Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-20

base representation on population. 1t was
unfair to permit Ill people to have the
same vote in levying taxes that 1000 people
had.
On motion J. c. Scott, an attorney, was
granted permission to address the council
He said he appeared for heavy taxpayers
who objected to annexing 40 acres in the
proposed Eighth ward, on which
only two people lived. He told
the council that his clients had
instructed him to go the courts ifneces-
sary and especially were they determined
TO do this when it was proposed to saddle
on them portion of q, 14i. 900 debt.
D. S. Ross then took the floor and read
the following
REMoNsTRANCE.
The State of Texas, County of Tarrant.-
Before me, the undersigned authority, this
day personally appeared J. c. Terrell, ST.,
Thomas A. Tidball, G. NJ Often, John A.
Martin and Jake Johnson, who, being by
me first duly sworn, upon oath say they are
each and every one of them qualified voters
for members of the legislature, and all re-
side in the territory described in the petit
ton filed with the city council of the city of
Fort Worth on the 2sth day of April, 1891,
for the annexation OF certain territory
therein described as the Eighth ward to
said city of Fort Worth. Atlantis say that
no election whatever was held for ten days
prior to said 2Sth day of April, 1891, in said
territory for the purpose OF determining
whether majority of the inhabitants of
said territory qualified to vote for members
Of the legislature We're in favor of becoming
part of the city Of Fort Worth, and that
no election TO determine said question has
ever been held in said territory aforesaid.
Atlantis say that the petition presented to
the city council on said date aforesaid was
circulated in an eX parte manner by the
friends of annexation, without any notice to
i,,k,n he Nf If
election. and without the presence or bnowl-
edge of those of said inhabitants of said ter
ritory opposed to annexation: that since
said time the attached remonStrance has
been circulated in said territory and signed
by those whose names are attached thereto.
who constitute majority OF the qualified
voters for members of the legislature inhab-
iting said territory; that it is not true as
stated in the affidavit attached to said petit
ton that twenty-one OF the voters for men,
berS of the legislature living in said terri
tory over ana above majority voted in
favor of annexation to the said city of Fort
WORTH that many persons signed the afore-
said petition without properly understand
ing the issue or through undue influence,
eleven of whom have signed the attached
remonStrance, thus indicating their desire
to be counted as voting against said annex
alton as proposed. Atlantis say that a ma
jority of eight of the qualified voters for
members of the legislature living in said
territory are opposed to annexation 10 the
city Of Fort Worth, and that the petition
for annexation filed with the city council
April 2S, 1891, does not represent the vote
OF 4 majority of the qualified voters for
members of the legislature living in the
said territory therein described.
j. C. TERRELL,
G. NJ. OFTEN,
JNo. A MARTIN,
THOS. a. TIDBALL,