Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30

| over said territory that II Is the sense OF
this council that provision shall be made
! to give the said territory an equitable
share of necessary public improvements
proportionate TO the taxable valuation
added to the city by the newly acquired
territory.
[siguedI A. B. FRASER.
Adopted unanimously.
1t was ordered that P. J. Bowdry
hereafter be allowed 81 80 per month for
horse feed.
A proposition from Q. t. Apkew for
putting up new fence around the city
cemetery was referred to the public
grounds committee with power to aot.
A petition from Will Hasss for the Of
flee of city electrician was referred to
the water works committee.
Communication from the Como club,
giving notice that eonveyances would be
furnished for officers of the city govern
ment TO use In the Maifest parade, was
received, and thanks we're given. al
members of the council who can will
avail themselves of the offer.
Appointment of Peyton Maddox and
H. c. Towns as special policemen dur
ing May was adopted.
Be it resolved that the waterworks
committee be authorized to have lights
erected on East Third and Fourth streets.
same having been omitted from original
plan. Signed MES.
Referred to the street and alley COM
mittee.
Mr.. Ryan presented the following:
Resolved, that the contractor who has
the improvement of Belknap street be-
tween Houston and Rusk be authorized
n IN ha Of ha
between Weatherford and Belknap at the
same quota of cost as the Belknap street
contract, and the city to pay One-balf Of
the cost of same, and property owners
one-half. Referred to the street and
alley committee.
Property owners petitioned for grading
and graveling Crawford street, begin
ming on south side OF East Tucker street,
thence to the corporate limits. Referred
to the street aud alley committee.
An ordinance was read amending sec
ton II of Art. I22 of the revised crimi-
nal ordinance to read thus; The sweep
ing or depositlng of paper, filth or rub
bish of any kind from business houses o.
from private premises into the drains or
cutters, or into or upon any sidewalk
street or alley or public thoroughtare,
and falling to remove the same within |
six hours. Laid over till next meeting
An ordinance fixing penalty for re- !
moving offensive matter between hours |
of q. m. and 10 p. m. was laid over !
under the rules.
An ordinance granting right-of-way |
to the Park street railway company from |
the junction of Cherry street with the |
Arlington Heights street railway COM I
pany, down Cherry to Texas, along |
Texas one block TO Macon, to North, to
Ochiltree, to FL Paso, to Bal
linger, to West Daggett avenue, to
Hill street, over the bridge to Pennsyl-
limits, was referred to the street and
alley committee and the city attorney.
a resolution that two iron bridges be
placed over the cutters at the corner
Main and Fifteenth streets was referred T
to the street ana alley committee.
The contract with William Simpson,
contractor on the Seventh street grade,
was read. The work is to be done at the
prices:
Grading per cubic yard. twenty-one
cents; graveling per cubic yard, nine
cents; guttering per square yard, sixty
five cents; masonry (secoud-olsss) per
cubic yard, IS. 90. This was accepted
and approved.
Mr.. Clements called attention to the
nom enforcement of the ordinance relat-
ing to encroachments on public streets
by new buildings, and the city engineer
was instructed TO ascertain the correct
line of street where violations were re-
ported.
Mr.. Mics moved that the city attorney
be instructed to bring condemnation pro-
to open up Second. Third and
Fourth streets to their original destina-
tination. Carried.
The mayor read the following COM
nittees which had been held open pend
ng the Fourth ward election, as fol-
lows:
Sewer committee-W. ]. Bailey,
James Ryan and Jesse Jones.
waterworks-Geo. Mics, w. J bailey
md j. T. Clernehte. rs
Hospital and spauper-Thor B.
smith w 7 REfIey W Jacksoif&s -. J.