Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-03

High school building ................. S,6!i ,!
Mr.. Clements called attention 20 the
unusual amount of the hospital expenses
and expressed the belief that the institu-
ton could be conducted much more eco
nOmicaIly if the city were managing its
Jwu hospital. Other members of the
council expressed themselves in similar
strain.
The claim of Hill Dearing for thirty
navs services rs special police officer for
$40, referred 10 the council by Auditor
JOhnstOue, was allowed.
Claim OF c. Burr 4 Co. for S2l9 for
feeding city horses wa3 allowed. The
fire department committee was in
structed 10 look INTO these bills to see If
definite contract for feeding city horses
could not 10 made with some feed
ienler.
Claim Of William Leahy for &l5l rs for
work done on Hampton street wns re-
ferred to ths street and alley committee.
Claim of William Henry x Co. for ap-
parRtuS furnished the fire department for
SIG. - was allowed.
Claim of the First national bank for
S2l0 for rent of the city colleotor's office
for seven months ending November IL
was referred to the claims committee.
Officer Il. b. Mosely vas allowed pay
for tive days lost during October owing
to injurie- received while i'll the dis
charge OF q ~.
Report of the street and alley COM
mittee recommending" the adoption of
proposition OF Mrs. John 4. Wins TO
donate land for street if the city would
grade aud gravel in front CT her house,
was adopted.
The street aud nlley committee re-
III ia. Of Yr.iIu ~
street thar Il settlement cauid be reached
for 5000 aud recommended that this
arrangement be made. Adopted.
There was some discussion OF this. Nr.
Clements commented on the fact that the
council always seems Ia De made VIC
tim by the patriotic citizens. He did
not think the city should pay an exorb-
itart price for something II does not
want
City Attorney Powell said that the city
is now In such o position, Us affected by
the arbitration proceedings bad III this
case. that the price for which il can now
be got for is about as low Us The city will
be- able 10 get the LATER.
After more discussion OF the question
in which il was explained in all its bear
ings, after which II motion to reconsider
the report was made and lost.
The street and alley committee re-
ported tavoTably on the petition of prop
cry owners on Lamar, Weatherford aud
Taylor streets for better sidewalks, and
the city attorney will Draw up the ueces-
sary ordinance relative 10 sidewalks.
Captain Day brought up the matter of
securing new quarters for the downtown
fire company. lie wanted to know the
wishes OF the council on the premises.
At this juncture Secretary Burns
patent gasoline lamp began 10 flicker
and the council took a recess while the
city marshal the chief of tue fire de-
partmeut and the assistant city attorney
undertook TO light the gas, task in
which they were not successful; Secre-
tary Burns rang in an oil lamp and the
councR proceeded.
MIR. Clements thought that the ex-
peuse of moving the fire. company into
the French building on Houston street,
as proposed, would not be warranted by
the conditions OF the case.
Sir. Furman and Mr., Jackson said
that the present quarters are not ct for
the people or animals 10 live in through
the winter and II would be hard TO re-
pair IL so as TO make II hsbitable.
The matter was recommitted to the
public buildings committee, with the uu-
ierstnuding that they will close for the
French building.
Mr.. Day, for the public building
committee, reported on the appli-
cation OF the contractors on
the high school building for ex-
tension of time for the completion of the
building. that while the contractors had
Not been found slow in their work, vet
the committee thought best to graut no
extension 10 the contractors. for when
their work was finished. If they had used