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


territory are opposed to annexation TO 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,
JAKE JOHNSON.
| State of Texas, County of Tarrant.-Sub-
| scribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
day of May, 1891 j. c. TERRELL. JR..
| A Notary Public in and for Tarrant County,
| Texas.
FORT WORTH, TEX, May 4, 1891.
| To the Honorable. the Mayor and Council Of
the City of Fort Worth:
| GENTLEMEN-We, the undersigned, who
| are qualified voters for members of the leg
| iSlature of the state Of Texas, and who re-
side in the following territory. and who are
| qualified voters for members of the legisla-
| ture therein, to-wit:
Beginning At the intersection of the south
| side of Terrell avenue with the west line or
| side of Jennings avenue to Magnolia street !;
| thence along the north line of Magnolia
street to where 1t is again intersected by
said Jennings avenue running south; thence
along the west side or line of said avenue
until it intersects with Myrtle street;
thence along said north side or line of Nlyr-
tie street to its intersection with Hemphill
avenue, across said avenue to the west side
thereof; thence along said west line to the
north line of Lilac street east along said
north line of Lilac street TO the west line or
right of way of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa F'e railroad: thence southwest along
said west line of the right of way of said
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad to the
north line of the Lydia Warwick survey:
thence west along said north line of said
Lydia Warwick survey TO the northeast
corner of the w. Tucker survey; thence
west along the north line of said W. Tucker
survey TO the southwest corner of the ]. \.
Ellis survey; thence north along the west
line of the j. \. Ellis survey to the south
west corner of the Peter Rouche survey:
thence north along the west line of the said
Peter Rouche survey to the southwest cor
ner of the said William WEIGH survey:
thence directly north along the west line
of said William WEIGH survey 10
the present city limits-and which ter
ritory is now sought to be made part
of said city by petition land not by regular
election), do now here most earnestly op-
pose the annexation of the same to said city.
and we ask you not to annex the same to
said city, and to count our votes against
such annexation.
Some OF US signed the petition now be-
fore your honorable body. asking to annex
said territory as aforesaid. Before action
is taken by you we wish TO recall our votes,
and hereby vote against annexation as
aforesaid. Respectfully, j. j. Goodfellow,
J. c. Terrell, Thomas A. Tidball, a. n B.
James, w. d. Cobb, W. r. Heron. John A.
Martin, T. j. Nored, j. s. Pittinger, E.
Friedrich, a. r. Leach, jim Brown, r. NJ.
Page, W. p. Miller, A. S. Eastup, w. Muir
ply, j. y. Lee, J. B. Heron, G. NJ. Often,
d. 5. Ross, r. l. Lee, T. Leach, j. c. Ter
rel, Jr., r. G: Blakeney, J; H. Mccoy, l..
Cowen, n. S. Laney, y. Larkin, J. B. An
derson, Lee Hagood, Harvey Robi-
son, Joe Fisher j. NJ. wilkins,
Jonathan Wright, V. E. Podesta. Jackson
GOWNS. James Morrison. W c. w. Mckee,
II. E. Thayer, John Rogers, I. II. Hill, Bill
Williams, 5. NJ. Strickland, William Ed
wards, j. G. Carswell, a. F. Lyle Jake F.
Zurn, W. X. Lyle, Hubert White, S. NJ.
Robinson, William Brennan. Jake Johnson,
f. Phelps, T. L. Lyle, D. H. Swartz. j. I.
Wiseman, D. II. Purvis, W. I. Strickland,
W. H Strickland, j. NJ Cobb, j. Van
Renssaler, j. II. Leach, G. R. West.
Mr.. Barter said the council, after listen
ing to the remonStrance, was on notice
and. in his opinion, it would be clearly an
Illegal act to annex the Eighth ward COR
trary to the wishes OF a majority
of the voters therein. He was also op-
posed TO giving the1ll people two aldermen.
Some of the aldermen opposed giving the
Second ward two more aldermen by divid-
ing II but there was no way it could be cut
up that would not give any section more
voters and taxpayers than the Seventh and
Eighth wards combined.
Mayor Smith said there was no use in
getting big lawsuit on the city's hands
and the council should go slow
The remonStrance went 10 the city at
torney and action on both re6istrictinr re-
ports was postponed.
The finance committee reported in favor
of appointing j. ". Robinson, c. L. Walker
and William Barr as board of equaliza-
ton. Adopted.
The deed from ". ]. Bailey to the
city for property for the city hall
and street purposes was read and
after some discussion was accepted. The
deed is placed in the hands of Robert G..
johnson, trustee, to be delivered to the city
when the contract TO build the city hall is
closed
G. H. Craig was granted ten days leave
of absence.
\ petition from City Marshal Maddox
was read asking the council for Il room in
in which policemen could change from citi- |
zens' dress to uniform, and in which valu- |
able papers could be kept. Referred to
public building committee.
On motion of Alderman Jackson the |
health committee was given power to sup |
ply the place Of Health Officer Craig tenn |
porarily.
The city engineer said it was necessary to
build the outlet for the sewer system. He |
had profles ready. I
On motion the matter was referred to the |
sewer committee for action.
MIR. Mes said the waterworks committee, |
with the mayor, asked for ten days. leave of 1
absence TO inspect the waterworks At Mem.