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

The police committee reported favor
ing the establishment OF certain rules
governing the police force, to the effect
that officers shall register at the city hall
when going off duty, it being the duty OF
the calaboose guard to report violations
of this regulation. This was adopted.
The following was referred to the
| finance committee.
FoRT WORTH, TEX. April 20.
| TO his Honor the Mayor and Beard of Aldermen:
| Conference.-The IS to certify that q
| regular meeting of the Fort Worth fire
department was held in Central hall on
the 2Sth day of April, A. D.. 1890, and
the following resolution was adopted by
a unanimous vote.
| Resolved by the Fort Worth fire de-
| partment that the sum of $4,000 be asked
| from the city council, instead of $4,000 as
heretofore, for the year 1890.
GSignedl H. R. EARLY,
STUART HARRISON.
a true copy, certify.
STUART HARRISON,
Secretary.
After a careful examination of the
| facts as set forth above, we your COM
mittee on Gre department, recommend
that the petition be granted and that the
amount be allowed quarterly.
W. JACKSON, Chairman,
JAMES RYAN,
Committee.
This was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
MIR. w. J. Bailey had arrived in the
council chamber by this time. Business
was suspended, and the oath of Office
was administered by his honor. Turning
to the council board after taking the
oath, Mr.. Bailey said:
Gentlemen of The counoil-Perhaps
his honor will pardon me if I speak a
few words. On this occasion it may
not be Inappropriate for me to
make a few remarks with re-
gard to certain rumors that are
afioat concerning myself. 1 have
come back to this council TO do all in my
power to promote the progress and pros
perity of Fort Worth. There is no one
of you who will do more than l TO carry
cut the plans which his honor may de-
wise for the development of this
city. There are many matters
which need immediate and energetic
attention. The building of city hall,
tho erection OF fire halls for the benefit
of the protectors of our homes, the
grading of more streets and the bridg-
ing of railroads, thereby giving
safer communication between the
north and south sides-these shall
receive my heartiest assistance.
And his honor will not have a more
sRnguine supporter in regulating street
railways aud corporations of the city in
complying with their franchises hereto
fore granted by former councils.
A report from the street and alley
committee recommending the letting of
contract for grading Live Oak street
from thu intersection of East First street
to 100 fest north of Pea oh street, to
William Leahy at the following prices:
Grading, per square yard, ten cents;
graveIing, per square yard, eight cents;
guttering, per square yard, seventy-five
cents; cnrbing, per Hneal foot, thirty
Ave cents; was adopted.
The same committee reported on a
petition for guttering Pecan street,
recommending that the oity pay its third
of the coss, which report was adopted.
The public printing committee reported
that the bids reeeiyed for the city print-
ing had been unsatisfactory, and asking
more time. Granted.
The following was read:
Fort WORTH, TEX, April %, 1880.
To the Mayor and Council:
an extension of storm sewer on Lips
comb street from Jarvis street to West
Daggett avenue, which WIS referred to
the, undersigned committee, we nnd
from estimate made by the city engineer
thst the same would cost approximately
10000. We would therefore refer back
The same 70 your honorabls body for
further instructions, believing at
the. same time il to be q
necessity, but at the same time under
the estimated cost we would much rather
have your instructions and approval.
We further refer to your honorable
body the estimated cost of making the
following improvements from the esti-
mates made by our CITY engineer:
For raising Jennings avenue from West
Daggett to Railroad avenue to enable
the drainage to go to Railroad avenue
instead Of Jarvis street. a3s
For extending LipscoEab street storm sew
For extending double-tile sewer from
Apscomb street TO Jennings Avenue. $40
Total cost. ........................ ss,s75
Respectfully, JAMES RYAN,
THOMAS B. SMITH,
A. 3. FRASER.
This was recommitted TO the street and
alley committee TO confer with property
owners.
The following was read, having been
laid over from last week:
FoEr woErH, Tx, Feb. 4.
To the Mayor snd Council:
GESTLEMEN-We the undersigned pc |
Eitioners, uncer the suggestion of your |
engineer request that you have & storm |
sewer constructed through block 15 |
in the Texas and Pacific reservation, as
the said undersigned parties contemplate |
filing the sans so as 70 conform to the |
grade Of the present street now crossing |
said reservation. and believing that |
the Same could be constructed now at |
least 30 per cent cheaper than after /
said block would be filed Therefore /
we pray that laid petition be granted |