Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-19
WACO BUDGET.
AN ORDINANCE TO ABOLISH THE
RESERVATION
For Sending An Obscene Letter Throuuh ina
MALTA Novel Plan 10 Select Posi-.
masler--olher News Notes.

" ANNf IlNAsf NOV l6.==fNnprfnl l.
Charley Janskey was arrested last njebt
and placed in the county Jail, charged
with sending IN obscene letter through
the mails Jim Strubnll was the reein-
lent of the letter, and upon its recent
placed ii in the hands of United States
Commissioner j. IL. Finks, with the re-
suit above stated. In default Of 5000
bond he went to jail, but will have a
preliminary herring tomorrow.
As to who will be postmaster at this
place under the Cleveland administra-
ton, continues 10 be n mater of Rrent
interest, and daily new aspirants for the
office are springing up. A novel plan
to decide the matter is being discussed
and will probably be adopted. II is
this; Let all the candidates for the Office
meet and select election officers, set n
day for the election and let the people of
the city decide by vote who they prefer
Tor postmaster, the candidates TO SHIRE
equally the cost. This method would
be just TO all, and the man securing
the Office would be the choice of the
Patrons of the office.
The city council met in regular session
last night. The report of City Physician
Caldwell showed twenty-eight deaths for
the month of October and thirty-two
births. The mayor was authorized to
advertise for bids for the construction
Of a garbage furnace of seventy-iiye
NNnic NiIuh thNutlLy.
Inc most important matter, however
that came before the council was The
ordinance Hbolishing the reservation.
The reservation Is composed of three or
-FOUR blocks on the river, set aside for
the scarlet women, and to which place
they We're confined by law. thus pre-
veiting them from spreading over the
city II is well policed and rs orderly
as such places can be kept. Those who
oppose the reservation say they object
TO the city licensing them and becoming
partners IN their crime. The nhOlishing
the reservation came up for its third
reading last night and was passed by
one vote. 1t Is understood, however.that
Mayor McCulloch will veto the ordi-
naHce before, the next council meeting
since the election talk of Il new bridge
is being revived, and in conversation
with gentleman who Is in n position to
knew, this correspondent yesterday
learned that 1t is the intention Of the
Texns Central to cross the Brazos river
aud come into the city proper. 1t is
now suggested that the county, the city
the street car companies, and the Texas
Central RAILWAY all unite and build
bridge large enough to accommodate all.
The gentleman stated that the Central
railroad would cross the river. and
thought they would favorubly consider
proposition of this kind
Mr.. James NJ. ROtan, son Of Mr.. Ed.
RotGn, the wholesale grocer ana prps
dent Of the First National bnnk. died
nj an early hour this morning from the
eject of injuries received Wednesday
afternoon in a runaway accident at the
race course of the Waco and McLennnn
County Fair association. He was n
Young man Of much promise, Just vrrg-
ing INTO m hood. The bereayed family
mNe the sympathy of the entire city
Mrs Susan n Slumtvav r-Lrs, d,,,fl,