Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-03


ing claims TO the council for final DISPOSE
ton:
Hire of horse feed for city engineer, Sl5.
Claim not allowed.
Ellis & Kellner, for bride, 1915 Re
ferred to the fire committee.
John Martin, repairs, $l1.30. Referred
to ire department committee.
Merchants national bank, three DAYS in
terest on note, S.. 40 Allowed.
City marshal for ticket furnished pauper,
81 20. Allowed
A. W. Scoble, superintendent water
works, S270. Allowed
G.. H. Craig, amount rof salary for May,
during illness. S27, allowed
Alderman Barter from the streets and
alleys committee presented tie question as
to the gradinc, and crawling of Pa
citic street along the property of the
Texas and Pacific railway. Referred to the
city engineer and the streets and alleys
committee.
Alderman Mes of the waterworks com
Tnittee made statement re
garding the recent trip of in
they had received much valuable infOrIna-
ton. The pumping arrangements at Chi
cago were about what the waterworks
committee needed here
The special committee on street sprink-
ling reported the wagons were here
They thought best to hire teams
and drivers at 50 per day
than buy teams and hire. drivers. They
also stated that the sprinklers could be
started next Wednesday morning, if the
necessa1'r preliminaries were arranged.
Referred to the street and alley COM
mittee with power to arrange for
teams and TO the city attorney TO draft the
necessary ordinances.
On motion of Alderman Jackson the pur-
chasing committee was instructed TO pur-
chase wire to an amount not exceeding S25
for the purpose of repairing breaks in the
fence around the city's dumping ground
and prevent the stealing Of gravel now GO
ing on.
An ordinance making the city secretary
eX-oficio clerk of the city court and allowing
him the sum of 500 a month for clerk
hire, and providing for seal consisting of
a five-pointed star with the words '.City
court of Fort Worth" in the center was
adopted.
The report of the city attorney regarding
the annexation of the proposed Eighth
ward, adversely, on motion of Alderman
Neis was laid on the table subject to the
call of the council.
A voluulinous petition from the residents
of the territory desiring admission as the
Eighth ward, containing numerous affi-
davits and statements was read.
times. rather heated discussion
participated in by nearly all the aldermen,
with the final result of the adoption of the
report of the special committee of seven
providing for the division of the First
ward, the redistricting of the entire city
before January and the admis-
sion of the Eight ward to-
gether with the last petition. The
entire batch was then referred to the city
attorney to pass upon the legality OF the affi-
davits and counter petition, and if this ter
ritory could be legally admitted TO prepare
the necessary ordinances.
A petition from w. G. Veal & Co. offer
ing to sell che city property adjoining the
railroad reservation for $4,000 for a site
for a fire hall was laid on the table.
a petition was received from the Daggett
Bros. offering to sell the city one hundred
and eighty to two hundred and twenty
acres out of the G. B. Daggett survey for
cemetery purposes:
The petition of Claus Viehs for further
committee.
The petition OF W. R. McI.aury, relative
to lateral sewers on Kentucky avenue was
referred to the sewer committee.
A petition of the city marshal for new
patrol wagon, was referred to the police
committee.
The printing committee was instructed to
advertise for court blanks and public print
ing for the ensuing year
r A resolution allowing full pay to Richard
Rocket Of the fire department., who had
broken his arm while on duty, until his re-
covery was adopted.
The city secretary was instructed to draw
warrants on the special fund for $40 SO for
freight due P. B. Binyon on street sprink-
lers. !
A resolution providing that no bills or
accounts be allowed or approved unless first
by the purchasing committee ex-
cept for repairs was adopted
A resolution was adopted allowing the
city secretary the sum of S1Oo q month for
an assistant, beginning with June 1.
A motion allowing the sum of $50 month
for three months for the pay of clerk for
the board of equalization was adopted.
The council then adjourned