Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-22
RAPID TRANSIT.
Franchise for the New Fort
Worth-Dallas Railroad.
1t Passed the City Council Last Even
ing After Close Discussion by the
Aldermen-Its Provisions.
Little Matter Relating to the Marshal, HIS
Duties and His Conduet-street I'M
provements on Foot.

The city council met in regular weekly
session last night, and transacted much
important business.
There were present all the aldermen
except MIR. Armstrong of the Seventh
ward and Mr.. Clements of the Sixth.
Mayor pro TEN. NIcks graced the chair
during the early part OF the evening, but
during q lull in the rain his Honor the
mayor arrived and took the gavel.
After the minutes OF the previous meet
Ing had been read and found accurate as
usual when Assistant Secretary Burns
acts the part of recording angel, the fin
nnce committee reported as follows:
FoRT WORTH Tx. Oct. n.
To the honorabl. Mayor and City Council of the
Your committee on finance herewith
return the treasurer's report TO Septem-
Der 80, showing cash on hand Sl5 ,G37 OF :,
which report as is shown by the auditor 8
report thereto attached is correct.
We herewith return the report OF the
marshal OF fines collected during the
month of September. referred 10 III our
report filed at your last meeting. The
auditor IS report on same thereto attached
shows the amount of SI575 6nes collected
and paid over 10 the treasurer, and also
that the marshal has paid 10 SAID treas
urer the amount OF S207, which he by
mistake failed to pay on the August col
leeticns. Said auditors report shows
uncullected fines during the month of
September amounting to S3l7 W hicb, Us
we remarked in our last report, does not
show that the marshal is carrying out
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passed some months since, requiring him
TO enforce prompt payment of fines or
else require the parties fined TO work out
their dues on the streets.
There should be regulations made pro-
hibitng the entering OF plea of guilty
by anyone In behalf OF another accused
OF n misiemeanor in the recorders
court, unless said party entering said
plea has the money in his hands TO liqu-
date said fine and there pays it ut once.
Where the plea Is entered by the accused
in person he should be ut ouce remanded
20 the custody of the marshal, and said
fine charged TO the marshal, for which
tine the latter should have credit ouly
when he pays the money to the treasurer
or makes proper showing that the party
fined has worked out sud tine on the
streets. Only by holding the marshal TO
Il strict accountability III the mann
indicated eau the criminal or
dinunces be properly enforced, and so
the commission OF offence be prevented.
Accompanying this report Is q memo
Tandum made By the auditor Mt the re-
quest of your committee, showing 1924
fines assessed and put in hnuds of the
marshal for collection, which cases were
in September, 1890. dismissed by the
mlttee have TO say that IL the regulations
suggested had been made and followed,
there Gould not in their opinion have
been any necessity for such action. The
auditors report on that OF the marshal
aforesaid shows uncolecied fines rs fol-
lows: For year ending April. 1890, $67;
April, 1890, $50: May, 1890, S57; June,
1890, S25i July, 1890, nothing; August,
September, 1890, S3l7. Total, $3.50:
which latter amount represents all
that Is now chargeable 10 the
marshal after the dismissal of |
the cases showing said 1924 fines
heretofore charged the marshal. For
said amount of $50, the marshal should |
in our opinion ouly have credit in the /
manner before suggested; and 10 the end ,
that the account shall be properly kept,
We suggest that the auditor be instructed /
TO charge the marshal Herewith and |
give him credit only in the cases indi-
Gated, and that the same course be pur-
eued IN all future fines assessed in the
recorders court. All of which Is re-
speetfuly submitted.
THOMAS p. MARTIN,
GEoRGE MES,
JESSIE JONES,
Finance Com.
Mr.. Smith moved the adoption of the
report, and the same was carried.
The claims committee reported favor
ably on claims OF p. b. BInYon for coal,
SS4 60 for the city, SSl7.l2 for the
watervorks. Allowed.
The police committee reported fayora-
bly, on the PETITION of Mr.. woIfsor for
permission to stretch sign across the
alley In the rear of ll3 Weatherford
street. Adopted.
The street and alley committee re-
ported favorably on the petition of prop
erty owners for the Improving of East
First street. Adopted.
The same committee reported favor
ably OF the petition of property owners
fer the grading aud graveling of Peter +
Smith street between Adams and Hem
derson streets, when all the property
owners have signed. Adopted.
The same committee reported on the
petition OF John F. Zipn claiming dam
ages for the cutting down of West
Seventh street. recommending that the
city cut down the sidewalk so as 10 cou-
form with the grade of the street. This
report was adopted, with the proviso
that 1t be carried out when MIR. Zinn
signs release from all further damages
10 the city.
The same committee further reported
accommodating that the petition of
property owners TO have Clarence stree;
graded and graveled be grented, aud
the report was adopted with the proviso
that all property owners sign before the
contract Is entered into.
The same committee reported farther
that the city engineer has provided for a I
ruiyert on Jones street in the middle OF '
the block between Sixth and Seventh :
streets, Tut the property ownes con-