Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-10

! vote being taken the recommendation OF the
| committee prevailed by vote Of eight 10
| six
The petition Of S. ". Taggart 20 be ap-
| pointed sanitary policeman was read. Alder
| man NeiS moved that all applications for
| jobs be deferred one week. The motion pre-
vailed.
Contractor Raticar's petition stating
! that the city engineer refused 10 make
; estimates on the work done in excavating
Front street, and asking that the council
appoint an engineer 70 make such estimates,
was referred to the city engineer and the
reefs and alley committee.
a petition from Peter Hennessey, asking
that the time for the renewal of his license
De extended for a period Of fifteen days 70
cover the time lost while his place, the San
antonio exchange, was Quarantined was
referred 70 the finance committee and city
attorney.
: petition from J. ". Jackson, stating
That he was an inmate Of the San Antonio
house a. the time it was qUarantined
and that during the time ne
had been vaccinated which Rad
caused him much pain and suffering by
reason of its soreness and preventing him
from work, and asking that the city
council pay his board for the time he was
thus laid up, was referred TO the health
committee.
i petition from Smith & Bardon asking
that they be allowed the fun amount Of
their contract price for work on the High
school building evoked considerable dis
cussion. Alderman Armstrong moved II be
not allowed. Alderman Clements urged they
be allowed the full amount II the city
council had money TO throw away in widen
ing streets 20 boom private properly, he
thought Smith & Bardou should be allowed
the full amount OF their claim
Alderman Nicks thought that by with
holding S2U, the amount Of one days for
fcituTe, the precedent would not he Gl-
tered, and thought the bill should be al
lowed The motion was lost. Alderman
Armstrong then moved il lie referred TO
the building committee and the architects.
Carried.
T. Steinfeldt presented certificate AZ
testing that he had paid S4S assessment
for grading and graveiing when the amount
should have been 81. Petition received
and the secretary was instructed TO draw
warrant for the amount.
On motion Of Alderman Nicks warrant
was ordered drawn in favor of Smith &
Bardon for $1,000.
A resolution ordering gutterng on the
north side of Lexington street, between
Fifth and Seventh streets for distance of
I26 fee, was adopted.
Ordered that the price heretofore agreed
upon be paid Anderson Cabel for 4 strip Of
land on East Second street.
4 resolution authOring the city treasurer
20 transfer $4,000 from the general 10 the
sewer fund WIS adopted.
u resolution that the city treasurer be
authorized 10 transfer $500 from the gen
Clal fund to the proceeds of the wuterwOrkS
bonds was adopted.
\ resolution authorizing the treasurer to
transfer funds TO the amount OF $4,000 for
different purposes was adopted
The city sexton reported the total num-
Der Of burials in the city cemetery for the
month of March was sixteen whites.
H r. Early called the attention of the
council to expenditures authorized and 10
provisions made for the funds. Referred
10 finance committee.
Alderman Nicks stated man with
shotgun mad objected to the further pro
gress OF the sewer on the eastern side OF
he city because It destroyed his crop for a
strip o: coo feet in length by eighty feet
N width and stated the matter had
been left to arbitration. This action on the
part Of the man with the shotgun was re
pretended and the course Of the chairman
of the sewer committee in appointing arOi-
traitors was approved.
Alderman Ryan stated the time was at
hand for provisions for spriukling She
streets and moved that the street and alley
committee he instructed TO devise some
plan under the provisions of the new char
ter for sprinkling to De presented a. the
next meeting. The motion prevailed.
AT this point Alderman Armstrong, who
for some time had been endeavoring 10 Sc
cure the attention Of the chair with Il
motion TO adjourn, succeeded IN his efforts,
and the council adjourned.