Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13


Promptly IT 100 Mayor Smith took his
seat and called the council to order. Roll
cal showed all OF the fourteen aldermen to
be present.
The minutes were read and approved.
The finance committee had nothing 10
report
The police committee reported in favor
of approving the bonds Of the policemen
appointed ut the last council meeting.
Then report from the committee on fire
department was called for and Secretary
Burns read the report. IL set forth that
they had considered the appointment of
Gus Oberhoff as engineer OF the steamer
Don B. Adams for another week and found
their recommendation to have been
wise one, and they made it
a"ain. They also reported that they
found four of the fine horses in bad cOndi-
ton, and recommended the purchase of four
sound horses and the sale OF the four not
Sound III condition.
Mes made motion to adopt all of the
report except that portion in regard TO the
appointment Of the engineer,
a lengthy discussion enSued. The COM
mitteemen contended that they had eX-
amincd the matter thoroughly and had
made their report adviSedly. Other mem
bers OF the council said they We're satisfied
with the committees report, but there
We're several who wanted test
made of the engineer recommended
and when the question came TO 4 vote six
aldermen backed the committee and seven
voted against their recommendations.
Mr.. Jacason-.'Your honor in view of the
action of this council tender my resigna-
ton rs q member Of the fire committee.
This council can have no use for commit
tee IN which il has no confidence"
Mr.. Montgomery-''I wish also TO tender
my resignation as chairman of the commit
tee ON fire department. We have given
three weeks consideration to this matter
and the council refuses 10 indOrse our ac
ton which necessitates our retiring"
Mr. Martini tender my resignation as
the third member OF the committee"
Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Mes argued that it
was not i reflection on the committee. but
Mir Montgomery explained that nothing
else could be made of it.
Mr.. RYAN movh, your honor, that the
question be reconsidered. ! see there is
some feeling in the matter, and since Mr..
MontgOmcry's explanation of the time they
have considered the matter am willing to
vote for the committees report"
The vote was reconsidered. Mr.. OberhOf
was appointed and the designations of the
committeeman We're not accepted. Mr.
Mes WIS excused from voting Oh the ques-
zion.
STREET WORK.
On recommendation OF the street and alIey
committee il was ordered that q contracts
be let TO grade and gravel Evans avenue
Il was ordered that the city engineer ad-
vertise for bids to grade, gravel, curb and
gutter Seventh street from Main TO Jones.
The contract to grade and gravel Crump
street was let TO William Lahey.
Alderman Barter, chairman of the stress
and alley committee, said that meeting of
200 Transfers had been held, at which il
was stated the contractors doing work on
the streets would give them no work. and
they asked the council to put them at work
on the same terms the contractors were
and ask property owners TO pay their share
direct to the city. The committee therefore
asked that the council adopt q resolution
authorizing the city attorney TO draw up
form of contract that this might be done,
the city not 10 pay over 20 cents for gravel
ing. 20 cents for limestone curbing and 10
cents gutteriny.
The city attorney said if under this ar
rangement the city was TO be made respon-
sible for the full amount OF colt on any
street the money could not legally be col
-ected from property owners.
Mr.. Jones said he favored the giving Of
work to the teamsters if it could legally be
done in the proposed manner.
Mr. Drake said if the question were re-
committed the street and alley committee
he thought could arrange the matter and
put the men at work By unanimous vote
the matter was recommitted.
Alderman Day of the public building
committee reported that the insurance COM
panies would repair the Dasgett school