Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-14
CITY COUNCIL.
A Full Meeting Held and But Little
Business Concluded by the Body.
The ssventh-street Grade Comes Before the
Council and Causes Much Discussion,
But Nothing was Accomplished.

The regular meeting of the ooun Gil was
called to order last night at about 8
O'Clock, with five of the aldermen abb
sent, namely, Messrs. Martin, Rail,
Day, Mes and Clements. Business was
Immediately commenced, and the min
utes of the last regular meeting were
read and adopted.
Later the quorum was increased by the
presence of all the absentees at rollcalI,
which made full council meeting.
The report of the claims committee,
amounting TO 1921 .4S for various things,
was adopted. The bill of E. NJ. Wells
for 3.S5 for medicine for the hospital,
which was not prescribed by the city
physician, was introduced. Councilman
Nicks spoke of the benefit of the repeal.
of the bill prohibiting such paymentss
Alderman Clements opposed it on the
grounds of treating this in business
light. Mr.. Jones asked to be excused
from voting, as he was
director for the home. There
was considerable discussion concerning
the motion to pay the bill, which was
amended by Councilman Nicks that the
hospital committee be instructed to in
form the home that bills would not be
paid in the future unless the prescriptions
were made through proper authorities
The motion carried with that amend
ment.
The committee on streets and alleys
reported and recommended that the con-
tract for grading, gravelling and gut
tering Pennsylvania avenue be let to A.
J Hayes at the following rates: Grad
ri.
travelling, eleven and one half cents
per square yard, and guttering at seven
ty-five cents per square yard: Peter
Smith street to Hamilton and Walker at
the same rate except raise of one-half
cent per square yard on gravelling;
Crawford street to Hamilton and Walker
at the same rate as that on Peter Smith
street.
The committee on printing reported
that the sworn statement of C. E. Bren-
holds placed the number of the Daily
Journal printed at not less than 624
nor more than 1850 copies. L. V. Harm
made sworn statement that the Evening
Mail had circulation in excess of 1000
copies daily. The report was re-
ceived and fled. Alderman Nicks
moved to proceed to balloting on the
award OF city printing. Carried. AL
derman Bailey wanted to know if the
number of papers printed meant its CIR
culation. The mayor appointed Messrs.
Smith and Nicks tellers. The vote stood,
for the Mail, q; for the Journal, I; for
THE GAZETTE, /.
The committee on public building REQ
commended that superintendent be en-
ployed to oversee the work on the fire
hall on the Ssuth side and that J J.
Kane be appointed. Mr.. Day fav-
cred the report and Mr.. Mes opposed it
on the ground that the expenditure of
SIPS was unnecessary, and moved the re-
port of the committee be not conourred
in. Seconded by Mr.. Martin. Mr..
Bailey substituted motion to adopt the
report, and was seconded by Mr.. jack
son. Mr.. Martin read the law, which
makes it the duty of the city engineer to
oversee all the public works. Mr. Jackson
spoke strongly of the necessity of having
an overseer present in order to have
honest work. Mr.. Clements suggested
that much more important work in the
city was going on without an overseer-
namely, the sewers.
Mr.. Jackson interrupted that the con-
dition of that work was q big argument
for having an overseer appointed imme-
diately. Mr.. Bailey's substitute was
lost and Mr.. Mes motion was carried,
and 4he report was not concurred in.
The report OF committee on the ceme-
terry was received aid adopted.
Mr.. Mics made a verbal report. In re-
gapd TO the well on fuckers Hill which
flowed one gallon minute on Sunday
night and yesterday it flowed about forty
gallons a minute. Indications are that
greater depth would give an in
creased flow. 1t ia estimated that
the next stratum of water will be at 400
feet, when there will be greater flow
and stronger head. The committee are
in favor of gong deeper. Mr.. Frazer
moved that the work be carried on to a
greater depth. Carried.
An ordinance was introduced regulat-
ing the hours OF the work of carrying off
all offensive matter to be between the
hours of ten at night and four in the
morning. Mr.. Frazer moved that the
clause referring to slops and ma
nure be stricken out. Mr.. Clements
said that the ordinance was drawn up at
the request of the city scavanger, and it
was strongly favored By the city attor-
uey. Mr.. Bailey substituted that the
ordinance be reeommitted to the COM
the committee, which was carried.
An ordinance was adopted to make
change in Sac. II of Art. l22, to make 1t
an offence to sweep refuse IN the gutter
and not remove il within six hours.
An ordinances; granting certain privi-
leges to the ParE4treet railway COMPANY
was;taken IN by sections: The proiseted
road Ises aisAg the. FOLLOWING streets:
Isror, fht iurnt4ffa of -CherTsx atreet and
Arlington Heights street, railway
down Cherry to Texas along
that street to Macon, on that to
North, on that to Henderson, on that TO
Preside, on that to Oohiitree, on that
tdTt Psso, on that to Ballinger, on that
to Wesh1eggett avenue, on that to Bill
street, on that over the bridge to Penn
sylvanIa avenue, and on that southerly
TO the limits OF the city. Mr.. Martin
amended in regard to Hill street that