Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-11

tioners be granted to take effect when the new
! Carried.
Then came up the specifications of charges
against City Engineer f. W. Kane on the reso
luton for the removal of said Kane from ONCE
anerea ey Alderman Martin; These spec9nea-
Mr.. Martin:
That without authority the said Kane did or
der about $50 feet of cutting shown in the pro-
hie, whereon the sewer contract with Claus
Veiths is based, to be changed by said Yeiths to
about $50 feet OF tunneling. making approx
mately $500 additional, over and above the
amount named in the contract, which additional
amount, said Kane. without Authority, promised
said Veiths that said CITY would pay.
That in the year 1859 the said Kane gave final
estimate to a. W. Holden, contractor, for grad
ing and graveling Texas street, representing that
said contractor had properly graded and gray
eled said street, which was not true.
That he did not comply with the resolution of
this council of date December II, 1883, requiring
him to see that She contractor, John Ratican,
did not use the rock execavated from Boaz
street, and to hold same for the use OF the city;
and because he did not restrain said RStican
from using same elsewhere, and approved esti-
mates for said Ratican for culverts on Front
street made from said rock.
Capt. Thomas West announced himself as the
representative of Kane. and requested to know
in what manner the council proposed to proceed
against his client, whether the charges would
be taken up separately or all together, and in
what way the prosecution would be made.
City Attorney Powell replied that the only
way 10 get al the matter would De 10 READ the
specifications and act on them as in the regular
order Of business.
This was agreed TO, and City Secretary Early
read them through.
Mr.. West said: Your honor and gentlemen of
the council: Mr.. Kane pleads not guilty to all
of the charges except specification third, to the
effect that the city engineer refused to turn over
the maps and profles in his Office to the assist
ant engineer, and in this matter he followed the
city ordinance in regard thereto. In every other
respect we plead not guilty, and are before the
council to resist the charger
Mayor Pendleton said he had not been able to
hnd any precedent for the action about to be
taken. He thought the III les OF evidence OF the
district court should govern, and when the evil
dence was in the council should decide on the
case.
Mr.. West was agreeable to such conduct.
Each charge should be taken up separately and
disposed Of. He was glad the rules OF evidence
or the district court should govern. In that
case of course mem er of the council could not
serve as witness, or if he did so he could
not sfterward serve as councilman In the ind
ing of q verdict.
Mr.. Powell was of a contrary opinion, and
showed authority for his view.
As it was then 10 O'Clock, it was decided to
adjourn the trial till O'Clock to-day.
Mr.. Martin presented verbally an offer from
Hon. Barnett Gibbs to sell the city l25 acres ca
Sycamore creek, for cemetery purposes, at 50
per acre. Public grounds committee.
Permission was granted the sewer committee
to act on the Baptist church sewers, in which 4
Mr.. Bailey reported certain defects.
On motion of Bailey, the city marshal was in
structed to file complaint against the North side
street railway for not putting its track in good
condition on South Main street.
Mr.. Mes offered q resolution that the city en-
gineer be limited to expenditure of $500 in .ss
curing the North SHE bridge. Carried.
Mr.. Nicks suggested that it would be good
idea for the city secretary to correspond with
the sm III Bird ;e con pany- with regard to re-
pairs to the North Sid bridge. Agreed to.
Contractor Holden wanted to know when the
committee would report on the storm sewer on 4
jackson street, as he wanted to get his monSgs
out Of the work. TWAS explained that the niaS
ter was under advisement before the claims |
committee, and would be acted upon soon.
On motion Of Mr.. Mics the FIRE committee and |
fire chief were constituted a committee to con-
slider what apparatus was necessary for the South
Side fire hall
Adjourned till O. clock to-day. az