Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
COUNCIL MEETING.
The Propositions for Sites for
the Central Fire Hall.
THE WATERW0RKS LOCATION
Proves To be the Signal for '.Chewing-
theRas" Matinee-Iteport of the
Finance Committce-Lengthy
and Windy Session

The city council met last night and had
one of its old-time stormy meetings Three
hours and half were spent in discussing
questions of public interest. the most i'm
rortant being that of the location OF the
new waterworks site. Nearly all OF the coun-
clmen took hand in the discussion
and gave vent 10 their IDEAS on the subject.
There were two locations named-the one
where the waterworlls now stand. the other
On what is known as the Van Zandt field.
The latter piece of land is in the hands of
Capps & Carty and Robert Mozart, and the
proposition made by them WIS recommended
by the waterworks committee as the better
location, all things considered. The pro-
position was to sell the city fifty or more
acres at the rate of Si00 per acre, the land
TO be selected by 4 committee chosen by
the council. The terms of payment
were that the city should execute four
notes payable in six, twelve, eighteen
and tweuty-f0ur months. The right of way
20 build as many wells as may be desired
from Arlington Heights TO the Texas ard
Pacific reservation was also granted. When
the proposition had been read, a motion was
made and recorded to adopt the report of
tine committee Alderman Noodle offered
as a substitute the following resolution:
Resolved, that il is the sense of this coun-
Gil that we should proceed ct once TO the
development of our artesian water supply
before taking further action toward the
Improvement of the present system of wa
terworks, and with that object
in view the waterworks com
mittee and the public grounds COM
mittee acting as n joint committee be and
Are hereby authorized to ask for privileges
Of sinking wells in the river valley and
right of way for couduit-pipes TO intake
well near the present pumping station. as
sell as bids for not less than three nor
more than fifty acres of land for reservoirs
'or future storage OF water and report at
.he next meeting.
Alderman Noodle opposed the location of
he works on the Van Zandt field, thinking
The present location a more practicable
one. he talked At some length on the
subject. explaining his views on the queS-
ion. He favored the erection of a stand
ripe somewhere near the square, have
the water pumped to this by the engine
ana from here distributed over the city.
Alderman Martin seconded the resolution
and rather conceded with Alderman Mood
les views. He opposed the purchase of $50, 900
worth of property if the present location
with the addition of 4 few acres could be
made sufficient.
Alderman Armstrong opposed the pur-
chase of the new property il there was
sufficient ground where the old waterworkS
stand, but if it was necessary TO purchase
any more land at the present site he favored
he purchase of the VaRZandt property. If
here was any surplus territory this he pro-
posed to use Us city park.
Alderman Early spoke on ::the weight of
The question before the council, and favored
the report of the committee.
Alderman Barter was enthusiastic for
he old location, and had a thousand rea-
sons TO support his views. He spoke at
some length, and his views on the subject
were very clearly understood by the coun-
Gil.
Alderman Neis, one of the committee on
waterworks, then arose and defended the
report of the committee and advocated the
purchase of the Van Zandt property.
After discussing the question till after -
o'clock the resolution of Alderman Noodle
was defeated by a vote of 9 TO
), and the report of the water
works committee recommending
he purchase of the property offered by
Capps & Cantley was adopted by vote of
10 TOT.
The regular proceedings were as follows:
The finance committee made a report
Ihowing that out of an assessment roll of
axes amounting 10 1921, 593. 49, in
ipite of the hardest times in the
INST history n,, o6 Of the r, city, ssls, essss
As being an extremely favorable sign. 1t
was recommended that the ordinance of
The city which bears on the collection of
taxes be SO revised as to in some way in
sure the full collection of the assessed
lakes.
The claims committee recommended the
payment of the following claims: Water
works, coal, s2566S: electric light, coal,
fa2. a.: school fund, S4l "a; miscellaneous,
fi06l0 interest on second series OF bonds,
fl756.57.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, that the mayor and city secre-
iary are authorized to execute two notes of
The city for slT50 each to the Fire ex-
inguisher manufacturing company, due in
NE and two years after date
The claim Of Benefited & Glenn for sa65