Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-29

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them being one for $50 900 for suburban
! property. There is q buoyant feeling in
real estate circles, with larger sales and
more inquiries than for several weeks
past.
| THE HOTEL PROJECT.
At last it has been decided that the
proper location for the $3.50 600 hotel is
the half of the block fronting south on
Ninth street, between Nam aud Houston
streets. The subscription paper has been
! drawn up, aud yesterday was signed by
Mrs. W. A. Huffman for $40 900. Mrs.
| E. A. Hendricks, $4,000: Caswell Bros
| $500; Robert Mozart, $500, u total OF
| $50 600. The eight lots have been priced at
$40 900, and this amount must be raised
to give the hotel company the bonus il
requires in the site. The hotel company
guarantees 10 give Fort Worth the finest
hotel in the South, eight stories high,
l00x200 feet, with a southern exposure.
The sooner the $40. 900 is raised the
sooner will Fort Worth have this grand
! hotel. The total cost of the hotel fur
nished complete will exceed $3.50. 900 in
acrual cash. No hotel in Texas ever cost
anything like the amount.
UNION DEPOT.
the Fort Worth and Rio Grande, one of
the most experienced and practical rail-
road managers in the country, said es-
terday that the subject of grand union
depot for Fort Worth had been discussed
by the railroads. The proper plan. he
thought, was for union depot company
TO be formed, composed OF the
railroads and others, who should
build, own and manage the
depot, which should cost between $780,
coo and $500, 900. The proper location
was near where the present depot stands,
only on the west OF the tracks, 50 that
carriages, cars and wagons could have
easy access to it without crossing the
tracks. The Y-tracks should then be-
taken up and tn rown east of
the depot. A very fine and
commodious building, but one which
would be necessary, could be built for
$500, 600. He thought Il sufficient amount
of ground could he obtained. The rail-
roads running into this depot could pay
on Il wheelage basis u sufficient amount
10 pay the interest on the depot bonds
and expenses of conducting II properly.
If the matter Will be taken up and urged
by our chamber Of commerce. something
can probably be- accomplished In a short
time.
FINE CITY HALL.
There is not II taxpayer i'll Fort Worth |
who is not in favor of substantial perma-
nent improvements made by the city !
council. The demand for u fine city hall (
Is imperative and general. Such build |
ing as Fort Worth will need can not be !
built in o few months, and the steps |
looking to its erection should be taken |
now. The city owns ample ground pur-
OH sad for nif hot T,,,
niug's avenue where the old high school |
building stands, soon to be vacated. The
hall TO be built should be designed on a
liberal scale, not for the present but for
years to come. Nothing less than $780,
600 should be spent on this structure.
1t should be the finest public
building in Texas. 1t should have
in it grand auditorium, coun-
ell chamber, Offices for all city
officials and complete library.
The citizens of Fort Worth have q right
to expect that the broad-gauged men
who legislate for them will have fore
sight enough to build just such a struc-
ture. Mayor Smith favors such a build
ing and so do number of the council. n
Why delay? If the council will do what
is expected and help build up Fort
Worth 1t will ut Its next meeting do what
ID htSScosuiJ ~ NOH Is !
the accepted time. To-day is worth
score of hundreds to-morrows. The
building era is on US and Fort Worth
aldermen should show that they have
faith in Fort Worth. In 1891 taxable
values of Fort Worth will reach S2S,-
900 600. Then why not build maguin-
cent city hall?
ELLIS HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS.
A. vast impro1 ement has lately been
made in the Ellis hotel. It has been
renovated, painted and newly papered
throughout. The LOBBY has been newly
plastered and beautifully frescoed, while
the immense Kitchen has been COM
pletey metamorphosed until the entire
building is now fitted for a first-class
hotel. Mr.. Hodges, the manager, Is
giving en- tire satisfaction to the travelling
public.
THE MANSION HOTEL.
Col. W. w. Dunn, proprietor of the
Mansion, is about completing a consider
able improvement to his hotel, which
adds greatly to its appearance aud con-
venlence. The office is now in the cen
ter of the building and is greatly Gu
larged. The work of Improvement has
not stopped, but will be carried on until
the Mansion will be equal 20 the best.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
1t will cost about S24 200 to bridge the
Trinity and build street car line to the
Denver shops addition on the North Side.
w. A. Barter, of the company owning
the addition, says his company will take
Sl2 900 of the stock to build the road.
The Fort Worth aud Denver could
build splendid shops of stone. They can
get limestons Ut 81 per perch and have an
abundance of the finest sandstone at
sunset, on the line Of their road. The
shops and rouudhouse built of stone
would be durable, substantial aud orna-
mental.
The Riverside street car track Is all
laid but 400 Ieet.
The Gazette building and and savings
associst ion has bought twenty lots in
Uuion depot addition and a fine block at
Arlington Heights.
The big dIstillery project is In good
hands.
RECORDED TRANSFERS..
Augustus Klein TO David Full
Ter, part of lot |, block t,
Rosedale addition ..........S 700 90
W. IL. Wait to Zeno q. and 7.
D. Ross. lots 10 and ii,