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

pairs OF buildings, 1888 81; street con.
.rar. work. S8l79. 25; new horses. fir
department, $3.50; electric light build
ing, Sl03; interest and sinking funds
Sll, 1913 81: high school, S4399 49,
Veith's sewer contract, S203S. SO; waite
works extension, S3S43. 40.
Your committee recommends that the
city secretary AM treasurer be instructed
TO close the following accounts now open
upon their respective books. to-wit:
.Pound fund.- ''dog fund.- and
'building fund" by transferring the
balances row standing to the credit
thereof TO the credit of especial fund, -
there being in the opinion of your COM
mittee no further Use In keeping said
three accounts first named.
Signed THOMAS P. MARTIN,
Chairman.
JESSE JONES,
Finance Committee.
A report from the tiunucs com mittes
recommending the adoption of a favor
able report on n resolution looking 10 the
plating Of certain blocks of the city was
adopted.
The claims committee recommended
payment OF claims US follows:
Insurance on me high school building 81, 80 10
Prentiss & Danell.......-........-.. II 81
P. B. Binyon, Tor coal -. .......... 2's 10
These claims were allowed.
The claims committee reported with
regard to the proposition of T. K How
ard to arhtrate his claim against the
city that they desired the entire council
TO act IN the matter. Mir. Nicks with
regard TO this explained that the COM
mi,tre had met MIR. Howard, but their
views were wide Iart, and the gentle-
man had agreed 10 nrhiiTate.
Mr.. Armstrong thought that as Mr..
Howard has already brought suit against
the city, il was best TO let the affuir go
into the courts. The jury would be as
disinterested as any arGitrators that
could be got.
On motion OF Mr.. Furman the council
decllned to arbitraie.
The claim Of William Lahey on estimate
for work on East FIRST street for Sl5l.
bore statement of the auditor that part
of lhe estimate had been allowed, and
part vas due from the property owners.
Mr.. s. NJ. Fry reported that be thought
the amount should be allowed, as, though
part of the pay was due from property
owners, yet the grade had injured the
property owners more than the improved
street benefited them.
1t was voted to pas the claim.
The city engineer was instructed to
make out bill against the Fort Worth
ard Denver railway for third of the
cost of the work rs agreed.
The street and alley committee re-
ported favorably on the petition of the
Riverside street railway company TO
change grade and location of tracks on
Third street. if the city Is guarded
against possible damages. Adopted.
The street and alley committee re-
ported favorably on the petition of Mr..
Stewart 10 erect a coal bin on the corner
of Tenth and Elm strerts. Adopted.
Property owners on Ninth street petit
toned for street improvement over the
tracks. Mr.. Ryan stated that the rail-
road companies refuse to open up their
tracks. 1t was referred to the street
and alley mmittee 10 confer with prop
erty owners east of the track to see If a
street could be opened up there.
Mr.. Fruser made verbal report on the
cost OF the cul,ert on Seventh street,
s,nting that The work cost S5.22 per
yard. The tom mittee' 8 action was rati-
fled and tie committee thanked by the
council.
Mr.. Day, for the public building COM
mittee, reported that the French building
on Houston street could be- had by the