Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-15
LONG AND LIGHT.
The City Council Last Night Gov
cred Several Hours.
But the Fathers Did Not Accomplish a
Large Amount OF Municipal
Legislation.
Franchise to the Fort worth-pnllas Rapid
Transit Observation-Disclosures Regarding
Hide HOuses-The Tax Levy.

when the city council got down to business
promptly at $50 O'Clock last evening there was
Gfull attendance OF the board.
Mayor Smith in the chair. City Attorney
Powell and Marshal Farmer were present
Assistant City Secretary Burns read the min
utes Of the previous meeting, and the same were
approved without comment.
The finance committee regarding the ordn-
ance for the tax levy, returned the draft with
their approval.
The same committee returned the petition Of
J. d. Andrews for return OF tax on his Second
ard Main street variety theater with favorable
reUort. and the adopted. Andrews
got his monrv back.
The finance committee returned the reports OF
The city assessor ard collector and 8. NJ
Farmer rs mound keeper. The committee de-
s'r"d more time to report on the mar halls re-
port OF fines collected. The committee say:
1--WE remark in passing that for the month OF
Sentsmber he tthn marshan has failed to collect
some o ana odd dollars of fines assessed during
said month. As the council some months since
passed reso utiOn on this subject, it strikes MS
that the marshal is not carrying out said resolu-
ton according 10 either its letter spirit. II
the par'e' fined do not pay their fines promptly
he shos,d require them TO work them out
on the reefs; and IL he does not do this we
suggest that steps be taken to compel him to
obev the orders of the council in ulhlling the
duties of his office.
Your committee calls attention to the matter
OF unpaid subscrip' ions due the city in the fol-
lowing matters, viz:
North Fort Worth street railway COM
pany. on bridge repairs. .......... S 800 no
X. NJ. Van ZundL..... ................. 5O1 90
HYDE Jennings ..........................l 900 %
Chamberlain investment company. $40 90
Georre B. Hendricks .................... 200 90
The report was adopted.
The claims committee recommended payment
Of sewer work claim S295. 60 and P. B. Binyon
for coal SGsl. Adopted.
Chairman Jones OF the police committee
asked for further time in which to report on the
nrp ication for extra police on the South Side.
Mayor Smith saiI that the managers of the
Last Daye of PoEpeii exhibit would want some
~ fifteen special police during the exhibition
The mayor was authorized to appoint them.
Bids Tor ground for central fire hall were
rcd; The first was 5oxl on Jones, below
Ninth for 5000: second was 100. corner Tenth
and Rlsk streets. 81 ,lOl cash: third
was FNXiGn corner Jones ard Ninth sire IS for
5000; COX 90 north of that for 5000: or 5lxIOO
west. $500. Fourth lots corner Jennings
and Texas streets. 50x!i5 for $500; lots and 6,
Jennings addition. 50xS5. SOD; lots and 6.
and parts % and l. FOX 4 fCet, $1,000; lots and
I, block ?, Rusk street. north OF Fifteenth. Sln,
on; 100 corner Rusk and sixth Streets Sl3,
50o; corner Throckmorion and Eighth streets,
lots . and l6 5OXl 100 Ieet, SlS, 1On.
Mr.. Armstrong moved that all bids be laid on
the table, and that after the high school is
moved Into the new high school building the
Central fire hall be paced in the old Bapt ist
church.
Mr.. Mics moved as a substitute that the whole
matter so over for week. This was carried.
The waterw orks committee recommended that
water for the Loys' home be furnished free OF
charge. Inc report was adOpted. The plumb
ING expenses will be paid BY the i.v.
The waterworks commit ee reported on the |
final estimate of work on the elec rio light
building that the Sam be al owed. less for.e.t |
from 5uly ~ to September /. Adopted.
The same committee reported that the arc |
circuit of the cty's electric lighting plant would
be in working order by October % and the in |
candescent circuit by November ~ to Is.
A motion to furnish water for the Pompeii |
lake Tree was passed.
The street and alley committee reportei favor |
abiN on e petition for crossing on LuelIa |
street. Adopted.
The street ana alley committee reported as 10 !
arbitrating over the opening of East sixth |
street with A. :. Anderson, recommending that |
the award filed in court be opposed. This was
The stree; and alley committee, as to filling
the levee south OF the Union depot. desired TO
the ra lroad company.
The matter was referred back 10 the street and
alley committee and the city attorney with
power to act.
The street and alley committee reported lin
favor OF the petition for improving Boaz street
north of Elizabeth. Adopted
The street and alley committee was instructed |
TO close the old bridge mar the waterworKs.
BID for imo. owing j ones street tween sixth
secretary was instructed to sign on approval OF
the city attorney.
exclaimed thai several months ago the city at
torney had been instructed to institute proceed
iu-s 10 widen East Second street. The commits
tee had lCoSed mo he matter and find 80 fe |
Of round. twenty feet in wild n. can be bought |
for so. II vas ordered 10 oe purchased.
The purchasing committee reported in favor OF
purcha ng hose clrrIage for the Tucker COM
any at a cost Of 80. Adopted, and the COM |
mit;ee WAS authorized also 10 buy team TO so
vita the carriage. |
The or finance providing for municipal tax |
levy. which was outlined in this paper q week |
ago, came up for final reading. Il was passed
BY a unanimous vo,e. l.
The purchls OF site in the Sixth ward for B
school building came up again. TIE city
already owns two fats in that ward which IL Is |
piopt st 20 sell 10 rpply on the purchase money |
for the rev int. Mr.. Clements moved that the
pro- osition 10 sell 2t0X2 feet out of BIZ OK ~ |
Jennings South addition, he accepted. Judge |
Purman thought the site too near the new
high school
Mr.. Ciement's motion was put and carried,
opposed by 1essrs. Martin. Furman ana smith |
4 he North side street rsilway company me |
scented check for 500. contsi5ution Tor repairine
the Eorih side bridge. The same was &C epted. |
CcmmunicAtion from. the North Size people re
gar lag the charac ar of repairs made On the |
h-i yn was referred 10 the street anu alley com
mittee.
a. ordinance granting fra,i'his over FROM
street TO tie Foss WosIh ami Dallas raJiI transit