Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-16

l. made by the chalrnen OF res pectIye
s[rM.trees for the amount of money neces-
.,ry 10 be used by the departments of
itch they are the head. A
y; rctr,uchment and strict economy
followed in making the estimates.
The claims committee allowed the claim
n Moses Prince for S24 for sixteen days
cork. Of p B. Binyon for waterworkS
go,l $5ls5, and electric light coal, 1876 f9.
The petition Of Chief of Police Maddox to
rise the salaries Of the calaboose guard,
-Iqrd Of the chaiu-gang aud driver of the
rg-r9l. WAGON from $50 10 so until
he city res med cash payment was adopted.
The petition Of citizens on that street that
no blocks Of Pine street from Railroad
erect 10 'front.' street be graded and gray
id they 10 pay one-third of cost of same,
WIS grated.
The petition of p. B. Binyon and others
n mt in pdssable condition Twelfth street
fj.! Jones 70 the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe track was received and filed.
The police committee recommended the
orfueut of so 20 TO Chief Maddox for
pound fees.
-5g f5r the erection of central fire hail
William ". Bailey TO sell the city lots
Nos Il. II, II, IA, -, IS, II and
!. fronting ON Hyde park or Throck-
moron street 2C0 feet running through
- Monroe street and fronting said street
.Nl feet. The property is bounded by
HIDE par.; on the east. Ninth street on the
north and Monroe street on the west. The
cygs!deratiou usked was 10000, payments
70 BE- l,ade IS follows: One-fourth in six
months oEt-fourth in twelve months, one
fourth III eighteen months, and the re-
fFNta,. he No., Ia
vii. sell lots Nos. II, II and 10, 70xg9 feet,
FIR $,uy0: " lots Nos. II. l., IL and Il. APP
pr1Ximating gOX94, for 81, 900 on the same
terms as ABOVE.
twill be remembered that the fire COM
n.'tcc recommended at the last meeting
and strongly urged the necessity of erect
Ing a new central fire hall, the
.ue now in use being extremely
rickety and a constant menace to the lives
Of the horses, not to speak of the danger to
the frcmrn. who risk their life and limb in
lie protection of the property of the city
Nothing has ever been charged the city for
liz Use Of the building, aud now as the
owner desires to use the property, it
is necessary to find other quar-
'ars Itr fire committee recommended
he expenditure of $50, 600 in the purchase
Of suitable grounds and the erection of the
hal The report was referred to the public ,
grounds ana public buildings committees,
and DEE above PROPOSITION was submitted to
them by the owner of the ground. After
SONG discussion a motion was made
I'D carried that the city en-
rleer be requested to furnish
% Sc. the city.
The petition of John Huffman to have 4
fDe nt $50 RENTED for resisting an officer
WIS referred 10 the police committee with
power to act.
Tie applications of ]. B. Cobb, Pete IT.
HezueY, f. d. Southern, Frank Bryant
4Ed p. G. Fish, to be appointed
special policeman at Hollands
tae-tcr on Eleventh and Main were re-
:aFrei To the police committee.
The petition of Hyde Jennings and others
asking that Lake street between Texas and
Front street be graded and gravele1. was re-
isrei 10 The street and alley committee
A proposition from NJ Quinn TO build the
retaining walls of the Boaz street
bridge and furnish all but the
st9ac, o. TO do the work and
receive pay by the day was read and re-
ierEei 10 The streets and ALLEYS committee.
\ petition from the Ladies' humane soci-
Els, asking tLat the city furnish the piping
BY which water can be conveyed TO the
fonts which they propose TO erect in the
/
committee.
The Arlcsiau water company asked that
L be allowed the privilege Of erecting a
I4HtU.pa real' tine natatorium ard the re-
ltC-, was referred to the waterworks COM
L.,lee
4 resolution was passed ordering that
le necessary repairs for The accOmmoda-
!yn Of the new truck be made in the GEN.
Ia Ire hall.
The report ofthe street commissioner. A
.. rJser. WAS read, and showed an eX-
ea4iigre Of S20,:1JG on the city streets.
y communication from Superintendent
t4v!drS ia the city and the consequent need
E, more building-room, was read, many of
-e schools being overcrowded and unable
q 80, nlmodate the pupils. He also called
.'ea,iorl to the fact that the science
epartment i'll the high school |
'S without apparatus. which fact /!
.gaes thorough exposition of the sub
g.. The matter was referred to the |
e.. TO-. committee.
l.r school board handed in a report |
lowing tine appointment of teachers since
sed u's Alex H Hos i0i principal we're of
81 school; Mrs. +. X. Vaughn,
ss.slanl building i Miss Belle Bates. as
.>.2ul in building 3; Miss Sallie Gibbon,
l-dlrg 4; Miss Stoughton, building .;
AsS Carrie Knight. building S; Miss Flora |
.ag,iu. building in Eighth ward; Miss Mel |
{ Fox, building in Eighth ward; Miss
!o-et V. Cokeley, building 6: Professor c.
% GoEgin was elected principal of build |
IL No l, and Professor !. NJ. Gaskell |
Is elected principal of building Z; salary
assistant in high school was fixed at 500
7r month. Al special meeting held Sep
uoer Miss Sallie Gibbon was elected |
seal instructor in primary work at the
l'urday normal 1T a salary of Sl5 per
cuth.
The marshal's report showing collections
the amount of sll92 was received and
ed.
The ordinance relative to the redistrict- |
. of the city, which ordinance the city
tocGey was requested to draft, was pre-
nted to the council by City Attorney
DWELL. Under the rules it will lay on the
n ordinance dividing the territory of the
city of Fort Worth into six wards, and
soolishing the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
wards OF said city.
Whereas, the present system of wards in
e city of Fort Worth results in great in
uality in the representation of the citi- |
rs of said city in the city council of said |
"; and
Whereas, the city council of said city |
ems it expedient to reduce the number of |
ards in said city to six; and
Whereas, in the opinion of the city coun- |
of said city, the most equitable way to |
the desired end is to abolish the |
.venth. Eighth and Ninth wards, vacate |
d EaboEsh the offices Of aldermen from