Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-10
A. b. Smith Sworn In as Receiver Of
the Fort Worth Land and Street
Railway.
Variety Theaters and Doubls Salaries Sub
iects Under Discussion by the City
Fathers-Local Notes.
CITY COUNCIL.


ing of variety theaters were presented TO
the council, and much debate was en-
tered into on this subject. No defined
action was taken, except on the petition
of Joe Wills, who was granted license
to run a vaudeville show on Main street
| during the fair. On the subject of va
riety shows some of the aldermen con-
tended there were people who came 10
Dallas to see the sights, and variety
shows were ore of the sights they came
to visit; that shows of this class were q
| benefit to q town, and should not be
| suppressed. Other members OF the
council contended that entertainments of
this class were but the educators of vice
| and immortality; that hundreds of young
men started on the path of dissipation
and ruin from the doors of just such
| places as these. The matter of the
mayor pro tenn. drawing salary as such
and also his salary as alderman was dis
cussed at some length, and the city at
| torney was instructed to present rem
edy for the matter. Messrs. Laing and
| Smoot presented the following:
DALLAS, Oct. Hon. w. C. Connor. mayor.
| Dallas.-DEAR SIR: We acknowledge receipt
| of YOUR letter of October 6, and in reply beg
leave to call your attention to letter of Sep
| TENDER %, informing you of the completion of
| the east reservoir, which letter we now confirm.
This reservoir, according to the terms of our
contract, was constructed and completed under
| the direction and to the satisfaction of the
| engineer in charge and the waterworks COM
| mittee. We cannot realize that under our con-
tract there existe to-day any question, differ
| ence or controversy between the CITY council
and ourselves in respect 70 this work. and we
do not in fact believe there can arise any
| oh, Dta,, n1otas
contract in providing for reference to Chief
Engineer Cook. Entertaining this opinion
we cannot agree to any modification of the
contract, consent to the substitution of
any one for Chief Engineer Cook in the event
proper occasion for reference to him in the
future shall arise; we therefore respectfully de-
cline the Offer contained in your letter. While
do this certainly interpose objection to
any investigation which the city council may
desire to institute through MIR. L. E. Chaplin
any other competent engineer in reference to
this orH in advance of its acceptance by the
| city. On the contrary we shall be very glad to
afford Mr.. Chaplin and the city every facility for
examination of the work. Very respectfully,
LANG & SMooT.
Mr.. Cook had notified Mayor Conner
that he did not know when he could
come to Dallas, but proposed to send Mr..
Chaplin in his stead. As the contractors
nor the council seemed disposed to have
any other person than MIR. Cook to arbi-
trate the matter, unanimous request of
the council was sent to MIR. Cook TO come
as soon as he possibly could. His answer
will probably be soon received and the
council put at ease on the matter.
WANTED ON A DOUBLE CHARGE.
United States Deputy Marshal A. r.
Smith has just returned from Montague
with Sol Myers, whom he arrested on the
charge of running liquor into the Indian
Territory. The prisoner Is also wanted
ro, ry,I In
MADE HIS BOND.
Mr.. A. B. Smith, the newly appointed
receiver of the Fort Worth land and
street railway company, and of the West
Fort Worth street railway company came
over to Dallas yesterday and presented
his bond of $40 900. The bond was &C.
cepted, and last night Mr.. Smith took
the oath and returned to Fort Worth to
take possession of the property.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A butcher residing on Cochran street
Yesterday attempted suicide by taking
rough on rats. He was pumped out and
in O short time was all right again.
WANT TO SHUT OUT FORT WORTH SINNERS
The Dallas bootblacks have called a
meeting for Saturday night at which
they propose to perfect permanent
organization. They want tax of fifty
cents month to be imposed by the city,
and each ''shiner'' will be required to
take out license or quit. They want to
keep Fort Worth "shiners' from COM
ing over here to work during the fair.
$4,000 DAMAGES.
To-day Judge Burke rendered judg-
ment for $4,000 against Receivers Cross
and Eddy OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. The judgment was rendered in
favor of Mr.. b. Sedgwick for damages.
Sedwick broke his ankle in the COM
pany's yards in this CITY nearly year
ago and sued for $50. COO, but was only
granted the amount stated above.
ARTEsIAN WATER.
A flow of artesian water was struck |
this morning at the well being sunk on |
scarcely 1000 feet and the flow is about |
Is, 900 gallons an hour.
WANTED IN KANSAS.
Some time ago word was received BY |
the chief of police to Look out for ne
gro, about twenty years old by the name |
of VIM. johnson, as he was wanted for
rape committed at Junction City, Kan.
The word also stated that mail was at the
Dallas postoffice for johnson and the he
would probably call there for 1t. A
guard was put on watch at the postoffice
over a week ago, but johnson did not
show up until to-day when he was
promptly arrested by Officers Kirby and
Alexander. johnson owns to having
lived at junction City and the officers at
that place were notified of the arrest.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Deputy Sheriff Moore returned from
Ell Paso to-day with prisoner by the
name of Rudolph Sprinz. The grand
jury had returned an indictment against
SprinZ for swindling G. NJ. Shannon of
Oak Cliff out of $50.
j. s. Roberts to-day reported to
Sheriff Lewis that his horse and buggy
had beer stolen. Mr.. Roberts lives in
East Dallas and sent the boy to hitch up
the horse and buggy early this morning.
The boy did as he was told and drove
away and has not been seen since. The
horse is roam and was hitohed TO q top
buggy.
Mrs. William Coruth telephoned to
the sheriff this morning that dairy on
her place was burglarized last night. No
clew to the thief. Officers were sent to
nine-year-old son of Mr.. T. Beddo,
residing on Flora street, while walking
on the top strlnger of picket fence, fell
and one of the pickets was inserted about
three inches into his body. He is now
resting easily, although at first he was
thong hit to be fatally injured