Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-29

railway from Weatherford and Throckmor-
ton streets south to Fifteenth east TO Cal
houn, south to Front, east to Boaz, south
| to Elizabeth. east to New York avenue,
south to Tyler's addition: also from Boaz
| and Texas east to Cedar Referred 10
| streets and alleys committee and city at
| torney.
From property owners for the grading
and crawling of Crump street. Referred
! to streets and alleys committee. not to DE
| allowed until curbing and guttering is done
From Mr.. Matlock TO build 4 suspension
bridge, Eddy patent, across the Trinity at
the old waterworks building. Referred to
the streets and alleys committee.
| From Marshal Maddox stating that the
| police force was insufficient and asking that
| two mounted men and six patrplmen be
| added to protect the residence portion of
the city Referred to the police committee.
! Propositions to sell the Day homestead
! for park purposes and from Fosdick &
Furman Offering sites for the same. Re-
ferred 70 the public grounds committee.
| Petitions asking for the establishment of
| board Of health. Referred to the health
| committee.
| FROM Secretary Burns asking that F. E.
| Terry be allowed so q month as clerk of
| the recorders court until the council could
| make other arrangements. Allowed.
| From Secretary Burns asking that the
sum Of Sl2O0 per annum be allowed for an
| assistant secretary. Referred to the finance
| committee
From property owners for grading and
graveling Evans avenue. Referred to
streets and alleys committee.
From property owners on Nicon street
for repairs of damages done by recent
! rains. Referred to streets and alleys COIL
mittee.
From property owners in that section of
the city lying west Of Hemphiu street and
south Of Jennings avenue for annexation as
the Eighth ward. Referred TO special COM
mittee, Darter Drake, Ryan and city at
torncy, to report Thursday evening.
From city officers, asking the city hall
ianitor, be placed under the direction Of the
city marshal. Referred to police commit
tee.
From Transfers and team owners, asking
that grading and graveling be done under
the supervision of city officer instead of
by contract. Referred to streets and alleys
committee.
Instructlng the city secretary TO furnish
the city attorney with copies of all ordi-
nances, charter amendments, ETC., and
that the same be re-codifed and printed.
Adopted
Instructing the public grounds committee
to select site for public park and to report
Authorizing the city engineer to survey
sewer lines and put in sewer on block be-
tween Ihrockmorton and Burnet, and
Third and Bclknap and adjoining property.
Adopted.
The annual report OF Chief Adams of the
ire department was read and referred to
the fire department committee. Following
IS the report
CHIEF ADAMS ANNUAL REPORT
To no abla NTavnr a ~, -, y,;+
Fort Worth:
GENTLEMES:-l have the honor to submit
to your honorable body my annual report
OF the fire department; in which is a record
of the operations OF the department, with
detailed statement of fire alarms, causes
also loss on buildings and contents, also
tabulated statement of the expenses of the
department. Respectfully,
DoS B. ADAMS.
Chief Fire Department
REPORT--ALARMS AND CAUSES
The department has responded TO 131
alarms during the year, and are divided IS
follows:
Night alarms. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Received as follows:
Bell alarms. 40
=, - totio'' '...'-.....'.. ~
Private or special. )
Still. Il
A''~'i'' 49, 900. .Ioi
RECEIVED MONTHLY AS FOLLOWS:
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uHc. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Z
cuIS 800. 5000 .-............-.....- ~
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