Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-26

face Of these facts, we, your committee
on fire department, after due considera-
ton Of the relation of the department to
the council, and the amount of money
that is now being expended on same,
would most respectfully recommend to
your honorable body that we no longer
maintain and defend a volunteer fire de-
partment in the city of Fort Worth, but
that we Immediately proceed to organize
and employ q paid force in the fire de-
partment of this olty. We believe that
it can be run with but little additional
expense to the city and more satisfactory
to all concerned. Most respectfully,
THOMAS b. SMITH,
Chairman.
A. B. FRASER,
Committee.
Laid over until the next city council
comes in.
The report of the street and alley COM
mittee, recommending the letting OF
contracts as follows: For grading,
graveling, gutterlng, etc. May street to
II. W. Holden, East Bluff street to
Hamilton & Walker, Macon street to
Mr.. Leahy. Adopted.
The street and alley committee brought
in the petition of William Sorley, re-
guessing right of way for placing poles
and wires OF the Ball electric light COM
pany of New York, with the report that
as the petitioner was not in Fort Worth
to go over the ground, they could not
make any recommendation and referred
the matter back TO the council.
Granted, and the city attorney was in
structed to draft an ordinance defining
the rights of the franchise.
The public grounds committee to whom
no nv
Alderman Nicks in regard to the con-.
dition of the colored cemetery reported:
We recommed that the fence around
same be put in first-class condition, and
that a colored man be appointed by the
council as sexton to look after and take
care of same. Adopted.
A petition was presented from property
owners on Jones street opposing the
street railway track on said street. The
number of front feet represented by the
signatures was II40. On motion of Mr..
Jackson it was received and filed.
The following was read:
To the Honorable City Council.
We, the undersigned citizens Of the
city of Fort Worth, very respectfully
call your attention to the fact of suspen-
sion of the work of grading Front street
after considerable work having been
done; and would state that a pass way
under the railway tracks crossing said
street is greatly needed, and is a work of
great public benefit to the people of Fort
Worth. The completion of the work
would give the school children and the
public generally safe and convenient
road and avoid that constant danger to
both person and property in crossing the
railroad track on Seventeenth street and
at the Union depot; and would state that
there is immense travel in that locality
while trains are constantly being oper-
ated, and that there is constant danger of
accidents and damages TO both person
and property which could all be avoided
by the completion of this work.
We would therefore very respectfully
ask your honorable body that this work
be resumed at once, SO as to complete the
same by the time of the opening of the
Spring Palace.
Respectfully signed by ftty-six bust
ness houses.
This was referred to the street and
alley committee.
The following was presented.
Resolved, that the city attorney be IN
structed to draw an ordinance revoking
all franchises heretofore granted to the
railroad companies of the city over any
were not actually used within five
months after the granting of such fran
ohises. Signed. W. j. BAILEY.
Adopted.
The following was read:
Fort WORTH, TEX, March 25, 1890.
Sam Fry, Buck Trippett, W. R. Haymaker,
Public Grounds Committee:
The Fort Worth city company will sell to the
city of Fort Worth for the extension of the city
cemetery the land west of the CITY cemetery and
bounded on the west by Trinity avenue at $1,000
per acre. The ground, it is thought, will
Fort WORTH Cry Co.
J. P. SMITH, v.-P.
Laid over for one week.
A request, signed by W. R. McLauren,
for sewerage facilities on block AZ, be-
tween Grove and Jones streets, was re-
ferred TO the sewer committee.
Alderman Fraser introduced q resoiu-
ton that all officers and heads of depart
ments of the city shall, by April /, de-
liver TO the city secretary full invento-
~ of all machinery, tools, equipments,
furniture, etc. +, in their custody, belong
ing to the city. Adopted
A petition from owners of property on
Belknap between Houston and Rusk
streets Offering to pay two thirds Of the
cost Of grading and graveling that piece
of street was referred to the street and
alley committee with power to act.
Report of City Auditor tombstone that
the report OF the city treasurer showing
S222 1924. 90 in the city treasury had been
found correct. Referred to the finance
committee.
The auditors financial report was read
and referred to the finance committee.
The report OF City Engineer Kane, Civ