Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-14
ABOUT FORT WORTH.
What the PIuekIest City In Texas is Doing and
Trying to DO-N0tes Of
Progress.

A. L Lowe, formerly of Kansas City.
has located in Fort Worth and is now
manufacturing bank, office and store
fixtures, wood nantles, mirrors, book
cases, interior house finish, art furni-
ture, etc. Mr.. Lowe is now dong work
for people IN TeHurkaua, Vernon aud
other points In Texas. The home patron
age is not what it could be, and Fort
Worth bankers, merchants, lawyers and
citizens generally should remember that
by sustaining such industrial enterprises
Us this is city made. MIR. Lowe will,
as soon Us justified, bring fifteen or elk
teen skilled workmen from Kansas City.
Contractor Lahey has completed the
work of grading and graveling East
First street across the railroad tracks
and the street from the city TO the iron
bridge is now open. First warders are
particularly proud of the work.
1t is probable that Mr.. Stickuey of
Illinois who desires to establish a sewer
pipe and tile factory in Texas, will select
Fort Worth as the point.
An Aurora, ILL.,, engine manufactur-
ing company is in correspondence with
the chamber of commerce relative TO
locating here.
THE CLEARING HOUSE.
The clearings at Fort Worth per report
of Manager L. B. Harold for the week
ending August o were 81 GIG ,629 80, as
against 81 ,043 ,64S. 6G for the correspond
ing week of 1889.
RIVERSIDE CAR LINE.
Mr.. Bering of the Riverside company
he Trinity would be completed by Au-
gust 20, and inside of fortv-five days
Contractor Ratican will have the track
laid and cars would be running to Syl-
vania. MIR. E. E. Chase has ordered
several Pullman vestibule cars for the
line and they were shipped from Chicago
on August l. The right of way under
the tracks of the railroad companies has
been secured, aud there is now nothing
in the way of pushing the work. About
the time active work begins on the
Riverside line work will also begin on the
Park street railway.
A NEW COURTHOUSE,
Judge Sam Furman, who was yester-
day elected alderman, was for four years
county Judge, and handled the affairs of
the county IN a mastery manner. He
thoroughly understands county affairs,
and IL therefore authority on anything
pertaining to county Improvements. He
says that it has been the custom to
charge the jail debt against the court
house fund, and that it will have to be
paid off aud then the county will find
courthouse bonds in demand, and that
$500 900 of such bonds can easily be
placed and a magnificent courthouse
built. 1t may take some little time to do
this, but it need not stop tho preparation
for the erection OF the finest courthouse
in the state of Texas. Before work be-
gins on this tiue courthouse q grand city
hall should be built aud occupied.
wATERwoRKs.
The Chamberlin investment company |
have let contract for an extensive sys-
tenn of waterworks on Arlington Heights.
Work will commence to-day. All par
ties building in this desirable suburb will |
be supplied with artesiau water at once.
Arlington Heights will have oil the |
modern conveniences. Several resi-
dences are now being built in this
suburb.
THE COTTON MILL.
Word has been sent to the Providence,
R. 1. party of capitalists and mill men
that Fort Worth has raised the bonus for
the cotton mill and ia now ready to close
q contract In accordance with the bonded
agreement of tine mill people. AS stated,
thirty days from the closing of this con-
tract work will begin, aud forty DAYS
thereafter the first payment on the lots
will be due. By December ! the build
ings should be we'll underway. All of
the machinery Ia to be bran new.
THE FEDERAL BUILDING.
Col. Peter Smith has advices from
TO the effect that the appro-
priatIon of $50 900 to purchase site for
the Fort Worth Federal building, which
amount is in the civil appropriation bill,
will in all probability become law next
week, and he says the government will
1t once advertise for bids for site. As
soon as the site is secured work on the
plans of the building will begin. 1t
more than probable that by the time the
building is completed it will cost $780,
200. This amount will give Fort Worth
/ very fine building.
THE BREwRRY.u
Mr.. Zane Cetti, secretary of the Fort
Worth brewing company, received FRI
lay from President Cannon. who lie
low in Chicago, large blue print OF the
Fort Worth brewery as 1t will look when
quilt in this city. The plans and specif-
,ations are all ready, the machinery has
,een ordered and President Cannon
caves for Fort Worth In a few days Ito |
,egIn active operations. The contract
or the erection of the buildings will be
et on August 20. Inc building az