Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-31
The fuckers Eill Well Engaged the Attention
OF the Fathers Ths Contractor
in the Hole.
A Big Bond Issue Provided For-General
Improvement Bonds for Sewers,
streets and Building Purposes.

City Attorney Powell, Assistant City
Attorney Jackson and superin endent of
city schools, Prof. J NJ. Carlisle, was
among the spectators.
When Mr.. Burns concluded the read
IN. of the minutes, which were found
correct, Mayor Smith read an inv itation
from the Ladies' auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian association to the menu
beers of the city council to lend their
patronage to an entertainment to be
given for the benefit of the benevolent
home. The invitation was received aud
filed, and those who could attend prom
Used TO do so.
The petition OF City Auditor tombstone
for a safe for his Office was allowed.
The followi e was read and adopted:
Fort WORTH, Tex. Dec. 81, 1890.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
Your finance committee recon mends
the passage of the following resolu-
toR:
Resolved. that the city attorney be,
and he is hereby directed TO draw up
IN ordinance providing for the issu-
ance of $500 900 coupon bonds, principal
and interest payable in gold, 10 be
dated March /, 1891, running thirty
years from date and bearing interest at
5 per cent per annum, payable semi
annually as per coupon attached, to be
styled general improvement bonds for
sewer, street aud building purposes.
THOMAS p. MARTIN,
GEORGE MES.
JESSE JONES,
Finance Committee.
P. B. Binyon was allowed q claim of
S305 80 for coal.
The street and alley committee re-
ported favorsbly on the claim of S204 A
tor work on Crump street, and the same
was allowed.
City Engineer H. H. Kerr submitted
an estimate of the cost of improving
Walnut street between Texas and
Seventh streets, placing the amount al
S529. 1t was adopted.
On resolution of Mr.. Furman the COM
mittee on public buildings was directed
to look into the black boards being placed
IN the new high school building, and if
same are not satisfactory to cause them
to be replaced with slate boards.
On accommodation of the sewer COM
mittee the petition of w. d. Harrison to
be licensed to do plumbing work in the
city vas granted.
Mr.. Mics for the waterworks commit
tee wanted advice from the council. The
contractor, on the city's artesian well has
struck snae. He has gone down now
400 feet, aud cannot 20 further without
using less than six-ilch casing. and If he
do that he loses his money for the con-
tract, and the contractor makes q propo-
sltion thus:
FoRr WORTH, Tex, Dec 30.
To the Waterworks Committee;
GENTLEMEN-We would respectfully
ask that our contract with the city for
drilling the ar.esian wei be allowed to
be SO modified that We be allowed TO use
fve-inch casing for the purpose OF shut
ting of the water and continuing the
hole. We will stipulate that should we
strike supply OF water below where we
now are that we will ream the hole after
withdrawing the easing to the full size of
seven inches ard case II then with 8 3-l6
casing SO perforated as to leave the full
and free flow. We will also make re-
ductiou in the contract price of the well 4,
leaving out the price of heavy casing for
700 feet. which price is 81 80 per loot +,
and putting in the 3 5-l6 easing ct our
own expense. Should we not strike more
water We will deduct for the difference
between e 5-inch hole, which we would
now carry down, and the 6-inch hole
which II would require according to con-
tract. The price OF 700 feet 6-iuch cas-
ing at 81 80 per foot and 81. so per foot
for the SEQ feet to go to reach the 1000
feet limit. We are led to ask this con-
cessIou from the fact that 1t Is no longer
possible to put 6-incn casing down. In
fact we have reached the limit of where
we can possibly put the 6-inch casing.
Respectfully,
PANHANDLE MACHINERY AND IMPROVE
MENT COMPANY.
W. s. MARSHALL, President.
The matter was referred back to the
waterworks com mit,ee with power to
act.
The ordinance amending the ordinan ce
granting franchise to the Arlington
Heights street railway came up for sec
ond reading. The ordinance provides
ouly for a change of elk feet in the start
ing point Of the extension Of the line on
Seventh street. The members of the
council thought there miyht be some
thing under the chip, but they were con-
WINGED otherwise. and the ordinance
passed.
An ordinance granting the same line
an extension of sixty days IN which &c
secoud time and passed.
Mr.. Fraser stated that he thought l,
L could be proved that Contractor Simpson
had agreed 10 place Seventh street wesl
from Penn street to the river in good
condition for the use OF the dirt which he
used east of Penn street. Mr.. Fraser
| moved then that the city do the work
and have the cost charged up agaIns,
Mr.. Simpson on final settlement.
City Attorney Powell stated that Mr.
Simpson could not be responsible a!
| there was no contract between him and
the city for the work.
1t was brought to the memory of ths
council that there was a resolution
| already in effect ordering the street
comm ssioner to do the work.
Mr.. Mes said, with regard to tht
| city's electric light plant, that sample
| of six-foot and twelve-foot arm hat
| been put up, and the six-foot arm
seemed more servicable, though TIT
other givss better light perhaps. TIL
| contract calls for twelve-foot arm. H
fhourhf hast IN hars tha sly foot TIL,