Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-17

rity ut any time for use by the Dag5ett
tire company.
Mr.. Furman, for the health commit
tee, said that he had visited the city
hospital aud he found the patients were
being taken care of at reasonable cost,
and the city physician was using proper
discretion in the superintendent of the
same.
On motion OF Mr.. Armstrong the pub
lie bu Hiding committee were authorized
TO close contract for the French building
for the fire department.
Mr.. Nicks to- the sewer committee,
with regard TO contracts for making con
ntction with school buildings Nos. }
and 7. said that the bids re-
ceivea were all TOO high, and he though,
the committee could do the work best
themselves. On III otion the bids were
all rejected, and the committee WAS au-
thOriZpd to DO the work.
The committee on fire department on
the petition OF the Expanded metal
company to erect building on Houston
street, recommended allowing the bull l.
ing to be erected, when II II he found to
tie not fire proof il he ordered torn
down:
Mr.. Martin, of the fire department
opposition TO the majority report. He
said If such buildings were allowed soon
the parts Of the main streets now vacant
will be lined with cheap structures, put
up by owners who are unwilling or uu-
able 10 put up good Duildi .Es, in order
to draw rents.
Mr.. Ryan, o: the same committee,
said he was in fuvor Of the building be-
ing allowed, because he thought it fire
proof.
There were other talks oD the uues-
tiou and the majority report was adopted.
The mayor, city secretary aud city
attorney reported that the deal for
l94x300 feet. corner LipscomL arc
broadway streets, had been closed.
Received and filed.
The ordinance letting the city scav-
enser work by contract was brought up
and read for the first time. The con-
tractor shall make bond in $1,000. and he
shall be allowed to sell permits to whom
sosvec he likes. The rates to be charged
are fixed.
Mr.. Nicks thought that there was no
use going to further trouble about the
ordinances If the council did not propose
10 pass the ordinance, and TO get the
SENSE of the council. he moved that ac-
ton on the ordinance be indefinitely
postponed. Seconded by Mr.. Jackson.
Mr.. Armstrong made plea for the
ordinance.
But the motion to postpone was car
ried.
The CITY attorney, with regard to the
H. W. Holden claim against the city for
work on Texas street, reported that he
had made a compromise by the city pay-
ing S5S7 SO. Mr.. Holden paying costs OF
suit aud accepting this IA final settle
ment OF all claims in connection with the
work.
The report was adopted md the
an" unit ordered paid.
The city engineer presented estimate
OF cost OIL the north extension of the
Seventh street rulvert, with the sugges-
ton that the city would probably get
better results by doing the work Itself.
Received aud fled
E. B. Daggett, T. B. Kebort and Tom
Murray stated they had had Nineteenth
street from Camp to Pecan graded RAe9
graveled, and asked the council To- pay
oue-thrd cost of same. Referred to
street aud alley committee and city en-
g:nper.
The following was referred to the
street and alley committee.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council.
GxNTLEMkN--l inciose q pint OF Hyde