Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-23
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
Fort Worth is in the Procession
and There to Stay.
Whereas, the Taxpayers Considered
the City Hall Matter; Resolved
That We Build One.
and a Hotel That viii satisfy the Capitalist
and Prosp,c,or Provided For-Ths
0ld-Tims spirit.
The panther hoWled!

II did.
And the outcome will be half million
dollar hotel and Sl25. 200 city hall.
The old-time mvincible spirit of Fort
Worth pervuded the board of trade
meeting last night, and when it became
eviden; that something must rip or bust,
it ripped.
There was good attendance. The
floor Of the auditorium was covered with
nearly ell the live men of the city. who
had come forth to hear the city hall
matter discussed and to consider any
| other subject that might come up.
Col. T. j Hurley was III the chair with
Secretary Z. S. Biden of the chamber of
| commerce ut hand TO attend 10 the du-
ties of the scribe of the occasion.
1t was explained that the prime object
of the meeting was TO discuss the situation
of the city us regards the building
OF city hall. Col. Robert Mozart
made q rousing speech in behalf of the
project. He had read the report of the
finance committee OF the city council,
and could not see why there should be
any hesitancy in at once beginning
operations on the building, which
should be on plan ana
scale commemorate with the growing
needs of the city. Mr.. Mozart said in
vestors who were on the verge of putting
their money in Fort Worth were waiting
TO see il the people of Fort Worth had
confidence in themselves. If the new
enterprises contemplated In Fort
Worth were put on foot there
would be such an era of pros
perity as the people here had
never dreamt OF. He said the people
should express their views as to city
hall, and no alderman would set himself
against the views of the people.
Hon. Z. T. d. Andrews was called
upon for speech. He said that after
reading the export of the finance COM
mittee he wPs more fully convinced than
ever Of the ability of the city to construct
clty hall. 'Wheu the nation was
in danger of dislntegration the
president issued bonds of the country
for its protection. a municipal reserve
fund is not i'll keeping with proper
finauciering, for the liabilities of q
Municipality are limited and are not sub
iect to emergencies or sudden tluctua-
tons. 1t is not like a bank, where de-
positors are liable to make unexpected
calls. We have margin of about
Sl42 900. No man would favor the con-
struction of city hall before the perfec-
tion of the wa terworks system. But if it is
decided now to build the hall il will be
months before work can be commenced
on 1t. The money stringency will not
always exist in the country. We should
not be afraid TO make i'll vestments in
Fort Worth on our own account. This
city ia in the mere infancy of
its growth. We have never yet
made an improvement here not justified
By the city's expansion. We must put
up substantial structures. l believe we
can build this CITY hall. Other expenses
can be Topped off. If it can be done
wisely and prudentlv it should be done.
Now is the time for work
There were calls for Alderman ARM
strong, who, when the proposition wus
before the city council last Tuesday
evening advocated the building so siren
uously. Mr.. Armstrong said it was the
duty of the alderman to carry out the
wishes of the people, as the alderman
acted merely in the capacity of the peo-
pIes' servant. Mr.. Armstrong did not
want TO participate in the discussion,
but Mr.. Ryan and himself had
prepared commentary upon the
tinance committee report that he
would like to have read.
Mr.. Martin asked that the finance
committee . report be read in connection
with the commentary, as it was not
probable many of those present had read
the former in THE GAZETTE.
Mr.. Ryan objected. He thought It
was q reflection on the Intelligence of
the body to say they had not read THE
GAZETTE.
Whether the finance committees re-
port should be read was put TO vote and
lost, but Mr.. Martin was given the floor
to give synopsis of the document,
which he did.
Mr.. Armstrong then read the report
prepared by Mr.. Ryan and himself. This
report shows how the necessary ex-
penditures for the coming year rs shown
in the finance committee . report, can be
cut down thus: Twenty five thousand dol
lars can be cut from street Improvement
expenditure; SIT 500 can be taken from
the amount set apart for Sixth ward
school; the central fire hall need not be
built till after the city hall, thus saving
S37 900; the fire hall in the
Sixth ward can be dispensed with,
saving $4,000 more: the emergency
fund of Sis 600 set aside by the finance
committee can be used in tho city hall
emergency giving a total saving of