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

TO the Hon Mayor and City Council Of Fort
Worth:
GENTLEMEN-We your committee to
whom was referred the matter Of city
hail, would respectfully recommend TO
YOUR honorable body that the city issue
pose OF uilIing q city hall on the ground
bought by the city for that purpose, and
that steps be taken Us soon is possible to-
words beginning the work
We would suggest as rough outline that
the proposed hall cost not more than the
above named sum; that il be about SOxl4O
feet in s.ze, four stories high, of stone or
pressed brick.
We think that the ground floor should be
used for public market place, the second
story FOR police court and public Offices and
the third moor be used Tor council chamber
and Offices and tia. the fourth floor be used
IS a city hail, and hat the building contain
elevators aud b. furnished and heated in
the latest ard most approved manner, We
would recommend that plans and sneclt-
cations be advertised Tor at once. RHg2rd-
ing market place We believe the rent re-
allied from this part OF The building viii
Pay the interest and perhaps
the sinking fund on the bonds
issued, thus making the building pay for
regulate and control the sale Of meats,
articles of produce, etc, etc.
Each year OF the city's growth, in our
opinion, will make more apparent the value
Of u puhiic market place, both as ! source Of
revenue ard rs q sanitary measure. Re
specially submitted.
q. Il. Day, chairman.
". l.. Rail,
GEORGE ". ARMSTRONG.
Public buildings committee.
Alderman Nicks thought the city hall
could be built for less than Sl25.OU0 lie
thought il the city started In to build city
hall to cost fl25.0yU IL would cost Sl5O,OU0
before completed, and that Was more money
than be felt the city ought 70 put into u
public building.
Alderman Heis thought that 100000
would be ample.
Alderman Ryan said he had more faith in
Fort Worth than some OF his conferees. He
thought Si25.GJ0 would be little enough.
The city was growing rapidly and he was
Of the opinion that it would be found in
few years that building of the dimensions
proposed would be none TOO large. The
people wanted and demanded it.
Alderman Jones thought the matter
should be discussed thoroughly, and if the
people wanted market house they should
have it. and if they did not il should be
omitted. He thought with Alderman Neis
that Sl00,090 would Sc ample, but ne wanted
il understood that he wanted a city hall and
"
Alderman Martin thought 100000 would
be ample. he alluded 10 the big city hall
built by Houston which was burned. It
was well insured, but the insurance compa-
MES proposed TO replace 1t, Is they had n
right TO DO under the insurance contract,
and ne believed they had replaced it with Z
structure equally as handsome and commO-
deus at cost of about $50, 900.
Il am opposed" said he, 10 the public
market scheme. l believe we should have
the city hall alone, and II il is necessary to
have market, have it located somewhere
else"
Aldermen Day and Armstrong spoke
about the report, and stated that 1t was
only intended as rough outline to give the
council an idea to work upon.
Alderman Clements thought the market
house would tie the thing, provided 1t
was located Upon the entire square OF
ground, but no did not believe the pres
ent site was sufficiently large. As to cost,
he thought if we got as good building
as the high school building it would be
good enough.
Alderman Jackson favored the city hall,
but opposed the market annex. He thought
an expenditure OF 100000 would be ample.
Alderman Nicks, in order 10 get the
question before the council, moved that the
outside limit be nor to exceed 100000.
Alerman Armstrong offered an amend
ton Of the matter until the next meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
Before putting the question Mayor
Smith stated he thought 4 public market
,sshere meat and Vegetables could De con-
Veniently inspected was needed. The sub
urbs could he supplied by the market
wagons themselves after market hours, or
other markets could be located in verious
portions of the city. The molten rs
aneude then prevailed.
The waterworks committee reported FL
sSera bly, on the proposition of the Panhandle
Implement company Cor drilling the well on
fuckers Hill 10 depth OF 2oO0 feet, If nee
e;ssary. For each 100 feet below 200 feet,
The present depth, to $500 feet, 81 4
49, should be paid; below ECO and
above 2100, an additional 50 cents or $50 q
foot; for 2100 feet and under 2SU0 feet s. 4
Moot, etc. Another proposition was FOR SO
a foot up 10 1900 feet, then an additional 80
cents per foot above this TO include
perforated, casing II necessary to keep
strata for distance of ten feet above the
strata, also If they failed 10 strike flow of
500,0 600 gallons per diem of twenty-four
hours the contractors TO use all possible
efforts to split the casing to admit the flow
of water already struck and now shut OF.
Their eport was adopted.
The rules We're suspended and the Official
returns OF the late city election cast up.
The first draft OF the bond ordinance
came up. and on motion was laid or the
overwhelmingly
The report Of the public grounds commit
tee on the widening of twenty foot alley
between Leuda street and Louisiana avenue
ard recommending an appropriation Of
5000 in payment therefor came up.
Alderman Martin spoke in opposition 10
The measure on the ground that il was not
i public necessity and that the city did not
have the money 70 spare Tor i.
1T simply means" said he,
The taking Of $20O0 which we havn't
on hand, 20 beac:i: private property. L
will give no better irgress or egress for
people coming to the city than we now
have. To continue this street properly we
will have TO widen it clear to the Union
depot reservation. We started the fiscal
year with an emergency fund Of $1,000 to
cover just such measures. OF this $4,000
is already expended. II you add this
amount it makes Sl2, go already
gone and the year not half
over The financial situation
is not what l would like 10 see il. People
are not paying their taxes as they should
do, and il this money is voted for this pur-
pose we will fld ourselves next month
without sufficient funds to cover
the necessary appropriations" Tbs