Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-12
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| ton OF his own race
! Marshal Maddox petitiored the council
| that John Honra be appointed special po-
! llceman az the Gulf, Colorado and Santa F'e
depot and rOund-house. Petition was
! granted
In view of the discount that the city
scrip has 10 be sold a.. Mrs n. S Jennings
patltloned the council that II cents, an in
crease of > cents, be allowed for the city
| prisoners board. Referred to the proper
committee.
Inc city sexton reported three removals
from the city cemetery and thirteen deaths
for the month of July.
hugh Wilson reported 1862 city taxes
collected in July.
twenty-five building permits, aggre-
eating total cost of SIS. 3O5, were reported
by the city engineer
A vote OF thanks was rendered Alderman
Barter for the able manner in which he
closed the sewerage contract with Contrac-
tor Vieths
The issue of a So 81 note. at : per cent.
IN favor of the Lane bridge company for
work done, was approved
City Marshal Maddox reported Sl6l col
!ected for lmpounding animals in the city
limits since he has been in Office, but re
ported an expenditure of over 500 for the
work that took to do IT,
The city marshal. Maddox, renorted Sl53S
collected from fines for july
Before the adjournment of the council
the mayor read the following message.
which was unanimously indoIscd:
MAYORS OFFICE, FORT WORTH,
Ten Aug Il. 1891.
To the Honorable City Council.
deem it my duty and beg to call your at
tent!on to the new system of waterworls
that has for some time been before YOU
4 rrns,-r ola I,S,,..
with the water committee | would recon-
mend.
l. That the city council adopt as 4 basis
OF a permanent and adequate supply of
water the plans and specifications submit
ted by the American WaterworkS company,
and now on file in the waterworks Office.
>. That the public grounds committee in
connection with the wdterwOrkS committee
be instructed 10 purchase 4 suitable loca-
ton Tor the plant including the pumping
station, arteSlan wells, reservoirs. etc.
=. mat the water committee Oe directed
to at once advertise for bids for the con-
structlon and completion OF said system of
Waterworks. Ana il view OF the fact that
the city may not be able 10 contract at once
for its entire completion. that the committee
also advertise for separate bids.
|. For the pumping station, pumps and
ali pipes and other material to thoroughly
equip the pumping station
,. For sinking ten artesian wells, or 4 less
number if found sufficient to give an adc-
quate supply of water with necessary iron
pipe.
}. The laying of such pipe with necessary
fire hydrants. valves, etc. of the proposed
system, as the water committee and the
contractor may agree upon, subject 10 the
approval of this council.
l. a stand pipe.
.. A reservoir, the council reserying the
right TO reject any and all bids.
1t must be apparent to all that the pres
ent system of watcrworks gives to the peo-
pie poor quality Of water great part of
the time, and have not capacity to furnish
an adequate supply to flush our extensive
system CT new sewers, and to sprinkle the
streets at this time; and that the sanitary
of the city must be in adeplorable
condition if such supply cannot be provided
before next summer.
| am persuaded that if the city council in
the next eight on ten months spend five TO
eight hundred thousand dollars in the pro
posed system Of water supply that it would
result in more benefit TO the city and her
people than double that amount spent a
year or two later, Respectfully,
j. Z. SMITH, Mayor
The mayor added that the present sewer
age system was so bad that unless all ade-
quate water supply could be had to flush it
the next summer might have i pcstilence
III store for US