Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-06

any theater or variety show in any house OF
place where Intoxicating liquors are sold or
drank without first having obtained from the
city council permit to give, carry on or ma in
tain said theater or variety show. Provided,
that no permit shall be valid for more than
three months, and any person or persons vio-
lating the provisions of this ordinance sh all be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
victou thereof shall be fined in any sum not less
than $50 nor more than 500.
When this article had been read Mr..
Clements motion was put and carried.
A petition from residents in the
Seventh ward for the opening up of
Violet street and making crossing over
the railroads along same went to the
street and alley committee.
Auditor tombstone s report finding the
account OF City Assessor and Collector
Hugh T. Wilson correct went to the
finance committee.
The auditors financial report up to
July 81 was read. The report contains
the following:
Bills payable. 60. sO1 81
Due waterworks go ........-...... g. 700 o.
Cash balance in the treasury. ....- 252, 49l 40
Accounts allowed by the council from
July 10 5l.-.-.-...-- .--..--.-.---- Za,4o4 AZ
The report was received and referred
to the finance committee.
The following was presented:
Resolved, that the street and alley
committee are hereby authorized TO ex-
pend $40 per day for the purpose of
sprinkiing such portions of Main, Hous-
ton, Rusk and Throckmorton streets
and Jennings avenue, as said committee
shall determine and designate, this reso-
luton to be operative until further orders
from the council. JAMES RYAN.
MIR. Ryan spoke briefly in explanation
of the resolution. The question OF
sprinkling the streets of the city, he
said, had come up in the council
couple OF weeks previously, aud
had teen referred to the street and
alley committee of which he Is
member. He had consulted the assist
ant city attorney (Mr. Powell being alb
sent from the city and acting upon his
advice an adverse report was presented.
But Mir. Powell having returned it is
learned that the general funds Of the city
are available for street sprinkling pur-
poses, and Mr.. Ryan hastens to give the
city the benefit.
Mr.. Armstrong moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Mr.. Clements moved that it be the
sense of the council that the city IS water
supply is too mea%er to admit of extern
sion of the sprinkling business.
Mr.. Armstrong spoke strongly in faver
of sprinkling. He said the council could
not get out aud build up the city, but it
could keep the city clean. That is the
duty of the council. We have the worst
spriukled city in the state. 1t is q bad
advertisement.
Mr.. Nies--It is a question of pumping
ability. We are not able to accommo-
date even the regular consumers of
water.
Mr.. Rail suggested that the flow from
the Tucker hill artesian well be used for
street sprinkIng.
The resolution was referred to the
street and alley and wsterworks commit
tees for conference with power to act.
The waterworks committee were gwen
permission to supply omissions of lights
under the new electric system.
Charles Coppinger's proposition was
read Offering to accept $500 for permis-
sion to run the sewer through and under
his land, erect man-hole and permit
the wasting of tunnel excavation on said
land. Sewer committee, with power TO
act.
Mr.. Armstrong brought up the ques-
ton of enforcing the weed ordinance
1t was referred to the city attorney.
Property owners and citizens on Park
avenue petitioned for water main. Wa
terworks committee.
The matter of Preston Perry IS appoint
ment as driver of the w. B. Tucker hose
carriage, was referred to the fire de-
partment committee.
On motion of 7. P. Martin the city
secretary was instructed to draw W rrant
from the fund from the sale of water
works bonds for 81 100 90 to be applied
to payment Of the claim of H. F. Worth
!ngton for balance due on pumping
engine. Adopted.
The secretary was authorized to draw
q warrant for Sll7O, amount due Heck
& Baker for electric light building.
Petition of Jones street property own
ers between Sixth and Eighth streets for
grading of that part of the street went
to the street and alley committee.
The following was read:
FoRT WORTH, Tex, July rs, 1890.
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council:
CENTENNIAL call attention to what
consider the unsafe and dangerous con-
1ition of the central span of the North
Side bridge. L attach plan for rebuild |
ing the south cylinders aud
suggest that bids be asked
lot. L IHiuh LueE6 Will D6 an 0QeX- |
pended balance of the S2500 Above for |
the south trestle, and that |
this together with the fact that If rebuilt |
We can arrange for the north end, and |
these cylinders, of another span which |
will have to be built sooner or later, will |
bring the expense within your approval. |
H. n. KERR,
City Engineer.
Referred to the street aud alley COM
nittee with power to act.
A proposal for fire wagon from |
George w. Kite was referred to the de- /
3artment committee.
The following was read:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
GENTLEMEN-The city council has in |
ny opinion the power to appropriate
money to pay expense incurred in the |
'ecent enumeration OF the oity's census
~ the board of trade. 1t is a matter
,ver which the council would have had |
he right originally and can legally pay
he expenses mentioned.
L. ]. POWELL,
City Attorney.
AS the bill presented by the chamber
If commerce amounts to $3.50 the coun-
Ill was willing to pay half of it, and a
notion TO that effect was carried.
A report from Fire Chief Don Adams
the purchase of thirty
lew alarm boxes and one four-wsy orr
,uit repeater was laid oyer for q week.
The following was read:
An ordinance regulating the disburse-