their action appropriating
$1,000 for the building OF a hospital, pro-
posing to accept the $500 rendered by
the citizens hospital committee aud
build the hospital with that amount.
The ordinance regulating fees and sala-
ries of city officials was introduced and
passed. The city secretary's salary was
raised from $1,000 to $500 per anuurn.
The city attorneys salary was also
raised to $500. The city health physi-
clan 3 salary remains unchanged, at $500
per annum. The city maFshal's salary
remains unchanged. at $1,000 per aunum.
The street commissioner salary re-
mains unchanged, at 5000 per annum.
The salary of the superintendent Of
public free schools continues un-
cUGuSeu, III GzUUU pei
The sanitary policeman's salary con-
tinues unchanged ut $3.50 per annum.
Mounted policemen salaries continue
5000 per annum. Foot policemen s sala-
ries remain S720 per annum. The jani-
tors salary was raised to 1920 from 5000.
The salary of the bridge Waterman was
filled with S720, which is not change.
The salary OF the city engineer was left
blank aud a motion prevailed to go on
with the present plan OF hiring an engi-
neer. The blanks of the city assessor
and collector were filled the same as last
year except as to occupation tax. Alder
man West explained that collection OF
occupation tax required quarterly can
vass of the city. BY the old ordinance
the occupation tax was Jumped. On
motion the assessor and collector was
allowed per cent for collection of occu-
patton tax. Otheru Use his compensation
remains unchanged.
The fire commission, com posed of the
aldermanic fire committee and the chief
OF the fire department, together with the
foreman of the fire companies. reported
adversely last night on this application of
the negro fire company. The objection
is that the white fremeI would not work
beside negroes at fires.
some litJe OIHcultY nus dFiseH Oe-
tween Mr.. r. G. Storrie. cedar block
pavement contractor, and the Citizens
railway company. The street railway
company refuse to allow their track re-
moved on Washington street so the grad
ing Gun be done.
dispatch from Marlin states that the
Waco News and Waco Day are both held
by the postmaster at Marlin on account
of lottery advertisement.