Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-01
WILL HAVE A MARKET.
The Proceedings of the Adjourned Meet
ing of the Council.

| The Proceedings of the Adjourned Meet
ing of the Council
| The aldermen seemed to be in hearty &C
| cord with the weather last night. that is [,
| say they We're inclined to be hot-tempered
| 1t was nearly s O'Clock when Alderman
| Jackson moved that in the absence OF tn:
! mayor and the president Of the coun
| be chosen to act as chairman. The coun
| Gil was then called to order, bu'
before the calling of the role was com
pleted Alderman Jones entered and took The
chair, and the business proceeded with a.
the aldermen present.
The report of the special committee tC
whom was referred the question Of secur
ing the nine lots owned by Mt Bailey II
order to give ample room for . market and
city hall, reported that the price asked wa:
81. coo
Alderman Mes moved the report of the
committee be received and the proposition
declined. Carried.
Alderman Drake, in response TO ques-
ton from one of the aldermen, stated that
four lots could De secured for Sl4, Ooo.
Alderman parter thought that the price
was too elevated.
Alderman Armstrong in I few remarks
agreed with Alderman Barter.
Alderman Montgomery moved that Spe-
cial committee of three be appointed TO as
certain what twenty-five feet necessary 10
square the property could be purchased for.
Alderman Armstrong stated that he had
talked with MIR. Bailey in regard 10 II, anu
that the land could be bought for 5000.
Alderman Montgomery withdrew his mo-
ton.
President Jones thought the point TO be
decided was whether there should be .
market in connection or city hall alone.
Alderman Clements spoke in favor OF q
market for the reason that the rentals
would pay the interest on the bonds and
provide for the sinking fund.
Alderman White spoke in favor OF
market because it would in
sure pure meats and fresh vege-
tables, besides fostering the industry
OF market gardening and encourage the
building Of hot houses by which Fort
Worth would have fresh vegetables on the
market every morning in the year from
that eight years ago the taxable
valuation of Fort Worth was three millions,
now it was twenty-four millions and if the
city continued to grow at the present rate
of progress in 1900 Fort Worth would have
n population of 100. 0OJ and an assessed val
uation of 500, 600, 900, and that the council
must build this hail with an eye 10 the
future.
Alderman Armstrong agreed with the
would give ample room.
Alderman Nies-''There's no use talking
about this thing until we know if we can
get release of Hyde Park 1t was given
TO the city for park purposes and not for
street. l move, in order to decide the ques-
ton, that we build city hall with
market
The vote was taken and resulted in favor
of the market considerably to the surprise
of Alderman Mes, who evidently expected
il would go the other wa.
On motion of Alderman Barter the QueS-
ton of securing the best terms possible for
this and other sites was referred to the
special committee 10 report at the next
meeting.
The report of the committee on redistrict-
ing the northern wards was called for.
Alderman Armstrong moved as substi-
tute that the Eighth ward annexation be
called
Alderman Barter stated he had prepared
a report, but the other members OF the
committee had not signed it.
Alderman Armstrong; move as sub
stitute for all preceding motions that the
committee be given five minutes 10 make
its report Carried. At the expiration
Of the five minutes Alderman Ryan stated
that the committee was unable to agree,
and moved that the question be deferred
until the next meeting.
Alderman Armstrong. Move we 'jOurn,"
soto voce.
The motion was seconded by several al
iermen, the motion was put and carried and
he council adjourned before Alderman
Armstrong really knew whether he was in
earnest or only joking about the motion.