Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-28
CITY COUNCIL.
A Full Meeting Held Last Night-Mat-
tiers of Importance Acted Upon.
The Main street Bridge VIII Be Repaired I'm
medIately-A Petition and Vote From
the South Side.

last night ana matters OF Importance
were acted upon There was a little
ripple of excitement when one of the
members from the Fourth ward ap-
peared, but the work went on after a
little sparring.
The meeting was called to order by the
mayor at CLOCK, with a quorum pres
ent. Messrs. Bailey, Day, Frazer and
Clements were absent, but Messrs. Fra
ger, Clements and Day appeared during
the reading of the minutes, leaving only
one absence, that of Mr.. Bailey.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and adopted, also those of
the special session. Mr.. Martin g alb
sence from the last three meetings was
excused on account of sickness.
The committee on claims reported
claims to the amount of S526. % and was
adopted.
The committee on fire department com
mended the report of the fire chief and
force, and presented resolution TO the
eject that lot be be selected for CEN
trail hail, additional fire boxes be put in
and allow ng one day off in every ten for
those hremen who are on duty all the
time. This was made special order for
next week.
The committee on waterworks made
report of the bids on the electric light
plant The bids were three in number,
the highest being S7355, and the lowest
S547O. The committee calculated on
about $4,000. Mr.. Mes thought that
$500 would amply pay for the structure
as designed Mr. Frazer explained that
tiue was pressing and moved that the
lowest bid, that of Heck & Baker, be
taken. The alternative of putting up
temporary affair was placed before the
council by Mr. Mes. The engine of 100
horse power will be delivered on June
It, The motion was carried.
Under the head of special business the
secretary reported that Mr.. Haines was
present in reply to the inquiry in regard
TO the bridge repairs. Mr.. Leversedge
SEM IN a written statement. Mr.. Haines
had no proposition to make, not under
standing what was wanted. Mr.. Lever
sedge submitted that he was ready to
make temporary repairs for the sum of
$3.50 with weekly payments under the
city engineer : supervision, aud the Of
fer not open after May %. The city
should take all risk of collapse. Mr..
Frazier reported that the North Side
street railway company would pay $500
towards the repairs, which will allow an
other slide of two feet or more. The
past slide has been estimated at eigh-
teen inches. The city engineer thought
that the plan of Mr.. Leversedge was en-
tirely satisfactory. Mr.. Haines ex-
planned that the plan was to put the
bridge on false work. He himself would
only work by the day or on the per-
centage plan. He could make 40 esti-
mate. He would put shoe and brace
on the southern piers and plumb them,
thus allowing more sliding.
Mr.. Nicks moved that Mr.. Haines
proposition be accepted which allows him
10 per cent. of the cost for oversight and
tools. Mr.. Clements did not wish TO be
regarded as an obstructionist but thought
that this scheme wss intangible. He
wanted to know the figures before the
work was commenced. Mr.. Nicks stated
that Messrs. Cetti and Lynch advised
this method of doing the work and
thought that possibly the work
might cost less. In Mr.. Leveresidge's
plan the city would have TO indemnify
him for any loss or damage. MIR. Haines'
plan after some discussion was carried.
Mr.. Mes moved that the street and alley
committee allow the work to proceed af-
ter the North Side street railway COM
pany pay the $500 towards the work.
Carried.
The ordinance granting the Fred Helm
brewing company, which was laid over
from last week, was taken up by sec
tIons. The first provided that a single
track be LAID on Front street from the
east side of Jennings avenue 300 feet
was adopted. The second provides that
the work be done within ninety days
and the streets be kept il good order at
the company s expense, also if any i'm
provement be made on that street the
company should reconstruct the switch
TO meet it and the whole be under the
duty to pay any damages which the
switch might occasion. Adopted with
amendments of single words. The or
dinance shall take effect after its pas
cage. The ordinance was then adopted
as q whole.
A. NJ. Carter was present and wished
the ordinance on the Park street railway
brought up, as they had been ready to
give out the contract for some weeks,
and were only waiting for the action of
the council. The company are willing to
construct their own grade over Hill
street, as the ordinance calls for.
At this point Mr.. Bailey made an APP
pearance and wished a reconsideration of
the bridge question. Mr.. Martin, after
a long delay, moved that Mr.. Bailey be
allowed TO record his vote At Mr..
Bailey's request Mr.. Martin withdrew
his motion and nobody moved reconsid-
GRAFTON, Mr.. Bailey wanted al aye and
no vote on the bridge question, but was
ruled out of order. His vote was re-
corded in the negative.
The resolution that the CITY council ap-
point an assistant city engineer at blank
salary TO superintend to all sewer work
and report to the sewer committee was
then taken up. Mr.. Bailey insisted that
the matter BE left over one week for the
sewer committee to take action in COM
mittes meeting. The salary was set at
not exceeding Sl25 per month on51.NIr.
Clemets' motion. Mr.. Bailey moved
that it be referred to the sewer commits
tee, but he received no second. The resi-
olution was then adopted.
The resolution to put in sewer pipes on !
Leuda street, in the vicinity of Missouri
avenue and Louisiana avenue, was re-
ferred
A petition asking that the cuIvert on
West Broadway, near Hemphill street.
be extended. was referred TO the street
and alley committee with power to act.