Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-30
and the same done under the supervision
Of your engineer.
CASEY & SwAsEY,
THos. ROCHE,
E. B. HAROLD,
n. WALLERrcH,
r T. MAnnOY

n. WALLRRIcH,
r. E. MADDOX.
This was referred to the street ant
alley committee.
The following was adopted:
Whereas, John ID. Templeton nov
holds note of S4l66, dated August l 4,
1888, due two years after date and bear
/ ing interest at the rate of eight
per cent. per annum; and whereas the
holder of said note now offers to surren-
der IT on pawn emit of principal and inter-
est to date; be it resolved that the city
secretary be authorized to draw war
rant on the proper fund, for the pay
ment of said note. W. ]. BAILEY.
A communication was read from L. J j..
Kennon, the plaintiff in a suit against
the city, set for trial on Monday next in
the district court of Johnson county, Of
fering to compromise on a payment of
$500, he paying the costs. Referred to
the city attorney.
A communication from Stuart Harri-
son presenting the names of newly elected
officers of the fire department and re-
questing issuance to them was read
The same was confirmed and the COM
missions ordered to be issued.
The following was referred to the
street and alley committee:
FoRr WORTH, april %.
To the Mayor and Council;
GENTLEAIEN-We respectfully ask your
permission TO run railroad switch across
Vine street at a point about l35 feet
north of the center of the Texas and Pa
cific railroad trsolS. Respectfully,
FORT WORTH LIGHT AND POWER Co.
A petit ton, signed by properly owners
on Throckmorton street, to have the side
walks on the thoroughfare cleared of OBJ
structions, was referred to the street and
alley committee.
A petition from property owners on
Peter Smith street, between jennings
avenue and Hemphill street, offering 90
pay their share for the grading of same
was referred to the street and alley COM
mittee with power to act
A petition was read from Jules A Glib
son, calling attention to the necessity for
the numbering of houses in the city and
placing OF names of streets on corners,
and Offering TO do the work for l6 cents
for numbering each house, and "a cents
for putting up street signs. Referred to
the street and alley committee.
The following was read: The Fort
Worth street railway company respect
is the owner of line of street railway on
Jones street from Twelfth street to Front
street in said city; that said
line of railway constitutes
part of large system
OF street railway in this city belonging to
petitioner, and is an indispensable part
thereof; that petitioner system of
street railways has been leased by it to
the North Side street railway COM
pany, and Is now being operated
by the latter company; that some
time ago the city council ordered
by an ordinance the tearing up of
petitioner g line of railway on said street
for an alleged failure to operate 1t as re-
CURED by law. Petitioner shows that,
if in respect to the operation of said line
of railway there has been any direlec-
ton, it has BEEN on the part of said
North Side company and not on the part |
of petitioner, the owrer of SAID property,
Wherefore, petitioner prays that until
there be a judicial ascertainment of de-
fault on its part, its rights be not in
fringed, and that the ordinance directing
the tearing up of said track be recon-
sidered.
Signed Fort WORTH STREET r. Co.
lon motion of Mr.. Jackson and with
ont discussion this was laid on the table.
The following was referred to the street
and alley committee and the CITY en-
gineer:
We the undersigned citizens would re-
spectfully ask that the grade of West
Seventh street be go changed as to allow
the water on Seventh street east of Macon
street to pass down Macon and Cherry to |
the storm sewer on jackson street.
Following was read:
Fort WORTH, Tx, April 20.
Whereas the city of Fort Worth has
agreed to grade, gravel and fill up |
West Seventh street according to |
the plans and specifications made |
by the city engineer, now, there
fore, in consideration of said i'm |
the undersigned agree and |
bind themselves to pay 20 said oity upon /
the completion of said work the
sum set opposite their name, buff
it is expressly agreed aud understood I
that said parties are responsible for the
amount given by each one and are nos1
each for the other. q
The Chamberlin Investment company g
BY H. w. Tallant, $500; Hendricks So
5000; K. NJ. Van Zandt, S50G 7
Hyde Jennings, $1,000.
With the comment that this was not IN
accord with the original proposition,
Mr.. Martin moved its acceptance as
Carried.
The public grounds committee were
yiyen another week In which to report on
petitions for appointment to the office of
exton OF the colored cemetery.
The following was received and ordered |.
pread on the record:
LIBERAL CENTRAL ASSOCIATION, |
Il Parliament street, |
LONDON, s. W., April II, 1890.
70 n. r. Farley, Esq:
SIR am directed by Mr.. Gladstone
o acknowledge with his cordial thanks
he receipt of the resolution which, you
ave done him the honor TO transmit to
i'm on behalf of the city council Of the
fr5 of Fort Worth, Tex, held on Feb
uary Is. last. l am, sir, your obedlent
srvant,
". A. DEALEY.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Fraser
nstrueting the street commissioner to
aise the grade of Jennings avenue from
he south side of West Daggett avenue to
he north side of Railroad avenue, to
irevent surface water standing onNthe
treei... Referred 10 street. and alley
ommittee. ksSt
Mr. Nicks was excused from the knaFf
y Mayor Pendleton.
resolution presented by the erect