Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-16
BUSINESS MEN.
The City Council Handled a large
Amount Of Business,
Didn't Take Very Long to Do 1t, Either-Ap-
pOintments Bade-The City VIII Grade
Seventh Street for Street Railway.

city council last night. 1t was an occasion OF
Interest TO a great many people, for the appoint
ments to fill the Offices in the gift of the council
were TO come up, and the only thing to cause
tagging of interest in the proceedings was the
discovery before long that there were not enough
Offices to so all the way round. There was no
Jack of applicants. for all the places, so the
council was not at a loss for good men to I'LL the
various places, and the results can be
rocked upon with complacent satisfac--
ton, though there is cause for regret
that the city could not secure the services
of some of the good men who were necessarily
Mayor Pendleton was not on hand at the open
ing hour, so Mayor Pro TEN Nicks called the
council TO order IN an appropriate tone OF voice.
and the minutes Of the last meeting pursued the
usual course.
The report of the finance committee was read
by Chairman Martin and adopted.
The report of the claims committee recon-
mending payments as follows was read and
ADOPTED: Holly manufacturing company
SII69. Is; P. B. Binyon, Sl06 AZ, and other
smaller sums amounting altogether TO SI2s9. IS.
The sum of S76.os for coal for the waterworks
was allowed
The report of the sewer committee and the city
engineer regarding right of way through the
property OF Messrs. Cummings, Jolly and WINS
was 10 the effect that the matter had been set
tied satisfactorily by the efforts OF City Engineer
Zane and all objections had been withdrawn.
At this point Presiding OflceT r. maUkln ar
rived with the returns from the Third ward cleo
ton, and on motion OF Mr.. Mes the rules were
suspended and the opening OF the returns was
, proceeded with. It was desired to install Mr..
Rail the occasion, and the gentleman was
present for that purpose; but it was discovered
that he could not enter upon his duties until
five days after his election. However, the rolls
were opened and the vote announced as in The
GAZETTE yesterday morning: For W. L. Rail, 3S4
votes; for a. J. Chambers, 2J7- Mr.. Rail was
declared duly elected.
The street and alley committee were granted
further time in which to report on the negotla-
tons with the electric light company for light
ing certain streets during the time OF the Spring
Are there any petitions?'' inquired his
honor.
They were from +. g. tombstone and 8. P. Nor
rison. tombstone was elected on first ballot on
but pithIIy, stating his idea of Office to be the
principle that "a public Office IS public trust. "
Petitions for city physician came next: The
applicants were Doctors j. b Mclean, w b;
West ard P. J. Wilson. DR.. West was elected
without an opposition vote.
q. 7. Askew was reelected city sexton by
aCclamation.
For street commissioner the following gentle
men were in the field: James McEwen, A. c.
Larkin, Frank Ford, James r. Rushing, I. r.
Walker, Martin Brooks, a. Hummell, James
O'Dowd, James Connolly, e. P. Lingerfelter.
o. DoTd got votes, Liugenfelter !, Walker !,
Connolly. O'Dowd elected.
For recorder o. N. Kern was reelected with
out opposition.
For scavenger the following gentlemen ap-
piled: James Ware, Z. =. Palmer Tom Moore,
Tom Miller. Charles Stands, Henderson Wins
and William Love. Ware got the position on
votes, Love 3 and Palmer J. Ware elected.
For sanitary officers there were the following
petitioners: G. h Craig, p = Bowdry' ,. Il
Darcy, D. z. Myers, A. Wallace. The sue
Cessful men were Craig and Bowdry by 10 and 9
votes, respectively.
For calaboose guard Messrs. James Dunlap, J.
p. Dawkins, Frank Terry, Thomas Harmon.
Terry got there on q vote OF 5, with for Dunlap
and for Harmon.
For mounted police the following gentlemen
were out: J. c. Reed, R. Z. Mosely, Ben Bell
and Pat Stevens. The last named three were
For the regular police force J. w. Judkins,
c. D. Nicely, John Rea, W. R. Hurley, 5. P.
Maddox, Dick Kits, j. F. Summers, Henry
Cooper Cooper JET RiFsies. =. p. Maddo2, B. F.
Bowman, W. R. Reinhart, E /. Minshaw, r.
Coker, W. N: Eagle Los Trimble, w. C.
Osharn, Charles G. Bennett.
On motion OF Mr.. Nicks, the first ten names |
were accepted and declared elected.
On motion of Nr. Mes, the office of,city !
electrician WAS allowed 10 continue as hereto |
fore.
The following petition was granted:
To the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City Of Fort |
honorable body appoint Z. H. Desring and Sam |
Lane as special policemen TO work at the Spring |
Palace building, and not to be paid by the city !
President Of the Spring Palace.
The following was presented:
Resolved, that the city attorney be authorized |
TO employ counsel to assist him in the city's /
legal business at q salary not TO exceed $50 per
month until further ordered by the council. |
James Ryan. Adopted.
The following was referred to the IRE depart |
ment committee with power to act:
TO the Honorable May or and Board OF Alderm en- !
OF the City Of Fort Worth:
GENTLE4EN-Your petitioners, the Texas |
Spring Palace, would respectfully request your /
honorable body TO make detail OF hrenen |
from the fire department of the city for the pro- |
pection OF the Texas Spring Palace IN pro- /
cess of construction. We respectfully repres emit |
that Il will be necessary in order 10 afford ade-
quate protection to the building that two fire
men be detailed from this time until the 10Th |
day of Nay and eight from that time until the |
close OF the Palace, May 81. It VIII require |
about 400 feet of hose TO afford protection to all
parts Of the building.
Asking that our request be granted not
only in the interest of the Palace, |
which is the property Of many of the cit I
liens of Fort Worth, but 10 guarantee absolute
protection against loss OF life during the Palace
we humbly ask that this, our petition, be grant |
ed Respectfully submitted
BY B. Paddock, President
The '9howing petition from the Spring Palace
Your petitioners, the Texas Spring Palace. re-
specially request permission from your honor
from the west boundary OF the Palace grounds
over Jennings avenue. We promise, if our pc
tition is granted, TO erect substantial structure,
that viii be absolutely safe, and to
make 1t high enough so IS not to interfere with
the passage of street cars, vehicles travel in
the street, and to remove the same Immediately
fully submitted.
Granted with the. understanding that the /
work shall be conducted under the supervision 7
OF the city engineer. President Paddock ex-
planned this bridge to be from the Spring Palace
grounds TO the cycloraTua, IN order that visitors
to one might visit the other and return without
paying double admission fee.
A petition for grad ing, grayeling and gutter
ing Live Oak street from East First street to a
point within l0 feet of Peach street was referred
TO the street and alley committee.
An ordinance read for the first time, |
granting right of way to the Arlington Heights
electric street railway company to build over
Texas street
Mr.. Robert Mozart spoke in EXPLANATION OF
this proposition. 1t was the desire and purpose
Of the Charnberlin company to build into the
city. over Seventh street, making a
straight line and street out of the
city, the same necessitating the expenditure
of $4,000 for grading over Robinson's branch, tao
oording to the report of the city engineer, Or
the construction of trestle bridge. There were
serious objections to the trestle, an& that idea
was not entertained. But for the niSking of the
heavy grade the city had offered 20 pay third
Of the cost. The Chamberlin people offer to
contribute $500, Mai. K. n. Van Zandt $500 and
Hyde Jennings $1,000, and that was all that could
be raised, not enough to do the work, even
with the assistance of the city. So the
proposal 60 run the railway over Seventh street
mad TO be dropped. so the company asked
right-of-way over Texas street, where the grade |
would not be heavy and the expense light.
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