Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-01

Chairman of Public Grounds Committee
Mr.. Rail explained that this was tn:
best offer he could get; but il was no
satisfactory to the council. and q motion
by MIR. Clements that the public ground:
committee advertise for bids for ten
days carried.
| Under the head of unfinished bushes!
came up for second reading the or.
dinauce granting franchise to the Hyde
Pa. street railway. 1t was read as pre-
pared by City Attorney Powell. 1t give
the route as follows: From the inter
section of West Weatherford street will
Robinson branch to ThrOckmortoI
street, thence TO Fourth, east TO Rusk
on Rusk street from Weatherford street
to and across Front street, on Fifteenth
street from Rusk to and across Jones
street, from BoaZ street to Kentucky, on
| Kentucky avenue to Park avenue, on
Park avenue to Roanoke street, thence
to the city limits. Work of construction
to be commenced within ninety days and
is to be finished in twelve months. Other
| minor provisOs were included.
| The ordinance came up for passage. 1t
wa5 opposed by Mr.. Clements, be-
cause it intended to run over Rusk street.
He thought one street should be reserved
The ordinance was adopted, Mr.. Glenn
| ents alone voting against it.
\ communication was read from the
gas company calling attention to the fact
| that the city's contract for street light
| ing expires on October , and wanting to
| know if u renewal of the contract would
| be wanted.
Mr.. Mes said that when the contract
which ends October l was made it was
expected that before that time arrive
the city IS electric lighting plant would
be in operation. But now it does not
appear that the work will be in shape in
side of fifteen days. This refers TO the
arc circuit. The incandescent lights
will not be in order for perhaps forty
FIVE days.
Mr.. Clements moved that the old gas
contract be renewed for thirty days.
Carried.
A communication from the sun vapor
lighting company of Ohio was read. 1t
offers to furnish lights with gasoline
burners, erecting lights and operating
same for $40 each per annum. The mat
ter went to the street, alleys and side
walks committee.
Report of the police board was read.
1t was satisfactory and was filed.
A contract with 7. F. Walker for
grading portion of Jones street between
Sixth and Twelfth streets was read. The
prices we're TOO high for the council to
accept. and it was recommitted to the
committee.
Contract with A. J Hayes for work on
Ninth street between Rusk and Elm
streets was read. This was also too high
and was recommitted.
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leave OF absence for two council meet
ings.
The city engineer presented diagram
of places on Main and Houston streets
where sidewalks have not been laid in
accordance with the ordinance relating
thereto. 1t was referred to the city Sec
rotary and city attorney to ascertain the
names of the property owners where the
pavement was not down.
On motion OF Mr.. Guertler the city
engineer was instructed to prepare a
similar diagram for Jones and Front
streets.
A communication from the city en-
gIneer stated that he had called the at
tention OF the council to the fact that the
plans for the crossing under Front street
called for two openings, thirty-one feet
center to center of masonry, pier being
placed in the center. No action had
been taken, though it demanded imme-
diats attention. Referred to the street
and alley committee and city engineer.
The following was read and referred to
the street and alley committees:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the
City of Fort Worth:
GENTLEMEN-In the work prosecuted
under you and by your authority on West
Seventh street you have cut very deep
and wide ditch through block No. 81 of
jennings west addition and turned Rob-
inson g branch into said ditch, leaving
said ditch uncovered and exposed,
thereby greatly im pairting the value of
said block "a, in fact, rendering said
block almost worthless.
| will state further that L understand
you do not intend to cover up sad ditch,
but that you contemplate leaving it in
its present condition. This 1 can hardly
believe, and in order to get an official
expression from you on the matter 1 now
ask that you take such steps as may be
necessary to restore said block "a to its
primitive condition or pay ME the dam
ages you have occasioned me by making
said ditch, which l claim to be $4,000,
for which amount 1 shall sue the city
unless some satisfactory adjustment of
the matter is had in the near future.
TSigned1 S. G. JENNINGS.
BY her attorney, HYDE JENNINGS.
A communication was read calling at
tentiou to the condition of the gutter on
the east side of Main street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, aud ask
ing for improvements. Street and alley
committee.
A communication was read from Mr.
J. B. Field appealing to the council from
the decision of the city engineer. Mr..
Field says that his property will be dam
aged if the Royal avenue storm sewer is
ended where the engineer estimates.
The matter went to the street and alley |
committee and the city engineer.
Property owners on Bluff street asked |
that crossing be opened and maintained |
over the Fort Worth and Denver and |
Missouri Pacific railway tracks. Street |
and alley committee, who will also con-
slider the opening of the same street over |
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway |
track.
A communion was read from Rev. J. |
Morgan Wells, calling attention to bad |
sewer under the First Baptist church, |
stating that unless remedial steps were |
taken he would institute proceedings