Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-15
The Gentleman from the Sixth
Wants to Retrench.
70 DECLARE THEM ILLEGAL.
Alderman Martins Resolution Anent the
Election-The Auditors Report-The
Claims AIlowed-The Proceed
ings of the Body.

uary /, 1ST2, and the one introduced By
Alderman Martin. which sought to
as Illegal and authorizing the
| city secretary to give proper notice
| of another election TO occur in August.
The regular routine business was as fol-
| lows:
The finance committee returned to the
council the matter OF the appointment of
Geo. W. Alexander as secretary OF the
board of equalization without recommends
| ton, and the report was received and filed.
| The report of the auditor for the month Of
| June, 1891, was also returned by the finance
committee. The report shows, in
Guiding the S270,000 in bonds, the present
| Indebtedness to be in bonds, 81, IA, 600;
bills payable, S., O64 "A; floating debt, 49,
| 55s. 60; total, Sl.259, 623.3+. Net balance 10
| date, S2i. 1921 Total allowance during
| June, SS5,l15.O4. Excess of expense over
| budget heretofore adopted during month,
| net Sl6740l From December /, 1890, TO
June 30, 1891. said excess amounted
| the amount of deficiency up to date. The
| emergency fund of $4,000 is about eX
| hausted. The report of the auditor, show
| ing the collecting and paying 10 the audi
| tor for taxes from June / to July
Of 81. 931. 56, was returned 20 the council.
| The reports Of the finance committee We're
received and filed.
The committee on claims recommended
| the payment of the following claims: 4
| suitable amount to J. L. Jacks whose horse
| the city disposed of from the city pound;
$685.. IS 10 c. Vieths for work done on the
new sewer system; $50 to Charles Viii
| liams for damages TO buggy and harness
| caused by the negligence of the city in
| leaving street roller in public thorough
| fare, thereby frightening his horse and
| causing him to run away and cause the
| damage aforesaid.
| The citizens and owners of property liv
| ing on Missouri avenue presented . petit
| tiun to the council asking that the street
! Sprln klerS be stopped on that avenue, the
| tax being burdensome to them on account
| OF the scarcity of money. The petition was
| referred to the street and alley committee
| and the city attorney
Claus Vieth presented petition demand
| ing that payment with interest be at once
made on claims that have been allowed for
| the construction Of the new sewer system
of the city. The petition was referred TO
the sewer committee, the city engineer and
| the city attorney.
Messrs. Ball, Temple s. Ball asked the
! Indulgence Of the council in the case of their
client, Mrs. L. j. Daggett, against whom q
| number OF complaints are about TO be filed
1 for noncompliance with the Ordi-
nance which requires proper connection
TO be made with the public sewer system of
the city. The matter was referred to the
| sewer committee
j. II. Swearingen presented 4 petition,
asking that S15 be allowed him for damage
| TO his wagon, his time, etc, by the danger
Gus condition of Cedar and Pacific streets.
Referred to the claims committee.
\ petition of w. y. Pittman and James
COnley, to be appointed assistant turkeys,
was received and filed.
The following resolutions were presented:
Two resolutions by Alderman Jackson,
I,,l,
city resume cash payment, the wages of
city leborers be Sl.i5, was referred to the
finance committee, the second that
the owners and occupants Of property on
the north side Of Seventeenth street, be-
ginning at the west line of the
west track of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa F'e, and running thence west
10 the east line of Main street, be ordered
to construct a gravel sidewalk in front of
their property, in accordance with au or
| diuance on this subject. was adopted.
Aldermen Montgomery, Matkin and
Jackson presented q resolution that the
city attorney be instructed to revise all fire
/ ordinances of the city, and have the same
comply in all repects to the newly-amended
charter The resolution was adopted.
a resolution was adopted letting the con-
tract for grading and crawling Cannon
avenue between Hemphill street aud San
CiGge avenue.
resolution that the council purchase the
step, cover and grating for the shaft at the
cemetery. Adopted.
Alderman Neis presented a resolution
that the waterworks committee be author
lied, if deemed best 10y them, TO have done
such general plumbing as they may think
TO be to the interest of the city Adopted
A resolution That from and after date all
parts of article 3O4 of the revised civil or
iu,yO To- Of
firm or associations engaged in business as
money brokers, dealers in stock, or shaving
notes, be repealed. The resolution
was presented by Alderman Barter
in view of the fact that few of the brokers
would have a monopoly on the Cushing of
might impose upon the working
people who are forced TO take
The city's paper, whereas il this
$50 tax were removed many others would
accommodate ths workmen, and at the same
time sustain the value OF the scrip more
than it otherwise would be. An ordinance
TO this effect was drafted and laid over for
u week.
An ordinance amendatory to ordinaucas
No. 397, fixing penalty for non-payment Of
license tax, was passed. This ordi
| nance provides that any person engaged
in an occupation which by an ordinance OF
the city is subject to license and who has
!
not less than SO nor more
than $50 per day for al such viola
ton. This ordinance 10 apply to all per-
sons owing license tax and refusing to pay
the same
The following resolution wos offered by
Alderman Drake:
On accounts of the strtnoency IN money
matters, and thinking 1t necessary to re-
! duce the running expenses Of the city,
therefore, we do hereby grant the following
employees leave OF absence. without pay,
| from date till January l, 1892:
Mr. Johnstone, city auditor, S125; Mr.
Jackson, assistant city attorney, 500; Mr.
! Caldwell, clerk, assessor and collector. S125;
| NessrS. Newman, Dixon. Hoelzle, Frazer
Jennings, Kerr, Burleigh, Scudder
and Duke of city engineers Office, S6i5;
| three policemen, selected by police board,
| $325; one sanitary officer. selected by the
board of health, So; two fore
men under street commissioner, 500:
total. Sl5l5 per month. The resolu-
ton was referred to the finance committee,
the police committee, and the streets and
alleys committee MIR Drake also in
troduced resolutions to the effect that no
! new crawling or grading be done in the
city till after January ]. 1892.
and that the pay of aldermen DE reduced TO
3 per meeting. Both of these resolutions
were referred
Alderman Martin offered resolution de-
claring the late election for aldermen
TO be illegal for several reasons.
and calling another. of which the
secretary should give proper notice. The
opinion of the city attorney was solicited rs
IN the locality of the election yesfarday and