Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-11
OUR FATHERS.
They Played to a Crowded
House Last Night.
A SESSION OF FOUR HOURS.
\ stormy Session, but Much business was
Gone Over-The Bridge and Bond
Questions Discussed The
Results Later On.

City council met at T:45 p NJ, Mayor pre-
TEN. Jones in the chair, Mayor Smith being
| absent; all aldermen present except Messrs.
| White and Armstrong, the latter being eX-
| cused by vote, and Secretary Burns,
| Treasurer Elser, City Attorney Powell,
Auditor tombstone, Engineer Kerr Chief
Maddox, Fire Chief Adams and Street Com
missioner Frazier being present.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
| proved.
Alderman Early. seeing Alderman Web
| ster of Dallas in the hall, moved that the
| gentleman be invited to a seat in the circle
Motion carried, and MIR. Early escorted him
| to a seat.
Report of finance committee was the next
business, and the first matter submitted
was the petition of Assessor and Collector
Hugh L. Wilson, asking that the assistant,
cut off recently by the council, be replaced.
The committee recommend his request be
not complied with, and give their reasons
therefor, which embraced the curtailing
methods they adopted.
The report of Assessor and Collector
Wilson for the month of October was sub
mitted and the same received and filed. 1t
shows total collections of Sl201.44, and the
committee declared it correct.
Then the report of the committee on
auditors report for October, also resolu-
ton fixing budget from November l, 1891,
to October 81, 1892, as follows.
FORT WORTH. TEX. November TO- 1891.
To the Hon Mayor and City Council:
We, your committe on finance, herewith
return the report of the city auditor on the
city'S finances for the month ending Octo-
Der 81, 1891
From said report it will be seen that the
debt of the city at that time, including the
bonds since sold was as follows:
bonded debt. 81, IA. O0OW
Bills payable. ............ O,S9l %
Floating debt. Observation-Disclosures. 81, col. 81
Grand total .............s1,33 3377 ,49a So
The aggregate balances in the hands of
the treasurer, in the various funds, were
Sll.SGL75.
The allowances for said month were:
Sewers, S4303 0S; electric plant, s404 "a;
street contracts, Sl3S; North Fort Worth
bridge. sl504.90; artesian well, S91. 10-mak-
ing SIG, 0G0. 92-interest on bonds, 81, 1893 So;
school warrants, 5000. 20; pay of aldermen
SJ39; fire department grant, $50: general
expenses, $40, 1166 G.; street sprinkling, etc,
S34.1-35. Grand total, S45, 507.44.
The general budget comparison attached
thereto shows that for the month of Octo-
Der the excess of expenditures over the
amounts stated in the budget was 81 ,065. So
and for the eleven months ending October
81. 1891, the excess Of expenditures over
amounts named in the budget adopted last
November was 81, 1918.
Pursuant to the ordinance adopted last
year we herewith submit, as a part hereof,
a resolution fixing the budget for the COM
ing twelve months, and recommend its
adoption. The total amount of said budget
is 1926, 1859, and is in accordance with the
report of this committee lately adopted,
which report made provisions for the re-
auctions in the various departments. We
trust that in adopting this report, or rather
budget, each councilman will take care, so
N hot fhaa
lures for the coming year shall not exceed
the amounts therein stated. Respectfully
submitted, THOMAS P MARTIN, Oh.
JESSE JONES.
GEORGE Z. MES
Adopted.
Resolved that the following budget Be
adopted from Oct. l, 1891, to Oct 81 1892:
Interest and sinking fund, $4,000; school
fund, 10000; emergency fund, $1,000:
city pay roll salaries, Sl430.s1 per month
police, Sl9S6- 66 per month; fire department
SS4o per month; street commissioner, $500
per month; engineer, S361.66 per
month; supplies and rents OF Of
and supplies fire department, $500 per
month; labor and supplies street, $500 per
month; labor and supplies police, $3.50 per
month; repairs sewer. SO per month; sta
tionery,. advertising, $500 per month; light
ing. $3.50 per month; hospital and pauper
expense, sOUU per month. miscellaneous eX-
penses, $3.50 per month-Sl0, 059. l3-sl30,- |
S9S69. Hydrant rentals, sl4,5e0; alder |
mems pay roll, 5000; fire department grant.
5000; board of equalization. 1899. 5000: |
patrol wagon, $500; street sprinkling one |
and half months in 1891, S2500: Street |
spriukling six months in 1892. SO, 2OO--sl2,- |
700-SSe6, 1859. THOMAS P MARTIN,
Chairman.
Report of the claims committee. recon-
mending the payment of the following |
claims from the funds from which they |
properly belong:
Public schools-Max Elser. S5O15. 40
City hospital-Sisters of charity, Sl93.6S. |
Waterworks-P B. Binyon, coal s44S 10. |
Electric light-P. B. Binyon, coal, SOL So |
bonds, So 50.
Adopted
A partial estimate for work on Front !