Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-06


of the private buildings; he laughs at the
county buildings; but when he sees the
city halI--but | guess you never show
him that. AS Taxpayer I am willing
to bear my pro rata of the expenses or
new city hall We must now 60 for
ward, Fort Worth can never retro
grade. It is due to the progress OF the
city that the city council should aid IN Its
progress.
Alderman Fry agreed with Mr.. Smith.
He was on the public grounds COMMITTEES
and had agreed to the $50 200 building
which had been reported, but that re-
port had been thrown out. But discus
sion of the matter had been begun wrong
Tonight. He thought the council had
better take another start in the business;
so he moved that the ordinance lay over
until the next meeting Of the council.
Haymaker and Bailey made concilia-
tory remarks and ,anetaphorically kissed
and made up.
Alderman Nicks did not see just how
the city was going to come out hnan-
eially if these bonds were fioated.
Alderman Daggett could not see where
there was any difference between this
proposition and the undertaking Of pri-
vate corporations, which always found it
profitable to carry on their work in
manner similar to that proposed TO be
done by the city. The only fault he
found with the ordinance was that 1t did
not call for 500 900. If the city was to
be built up by the expenditure OF money
he preferred having his cash In public
rather than private institution.
Jones thought this q mere financial
proposition. Could the city, with the
other expenses it had in hand, undertake
this business? He did not think so.
Daggett favored the postponement of
action till the next meeting In order that
the papers might point out to the erring
aldermen the path Of duty and progress
siveuess.
The motion to lay over carried.
The ordinance granting right of-way
to the Fort Worth and Arlington
Heights railway company over Seventh
and Jones streets was read, but after eX-
planning the situation of litigation with
the present holders of the franchise over
those streets, Fry moved that this ordin-
ance be received and filed, but motion
by Jackson that the ordinance lie over
! till next meeting carried.
A resolution was carried instruotinE
the street commissioner TO put in the
guttering on Main street, between Fiji
teeuth and Front streets, and on Fiji
teenth, between Main and Houston, az
cordiug TO engineer g grade.
/ A resolution to advertise for bids TO
! grade and gravel Ballinger street from
/ Railroad avenue to Pennsylvania avenue,
! according to petition, was tabled.
A resolution to complete the storm
sewer on Royal avenue from Belknap
street to Valley street, was referred to
! the street and alley committee and the
| city engineer.
Resolution by Mics authorizing the
! city engineer to order 500 feet OF six
/ inch sewer pipe to complete the South
! Side sewers was adopted, placing super
vision of the new South Side engine
house in the hands of the city engineer.
A resolution being proposed by Mr..
! Daggett that Mr.. Brooks he re-employed
as foreman of the rock crusher, the mat
ter was placed in the hands of the street
and alley com mittee, with power to act.
Chief of the Fire Department Don b.
Adams reported as follows for the month
ending February %: Number of alarms
5; amount of property involved, $500:
loss sustained, $500, fully insured. Re-
! ferred to the fire committee.
The report of City Marshal Farmer OF
the amount of fines collected for FebTu-
ary showed total Of $633. Finance COM
mittee.
The report of the city scavenger was
referred to the finance committee.
The report of the city sexton showed q
total OF fourteen burials for February.
The report of Assessor and Collector
Wilson showed collections for the month
of March of $45, 4G2 80. Finance COM
mittee.
It was moved by Mes that the city
t1d 70 MN.
fer with the county commissioners re-
eardiug the building of joint county
and city hospital at plat just south o.
the Hebrew cemetery. Carried.
Alderman Daggett presented the fol-
lowing: "Resolved that the stree
commissioner be instructed to put From
and Jones streets to grade
Engineer Kaue-''I want it distinctly
understood that am not working under
the street commissioner.
After discussion the matter was put il
the hands of the commissioner and en-
gineer to act ct once.
A petition to grade three blocks of Eas
Bluff street passed.
A petition was read for the privilege o
putting in poles for the installation o
the Ball electric light system, signed b.
William Lor.ey. Street and alley com
mittee with the city attorney.
A petition from P. Smith for remis'
sion of S15.75, costs paid but claimed no
to have been due. Referred to city at
torney.
A petition from residents on Pennsyl
vauia avenue requesting the grading o
that street between Jennings and Hemp
hill streets, was referred to the stree
and alley committee with power to ad'
vertise for bids.
A communication from the superin
tendent of public schools calling atten
ton to the proximity of a circus to tn
high school building was received an
ordered complied with so far as possible
The bill of the Sisters of Charity 70
S2l for attention to Martin Major was al
lowed, and bill of DR.. Adams was re
ferred to the claims committee.
Moved by Mr.. Nicks that the Demo
cratic executive committee be invited
hold the state Democratic convention