Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL
| The Regular Session OF that Body Held
Last Evening.
The city council met in regular session
last evening at 7:30 with His Honor Mayor
Smith in the chair, all members present
except Messrs. White and Matkin; City
| Attorney Powell, Assistant Attorney Jack
son. City Engineer Kerr and Auditor john
ston were also present. Secretary Burns
| read the minutes of last meeting, and the
| same were approved and signed.
The members were in splendid mood for
business, and the huge pile of documents
| before the secretary began to dwindle and
| kept it up to the close The desire of the
| council to get rid Of all pending business
| was soon apparent, and nothing was left
! over without action-either to settle finally
or to place it on the road to receive fual ac-
| ton at the next weekly sitting. The spec
| tators were not so numerous as on previous
| occasions, but this was accounted for by
| the fact that the circus under the big tent
| had caught 'em-a majority of the members
| of the council having taken it in during the
| afternoon.
The claims committee reported s6050 due
| the board of equalization for services. AL
| lowed.
Also two bills, one of s942 for coal for
electric light and another for 1896 12 for
coal for the waterworks. Allowed.
An estimate by J. 3. Hamilton for work
done on sewer outlet of 500 was read and
discussed. 1t was finally ordered that a
7 note be issued for the amount.
A freight bill held by the Cotton Belt for
freight on sewer pipe amounting to S1l36 2S
caused lengthy discussion. MIR. Barter, as
chairman or the committee having the
| matter in charge, explained in substance
that the contract with the pipe manufact-
urers, represented by Mr.. Mayo, called for
the pipe being delivered at Fort Worth f.
o. b. The pipe had arrived several
days ago, the city was forbidden to un-
load same until satisfactory arrangements
had been made to settle the freight. Mr..
Mayo was out OF the city. He Darter) had
consulted the mayor and secretary, and had
assured MIR. Barnhart of the Cotton Belt
that the bill would be paid. He did this be-
cause the men waiting use the pipe were
idle, and did SO, as he and those consulted
thought, to the best interest of the city
MIR. Mayo was afterward seen. He said
lis firm would certainly pay the freight
bill, but said the bill was to be paid by the
city, and the same deducted from the total
amount of the bill
Mr.. Mics said that this was an outrage-a
scheme of Mr.. Mayors to have the city pay
out cash for this freight bill when the pipe
manufacturers were bound to foot it, and
the matter should go over one week in order
to force Mr.. Mayo's firm to comply with
their contract.
Messrs. Early and Montgomery spoke in
the same tenor as MIR. Nief.
Mr. Barter replied by further state
ment that the city, through its representa-
tives, was now in honor bound to see MIR.
Barnhart out in this matter, pay the bill
and settle the matter with MIR. Mayo He
Oarter) had acted to the best interest of
the city, and as the only way out of the !
trouble without calling meeting of the |
council |
Mr.. Drake thought it best to pay the bill. |
inasmuch as matters were in their present |
shape. Nh. Barnhardt should be protected |
IN his action, as he had permitted the pipe |
to be unloaded (Six cars of the eight as an |
accommodation to the city.
Mr.. Clements and others spoke in the
same strain, and finally it was decided to
pay the bill from the special fund, give the
city's note to the manufacturers for the ell
tire amount according to contract, and COM
pei the pipe firm TO refund the S1136 rs in
cash.
A similar discussion arose over a freight
bill of SIS 60 for school desks, in which
Professor White, superintendent of public
schools. had vouched for the payment of
The freight bill in order to get the desks in
use, as they were badly needed. In this in
stance, too, the firm selling the goods were
70 put the desks here f. O. b. 1t was de-
'ided that this bill be paid in order to pro-
ect Professor White, and that the same
:ourse be pursued as IN the Cotton Belt |
freight bill.
Mr.. Mes suggested that hereafter the
'ouncil have it especially understood that |
L Q: b. p" did not mean that the city was to |
ray freight bills
A bill of the Fort Worth printing and
ithographing company, which went over at |
asst meeting for investigation, was allowed.
Under the head of unfinished business
he ordinance creating the office of pound
Keeper, defining duties, fees, etc., was read
referred to special committee and |
he city attorney. Messrs. Noodle,
Early and Drake were named on the ,
ommitte by the chair.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway |
ompany asked to be permitted to place a
telegraph pole at the corner of Second and
dain streets to convey wires into their
ew office on the second floor. Referred to
treet and alley committee with power to s
ct. I
Smith & Bardon submitted proposition-Si
D sell the w. J. Bailey lot near Federal
ulldlng site on Jennings avenue and erect |
hereon q central fire hall for the sum of |
II 600. Referred to public building and | (
re committee. q
ain work on the Jackson street storm
ever for S132
petition wa: read from four city en-
loyes-two street scrapers and two cart |
that their wages be made |
igher in order that they might get somes
hing near the full figures allowed them
fter selling their scrip at the discount de-
landed by the scrip-buyers. The petition
led Instances where wages had been mads p
conform with this ruls, bat they hsa l.,