Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-12
DALLAS.
Financial Condition OF the COunty-Blazs IN
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DALLAS. Tex, Dec. Il.-As has been men
toned in THE GAZETTE the Texas Christian in
stitute was in session az the Commerce street
Christian church. The interest manifest has
been great and the questions up for discussion
have been interesting. s. K Hallam of Bolton
is the president and Il. Z. Fife, secretary of the
organization.
AT the session held last night the relation of
preachers and church members to the saloons
and prohibition question was ably handled in
large number OF ten minute speeches.
Some time ago Judge Burke appointed Col.
o. p. Bowser, E. Nj. Kahn and W. j. Keller
committee to LOOK into the financial condition Of
the county The report Of the committee was
handed in to-day and the following interesting
facts We're obtained as = summary:
The county taxes levied for the last two years
have been 90 cents on SOD.
The county assessors books show the whole
amount OF taxes assessed for the two years as
follows For 1883, SliO, U54 and for 1890, SI52.
3JS.5 81.
The late tax collectors books show the re-
ceipts OF the treasurer for two years for s327,-
The late treasurer's books show the receipt of
s3Sa 4s..5s.
Money expended on bridges during the two
years amounts to SI09. $50. p.
The expenditure on bridges for the two years
has consumed over one-thIrd of the ad valorem
taxes collected during that time.
There has been expended ST., 952. I2 for
macsdamiziug rosds. 1881. 81 for right of way
OF roads, $500 for salaries of superintendent
COnvlcts.
Money paid the sheriff during the two years
amounts 10 S2I 0s9.l5.
Expense of jury service in the courts amounts
to SlH, G3f. %.
Money spent for stationery and printing
amounts to $40, eS6.U..
The merchandise account amounts to sI0,
81 30.
Money spent repairing courthouse and Jail
amounts to s.. 1913. 81.
Money spent for blacksmithing, 1920. 20.
Amount for burying paupers, sl,0Os. 90
Cost OF new record building. So, 7s3.
Rent for Alliance building, 5000
The holding of elections cost S2ll5.
County taxes for 1880 amount to sls2 ssi.sl.
The debt of the county amounts 10 sd. 4O2. so.
Police Officer Pegues, who for some time has
been very sick, is now convalescent, and will
depart tonight for Longview and Overtou, to
remain until his health is fully restored.
Ed Cornwell, assistant chief of police. has
gone TO Galveston after Chi Chung, the China
man who jumped the city owing 500 fine at
the city court.
Shortly after dark last night one of the show
windows in Fellman, Grumbach Harris dry
goods store caught fire. ana for a while con-
fagration seemed inevitable, but prompt action
confined the flames to the window. Loss about
$500. The window had been handsomely deco
rated for the holidays.
The Oak Cliff paper mill is nearly completed,
and will be ready for business about jan
Uarv l.
It's reported that Henry c. CLARK has bought
the Grand Windsor hotel property from Col. j.
~. Simpson. and that s65o.0lO was the price
paid.
''Wonderland is the name OF museum that
was TO open to-day at the old Episcopal church
on Commerce, under the management of Will
liam Ernewein. The opening day was for the
benefit of the Woman's home. and many tickets
had been sold. the show did not open, how
ever, to the great disappointment of the many
ticket holders. Mr.. Correll, the stage manager,
says he has not seen Mr.. Ernewein since yester-
day forenoon, when he went home sick. To-day
Correll sent to Ernewein's boarding house, at
127 Pacific avenue, but at the house they say Mr..
Ernewein had gone. The stage manager says he
is satisfied all will be right, and he supposeS the
proprietor to be at some place sick.
a call has been made for meeting to be held
on December 20, to reorganize the Dallas Demo-
cratic executive committee.